diff --git a/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_alias.xml b/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_alias.xml
index 5f6f040726090..cc5586dbcf540 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_alias.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_alias.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,18 @@
 				<option value="1">JYES</option>
 				<option value="0">JNO</option>
 			</field>
-
+			<field
+				name="menu_show"
+				type="radio"
+				class="btn-group btn-group-yesno"
+				label="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_MENU_SHOW_LABEL"
+				description="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_MENU_SHOW_DESC"
+				default="1"
+				filter="integer"
+				>
+				<option value="1">JYES</option>
+				<option value="0">JNO</option>
+			</field>
 		</fieldset>
 	</fields>
 	<help key="JHELP_MENUS_MENU_ITEM_MENU_ITEM_ALIAS" />
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_component.xml b/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_component.xml
index b7018fd97998f..101b3e87704ba 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_component.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_component.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,18 @@
 				<option value="1">JYES</option>
 				<option value="0">JNO</option>
 			</field>
-
+			<field
+				name="menu_show"
+				type="radio"
+				class="btn-group btn-group-yesno"
+				label="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_MENU_SHOW_LABEL"
+				description="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_MENU_SHOW_DESC"
+				default="1"
+				filter="integer"
+				>
+				<option value="1">JYES</option>
+				<option value="0">JNO</option>
+			</field>
 		</fieldset>
 
 		<fieldset name="page-options"
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_heading.xml b/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_heading.xml
index 54ee67e462817..5bbb2effa794f 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_heading.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_heading.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,19 @@
 			>
 				<option value="1">JYES</option>
 				<option value="0">JNO</option>
-			</field>		
+			</field>
+			<field
+				name="menu_show"
+				type="radio"
+				class="btn-group btn-group-yesno"
+				label="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_MENU_SHOW_LABEL"
+				description="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_MENU_SHOW_DESC"
+				default="1"
+				filter="integer"
+				>
+				<option value="1">JYES</option>
+				<option value="0">JNO</option>
+			</field>			
 		</fieldset>
 	</fields>
 	<help key="JHELP_MENUS_MENU_ITEM_MENU_ITEM_HEADING" />
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_separator.xml b/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_separator.xml
index 9f03f77077a29..67bfe0e48ed27 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_separator.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_separator.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,18 @@
 				<option value="1">JYES</option>
 				<option value="0">JNO</option>
 			</field>
-
+			<field
+				name="menu_show"
+				type="radio"
+				class="btn-group btn-group-yesno"
+				label="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_MENU_SHOW_LABEL"
+				description="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_MENU_SHOW_DESC"
+				default="1"
+				filter="integer"
+				>
+				<option value="1">JYES</option>
+				<option value="0">JNO</option>
+			</field>
 		</fieldset>
 	</fields>
 	<help key="JHELP_MENUS_MENU_ITEM_TEXT_SEPARATOR" />
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_url.xml b/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_url.xml
index 868e99fa60b5d..3d384cf9716fa 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_url.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_menus/models/forms/item_url.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,18 @@
 				<option value="1">JYES</option>
 				<option value="0">JNO</option>
 			</field>
-
+			<field
+				name="menu_show"
+				type="radio"
+				class="btn-group btn-group-yesno"
+				label="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_MENU_SHOW_LABEL"
+				description="COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_MENU_SHOW_DESC"
+				default="1"
+				filter="integer"
+				>
+				<option value="1">JYES</option>
+				<option value="0">JNO</option>
+			</field>
 		</fieldset>
 	</fields>
 	<help key="JHELP_MENUS_MENU_ITEM_EXTERNAL_URL" />
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_menus.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_menus.ini
index 4db646b0a30ac..7b516da3d59e7 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_menus.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_menus.ini
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_LINK_DESC="Link for this menu."
 COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_LINK_LABEL="Link"
 COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_MENU_IMAGE_DESC="Select or upload an optional image to be used with the menu hyperlink."
 COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_MENU_IMAGE_LABEL="Link Image"
+COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_MENU_SHOW_DESC="Select 'No' if you want to exclude this menu item from displaying in the menu. Note any submenu items will also be hidden."
+COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_MENU_SHOW_LABEL="Display in Menu"
 COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_MENU_TEXT_DESC="If the optional image is added, adds the menu title next to the image. Default is 'Yes'."
 COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_MENU_TEXT_LABEL="Add Menu Title"
 COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_NOTE_DESC="An optional note to display in the Menu Manager."
diff --git a/modules/mod_menu/helper.php b/modules/mod_menu/helper.php
index 34c8f1ee525fd..cca3bc48eea0a 100644
--- a/modules/mod_menu/helper.php
+++ b/modules/mod_menu/helper.php
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ public static function getList(&$params)
 
 		if (!($items = $cache->get($key)))
 		{
-			$path    = $base->tree;
-			$start   = (int) $params->get('startLevel');
-			$end     = (int) $params->get('endLevel');
-			$showAll = $params->get('showAllChildren');
-			$items   = $menu->getItems('menutype', $params->get('menutype'));
-
-			$lastitem = 0;
+			$path           = $base->tree;
+			$start          = (int) $params->get('startLevel');
+			$end            = (int) $params->get('endLevel');
+			$showAll        = $params->get('showAllChildren');
+			$items          = $menu->getItems('menutype', $params->get('menutype'));
+			$hidden_parents = array();
+			$lastitem       = 0;
 
 			if ($items)
 			{
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ public static function getList(&$params)
 						continue;
 					}
 
+					// Exclude item with menu item option set to exclude from menu modules
+					if (($item->params->get('menu_show', 1) == 0) || in_array($item->parent_id, $hidden_parents))
+					{
+						$hidden_parents[] = $item->id;
+						unset($items[$i]);
+						continue;
+					}
+
 					$item->deeper     = false;
 					$item->shallower  = false;
 					$item->level_diff = 0;