diff --git a/login/user.component.html b/login/user.component.html
index b63dc0f9..df97b4f1 100644
--- a/login/user.component.html
+++ b/login/user.component.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
       <div *ngIf="!server" class="uk-container uk-container-small uk-position-relative">
 
-        <div *ngIf="loggedIn" class="">
+        <div *ngIf="loggedIn && !errorCode" class="">
           <div class="uk-h2 uk-text-center">User Information</div>
           <div>
             <span class="uk-text-muted"> Full name </span> <span>   {{user.fullname}} </span>
diff --git a/sharedComponents/menu.ts b/sharedComponents/menu.ts
index 7af41976..99505b1a 100644
--- a/sharedComponents/menu.ts
+++ b/sharedComponents/menu.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ export class MenuItem {
   entitiesRequired: string[] = []; // openaire entities used in page "publication, dataset, organization, software, project, datasource"
   routeRequired: string[] = []; // the routes that if aren't enable the menu item doesn't make sense
   params: any = {};
+  markAsActive:boolean;
+
 
   constructor(id: string, title: string, url: string, route: string, needsAuthorization: boolean, entitiesRequired: string[], routeRequired: string[], params) {
     this.id = id;
@@ -17,6 +19,10 @@ export class MenuItem {
     this.entitiesRequired = entitiesRequired;
     this.routeRequired = routeRequired;
     this.params = params;
+    this.markAsActive = true;
+  }
+  public setMarkAsActive(showActive:boolean){
+    this.markAsActive = showActive;
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/sharedComponents/navigationBar.component.html b/sharedComponents/navigationBar.component.html
index 5973b35d..bf60d12b 100644
--- a/sharedComponents/navigationBar.component.html
+++ b/sharedComponents/navigationBar.component.html
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@
                    <a   routerLinkActive="uk-link" routerLink="/">Home</a>
                  </li>
                    <ng-container *ngFor="let menu of menuItems">
-                   <li class="uk-parent" *ngIf="isAtleastOneEnabled(menu.rootItem.entitiesRequired,showEntity) && isAtleastOneEnabled(menu.rootItem.routeRequired, showPage)">
+                   <li  [class]="(isTheActiveMenu(menu)?'uk-active':'')+' uk-parent'"
+                        *ngIf="isAtleastOneEnabled(menu.rootItem.entitiesRequired,showEntity) && isAtleastOneEnabled(menu.rootItem.routeRequired, showPage)">
                       <!--a routerLinkActive="uk-link" routerLink="{{menu.rootItem.route}}"   [queryParams]=menu.rootItem.params class="" aria-expanded="false">{{menu.rootItem.title}}</a-->
                       <a *ngIf="menu.rootItem.route.length > 0 && (isEnabled([menu.rootItem.route], showPage) || !menu.rootItem.routeRequired )" routerLinkActive="uk-link" routerLink="{{menu.rootItem.route}}"  [queryParams]=menu.rootItem.params > {{menu.rootItem.title}}</a>
                       <a *ngIf="menu.rootItem.route.length == 0 && menu.rootItem.url.length > 0" routerLinkActive="uk-link"  href="{{menu.rootItem.url}}" target="_blank"  aria-expanded="false">{{menu.rootItem.title}}</a>
diff --git a/sharedComponents/navigationBar.component.ts b/sharedComponents/navigationBar.component.ts
index b45228b2..0cb29afd 100644
--- a/sharedComponents/navigationBar.component.ts
+++ b/sharedComponents/navigationBar.component.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export class NavigationBarComponent {
   showEntity ={};
   showPage ={};
   specialAnnouncementContent:string= null;
+  activeRouteEnabled = false;
 
 
   constructor( private router: Router, private  route: ActivatedRoute, private config: ConfigurationService) {
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ export class NavigationBarComponent {
       }catch (e) {
       }
     }
+    this.activeRouteEnabled = false;
     this.sub =  this.route.queryParams.subscribe(params => {
       this.initialize();
     });
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ export class NavigationBarComponent {
     this.sub.unsubscribe();
   }
   initialize(){
+    this.activeRouteEnabled = false;
      if(Session.isLoggedIn() && (Session.isClaimsCurator() || Session.isPortalAdministrator())){
       this.isAuthorized = true;
     }else {
@@ -121,4 +124,22 @@ if( this.properties.adminToolsAPIURL && this.communityId ){
     getCurrentRoute(){
     return this.router.url.split('?')[0];
     }
+    isTheActiveMenu(menu:RootMenuItem):boolean{
+      let currentRoute = this.getCurrentRoute();
+      if(!menu.rootItem.markAsActive){
+        return false;
+      }
+      if( currentRoute == menu.rootItem.route){
+        this.activeRouteEnabled = true;
+        return true;
+      }else if(menu.items.length >0){
+        for (let menuItem of menu.items){
+          if(menuItem.route == currentRoute){
+            this.activeRouteEnabled = true;
+            return true;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      return false;
+    }
 }