diff --git a/dashboard/menu/menu.component.html b/dashboard/menu/menu.component.html
index fbc71e1e..7ce22cb9 100644
--- a/dashboard/menu/menu.component.html
+++ b/dashboard/menu/menu.component.html
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         </ul>
       </div>
     </div>
-    <div
+    <div *ngIf="!activeRootMenu.isFeatured"
         class="uk-width-1-1 uk-flex uk-flex-right@m uk-flex-center uk-flex-wrap uk-flex-middle uk-grid uk-margin-remove-top"
         uk-grid>
       <div #searchInputComponent search-input [control]="filterForm.controls.keyword" [showSearch]="false"
@@ -106,9 +106,13 @@
           </div>
         </li>
       </ul>
-      <div *ngIf="childrenMenuItems.length == 0"
+      <div *ngIf="childrenMenuItems.length == 0 && !activeRootMenu.isFeatured"
            class="uk-card uk-card-default uk-padding-large uk-text-center uk-margin-bottom uk-text-bold">
         <div>No menu items found</div>
+      </div>
+			<div *ngIf="activeRootMenu.isFeatured"
+           class="uk-card uk-card-default uk-padding-large uk-text-center uk-margin-bottom uk-text-bold">
+        <div>Featured menu items can't have any sub menu items</div>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -118,8 +122,14 @@
   <form *ngIf="menuItemForm" [formGroup]="menuItemForm" class="uk grid uk-child-width-1-1" uk-grid>
     <div dashboard-input [formInput]="menuItemForm.get('title')" type="text" label="Name"
          placeholder="Write a name"></div>
+		<div class="uk-flex" *ngIf="activeRootMenu && !activeRootMenu.items.length">
+			<div class="uk-text-bold uk-form-label uk-margin-small-right">Featured</div>
+			<mat-slide-toggle [formControl]="menuItemForm.get('isFeatured')"
+												uk-tooltip="title:<div class='uk-padding-small uk-width-large'><div class='uk-text-bold '>Enable this to show your custom menu item in the community-specific navigation bar.</div><div class=' uk-margin-top'>If disabled, your custom menu item will appear in the default navigation bar.</div><div class=' uk-margin-top'>*Note that featured menu items can't have any children menu items(as a dropdown).</div></div>">
+			</mat-slide-toggle>
+		</div>
     <div dashboard-input [formInput]="menuItemForm.get('type')" type="select" label="Type" placeholder="Choose a type"
-         [options]="getTypeOptions()" [tooltip]="false"></div>
+         [options]="getTypeOptions(menuItemForm.get('isFeatured').value)" [tooltip]="false"></div>
     <!-- Workflow for EXTERNAL -->
     <div dashboard-input *ngIf="menuItemForm.get('type').value === 'external'" [formInput]="menuItemForm.get('url')"
          [validators]="menuItemForm.get('url').validator" type="URL" label="URL" placeholder="Write a URL"></div>
diff --git a/dashboard/menu/menu.component.ts b/dashboard/menu/menu.component.ts
index cdedb37e..b18bec0e 100644
--- a/dashboard/menu/menu.component.ts
+++ b/dashboard/menu/menu.component.ts
@@ -132,11 +132,15 @@ export class MenuComponent implements OnInit {
 		);
 	}
 
-	getTypeOptions() {
+	getTypeOptions(isFeatured: boolean = false) {
 		if(this.isChild) {
 			return this.typeOptions;
 		} else {
-			return this.typeOptions.concat(this.rootOnlyTypeOptions);
+			if(isFeatured) {
+				return this.typeOptions;
+			} else {
+				return this.typeOptions.concat(this.rootOnlyTypeOptions);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -247,6 +251,7 @@ export class MenuComponent implements OnInit {
       route: this._fb.control(""),
 			url: this._fb.control(""),
       isEnabled: this._fb.control(""),
+			isFeatured: this._fb.control(false),
 			parentItemId: this._fb.control(isChild ? this.activeRootMenuId : null)
 		});
 		this.isChild = isChild;
@@ -261,6 +266,7 @@ export class MenuComponent implements OnInit {
 			type: this._fb.control(menuItem['type'],Validators.required),
       route: this._fb.control(menuItem.route, (menuItem['type'] == "internal") ? [Validators.required] : []),
 			url: this._fb.control(menuItem.url, (menuItem['type'] == "external") ? [Validators.required, StringUtils.urlValidator()] : []),
+			isFeatured: this._fb.control(menuItem.isFeatured),
 			parentItemId: this._fb.control(menuItem['parentItemId'])
 		});
 		this.isChild = isChild;
diff --git a/sharedComponents/menu.ts b/sharedComponents/menu.ts
index 6e646186..7cf36b96 100644
--- a/sharedComponents/menu.ts
+++ b/sharedComponents/menu.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export class MenuItem {
   icon: string;
   open: boolean;
   customClass: string = null;
+	isFeatured: boolean;
 
   constructor(id: string, title: string, url: string, route: string, needsAuthorization: boolean, entitiesRequired: string[], routeRequired: string[], params, icon=null, fragment = null, customClass = null, routeActive = null) {
     this._id = id;