diff --git a/src/app/theme/components/baMenu/baMenu.service.ts b/src/app/theme/components/baMenu/baMenu.service.ts
index 245da3ed..f4839dbb 100644
--- a/src/app/theme/components/baMenu/baMenu.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/theme/components/baMenu/baMenu.service.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ export class BaMenuService {
       object.url = object.url ? object.url : '#' + itemUrl;
 
       object.target = object.target || '';
+      object.pathMatch = object.pathMatch  || 'full';
       return this._selectItem(object);
     }
 
@@ -107,7 +108,11 @@ export class BaMenuService {
   }
 
   protected _selectItem(object:any):any {
-    object.selected = object.url == ('#' + this._router.url);
+    if (object.children || object.pathMatch === 'full') {
+      object.selected = object.url === ('#' + this._router.url);
+    } else {
+      object.selected = ('#' + this._router.url).indexOf(object.url) === 0;
+    }
     return object;
   }
 }