diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Navigation/Renderer/NavigationItemRenderer.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Navigation/Renderer/NavigationItemRenderer.php
index 00a42d407..e942e7078 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Navigation/Renderer/NavigationItemRenderer.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Navigation/Renderer/NavigationItemRenderer.php
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ class NavigationItemRenderer
             $label = $this->view()->icon($icon) . $label;
         }
 
+        if (! $item->getAttribute('id')) {
+            $item->setAttribute('id', $item->getUniqueName());
+        }
+
         if (($url = $item->getUrl()) !== null) {
             $content = sprintf(
                 '<a%s href="%s"%s>%s</a>',