diff --git a/application/views/scripts/layout/menu.phtml b/application/views/scripts/layout/menu.phtml
index 16520c4a3..36b7cbbdb 100644
--- a/application/views/scripts/layout/menu.phtml
+++ b/application/views/scripts/layout/menu.phtml
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ if ($searchDashboard->search('dummy')->getPane('search')->hasDashlets()): ?>
         />
     </form>
 <?php endif; ?>
-<?= $menuRenderer->setHeading(t('Navigation')); ?>
\ No newline at end of file
+<?= $menuRenderer->setHeading(t('Navigation'))->setElementTag('nav'); ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Navigation/Renderer/NavigationRendererInterface.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Navigation/Renderer/NavigationRendererInterface.php
index d9306e29e..4e8ce6414 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Navigation/Renderer/NavigationRendererInterface.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Navigation/Renderer/NavigationRendererInterface.php
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ interface NavigationRendererInterface
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    const OUTER_ELEMENT_TAG = 'nav';
+    const OUTER_ELEMENT_TAG = 'div';
 
     /**
      * The heading's rank