diff --git a/lib/generators/html/build/make_default_helpers.js b/lib/generators/html/build/make_default_helpers.js
index cb10b75c9..5c669d3aa 100644
--- a/lib/generators/html/build/make_default_helpers.js
+++ b/lib/generators/html/build/make_default_helpers.js
@@ -679,7 +679,18 @@ module.exports = function(docMap, config, getCurrent, Handlebars){
 			}
 			return "";
 		},
-		
+		/**
+		* @function documentjs.generators.html.defaultHelpers.ifIsLastItem
+		*
+		* Renders the truthy section if the current context is the last item
+		* in the list.
+		*
+		* @param {Array} list
+		* @param {*} item
+		*/
+		ifIsLastItem: function(list, item, options){
+			return list[list.length - 1] === item ? options.fn(this) : '';
+		},
 		// 
 		makeApiSection: function(options){
 			var depth = (this.api && this.api !== this.name ? 1 : 0);
diff --git a/site/default/templates/menu.mustache b/site/default/templates/menu.mustache
index 8c222b3ed..db54eb6f2 100644
--- a/site/default/templates/menu.mustache
+++ b/site/default/templates/menu.mustache
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 				{{makeTitle}}
 			</a>
 			{{#if ../active.hideChildrenInMenu}}
-				{{> active-menu.mustache}}
+				{{#ifIsLastItem ../../parents .}}
+					{{> active-menu.mustache}}
+				{{/ifIsLastItem}}
 			{{/if}}
 		</li>
 		{{/each}}