diff --git a/public/js/icinga/behavior/navigation.js b/public/js/icinga/behavior/navigation.js
index ab19886135..615e5ac081 100644
--- a/public/js/icinga/behavior/navigation.js
+++ b/public/js/icinga/behavior/navigation.js
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@
         $menu.data('icinga-url', menuDataUrl);
     };
 
+    Navigation.prototype.setActiveByUrl = function(url)
+    {
+        this.resetActive();
+        this.setActive($('#menu [href="' + url + '"]'));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Change the active menu element
      *
diff --git a/public/js/icinga/loader.js b/public/js/icinga/loader.js
index ae5b4b6457..9847df4e61 100644
--- a/public/js/icinga/loader.js
+++ b/public/js/icinga/loader.js
@@ -343,7 +343,9 @@
                 var $matches = $.merge($('[href="' + url + '"]'), $forms);
                 $matches.each(function (idx, el) {
                     if ($(el).closest('#menu').length) {
-                        self.icinga.behaviors.navigation.resetActive();
+                        if (req.$target[0].id === 'col1') {
+                            self.icinga.behaviors.navigation.resetActive();
+                        }
                     } else if ($(el).closest('table.action').length) {
                         $(el).closest('table.action').find('.active').removeClass('active');
                     }
@@ -355,7 +357,9 @@
                         if ($el.is('form')) {
                             $('input', $el).addClass('active');
                         } else {
-                            self.icinga.behaviors.navigation.setActive($el);
+                            if (req.$target[0].id === 'col1') {
+                                self.icinga.behaviors.navigation.setActive($el);
+                            }
                         }
                         // Interrupt .each, only on menu item shall be active
                         return false;
diff --git a/public/js/icinga/ui.js b/public/js/icinga/ui.js
index 7f2507bdc7..ac98fb14ce 100644
--- a/public/js/icinga/ui.js
+++ b/public/js/icinga/ui.js
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
             var kill = this.cutContainer($('#col1'));
             this.pasteContainer($('#col1'), col2);
             this.fixControls();
+            this.icinga.behaviors.navigation.setActiveByUrl($('#col1').data('icingaUrl'));
         },
 
         cutContainer: function ($col) {