diff --git a/Classes/Service/PageService.php b/Classes/Service/PageService.php
index 20599a07a..ec968377f 100644
--- a/Classes/Service/PageService.php
+++ b/Classes/Service/PageService.php
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class PageService implements SingletonInterface
      * @param boolean $includeNotInMenu
      * @param boolean $includeMenuSeparator
      * @param boolean $disableGroupAccessCheck
+     * @param boolean $normalWhenNoLanguage
      *
      * @return array
      */
@@ -60,7 +61,8 @@ public function getMenu(
         array $excludePages = [],
         $includeNotInMenu = false,
         $includeMenuSeparator = false,
-        $disableGroupAccessCheck = false
+        $disableGroupAccessCheck = false,
+        $normalWhenNoLanguage = false
     ) {
         $pageRepository = $this->getPageRepository();
         $pageConstraints = $this->getPageConstraints($excludePages, $includeNotInMenu, $includeMenuSeparator);
@@ -72,8 +74,8 @@ public function getMenu(
 
             static::$cachedMenus[$cacheKey] = array_filter(
                 $pageRepository->getMenu($pageUid, '*', 'sorting', $pageConstraints),
-                function($page) {
-                    return $this->hidePageForLanguageUid($page) === false;
+                function($page) use ($normalWhenNoLanguage) {
+                    return $this->hidePageForLanguageUid($page, -1, $normalWhenNoLanguage) === false;
                 }
             );
         }
diff --git a/Classes/ViewHelpers/Menu/AbstractMenuViewHelper.php b/Classes/ViewHelpers/Menu/AbstractMenuViewHelper.php
index c59967056..0654a664c 100644
--- a/Classes/ViewHelpers/Menu/AbstractMenuViewHelper.php
+++ b/Classes/ViewHelpers/Menu/AbstractMenuViewHelper.php
@@ -210,6 +210,13 @@ public function initializeArguments()
             'Optional divider to insert between each menu item. Note that this does not mix well with automatic ' .
             'rendering due to the use of an ul > li structure'
         );
+        $this->registerArgument(
+            'normalWhenNoLanguage',
+            'boolean',
+            'If TRUE, a missing page overlay should be ignored',
+            false,
+            false
+        );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -420,6 +427,7 @@ public function getMenu($pageUid = null, $entryLevel = 0)
         $showHiddenInMenu = (boolean) $this->arguments['showHiddenInMenu'];
         $showAccessProtected = (boolean) $this->arguments['showAccessProtected'];
         $includeSpacers = (boolean) $this->arguments['includeSpacers'];
+        $normalWhenNoLanguage = (boolean) $this->arguments['normalWhenNoLanguage'];
         $excludePages = $this->processPagesArgument($this->arguments['excludePages']);
 
         return $this->pageService->getMenu(
@@ -427,7 +435,8 @@ public function getMenu($pageUid = null, $entryLevel = 0)
             $excludePages,
             $showHiddenInMenu,
             $includeSpacers,
-            $showAccessProtected
+            $showAccessProtected,
+            $normalWhenNoLanguage
         );
     }