diff --git a/layouts/partials/assets/navbar-item.html b/layouts/partials/assets/navbar-item.html
index 865c9f9a..002e2f93 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/assets/navbar-item.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/assets/navbar-item.html
@@ -19,9 +19,13 @@
 {{- $class := .class -}}
 {{- $cue := .cue | default site.Params.main.externalLinks.cue -}}
 {{- $tab := .tab | default site.Params.main.externalLinks.tab -}}
-{{- $baseURL := $page.Scratch.Get "baseURL" -}}
-
-{{- $menuURL := urls.JoinPath $baseURL ((or $menu.PageRef $menu.URL) | relLangURL) -}}
+{{- $baseURL := $page.Scratch.Get "baseURL" | default "/" -}}
+{{- $menuURL := "" -}}
+{{ if or (strings.HasPrefix $menu.PageRef "http") (strings.HasPrefix $menu.URL "http") }}
+    {{ $menuURL = or $menu.PageRef $menu.URL }}
+{{ else }}
+    {{- $menuURL = urls.JoinPath $baseURL ((or $menu.PageRef $menu.URL) | relLangURL) -}}
+{{ end }}
 {{- $pageURL := $page.RelPermalink -}}
 {{- $isActive := or (and (hasPrefix $pageURL $menuURL) (ne $menuURL ("/" | relLangURL))) (eq $pageURL $menuURL) -}}
 {{- $isAlias := $menu.Params.alias -}}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c765660a..10181198 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@gethinode/hinode",
-  "version": "0.24.0",
+  "version": "0.24.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@gethinode/hinode",
-      "version": "0.24.0",
+      "version": "0.24.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@fullhuman/postcss-purgecss": "^6.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 60c8bda0..aa94e3fe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@gethinode/hinode",
-  "version": "0.24.0",
+  "version": "0.24.1",
   "description": "Hinode is a clean documentation and blog theme for Hugo, an open-source static site generator",
   "keywords": [
     "hugo",