diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 125a30b..12ebc00 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ __For Laravel 4.x, check [version 1.5.0](https://github.com/lavary/laravel-menu/
 * [Active Item](#active-item)
     - [RESTful URLs](#restful-urls)
     - [URL Wildcards](#url-wildcards)
+    - [Disable activation](#disable-activation)
 * [Inserting a Separator](#inserting-a-separator)
 * [Append and Prepend](#append-and-prepend)
 * [Before and After](#before-and-after)
@@ -775,6 +776,15 @@ $menu->add('Articles', 'articles')->active('this-is-another-url/*');
 
 So `this-is-another-url`, `this-is-another-url/and-another` will both activate `Articles` item.
 
+#### Disable activation
+Sometimes you may need to disable auto activation for single items.
+You can pass **disableActivationByURL** in options like this:
+```php
+$menu->add('Anchor', ['disableActivationByURL' => true, 'url' => '#']);
+```
+This prevents auto activation by matching URL.
+But activation for items with active children keeps working.
+
 ## Inserting a Separator
 
 You can insert a separator after each item using `divide()` method:
diff --git a/src/Lavary/Menu/Item.php b/src/Lavary/Menu/Item.php
index 72a36c1..082e874 100644
--- a/src/Lavary/Menu/Item.php
+++ b/src/Lavary/Menu/Item.php
@@ -99,6 +99,14 @@ class Item
      */
     public $isActive = false;
 
+    /**
+     * If true this prevents auto activation by matching URL
+     * Activation by active children keeps working.
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    private $disableActivationByURL = false;
+
     /**
      * Creates a new Item instance.
      *
@@ -125,6 +133,9 @@ public function __construct($builder, $id, $title, $options)
         } else {
             $path = Arr::only($options, array('url', 'route', 'action', 'secure'));
         }
+        if (isset($options['disableActivationByURL']) && true == $options['disableActivationByURL']) {
+            $this->disableActivationByURL = true;
+        }
 
         if (!is_null($path)) {
             $path['prefix'] = $this->builder->getLastGroupPrefix();
@@ -141,7 +152,7 @@ public function __construct($builder, $id, $title, $options)
     /**
      * Creates a sub Item.
      *
-     * @param string $title
+     * @param string       $title
      * @param string|array $options
      * @return Item
      */
@@ -352,6 +363,9 @@ public function all()
      */
     public function checkActivationStatus()
     {
+        if (true === $this->disableActivationByURL) {
+            return;
+        }
         if (true == $this->builder->conf['restful']) {
             $path = ltrim(parse_url($this->url(), PHP_URL_PATH), '/');
             $rpath = ltrim(parse_url(Request::path(), PHP_URL_PATH), '/');