diff --git a/docs/src/app/components/pages/components/left-nav.jsx b/docs/src/app/components/pages/components/left-nav.jsx
index d809878f5ea6fc..50318c4d5f38a5 100644
--- a/docs/src/app/components/pages/components/left-nav.jsx
+++ b/docs/src/app/components/pages/components/left-nav.jsx
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ var LeftNavPage = React.createClass({
       { route: 'css-framework', text: 'CSS Framework' },
       { route: 'components', text: 'Components' },
       { type: MenuItem.Types.SUBHEADER, text: 'Resources' },
-      { type: MenuItem.Types.LINK, payload: 'https://github.com/callemall/material-ui', text: 'GitHub' }
+      { type: MenuItem.Types.LINK, payload: 'https://github.com/callemall/material-ui', text: 'GitHub' },
+      { text: 'Disabled', disabled: true },
+      { type: MenuItem.Types.LINK, payload: 'https://www.google.com', text: 'Disabled Link', disabled: true }
     ];
 
     var code = 
@@ -34,6 +36,16 @@ var LeftNavPage = React.createClass({
       '     payload: \'https://github.com/callemall/material-ui\', \n' +
       '     text: \'GitHub\' \n' +
       '  },\n' +
+      '  { \n' +
+      '     text: \'Disabled\', \n' +
+      '     disabled: true \n' +
+      '  },\n' +
+      '  { \n' +
+      '     type: MenuItem.Types.LINK, \n' +
+      '     payload: \'https://www.google.com\', \n' +
+      '     text: \'Disabled Link\', \n' +
+      '     disabled: true \n' +
+      '  },\n' +
       '];\n\n' +
       '//Docked Left Nav\n' +
       '<LeftNav menuItems={menuItems} />\n\n' +
diff --git a/docs/src/app/components/pages/components/menus.jsx b/docs/src/app/components/pages/components/menus.jsx
index 9abe8288701966..1bfa65fb2adbde 100644
--- a/docs/src/app/components/pages/components/menus.jsx
+++ b/docs/src/app/components/pages/components/menus.jsx
@@ -31,27 +31,27 @@ var nestedMenuItems = [
   { type: mui.MenuItem.Types.NESTED, text: 'Reports', items: [
     { payload: '1', text: 'Nested Item 1' },
     { type: mui.MenuItem.Types.NESTED, text: 'Nested Item 2', items: [
-      { payload: '1', text: 'Nested Item 3' },
-      { type: mui.MenuItem.Types.NESTED, text: 'Nested Item 4', items: [
-        { payload: '1', text: 'Nested Item 5' },
-        { payload: '3', text: 'Nested Item 6' }
+      { payload: '1', text: 'Nested Item 2.1' },
+      { type: mui.MenuItem.Types.NESTED, text: 'Nested Item 2.2', items: [
+        { payload: '1', text: 'Nested Item 2.2.1' },
+        { payload: '3', text: 'Nested Item 2.2.2' }
       ] },
-      { payload: '3', text: 'Nested Item 7' }
+      { payload: '3', text: 'Nested Item 2.3' }
     ] },
-    { payload: '3', text: 'Nested Item 9' },
-    { type: mui.MenuItem.Types.NESTED, text: 'Nested Item 2', items: [
-      { payload: '1', text: 'Nested Item 3' },
-      { type: mui.MenuItem.Types.NESTED, text: 'Nested Item 4', items: [
-        { payload: '1', text: 'Nested Item 5' },
-        { payload: '3', text: 'Nested Item 6' }
+    { payload: '3', text: 'Nested Item 3' },
+    { type: mui.MenuItem.Types.NESTED, text: 'Nested Item 4', items: [
+      { payload: '1', text: 'Nested Item 4.1' },
+      { type: mui.MenuItem.Types.NESTED, text: 'Nested Item 4.2', items: [
+        { payload: '1', text: 'Nested Item 4.2.1', disabled: true },
+        { payload: '3', text: 'Nested Item 4.2.2' }
       ] },
-      { payload: '3', text: 'Nested Item 7' }
+      { payload: '3', text: 'Nested Item 4.3' }
     ] },
-    { payload: '4', text: 'Nested Item 10' }
+    { payload: '4', text: 'Nested Item 5' }
   ] },
   { payload: '1', text: 'Audio Library'},
   { payload: '2', text: 'Settings'},
-  { payload: '3', text: 'Logout'}
+  { payload: '3', text: 'Logout', disabled: true}
 ];
 
 
@@ -160,27 +160,27 @@ var MenusPage = React.createClass({
       "    { type: mui.MenuItem.Types.NESTED, text: 'Reports', items: [\n" +
       "      { payload: '1', text: 'Nested Item 1' },\n" +
       "      { type: mui.MenuItem.Types.NESTED, text: 'Nested Item 2', items: [\n" +
-      "        { payload: '1', text: 'Nested Item 3' },\n" +
-      "        { type: mui.MenuItem.Types.NESTED, text: 'Nested Item 4', items: [\n" +
-      "          { payload: '1', text: 'Nested Item 5' },\n" +
-      "          { payload: '3', text: 'Nested Item 6' }\n" +
+      "        { payload: '1', text: 'Nested Item 2.1' },\n" +
+      "        { type: mui.MenuItem.Types.NESTED, text: 'Nested Item 2.2', items: [\n" +
+      "          { payload: '1', text: 'Nested Item 2.2.1' },\n" +
+      "          { payload: '3', text: 'Nested Item 2.2.2' }\n" +
       "        ] },\n" +
-      "        { payload: '3', text: 'Nested Item 7' }\n" +
+      "        { payload: '3', text: 'Nested Item 2.3' }\n" +
       "      ] },\n" +
-      "      { payload: '3', text: 'Nested Item 9' },\n" +
-      "      { type: mui.MenuItem.Types.NESTED, text: 'Nested Item 2', items: [\n" +
-      "        { payload: '1', text: 'Nested Item 3' },\n" +
-      "       { type: mui.MenuItem.Types.NESTED, text: 'Nested Item 4', items: [\n" +
-      "          { payload: '1', text: 'Nested Item 5' },\n" +
-      "          { payload: '3', text: 'Nested Item 6' }\n" +
+      "      { payload: '3', text: 'Nested Item 3' },\n" +
+      "      { type: mui.MenuItem.Types.NESTED, text: 'Nested Item 4', items: [\n" +
+      "        { payload: '1', text: 'Nested Item 4.1' },\n" +
+      "        { type: mui.MenuItem.Types.NESTED, text: 'Nested Item 4.2', items: [\n" +
+      "          { payload: '1', text: 'Nested Item 4.2.1', disabled: true },\n" +
+      "          { payload: '3', text: 'Nested Item 4.2.2' }\n" +
       "        ] },\n" +
-      "        { payload: '3', text: 'Nested Item 7' }\n" +
+      "        { payload: '3', text: 'Nested Item 4.3' }\n" +
       "      ] },\n" +
-      "      { payload: '4', text: 'Nested Item 10' }\n" +
+      "      { payload: '4', text: 'Nested Item 5' }\n" +
       "    ] },\n" +
       "    { payload: '1', text: 'Audio Library'},\n" +
       "    { payload: '2', text: 'Settings'},\n" +
-      "    { payload: '3', text: 'Logout'}\n" +
+      "    { payload: '3', text: 'Logout', disabled: true}\n" +
       "  ];\n\n" +
       '<Menu menuItems={nestedMenuItems} />';
 
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index bd003d0455c9b3..b234cb8892cb27 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ module.exports = {
   IconButton: require('./js/icon-button'),
   Input: require('./js/input'),
   LeftNav: require('./js/left-nav'),
-  MenuItem: require('./js/menu-item'),
-  Menu: require('./js/menu'),
+  Menu: require('./js/menu/menu'),
+  MenuItem: require('./js/menu/menu-item'),
   Mixins: {
     Classable: require('./js/mixins/classable'),
     ClickAwayable: require('./js/mixins/click-awayable'),
diff --git a/src/js/drop-down-icon.jsx b/src/js/drop-down-icon.jsx
index d1a4b89f03e091..9185c23187d065 100644
--- a/src/js/drop-down-icon.jsx
+++ b/src/js/drop-down-icon.jsx
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ var ClickAwayable = require('./mixins/click-awayable');
 var KeyLine = require('./utils/key-line');
 var Paper = require('./paper');
 var FontIcon = require('./font-icon');
-var Menu = require('./menu');
-var MenuItem = require('./menu-item');
+var Menu = require('./menu/menu');
 
 var DropDownIcon = React.createClass({
 
diff --git a/src/js/drop-down-menu.jsx b/src/js/drop-down-menu.jsx
index 7113c67750f9e5..af0d5a9f4cd7b4 100644
--- a/src/js/drop-down-menu.jsx
+++ b/src/js/drop-down-menu.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ var ClickAwayable = require('./mixins/click-awayable');
 var DropDownArrow = require('./svg-icons/drop-down-arrow');
 var KeyLine = require('./utils/key-line');
 var Paper = require('./paper');
-var Menu = require('./menu');
+var Menu = require('./menu/menu');
 
 var DropDownMenu = React.createClass({
 
diff --git a/src/js/left-nav.jsx b/src/js/left-nav.jsx
index 95ad87ddb9ffcf..0b5de6dd0dbfcc 100644
--- a/src/js/left-nav.jsx
+++ b/src/js/left-nav.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ var React = require('react'),
   WindowListenable = require('./mixins/window-listenable'),
   Overlay = require('./overlay'),
   Paper = require('./paper'),
-  Menu = require('./menu');
+  Menu = require('./menu/menu');
 
 var LeftNav = React.createClass({
 
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ var LeftNav = React.createClass({
   },
 
   _onMenuItemClick: function(e, key, payload) {
-    if (!this.props.docked) this.close();
     if (this.props.onChange && this.props.selectedIndex !== key) {
       this.props.onChange(e, key, payload);
     }
+    if (!this.props.docked) this.close();
   },
 
   _onOverlayTouchTap: function() {
diff --git a/src/js/menu/link-menu-item.jsx b/src/js/menu/link-menu-item.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..d8f6fa590c2f4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/js/menu/link-menu-item.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+var React = require('react');
+var Classable = require('../mixins/classable');
+
+var LinkMenuItem = React.createClass({
+
+    mixins: [Classable],
+    
+    propTypes: {
+        index: React.PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+        payload: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+        text: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+        target: React.PropTypes.string,
+        disabled: React.PropTypes.bool
+    },
+    
+    getDefaultProps: function() {
+        return {
+            disabled: false
+        };
+    },
+    
+    render: function() {
+        var classes = this.getClasses('mui-menu-item', {
+          'mui-is-disabled': this.props.disabled
+        });
+        var onClickHandler = (this.props.disabled) ? this._stopLink : undefined;
+        // Prevent context menu 'Open In New Tab/Window'
+        var linkAttribute = (this.props.disabled) ? 'data-href' : 'href';
+        var link = {linkAttribute: this.props.payload};
+        
+        return (
+            <a key={this.props.index} className={classes} {...link} target={this.props.target} onClick={onClickHandler}>{this.props.text}</a>
+        );
+    },
+    
+    _stopLink: function(event) {
+      event.preventDefault();
+    }
+});
+
+module.exports = LinkMenuItem;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/js/menu-item.jsx b/src/js/menu/menu-item.jsx
similarity index 78%
rename from src/js/menu-item.jsx
rename to src/js/menu/menu-item.jsx
index 3f7198fa042d48..804b6c5f320e3f 100644
--- a/src/js/menu-item.jsx
+++ b/src/js/menu/menu-item.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 var React = require('react');
-var Classable = require('./mixins/classable');
-var FontIcon = require('./font-icon');
-var Toggle = require('./toggle');
+var Classable = require('../mixins/classable');
+var FontIcon = require('../font-icon');
+var Toggle = require('../toggle');
 
 var Types = {
   LINK: 'LINK',
@@ -21,25 +21,28 @@ var MenuItem = React.createClass({
     number: React.PropTypes.string,
     data: React.PropTypes.string,
     toggle: React.PropTypes.bool,
+    disabled: React.PropTypes.bool,
     onTouchTap: React.PropTypes.func,
     onClick: React.PropTypes.func,
     onToggle: React.PropTypes.func,
     selected: React.PropTypes.bool
   },
-
+  
   statics: {
     Types: Types
   },
 
   getDefaultProps: function() {
     return {
-      toggle: false
+      toggle: false,
+      disabled: false
     };
   },
 
   render: function() {
     var classes = this.getClasses('mui-menu-item', {
-      'mui-is-selected': this.props.selected
+      'mui-is-selected': this.props.selected,
+      'mui-is-disabled': this.props.disabled
     });
     var icon;
     var data;
@@ -86,15 +89,15 @@ var MenuItem = React.createClass({
   },
 
   _handleTouchTap: function(e) {
-    if (this.props.onTouchTap) this.props.onTouchTap(e, this.props.index);
+    if (!this.props.disabled && this.props.onTouchTap) this.props.onTouchTap(e, this.props.index);
   },
 
   _handleOnClick: function(e) {
-    if (this.props.onClick) this.props.onClick(e, this.props.index);
+    if (!this.props.disabled && this.props.onClick) this.props.onClick(e, this.props.index);
   },
 
   _handleToggle: function(e, toggled) {
-    if (this.props.onToggle) this.props.onToggle(e, this.props.index, toggled);
+    if (!this.props.disabled && this.props.onToggle) this.props.onToggle(e, this.props.index, toggled);
   }
 
 });
diff --git a/src/js/menu.jsx b/src/js/menu/menu.jsx
similarity index 82%
rename from src/js/menu.jsx
rename to src/js/menu/menu.jsx
index 521846b2119997..9cfc5b9d9cfdb1 100644
--- a/src/js/menu.jsx
+++ b/src/js/menu/menu.jsx
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 var React = require('react');
-var CssEvent = require('./utils/css-event');
-var Dom = require('./utils/dom');
-var KeyLine = require('./utils/key-line');
-var Classable = require('./mixins/classable');
-var ClickAwayable = require('./mixins/click-awayable');
-var Paper = require('./paper');
+var CssEvent = require('../utils/css-event');
+var Dom = require('../utils/dom');
+var KeyLine = require('../utils/key-line');
+var Classable = require('../mixins/classable');
+var ClickAwayable = require('../mixins/click-awayable');
+var Paper = require('../paper');
 var MenuItem = require('./menu-item');
+var LinkMenuItem = require('./link-menu-item');
+var SubheaderMenuItem = require('./subheader-menu-item');
 
 /***********************
- * Nested Menu Component
- ***********************/
+* Nested Menu Component
+***********************/
 var NestedMenuItem = React.createClass({
 
   mixins: [Classable, ClickAwayable],
@@ -19,9 +21,16 @@ var NestedMenuItem = React.createClass({
     text: React.PropTypes.string,
     menuItems: React.PropTypes.array.isRequired,
     zDepth: React.PropTypes.number,
+    disabled: React.PropTypes.bool,
     onItemClick: React.PropTypes.func,
     onItemTap: React.PropTypes.func
   },
+  
+  getDefaultProps: function() {
+    return {
+      disabled: false
+    };
+  },
 
   getInitialState: function() {
     return { open: false }
@@ -41,12 +50,13 @@ var NestedMenuItem = React.createClass({
 
   render: function() {
     var classes = this.getClasses('mui-nested-menu-item', {
-      'mui-open': this.state.open
+      'mui-open': this.state.open,
+      'mui-is-disabled': this.props.disabled
     });
 
     return (
       <div className={classes}>
-        <MenuItem index={this.props.index} iconRightClassName="muidocs-icon-custom-arrow-drop-right" onClick={this._onParentItemClick}>
+        <MenuItem index={this.props.index} disabled={this.props.disabled} iconRightClassName="muidocs-icon-custom-arrow-drop-right" onClick={this._onParentItemClick}>
           {this.props.text}
         </MenuItem>
         <Menu
@@ -69,24 +79,25 @@ var NestedMenuItem = React.createClass({
   },
 
   _onParentItemClick: function() {
-    this.setState({ open: !this.state.open });
+    if (!this.props.disabled) this.setState({ open: !this.state.open });
   },
 
   _onMenuItemClick: function(e, index, menuItem) {
-    this.setState({ open: false });
     if (this.props.onItemClick) this.props.onItemClick(e, index, menuItem);
+    this.setState({ open: false });
   },
   
   _onMenuItemTap: function(e, index, menuItem) {
-    this.setState({ open: false });
     if (this.props.onItemTap) this.props.onItemTap(e, index, menuItem);
+    this.setState({ open: false });
   }
 
 });
 
+
 /****************
- * Menu Component
- ****************/
+* Menu Component
+****************/
 var Menu = React.createClass({
 
   mixins: [Classable],
@@ -150,7 +161,8 @@ var Menu = React.createClass({
     var children = [],
       menuItem,
       itemComponent,
-      isSelected;
+      isSelected,
+      isDisabled;
 
     //This array is used to keep track of all nested menu refs
     this._nestedChildren = [];
@@ -158,6 +170,7 @@ var Menu = React.createClass({
     for (var i=0; i < this.props.menuItems.length; i++) {
       menuItem = this.props.menuItems[i];
       isSelected = i === this.props.selectedIndex;
+      isDisabled = (menuItem.disabled === undefined) ? false : menuItem.disabled;
 
       var {
         icon,
@@ -173,13 +186,22 @@ var Menu = React.createClass({
 
         case MenuItem.Types.LINK:
           itemComponent = (
-            <a key={i} index={i} className="mui-menu-item" href={menuItem.payload} target={menuItem.target}>{menuItem.text}</a>
+            <LinkMenuItem 
+              key={i}
+              index={i}
+              payload={menuItem.payload}
+              target={menuItem.target}
+              text={menuItem.text}
+              disabled={isDisabled} />
           );
-        break;
+          break;
 
         case MenuItem.Types.SUBHEADER:
           itemComponent = (
-            <div key={i} index={i} className="mui-subheader">{menuItem.text}</div>
+            <SubheaderMenuItem 
+              key={i}
+              index={i}
+              text={menuItem.text} />
           );
           break;
 
@@ -190,6 +212,7 @@ var Menu = React.createClass({
               key={i}
               index={i}
               text={menuItem.text}
+              disabled={isDisabled}
               menuItems={menuItem.items}
               zDepth={this.props.zDepth}
               onItemClick={this._onNestedItemClick}
@@ -210,6 +233,7 @@ var Menu = React.createClass({
               attribute={menuItem.attribute}
               number={menuItem.number}
               toggle={menuItem.toggle}
+              disabled={isDisabled}
               onClick={this._onItemClick}
               onTouchTap={this._onItemTap}>
               {menuItem.text}
diff --git a/src/js/menu/subheader-menu-item.jsx b/src/js/menu/subheader-menu-item.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..12942afea68972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/js/menu/subheader-menu-item.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+var React = require('react');
+
+var SubheaderMenuItem = React.createClass({
+    
+    propTypes: {
+        index: React.PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+        text: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired
+    },
+    
+    render: function() {
+        return (
+            <div key={this.props.index} className="mui-subheader">{this.props.text}</div>
+        );
+    }
+    
+});
+
+module.exports = SubheaderMenuItem;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/js/slider.jsx b/src/js/slider.jsx
index 6e0cfbb25be212..6ec1a2448aa25e 100644
--- a/src/js/slider.jsx
+++ b/src/js/slider.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 var React = require('react'),
     Paper = require('./paper'),
     Classable = require('./mixins/classable'),
diff --git a/src/less/components/menu-item.less b/src/less/components/menu-item.less
index 96ae63829b3149..9d7900a02c1d24 100644
--- a/src/less/components/menu-item.less
+++ b/src/less/components/menu-item.less
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
   background-color: fade(@menu-item-hover-color, 0%);
 
   &:hover {
-    background-color: @menu-item-hover-color;
+    &:not(.mui-is-disabled) {
+      background-color: @menu-item-hover-color;
+    }
   }
 
   .mui-menu-item-number {
@@ -58,5 +60,10 @@
   &.mui-is-selected {
     color: @menu-item-selected-text-color;
   }
+    
+  &.mui-is-disabled {
+    color: @disabled-color !important;
+    cursor: default;
+  }
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/less/components/menu.less b/src/less/components/menu.less
index 29bb3f27279cb6..a93b5041f209a3 100644
--- a/src/less/components/menu.less
+++ b/src/less/components/menu.less
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@
 
   .mui-nested-menu-item {
     position: relative;
+      
+    &.mui-is-disabled {
+        color: @disabled-color;
+        cursor: default;
+    }
 
     &.mui-open {
       & > .mui-menu {
diff --git a/src/less/resets/normalize.css b/src/less/resets/normalize.css
index 81c6f31ea4b8d3..a40f7ed1c84ea9 100644
--- a/src/less/resets/normalize.css
+++ b/src/less/resets/normalize.css
@@ -297,11 +297,14 @@ input[type="submit"] {
 
 /**
  * Re-set default cursor for disabled elements.
+ *
+ * Input types do not display default cursor if element contains styling
+ * that overrides cursor.
  */
 
 button[disabled],
 html input[disabled] {
-  cursor: default;
+  cursor: default !important;
 }
 
 /**