diff --git a/bricks.xml b/bricks.xml
index 96a9cb2c3ee415c7f4cac128499669d38d3d7e40..54afccc98f0c419984dd15cffb50c032a0d03b33 100644
--- a/bricks.xml
+++ b/bricks.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@
                             var="menu.control.sidebarDropDownMenu.setting.startId"/>
                 </setting>
 
+                <setting name="menuId" data-qui="package/quiqqer/menu/bin/Controls/Independent/Input" type="text">
+                    <locale group="quiqqer/menu"
+                            var="menu.control.sidebarDropDownMenu.setting.menuId"/>
+                    <description>
+                        <locale group="quiqqer/menu"
+                                var="menu.control.sidebarDropDownMenu.setting.menuId.desc"/>
+                    </description>
+                </setting>
+
                 <setting name="parentLink" type="checkbox">
                     <locale group="quiqqer/menu"
                             var="menu.control.sidebarDropDownMenu.setting.parentLink"/>
diff --git a/locale.xml b/locale.xml
index 7dbf2e858d3efdd2d5890fbf45d232305f662334..6ed933a395e0f6bbcdbfe7bde3a3da624a702267 100644
--- a/locale.xml
+++ b/locale.xml
@@ -79,10 +79,18 @@
             <pl><![CDATA[Zaawansowany]]></pl>
         </locale>
         <locale name="menu.control.sidebarDropDownMenu.setting.startId">
-            <de><![CDATA[Start-ID]]></de>
+            <de><![CDATA[Start-ID uu]]></de>
             <en><![CDATA[Start ID]]></en>
             <pl><![CDATA[Pierwsza strona]]></pl>
         </locale>
+        <locale name="menu.control.sidebarDropDownMenu.setting.menuId">
+            <de><![CDATA[Menu auswählen]]></de>
+            <en><![CDATA[Select the menu]]></en>
+        </locale>
+        <locale name="menu.control.sidebarDropDownMenu.setting.menuId.desc">
+            <de><![CDATA[Diese Option ermöglicht, eigenes Menü auszuwählen. <strong>Wichtig!</strong> Diese Option hat Vorrang. Wird ein eigenes Menü ausgewählt, hat die Option "Start-ID" keine Auswirkung mehr.]]></de>
+            <en><![CDATA[This option allows you to choose your own menu. <strong>Important!</strong> This option takes precedence. If a custom menu is selected, the "Start ID" option has no effect anymore.]]></en>
+        </locale>
         <locale name="menu.control.sidebarDropDownMenu.setting.parentLink">
             <de><![CDATA[Eltern-Seite Link anzeigen]]></de>
             <en><![CDATA[Show the parent site link]]></en>
diff --git a/src/QUI/Menu/SidebarDropDownMenu.Independent.Simple.css b/src/QUI/Menu/SidebarDropDownMenu.Independent.Simple.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c35a4c8c923c728ae10457088b1d85463727a302
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/QUI/Menu/SidebarDropDownMenu.Independent.Simple.css
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+.quiqqer-sidebar-dropdown-navigation ul,
+.quiqqer-sidebar-dropdown-navigation ul li {
+    list-style: none;
+    padding-left: 0;
+}
+
+.quiqqer-navigation-entry {
+    align-items: flex-start;
+    display: flex !important;
+    flex-direction: row;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    width: 100%;
+    padding: 6px 0;
+    transition: all 0.2s;
+}
+
+.quiqqer-navigation-entry-image {
+    align-items: center;
+    align-self: stretch;
+    display: flex;
+    padding-right: 10px;
+    width: 30px;
+}
+
+.quiqqer-navigation-link {
+    display: flex;
+    padding: 4px 0;
+    flex-grow: 2;
+    /*width: 100%;*/
+}
+
+.quiqqer-sub-nav-div {
+    overflow: hidden;
+    height: 0;
+}
+
+.quiqqer-fa-levels-icon {
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.quiqqer-fa-list-icon,
+.quiqqer-fa-levels-icon,
+.quiqqer-fa-list-icon::before,
+.quiqqer-fa-levels-icon::before {
+    margin: auto;
+}
+
+.quiqqer-fa-list-icon {
+    margin-left: 6px;
+    margin-right: 6px;
+}
+
+/* site icon */
+.quiqqer-sidebar-dropdown-navigation .quiqqer-icon {
+    line-height: 1.5em;
+    margin: 0 6px 0 0;
+    padding: 4px 0;
+}
+
+.quiqqer-sidebar-dropdown-navigation .fa-nav-levels-rotate {
+    transform: rotate(90deg);
+}
+
+.quiqqer-sidebar-dropdown-navigation .quiqqer-fa-list-icon {
+    padding: 4px 0;
+    line-height: 1.5em;
+    margin: 0 6px 0 0;
+    transition: all 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+/* nav toggle */
+.quiqqer-navigation-close {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+ul.quiqqer-navigation-level-2 .quiqqer-navigation-entry {
+    margin-left: 20px;
+    width: calc(100% - 20px);
+}
+
+ul.quiqqer-navigation-level-3 .quiqqer-navigation-entry {
+    margin-left: 40px;
+    width: calc(100% - 40px);
+}
+
+ul.quiqqer-navigation-level-4 .quiqqer-navigation-entry {
+    margin-left: 60px;
+    width: calc(100% - 60px);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/QUI/Menu/SidebarDropDownMenu.Independent.Simple.html b/src/QUI/Menu/SidebarDropDownMenu.Independent.Simple.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..beeb0de23d474c2755e1db5d7ee40567fca678a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/QUI/Menu/SidebarDropDownMenu.Independent.Simple.html
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+{if !isset($level)}
+    {assign var=level value=1}
+{else}
+    {assign var=level value=$level+1}
+{/if}
+
+{if $level == 1}
+    {if $this->getAttribute('showTitle') && $this->getAttribute('frontendTitle')}
+        <header class="control-header">
+            <h1>{$this->getAttribute('frontendTitle')}</h1>
+        </header>
+    {/if}
+
+    {if $this->getAttribute('content') != ""}
+        <div class="control-content">
+            {$this->getAttribute('content')}
+        </div>
+    {/if}
+{/if}
+
+{strip}
+
+    {if count( $children )}
+        <ul class="quiqqer-navigation-level-{$level}">
+            {*if $parentLink}
+                {if $level == 1}
+                <li class="quiqqer-navigation-li">
+                    <div class="quiqqer-navigation-entry">
+                        {if $parentIcon}
+                            <i class="fa quiqqer-fa-list-icon fa-fw {$parentIcon}"></i>
+                        {/if}
+                        <a href="{url site=$FirstPage}" class="quiqqer-navigation-firstpage quiqqer-navigation-link">
+                            {$FirstPage->getAttribute('title')}
+                        </a>
+                    </div>
+                </li>
+                {/if}
+            {/if*}
+            {foreach from=$children item=Child}
+                {assign var=siteObj value=0}
+                {if $Child|get_class === 'QUI\Menu\Independent\Items\Site'}
+                    {assign var=siteObj value=1}
+                {/if}
+                <li class="quiqqer-navigation-li">
+                    {assign var=subnavigation value=$Child->getChildren()}
+                    <div class="quiqqer-navigation-entry">
+                        {if count ( $subnavigation ) && ($level < $levels || $levels == 0)}
+                            {if $levelIcon}
+                                <span class="fa quiqqer-fa-list-icon fa-fw {$levelIcon} quiqqer-fa-levels-icon"></span>
+                            {/if}
+                        {else}
+                            {if $listIcon}
+                                <i class="fa quiqqer-fa-list-icon fa-fw {$listIcon}"></i>
+                            {/if}
+                        {/if}
+
+                        {if $Child->getUrl()}
+                            <a href="{$Child->getUrl()}" class="quiqqer-navigation-link
+                   {if !count($subnavigation)} quiqqer-navigation-link-no-icon{/if}"
+                               title="{$Child->getTitleAttribute()|escape:'html'}"
+                               {if $Child->getTarget()}target="{$Child->getTarget()}"{/if}>
+                                {$Child->getTitle()}
+                            </a>
+                        {else}
+                            <span class="quiqqer-navigation-link {if !count($subnavigation)} quiqqer-navigation-link-no-icon{/if}"
+                                  title="{$Child->getTitleAttribute()|escape:'html'}">
+                                {$Child->getTitle()}
+                            </span>
+                        {/if}
+                    </div>
+
+                    {if $levels === false || $levels-1 >= $level}
+                        <div class="quiqqer-sub-nav-div">
+                            {include file=$navTemplate
+                            children=$Child->getChildren()
+                            level=$level
+                            levels=$levels
+                            }
+                        </div>
+                    {/if}
+                </li>
+            {/foreach}
+        </ul>
+    {/if}
+{/strip}
+
+{if $level == 1}
+<script>
+    let QuiIndependentMenu = document.getElement('.quiqqer-sidebar-dropdown-navigation');
+    let quiIndependentUrls = QuiIndependentMenu.getElements('.quiqqer-navigation-link');
+    const setPath          = function (Elm) {
+        const Parent = Elm.getParent('.quiqqer-sub-nav-div');
+
+        if (!Parent) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        Parent.style.height = 'initial';
+
+        const ParentLi = Parent.getParent('.quiqqer-navigation-li');
+
+        if (ParentLi) {
+            ParentLi.classList.add('open');
+            const Icon = ParentLi.querySelector('.quiqqer-fa-list-icon');
+
+            if (Icon) {
+                Icon.classList.add('fa-nav-levels-rotate');
+            }
+        }
+
+        setPath(Parent);
+    }
+
+    quiIndependentUrls.forEach((Item) => {
+        if (window.location.href.includes(Item.href)) {
+            const LiElm = Item.closest('.quiqqer-navigation-li');
+            LiElm.classList.add('quiqqer-navigation-active');
+            setPath(LiElm);
+        }
+    });
+</script>
+{/if}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/QUI/Menu/SidebarDropDownMenu.Simple.css b/src/QUI/Menu/SidebarDropDownMenu.Simple.css
index a1a1f7f7f1d059742661482b32a91de4a52bdedb..1e1eaca307b0295b9921ea948579e39f04cfd74f 100644
--- a/src/QUI/Menu/SidebarDropDownMenu.Simple.css
+++ b/src/QUI/Menu/SidebarDropDownMenu.Simple.css
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
     flex-grow: 2;
     /*width: 100%;*/
 }
+
+.quiqqer-sub-nav-div {
+    overflow: hidden;
+}
+
 .quiqqer-fa-levels-icon {
     cursor: pointer;
 }
@@ -51,16 +56,15 @@
     padding: 4px 0;
 }
 
-.fa-nav-levels-rotate {
+.quiqqer-sidebar-dropdown-navigation .fa-nav-levels-rotate {
     transform: rotate(90deg);
-    transition: all 0.2s;
-    transition-timing-function: ease-in-out;
 }
 
-i.quiqqer-fa-list-icon {
+.quiqqer-sidebar-dropdown-navigation .quiqqer-fa-list-icon {
     padding: 4px 0;
     line-height: 1.5em;
     margin: 0 6px 0 0;
+    transition: all 0.2s ease;
 }
 
 /* nav toggle */
diff --git a/src/QUI/Menu/SidebarDropDownMenu.php b/src/QUI/Menu/SidebarDropDownMenu.php
index 6b6fa9b537bc856f7b26e1ea816ad466dbd10b3c..7f245be48c0842758cdf5c5488d3f594b5f69c91 100644
--- a/src/QUI/Menu/SidebarDropDownMenu.php
+++ b/src/QUI/Menu/SidebarDropDownMenu.php
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ class SidebarDropDownMenu extends QUI\Control
     /**
      * @param array $attributes
      */
-    public function __construct($attributes = array())
+    public function __construct($attributes = [])
     {
         // defaults values
-        $this->setAttributes(array(
+        $this->setAttributes([
             'startId'             => 1, // id or site link
+            'menuId'              => false,
             'parentLink'          => false,
             'levels'              => 0,
             'onlyFirstLevelIcons' => false,
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ public function __construct($attributes = array())
             'qui-class'           => 'package/quiqqer/menu/bin/SidebarDropDownMenu',
             'display'             => 'simple',
             'showAllChildren'     => false
-        ));
+        ]);
 
         parent::__construct($attributes);
 
@@ -92,35 +93,73 @@ public function getBody()
             $levels = false;
         }
 
-        switch ($this->getAttribute('display')) {
-            default:
-            case 'simple':
-                $css      = dirname(__FILE__).'/SidebarDropDownMenu.Simple.css';
-                $template = dirname(__FILE__).'/SidebarDropDownMenu.Simple.html';
-                break;
-
-            case 'advanced':
-                $css      = dirname(__FILE__).'/SidebarDropDownMenu.Advanced.css';
-                $template = dirname(__FILE__).'/SidebarDropDownMenu.Advanced.html';
-                break;
+        if ($this->getAttribute('menuId')) {
+            $IndependentMenu = Independent\Handler::getMenu($this->getAttribute('menuId'));
+
+            $children = $IndependentMenu->getChildren();
+
+            switch ($this->getAttribute('display')) {
+                default:
+                case 'simple':
+                    $css      = dirname(__FILE__).'/SidebarDropDownMenu.Independent.Simple.css';
+                    $template = dirname(__FILE__).'/SidebarDropDownMenu.Independent.Simple.html';
+                    break;
+
+                case 'advanced':
+                    $css      = dirname(__FILE__).'/SidebarDropDownMenu.Independent.Advanced.css';
+                    $template = dirname(__FILE__).'/SidebarDropDownMenu.Independent.Advanced.html';
+                    break;
+            }
+
+            $Engine->assign([
+                'this'                => $this,
+                'children' => $children,
+                'Project'             => $this->getProject(),
+                'Site'                => $Site,
+                'FirstPage'           => $FirstPage,
+                'listType'            => $this->getAttribute('listType'),
+                'parentLink'          => $this->getAttribute('parentLink'),
+                'activeId'            => $activeId,
+                'navTemplate'         => $template,
+                'levels'              => $levels,
+                'Rewrite'             => QUI::getRewrite(),
+                'parentIcon'          => $this->getAttribute('parentIcon'),
+                'listIcon'            => $this->getAttribute('listIcon'),
+                'levelIcon'           => $this->getAttribute('levelIcon'),
+                'onlyFirstLevelIcons' => $this->getAttribute('onlyFirstLevelIcons')
+            ]);
+        } else {
+            switch ($this->getAttribute('display')) {
+                default:
+                case 'simple':
+                    $css      = dirname(__FILE__).'/SidebarDropDownMenu.Simple.css';
+                    $template = dirname(__FILE__).'/SidebarDropDownMenu.Simple.html';
+                    break;
+
+                case 'advanced':
+                    $css      = dirname(__FILE__).'/SidebarDropDownMenu.Advanced.css';
+                    $template = dirname(__FILE__).'/SidebarDropDownMenu.Advanced.html';
+                    break;
+            }
+
+            $Engine->assign([
+                'this'                => $this,
+                'Project'             => $this->getProject(),
+                'Site'                => $Site,
+                'FirstPage'           => $FirstPage,
+                'listType'            => $this->getAttribute('listType'),
+                'parentLink'          => $this->getAttribute('parentLink'),
+                'activeId'            => $activeId,
+                'navTemplate'         => $template,
+                'levels'              => $levels,
+                'Rewrite'             => QUI::getRewrite(),
+                'parentIcon'          => $this->getAttribute('parentIcon'),
+                'listIcon'            => $this->getAttribute('listIcon'),
+                'levelIcon'           => $this->getAttribute('levelIcon'),
+                'onlyFirstLevelIcons' => $this->getAttribute('onlyFirstLevelIcons')
+            ]);
         }
 
-        $Engine->assign(array(
-            'this'                => $this,
-            'Project'             => $this->getProject(),
-            'Site'                => $Site,
-            'FirstPage'           => $FirstPage,
-            'listType'            => $this->getAttribute('listType'),
-            'parentLink'          => $this->getAttribute('parentLink'),
-            'activeId'            => $activeId,
-            'navTemplate'         => $template,
-            'levels'              => $levels,
-            'Rewrite'             => QUI::getRewrite(),
-            'parentIcon'          => $this->getAttribute('parentIcon'),
-            'listIcon'            => $this->getAttribute('listIcon'),
-            'levelIcon'           => $this->getAttribute('levelIcon'),
-            'onlyFirstLevelIcons' => $this->getAttribute('onlyFirstLevelIcons')
-        ));
 
         $this->addCSSFile($css);