diff --git a/administrator/components/com_menus/models/fields/menuparent.php b/administrator/components/com_menus/models/fields/menuparent.php
index 2ec1f8e9db542..cb665c34e41f6 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_menus/models/fields/menuparent.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_menus/models/fields/menuparent.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ protected function getOptions()
 
 		$db = JFactory::getDbo();
 		$query = $db->getQuery(true)
-			->select('DISTINCT(a.id) AS value, a.title AS text, a.level')
+			->select('DISTINCT(a.id) AS value, a.title AS text, a.level, a.lft')
 			->from('#__menu AS a');
 
 		// Filter by menu type.