diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Backend/Block/Menu.php b/app/code/Magento/Backend/Block/Menu.php
index c898eec1fcaee..9ab841cca4c29 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Backend/Block/Menu.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Backend/Block/Menu.php
@@ -455,28 +455,14 @@ public function renderNavigation($menu, $level = 0, $limit = 0, $colBrakes = [])
             }
 
             $id = $this->getJsId($menuItem->getId());
-            if (count($menu) > 0 || $level != 1) {
-                $output .= '<li ' . $this->getUiId(
-                        $menuItem->getId()
-                    ) . ' class="item-' . $itemClass . ' ' . $this->_renderItemCssClass(
-                        $menuItem,
-                        $level
-                    ) . ($level == 0 ? '" id="' . $id . '" aria-haspopup="true' : '')
-                    . '" role="menu-item">' . $this->_renderAnchor(
-                        $menuItem,
-                        $level
-                    ) . $this->_addSubMenu(
-                        $menuItem,
-                        $level,
-                        $limit,
-                        $id
-                    ) . '</li>';
+            $subMenu = $this->_addSubMenu($menuItem, $level, $limit, $id);
+            if ((count($menu) > 1 || $level != 1) || ((count($menu) === 1) && ($menuItem->getUrl() !== '#') )) {
+                $output .= '<li ' . $this->getUiId($menuItem->getId())
+                    . ' class="item-' . $itemClass . ' ' . $this->_renderItemCssClass($menuItem, $level)
+                    . ($level == 0 ? '" id="' . $id . '" aria-haspopup="true' : '')
+                    . '" role="menu-item">' . $this->_renderAnchor($menuItem, $level) . $subMenu . '</li>';
             } else {
-                $output .= $this->_addSubMenu(
-                    $menuItem,
-                    $level,
-                    $limit,
-                    $id);
+                $output .= $subMenu;
             }
 
             $itemPosition++;