diff --git a/ui/new/index.jsp b/ui/new/index.jsp
index 1ab0e590e59..fd8a82f46bf 100644
--- a/ui/new/index.jsp
+++ b/ui/new/index.jsp
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ long milliseconds = new Date().getTime();
                 <div class="leftmenu_list">
                     <div class="leftmenu_content" id="expandable_first_level">
                         <div class="leftmenu_firstindent">
-                            <div class="leftmenu_arrows open" id="expandable_first_level_arrow">
+                            <div class="leftmenu_arrows close" id="expandable_first_level_arrow">
                             </div>
                             <div class="leftmenu_list_icons">
                                 <img src="images/configuration_leftmenuicon.png" alt="System" /></div>
diff --git a/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.init.js b/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.init.js
index 82a97c89d92..cf6cb9657c5 100644
--- a/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.init.js
+++ b/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.init.js
@@ -101,7 +101,12 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         return false;
     });
     
-    $("#leftmenu_dashboard").bind("click", function(event) {      
+    $("#leftmenu_dashboard").bind("click", function(event) {  
+        if(selected_leftmenu_id != null && selected_leftmenu_id.length > 0)
+            $("#"+selected_leftmenu_id).removeClass("selected");
+        selected_leftmenu_id = "leftmenu_dashboard";
+        $(this).addClass("selected");
+            
         hideMiddleMenu();
         $("#right_panel").load("jsp/dashboard.jsp", function(){
             afterLoadDashboardJSP();