diff --git a/demos/init-app.php b/demos/init-app.php
index 460800fceb..57d029ef85 100644
--- a/demos/init-app.php
+++ b/demos/init-app.php
@@ -153,10 +153,10 @@ public static function get_class(\Closure $createAnonymousClassFx): string
     $layout->addMenuItem(['Sliding Panel'], [$path . 'layout-panel'], $menu);
 
     $path = $demosUrl . 'basic/';
-    $menu = $layout->addMenuGroup(['Basics', 'icon' => 'cubes']);
+    $menu = $layout->addMenuGroup(['Basics', 'label' => ['10', 'class.red' => true]]);
     $layout->addMenuItem('View', [$path . 'view'], $menu);
-    $layout->addMenuItem('Button', [$path . 'button'], $menu);
-    $layout->addMenuItem('Header', [$path . 'header'], $menu);
+    $layout->addMenuItem(['Button', 'label' => ['10', 'class.red' => true]], [$path . 'button'], $menu);
+    $layout->addMenuItem(['Header', 'icon' => 'edit'], [$path . 'header'], $menu);
     $layout->addMenuItem('Message', [$path . 'message'], $menu);
     $layout->addMenuItem('Labels', [$path . 'label'], $menu);
     $layout->addMenuItem('Menu', [$path . 'menu'], $menu);
@@ -174,9 +174,11 @@ public static function get_class(\Closure $createAnonymousClassFx): string
     $layout->addMenuItem(['HTML Layout'], [$path . 'html-layout'], $menu);
     $layout->addMenuItem(['Conditional Fields'], [$path . 'jscondform'], $menu);
 
+    $layout->addMenuItem(['Chats', 'label' => ['10', 'class.red' => true]], [$path . '..']);
+
     $path = $demosUrl . 'form-control/';
     $menu = $layout->addMenuGroup(['Form Controls', 'icon' => 'keyboard outline']);
-    $layout->addMenuItem(['Input'], [$path . 'input2'], $menu);
+    $layout->addMenuItem(['Input', 'label' => ['10', 'class.red' => true]], [$path . 'input2'], $menu);
     $layout->addMenuItem('Input Decoration', [$path . 'input'], $menu);
     $layout->addMenuItem('Calendar', [$path . 'calendar'], $menu);
     $layout->addMenuItem(['Checkboxes'], [$path . 'checkbox'], $menu);
diff --git a/docs/app.md b/docs/app.md
index 06d4994e7a..dbd0f13fbb 100644
--- a/docs/app.md
+++ b/docs/app.md
@@ -447,8 +447,11 @@ $layout = $app->layout;
 $layout->menuLeft->addItem(['Welcome Page', 'icon' => 'gift'], ['index']);
 $layout->menuLeft->addItem(['Layouts', 'icon' => 'object group'], ['layouts']);
 
-$EditGroup = $layout->menuLeft->addGroup(['Edit', 'icon' => 'edit']);
-$EditGroup->addItem('Basics', ['edit/basic']);
+$editGroup = $layout->menuLeft->addGroup(['Edit', 'icon' => 'edit']);
+$editGroup->addItem('Basics', ['edit/basic']);
+
+$newsGroup = $layout->menuLeft->addGroup(['News', 'label' => ['28', 'class.red' => true]]);
+$newsGroup->addItem('Emails', ['news/emails']);
 ```
 
 :::{php:attr} menu
diff --git a/src/Menu.php b/src/Menu.php
index be505488bd..95e6ac828c 100644
--- a/src/Menu.php
+++ b/src/Menu.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public function addMenu($name)
             $name = [$name];
         }
 
-        $label = $name['title'] ?? $name['text'] ?? $name['name'] ?? $name[0] ?? null;
+        $label = $name['title'] ?? $name[0] ?? null;
 
         if ($label !== null) {
             $subMenu->template->set('label', $label);
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public function addGroup($name, string $template = 'menugroup.html')
             $name = [$name];
         }
 
-        $title = $name['title'] ?? $name['text'] ?? $name['name'] ?? $name[0] ?? null;
+        $title = $name['title'] ?? $name[0] ?? null;
 
         if ($title !== null) {
             $group->template->set('title', $title);
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ public function addGroup($name, string $template = 'menugroup.html')
 
         if (isset($name['icon'])) {
             Icon::addTo($group, [$name['icon']], ['Icon'])->removeClass('item');
+        } elseif (isset($name['label'])) {
+            Label::addTo($group, [$name['label']], ['Icon'])->removeClass('item')->addClass('tiny');
         }
 
         return $group;