diff --git a/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar-section/admin-sidebar-section.component.html b/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar-section/admin-sidebar-section.component.html
index d47032c0fb..f493b63215 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar-section/admin-sidebar-section.component.html
+++ b/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar-section/admin-sidebar-section.component.html
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <div class="sidebar-section">
     <a class="nav-item nav-link d-flex flex-row flex-nowrap"
-       attr.aria-labelledby="sidebarName-{{section.id}}"
+       [ngClass]="{ disabled: !hasLink }"
+       [attr.aria-disabled]="!hasLink"
+       [attr.aria-labelledby]="'sidebarName-' + section.id"
        [title]="('menu.section.icon.' + section.id) | translate"
        [routerLink]="itemModel.link"
        href="javascript:void(0);"
diff --git a/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar-section/admin-sidebar-section.component.ts b/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar-section/admin-sidebar-section.component.ts
index 040bf0eb74..bf033bc372 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar-section/admin-sidebar-section.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar-section/admin-sidebar-section.component.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { MenuService } from '../../../shared/menu/menu.service';
 import { rendersSectionForMenu } from '../../../shared/menu/menu-section.decorator';
 import { LinkMenuItemModel } from '../../../shared/menu/menu-item/models/link.model';
 import { MenuSection } from '../../../shared/menu/menu.reducer';
+import { isNotEmpty } from '../../../shared/empty.util';
 
 /**
  * Represents a non-expandable section in the admin sidebar
@@ -24,12 +25,14 @@ export class AdminSidebarSectionComponent extends MenuSectionComponent implement
    */
   menuID: MenuID = MenuID.ADMIN;
   itemModel;
+  hasLink: boolean;
   constructor(@Inject('sectionDataProvider') menuSection: MenuSection, protected menuService: MenuService, protected injector: Injector,) {
     super(menuSection, menuService, injector);
     this.itemModel = menuSection.model as LinkMenuItemModel;
   }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.hasLink = isNotEmpty(this.itemModel.link);
     super.ngOnInit();
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/menu-item/link-menu-item.component.html b/src/app/shared/menu/menu-item/link-menu-item.component.html
index e4b92284d2..705c04a62a 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/menu-item/link-menu-item.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/menu-item/link-menu-item.component.html
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-<a href="javascript:void(0);" class="nav-item nav-link"  [ngClass]="{'disabled': !hasLink}" [routerLink]="getRouterLink()">{{item.text | translate}}</a>
\ No newline at end of file
+<a class="nav-item nav-link"
+   [ngClass]="{ 'disabled': !hasLink }"
+   [attr.aria-disabled]="!hasLink"
+   [routerLink]="getRouterLink()"
+   href="javascript:void(0);"
+>{{item.text | translate}}</a>