diff --git a/ram/portal/templates/base.html b/ram/portal/templates/base.html
index 0667dea..cf47f37 100644
--- a/ram/portal/templates/base.html
+++ b/ram/portal/templates/base.html
@@ -171,10 +171,8 @@
                     <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="{% url 'manufacturers' category='real' %}">Real</a></li>
                   </ul>
                 </li>
-                {% show_menu %}
-                <li class="nav-item">
-                  <a class="nav-link" href="{% url 'books' %}">Books</a>
-                </li>
+                {% show_flatpage_menu %}
+                {% show_bookshelf_menu %}
               </ul>
               {% include 'includes/search.html' %}
             </div>
diff --git a/ram/portal/templates/bookshelf_menu.html b/ram/portal/templates/bookshelf_menu.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d209a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ram/portal/templates/bookshelf_menu.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+                {% if bookshelf_menu %}
+                <li class="nav-item dropdown">
+                  <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="navbarDropdownMenuLink" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
+                    Bookshelf
+                  </a>
+                  <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="navbarDropdownMenuLink">
+                    <li><a class="nav-link" href="{% url 'books' %}">Books</a></li>
+                  </ul>
+                </li>
+                {% endif %}
diff --git a/ram/portal/templates/flatpage_menu.html b/ram/portal/templates/flatpage_menu.html
index 193fa08..af5fc49 100644
--- a/ram/portal/templates/flatpage_menu.html
+++ b/ram/portal/templates/flatpage_menu.html
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-                {% if menu %}
+                {% if flatpage_menu %}
                 <li class="nav-item dropdown">
                   <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="navbarDropdownMenuLink" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
                     Articles
                   </a>
                   <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="navbarDropdownMenuLink">
-                  {% for m in menu %}
+                  {% for m in flatpage_menu %}
                     <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="{{ m.get_absolute_url }}">{{ m.name }}</a></li>
                   {% endfor %}
                   </ul>
diff --git a/ram/portal/templatetags/show_menu.py b/ram/portal/templatetags/show_menu.py
index 609c8b4..07f5270 100644
--- a/ram/portal/templatetags/show_menu.py
+++ b/ram/portal/templatetags/show_menu.py
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 from django import template
-from portal.views import Flatpage
+from portal.models import Flatpage
+from bookshelf.models import Book
 
 register = template.Library()
 
 
+@register.inclusion_tag('bookshelf_menu.html')
+def show_bookshelf_menu():
+    return {"bookshelf_menu": Book.objects.exists()}
+
+
 @register.inclusion_tag('flatpage_menu.html')
-def show_menu():
+def show_flatpage_menu():
     menu = Flatpage.objects.filter(published=True).order_by("name")
-    return {"menu": menu}
+    return {"flatpage_menu": menu}