diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-api/lib/editor/theme.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-api/lib/editor/theme.js
index d3f158a23..224f4cf6c 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-api/lib/editor/theme.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-api/lib/editor/theme.js
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ async function loadThemePlugin () {
             }
             // check and load page settings from theme
             if (themePlugin.page) {
-                if (themePlugin.page.favicon  && !theme.page.favicon) {
+                if (themePlugin.page.favicon) {
                     const result = serveFilesFromTheme(
                         [themePlugin.page.favicon],
                         themeApp,
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ async function loadThemePlugin () {
                         themeContext.page.favicon = result[0]
                     }
                 }
-                if (themePlugin.page.tabicon && themePlugin.page.tabicon.icon && !theme.page.tabicon) {
+                if (themePlugin.page.tabicon && themePlugin.page.tabicon.icon) {
                     const result = serveFilesFromTheme(
                         [themePlugin.page.tabicon.icon],
                         themeApp,
@@ -158,14 +158,13 @@ async function loadThemePlugin () {
                         themeContext.page.tabicon.colour = themeContext.page.tabicon.colour || themeContext.page.tabicon.colour
                     }
                 }
-                // if the plugin has a title AND the users settings.js does NOT
-                if (themePlugin.page.title && !theme.page.title) {
+                if (themePlugin.page.title) {
                     themeContext.page.title = themePlugin.page.title || themeContext.page.title
                 }
             }
             // check and load header settings from theme
             if (themePlugin.header) {
-                if (themePlugin.header.image && !theme.header.image) {
+                if (themePlugin.header.image) {
                     const result = serveFilesFromTheme(
                         [themePlugin.header.image],
                         themeApp,
@@ -177,16 +176,20 @@ async function loadThemePlugin () {
                         themeContext.header.image = result[0]
                     }
                 }
-                // if the plugin has a title AND the users settings.js does NOT have a title
-                if (themePlugin.header.title && !theme.header.title) {
+                // if the plugin has a title
+                if (themePlugin.header.title) {
                     themeContext.header.title = themePlugin.header.title || themeContext.header.title
                 }
-                // if the plugin has a header url AND the users settings.js does NOT
-                if (themePlugin.header.url && !theme.header.url) {
+                // if the plugin has a header url
+                if (themePlugin.header.url) {
                     themeContext.header.url = themePlugin.header.url || themeContext.header.url
                 }
             }
 
+            if (themePlugin.menu) {
+                themeSettings.menu = Object.assign({}, themeSettings.menu, themePlugin.menu);
+            }
+
             if (Array.isArray(themePlugin.palette?.theme)) {
                 themeSettings.palette = themeSettings.palette || {};
                 themeSettings.palette.theme = themePlugin.palette.theme;