diff --git a/static/portal-agent/js/publik.js b/static/portal-agent/js/publik.js
index 3fb0e9b1..572bb4ae 100644
--- a/static/portal-agent/js/publik.js
+++ b/static/portal-agent/js/publik.js
@@ -68,7 +68,34 @@ $(function() {
     $(document).trigger('publik:menu-loaded');
   }
 
-  if (window.sessionStorage.hobo_environment &&
+  if (typeof PUBLIK_EXPLICIT_MENU !== 'undefined' && PUBLIK_EXPLICIT_MENU) {
+    var $sidepage_menu = $('#sidepage-menu');
+    var has_menu = ($sidepage_menu.length > 0);
+    if (has_menu) {
+      $sidepage_menu.empty();
+    } else {
+      $sidepage_menu = $('<ul id="sidepage-menu">');
+    }
+    $(PUBLIK_MENU_ITEMS).each(function(index, element) {
+       var li = $('<li><a href="#">' + element.label + '</a></li>').appendTo($sidepage_menu);
+       $(li).find('a').attr('href', element.url);
+       $(li).find('a').attr('title', element.label);
+       if (element.icon) {
+         $(li).find('a').css('background-image', 'url(' + element.icon + ')');
+       }
+       $(li).find('a').addClass('icon-' + element.slug);
+       if (element.sub === true) {
+         $(li).addClass('sub');
+       }
+       if (window.location.href.indexOf(element.url) == 0) {
+         $(li).addClass('active');
+       }
+    });
+    if (!has_menu) {
+      $sidepage_menu.appendTo('#sidepage');
+    }
+    $(document).trigger('publik:menu-loaded');
+  } else if (window.sessionStorage.hobo_environment &&
       parseInt(window.sessionStorage.hobo_environment_timestamp) > Date.now()-600000) {
     COMBO_KNOWN_SERVICES = JSON.parse(window.sessionStorage.hobo_environment);
     $(document).trigger('publik:environment-loaded', {services: COMBO_KNOWN_SERVICES});