diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index cab68e2..a615fa3 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ Version 0.0.2
 - added extented recording information
 - added token {nummenuitem} as number of item for every list, value starts with 1
 - fixed bug that x and y of subviews was not respected
-
+- if a subview is completely not set in a skin, the default menu is used 
diff --git a/displaymenu.c b/displaymenu.c
index c029174..9f0e97e 100644
--- a/displaymenu.c
+++ b/displaymenu.c
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ void cSDDisplayMenu::SetItem(const char *Text, int Index, bool Current, bool Sel
     if (config.blockFlush)
         rootView->LockFlush();
     eMenuCategory cat = MenuCategory();
-    if (cat == mcMain) {
+    if (cat == mcMain && rootView->SubViewAvailable()) {
         list->AddMainMenuItem(Index, Text, Current, Selectable);
-    } else if (cat == mcSetup) {
+    } else if (cat == mcSetup && rootView->SubViewAvailable()) {
         list->AddSetupMenuItem(Index, Text, Current, Selectable);        
     } else {
         string *tabTexts = new string[MaxTabs];
diff --git a/dtd/displaymenu.dtd b/dtd/displaymenu.dtd
index b70a944..4b93809 100644
--- a/dtd/displaymenu.dtd
+++ b/dtd/displaymenu.dtd
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 <!ENTITY % functions SYSTEM "functions.dtd">
 
 <!ELEMENT displaymenu (background,header,datetime,message,colorbuttons,
-                       menudefault,menumain,menusetup,menuschedules,
-                       menutimers,menuchannels,menurecordings,
+                       menudefault,menumain*,menusetup*,menuschedules*,
+                       menutimers*,menuchannels*,menurecordings*,
                        menudetailedepg,menudetailedrecording,
                        menudetailedtext)>
 <!ATTLIST displaymenu
diff --git a/views/displaymenurootview.c b/views/displaymenurootview.c
index 93848c2..8bedf18 100644
--- a/views/displaymenurootview.c
+++ b/views/displaymenurootview.c
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ bool cDisplayMenuRootView::createOsd(void) {
 }
 
 /* Categories:
-mcUndefined = -1,
-mcUnknown = 0,
+-1 mcUndefined,
+0  mcUnknown,
 1  mcMain,
 2  mcSchedule,
 3  mcScheduleNow,