diff --git a/Pod/Classes/SideMenuManager.swift b/Pod/Classes/SideMenuManager.swift
index 9558c1eb..83bbe3f9 100644
--- a/Pod/Classes/SideMenuManager.swift
+++ b/Pod/Classes/SideMenuManager.swift
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ open class SideMenuManager : NSObject {
     /// Draws the `menuAnimationBackgroundColor` behind the status bar. Default is true.
     open static var menuFadeStatusBar = true
     
+    /// When true, pushViewController called within the menu it will push the new view controller inside of the menu. Otherwise, it is pushed on the menu's presentingViewController. Default is false.
+    open static var menuAllowSubmenus: Bool = false
+    
     /// -Warning: Deprecated. Use `menuAnimationTransformScaleFactor` instead.
     @available(*, deprecated, renamed: "menuAnimationTransformScaleFactor")
     open static var menuAnimationShrinkStrength: CGFloat {
diff --git a/Pod/Classes/UISideMenuNavigationController.swift b/Pod/Classes/UISideMenuNavigationController.swift
index 5a3f6210..e782da55 100644
--- a/Pod/Classes/UISideMenuNavigationController.swift
+++ b/Pod/Classes/UISideMenuNavigationController.swift
@@ -132,6 +132,11 @@ open class UISideMenuNavigationController: UINavigationController {
             return
         }
         
+        if SideMenuManager.menuAllowSubmenus{
+            super.pushViewController(viewController, animated: true)
+            return
+        }
+        
         // to avoid overlapping dismiss & pop/push calls, create a transaction block where the menu
         // is dismissed after showing the appropriate screen
         CATransaction.begin()