diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c6fd2217..b9dec6b5 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.2.1 (2012-12-03 14:27:15) stable
+Version 2.2.1 (2012-12-03 14:41:44) stable
diff --git a/gluon/html.py b/gluon/html.py
index ccc314e4..91f9c259 100644
--- a/gluon/html.py
+++ b/gluon/html.py
@@ -2292,6 +2292,8 @@ class MENU(DIV):
       _class: defaults to 'web2py-menu web2py-menu-vertical'
       ul_class: defaults to 'web2py-menu-vertical'
       li_class: defaults to 'web2py-menu-expand'
+      li_first: defaults to 'web2py-menu-first'
+      li_last: defaults to 'web2py-menu-last'
 
     Example:
         menu = MENU([['name', False, URL(...), [submenu]], ...])
@@ -2310,6 +2312,10 @@ class MENU(DIV):
             self['ul_class'] = 'web2py-menu-vertical'
         if not 'li_class' in self.attributes:
             self['li_class'] = 'web2py-menu-expand'
+        if not 'li_first' in self.attributes:
+            self['li_first'] = 'web2py-menu-first'
+        if not 'li_last' in self.attributes:
+            self['li_last'] = 'web2py-menu-last'
         if not 'li_active' in self.attributes:
             self['li_active'] = 'web2py-menu-active'
         if not 'mobile' in self.attributes:
@@ -2335,6 +2341,10 @@ class MENU(DIV):
             else:
                 li = LI(A(name, _href='#',
                           _onclick='javascript:void(0);return false;'))
+            if level == 0 and item == data[0]:
+                li['_class'] = self['li_first']
+            elif level == 0 and item == data[-1]:
+                li['_class'] = self['li_last']
             if len(item) > 3 and item[3]:
                 li['_class'] = self['li_class']
                 li.append(self.serialize(item[3], level + 1))