diff --git a/src/components/site-header/hy-desktop-menu-links/hy-desktop-menu-links.scss b/src/components/site-header/hy-desktop-menu-links/hy-desktop-menu-links.scss
index 414e33890d06748dd3bd8e1c376058f0142bbd5d..9ade9e6a2f678a1dcb9ec0c47c78e25f6bc8c059 100644
--- a/src/components/site-header/hy-desktop-menu-links/hy-desktop-menu-links.scss
+++ b/src/components/site-header/hy-desktop-menu-links/hy-desktop-menu-links.scss
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@
         padding: 0 9px;
       }
 
+      &.toggle {
+        text-decoration: none;
+      }
+
       &__label {
         position: relative;
         width: min-content;
diff --git a/src/components/site-header/hy-desktop-menu-links/hy-desktop-menu-links.tsx b/src/components/site-header/hy-desktop-menu-links/hy-desktop-menu-links.tsx
index 1d41aa0bbc54de7dbb2f7a019a7654d8635468f5..dd4bdca7935cbecb7e5e59e24ab541421143b99b 100644
--- a/src/components/site-header/hy-desktop-menu-links/hy-desktop-menu-links.tsx
+++ b/src/components/site-header/hy-desktop-menu-links/hy-desktop-menu-links.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export interface DesktopLinks {
   labelExtra: string;
   url: string;
   description: string;
+  toggleOff: string;
   menuLinkId: string;
   isExternal: string;
   isActive: string;
@@ -390,6 +391,7 @@ export class HyDesktopMenuLinks {
           items,
           url,
           description,
+          toggleOff,
           label,
           labelExtra,
           isExternal,
@@ -407,106 +409,118 @@ export class HyDesktopMenuLinks {
           ].join(' ');
           let target = isExternal ? '_blank' : '_self';
 
-          menuLinkItems.push(
-            <li>
-              <button
-                type="button"
-                class={classAttributes}
-                link-id={id}
-                onMouseDown={(e) => this.handleDesktopMenuClick(e, id)}
-                onFocus={(e) => this.handleDesktopMenuFocus(e, id)}
-                onMouseEnter={(e) => this.handleDesktopMenuEnter(e, id)}
-                onMouseMove={(e) => this.handleDesktopMenuMove(e, id)}
-                aria-expanded="false"
-              >
-                <span class={classAttributesLabel}>{label}</span>
-                <hy-icon icon={'hy-icon-caret-down'} size={32} />
-              </button>
-              <div class="hy-desktop-menu-panel" aria-hidden="true">
-                <div class="hy-desktop-menu-panel__desktop-menu">
-                  <div class="hy-desktop-menu-panel__desktop-menu__menu-items">
-                    <a
-                      aria-current={label}
-                      href={url}
-                      target={target}
-                      class="hy-desktop-menu-panel__desktop-menu__first-level-menu-item"
-                      menu-link-id={id}
-                    >
-                      <span class="heading-icon">
-                        <hy-icon icon={'hy-icon-arrow-right'} size={40} />
-                      </span>
-                      {labelExtra ? <span class="label">{labelExtra}</span> : <span class="label">{label}</span>}
-                      {description && <span class="description">{description}</span>}
-                    </a>
-                    <ul class={'hy-desktop-menu-panel__desktop-menu__second-level-menu'} menu-link-id={id}>
-                      {items.map(({label, url, isExternal}) => {
-                        let subitemTarget = isExternal ? '_blank' : '_self';
-                        return (
-                          <li>
-                            <a href={url} target={subitemTarget}>
-                              <span class="heading-icon">
-                                <hy-icon icon={'hy-icon-caret-right'} size={12} />
-                              </span>
-                              <span class="label">{label}</span>
-                              {isExternal && (
-                                <span class="external-icon">
-                                  <hy-icon icon={'hy-icon-arrow-right'} size={12} />
-                                </span>
-                              )}
-                            </a>
-                          </li>
-                        );
-                      })}
-                    </ul>
-                  </div>
-                  {shortcuts.length > 0 && (
-                    <ul class="shortcuts-panel">
-                      <h2 class="shortcuts-panel__title">{shortcutsTitle}</h2>
-                      {shortcuts.map(
-                        ({shortcut_title, shortcut_url, shortcut_is_external, shortcut_aria_label}, index) => {
-                          let target = shortcut_is_external ? '_blank' : '_self';
-
-                          let shortcutClass = [
-                            'shortcuts-panel__shortcut-item',
-                            index == 0 ? 'shortcuts-panel__shortcut-item__first' : '',
-                          ].join(' ');
-
+          if (toggleOff == 'true') {
+            //console.log('toggleOff if true: show as a link: ' + label);
+            menuLinkItems.push(
+              <li onMouseEnter={(e) => this.handleDesktopMenuClose(e)}>
+                <a aria-current={label} href={url} target={target} class="desktop-menu-link toggle" menu-link-id={id}>
+                  {labelExtra ? <span class="label">{labelExtra}</span> : <span class="label">{label}</span>}
+                </a>
+              </li>
+            );
+          } else {
+            //console.log('toggleOff is false: show as a dropdown: ' + label);
+            menuLinkItems.push(
+              <li>
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  class={classAttributes}
+                  link-id={id}
+                  onMouseDown={(e) => this.handleDesktopMenuClick(e, id)}
+                  onFocus={(e) => this.handleDesktopMenuFocus(e, id)}
+                  onMouseEnter={(e) => this.handleDesktopMenuEnter(e, id)}
+                  onMouseMove={(e) => this.handleDesktopMenuMove(e, id)}
+                  aria-expanded="false"
+                >
+                  <span class={classAttributesLabel}>{label}</span>
+                  <hy-icon icon={'hy-icon-caret-down'} size={32} />
+                </button>
+                <div class="hy-desktop-menu-panel" aria-hidden="true">
+                  <div class="hy-desktop-menu-panel__desktop-menu">
+                    <div class="hy-desktop-menu-panel__desktop-menu__menu-items">
+                      <a
+                        aria-current={label}
+                        href={url}
+                        target={target}
+                        class="hy-desktop-menu-panel__desktop-menu__first-level-menu-item"
+                        menu-link-id={id}
+                      >
+                        <span class="heading-icon">
+                          <hy-icon icon={'hy-icon-arrow-right'} size={40} />
+                        </span>
+                        {labelExtra ? <span class="label">{labelExtra}</span> : <span class="label">{label}</span>}
+                        {description && <span class="description">{description}</span>}
+                      </a>
+                      <ul class={'hy-desktop-menu-panel__desktop-menu__second-level-menu'} menu-link-id={id}>
+                        {items.map(({label, url, isExternal}) => {
+                          let subitemTarget = isExternal ? '_blank' : '_self';
                           return (
-                            <li class={shortcutClass}>
-                              <a
-                                aria-current={shortcut_aria_label}
-                                href={shortcut_url}
-                                class="shortcut-item__link"
-                                target={target}
-                                aria-label={shortcut_aria_label}
-                              >
-                                <span class="label">{shortcut_title}</span>
-                                <span class="icon">
-                                  <hy-icon icon={'hy-icon-arrow-right'} size={24} />
+                            <li>
+                              <a href={url} target={subitemTarget}>
+                                <span class="heading-icon">
+                                  <hy-icon icon={'hy-icon-caret-right'} size={12} />
                                 </span>
+                                <span class="label">{label}</span>
+                                {isExternal && (
+                                  <span class="external-icon">
+                                    <hy-icon icon={'hy-icon-arrow-right'} size={12} />
+                                  </span>
+                                )}
                               </a>
                             </li>
                           );
-                        }
-                      )}
-                    </ul>
-                  )}
+                        })}
+                      </ul>
+                    </div>
+                    {shortcuts.length > 0 && (
+                      <ul class="shortcuts-panel">
+                        <h2 class="shortcuts-panel__title">{shortcutsTitle}</h2>
+                        {shortcuts.map(
+                          ({shortcut_title, shortcut_url, shortcut_is_external, shortcut_aria_label}, index) => {
+                            let target = shortcut_is_external ? '_blank' : '_self';
+
+                            let shortcutClass = [
+                              'shortcuts-panel__shortcut-item',
+                              index == 0 ? 'shortcuts-panel__shortcut-item__first' : '',
+                            ].join(' ');
+
+                            return (
+                              <li class={shortcutClass}>
+                                <a
+                                  aria-current={shortcut_aria_label}
+                                  href={shortcut_url}
+                                  class="shortcut-item__link"
+                                  target={target}
+                                  aria-label={shortcut_aria_label}
+                                >
+                                  <span class="label">{shortcut_title}</span>
+                                  <span class="icon">
+                                    <hy-icon icon={'hy-icon-arrow-right'} size={24} />
+                                  </span>
+                                </a>
+                              </li>
+                            );
+                          }
+                        )}
+                      </ul>
+                    )}
+                  </div>
+                  <button
+                    onClick={(e) => this.handleDesktopMenuClose(e)}
+                    class={{
+                      'hy-desktop-menu-panel__panel-toggle': true,
+                    }}
+                    aria-label="Close menu"
+                  >
+                    <span class="hy-desktop-menu-panel__panel-toggle__label">
+                      <span class="hy-desktop-menu-panel__panel-toggle__label__title">{closeButtonTitle}</span>
+                      <hy-icon icon={'hy-icon-remove'} size={20} fill={ColorVariant.black} />
+                    </span>
+                  </button>
                 </div>
-                <button
-                  onClick={(e) => this.handleDesktopMenuClose(e)}
-                  class={{
-                    'hy-desktop-menu-panel__panel-toggle': true,
-                  }}
-                  aria-label="Close menu"
-                >
-                  <span class="hy-desktop-menu-panel__panel-toggle__label">
-                    <span class="hy-desktop-menu-panel__panel-toggle__label__title">{closeButtonTitle}</span>
-                    <hy-icon icon={'hy-icon-remove'} size={20} fill={ColorVariant.black} />
-                  </span>
-                </button>
-              </div>
-            </li>
-          );
+              </li>
+            );
+          }
         }
       );
     }