diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php b/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
index 81ce66e8a..a055fb24d 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
@@ -746,31 +746,32 @@ case 'add-menu-item' :
 	// For performance reasons, we omit some object properties from the checklist.  
 	// The following is a hacky way to restore them when adding non-custom items.
 
-	$menu_items_data = (array) $_POST['menu-item'];
-	$menu_item_data = array_shift( $menu_items_data ); 
-	if ( 
-		! empty( $menu_item_data['menu-item-type'] ) && 
-		'custom' != $menu_item_data['menu-item-type'] &&
-		! empty( $menu_item_data['menu-item-object-id'] )
-	) {
-		switch( $menu_item_data['menu-item-type'] ) {
-			case 'post_type' :
-				$_object = get_post( $menu_item_data['menu-item-object-id'] );
-			break;
+	$menu_items_data = array();
+	foreach ( (array) $_POST['menu-item'] as $menu_item_data ) {
+		if (
+			! empty( $menu_item_data['menu-item-type'] ) && 
+			'custom' != $menu_item_data['menu-item-type'] &&
+			! empty( $menu_item_data['menu-item-object-id'] )
+		) {
+			switch( $menu_item_data['menu-item-type'] ) {
+				case 'post_type' :
+					$_object = get_post( $menu_item_data['menu-item-object-id'] );
+				break;
 
-			case 'taxonomy' :
-				$_object = get_term( $menu_item_data['menu-item-object-id'], $menu_item_data['menu-item-object'] ); 
-			break;
+				case 'taxonomy' :
+					$_object = get_term( $menu_item_data['menu-item-object-id'], $menu_item_data['menu-item-object'] ); 
+				break;
+			}
+
+			$_menu_items = array_map( 'wp_setup_nav_menu_item', array( $_object ) ); 
+			$_menu_item = array_shift( $_menu_items );
+
+			// Restore the missing menu item properties
+			$menu_item_data['menu-item-description'] = $_menu_item->description;
 		}
-
-		$_menu_items = array_map( 'wp_setup_nav_menu_item', array( $_object ) ); 
-		$_menu_item = array_shift( $_menu_items );
-
-		// Restore the missing menu item properties
-		$menu_item_data['menu-item-description'] = $_menu_item->description;
-	}
-
-	$menu_items_data = array( $menu_item_data );
+		
+		$menu_items_data[] = $menu_item_data;
+	}	
 
 	$item_ids = wp_save_nav_menu_items( 0, $menu_items_data );
 	if ( is_wp_error( $item_ids ) )