diff --git a/frappe/templates/includes/web_sidebar.html b/frappe/templates/includes/web_sidebar.html
index 51209449f1..1cd78fc750 100644
--- a/frappe/templates/includes/web_sidebar.html
+++ b/frappe/templates/includes/web_sidebar.html
@@ -18,15 +18,13 @@
 			<li class="sidebar-item">
 				<a href="/me">My Account</a>
 			</li>
-		{% for item in my_account_list -%}
-		{% if item.count or (not item.reference_doctype) or item.show_always %}
+		{% for item in sidebar_menu -%}
 			<li class="sidebar-item">
 				<a href="{{ item.route }}" class="text-muted {{ 'active' if pathname==item.route else '' }}"
 				{% if item.target %}target="{{ item.target }}"{% endif %}>
 				{{ _(item.title) }}
 				</a>
 			</li>
-		{% endif %}
 		{%- endfor %}
 		</ul>
 		</div>
diff --git a/frappe/website/context.py b/frappe/website/context.py
index 60ffe2ce43..3d25a10f01 100644
--- a/frappe/website/context.py
+++ b/frappe/website/context.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import frappe
+import json
 
 from frappe.website.doctype.website_settings.website_settings import get_website_settings
 from frappe.website.router import get_page_context
@@ -43,9 +44,6 @@ def build_context(context):
 	context.update(get_website_settings())
 	context.update(frappe.local.conf.get("website_context") or {})
 
-	if context.show_sidebar:
-		add_sidebar_data(context)
-
 	# provide doc
 	if context.doc:
 		context.update(context.doc.as_dict())
@@ -80,6 +78,9 @@ def build_context(context):
 
 	add_metatags(context)
 
+	if context.show_sidebar:
+		add_sidebar_data(context)
+
 	# determine templates to be used
 	if not context.base_template_path:
 		app_base = frappe.get_hooks("base_template")
@@ -91,20 +92,14 @@ def add_sidebar_data(context):
 	from frappe.utils.user import get_fullname_and_avatar
 	import frappe.www.list
 
-	context.my_account_list = []
-	my_account_list = frappe.get_all('Portal Menu Item',
+	sidebar_items = json.loads(frappe.cache().get('sidebar_items') or '[]')
+	if not sidebar_items:
+		sidebar_items = frappe.get_all('Portal Menu Item',
 			fields=['title', 'route', 'reference_doctype', 'show_always'], filters={'enabled': 1}, order_by='idx asc')
+		frappe.cache().set('portal_menu_items', json.dumps(sidebar_items))
 
-	for item in my_account_list:
-		if item.reference_doctype:
-			try:
-				item.count = len(frappe.www.list.get(item.reference_doctype).get('result'))
-
-			except frappe.PermissionError:
-				pass
-
-			else:
-				context.my_account_list.append(item)
+	if not context.sidebar_menu:
+		context.sidebar_menu = sidebar_items
 
 	info = get_fullname_and_avatar(frappe.session.user)
 	context["fullname"] = info.fullname
diff --git a/frappe/website/render.py b/frappe/website/render.py
index 26709d01b6..23ba9acd42 100644
--- a/frappe/website/render.py
+++ b/frappe/website/render.py
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ def clear_cache(path=None):
 		clear_sitemap()
 		frappe.clear_cache("Guest")
 		frappe.cache().delete_value("website_404")
+		frappe.cache().delete_value("portal_menu_items")
 		frappe.cache().delete_value("home_page")
 
 	for method in frappe.get_hooks("website_clear_cache"):
diff --git a/frappe/www/list.py b/frappe/www/list.py
index daf4918afb..3555d45227 100644
--- a/frappe/www/list.py
+++ b/frappe/www/list.py
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ def get_context(context):
 	context.update(get(**frappe.local.form_dict))
 
 @frappe.whitelist(allow_guest=True)
-def get(doctype, txt=None, limit_start=0, **kwargs):
+def get(doctype, txt=None, limit_start=0, limit=20, **kwargs):
 	"""Returns processed HTML page for a standard listing."""
 	limit_start = cint(limit_start)
-	limit_page_length = 20
+	limit_page_length = limit
 	next_start = limit_start + limit_page_length
 
 	if not txt and frappe.form_dict.search: