Index: wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-nav-menu-widget.php =================================================================== --- wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-nav-menu-widget.php (revision 40920) +++ wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-nav-menu-widget.php (working copy) @@ -118,8 +118,14 @@ $nav_menu = isset( $instance['nav_menu'] ) ? $instance['nav_menu'] : ''; // Get menus - $menus = wp_get_nav_menus(); + $menus = wp_get_nav_menus(); + if (empty($menus)) { + $menus = wp_get_nav_menus(array( + 'hide_empty' => true, + )); + } + // If no menus exists, direct the user to go and create some. ?>