diff --git a/code/LeftAndMain.php b/code/LeftAndMain.php
index 58e962ba..d87e9461 100644
--- a/code/LeftAndMain.php
+++ b/code/LeftAndMain.php
@@ -295,6 +295,14 @@ class LeftAndMain extends Controller {
 		$parts = split('</?form[^>]*>', $html);
 		return $parts[sizeof($parts)-2];
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * @deprecated Use CMSMenu::add_menu_item();
+	 */
+	static function add_menu_item($code, $menuTitle, $url, $controllerClass = null, $priority = -1) {
+		user_error("LeftAndMain::add_menu_item is deprecated; use CMSMenu::add_menu_item", E_USER_NOTICE);
+		return CMSMenu::add_menu_item($code, $menuTitle, $url, $controllerClass, $priority);
+	}
 
 	//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------//
 	// Main UI components