diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/Interface.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/Interface.ts
index 745e0f11fb..1ac72fd90a 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/Interface.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/Interface.ts
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ export type MenuItemPosition = 'top' | 'bottom';
 export interface IMenuItem {
 	id: string;
 	type: MenuItemType;
-	position: MenuItemPosition;
+	position?: MenuItemPosition;
 	properties: ILinkMenuItemProperties;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/MainSidebar.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/MainSidebar.vue
index 6de1de6c98..d6c53be80e 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/MainSidebar.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/MainSidebar.vue
@@ -21,21 +21,7 @@
 					</a>
 				</el-menu-item>
 
-				<el-menu-item
-					v-for="item in sidebarMenuTopItems"
-					:key="item.id"
-					:index="item.id"
-				>
-					<a
-						v-if="item.type === 'link'"
-						:href="item.properties.href"
-						:target="item.properties.newWindow ? '_blank' : '_self'"
-						class="primary-item"
-					>
-						<font-awesome-icon :icon="item.properties.icon" />
-						<span slot="title" class="item-title-root">{{ item.properties.title }}</span>
-					</a>
-				</el-menu-item>
+				<MenuItemsIterator :items="sidebarMenuTopItems" :root="true"/>
 
 				<el-submenu index="workflow" title="Workflow">
 					<template slot="title">
@@ -136,30 +122,8 @@
 						<span slot="title" class="item-title-root">Help</span>
 					</template>
 
-					<el-menu-item index="help-documentation">
-						<template slot="title">
-							<a href="https://docs.n8n.io" target="_blank">
-								<font-awesome-icon icon="book"/>
-								<span slot="title" class="item-title">Documentation</span>
-							</a>
-						</template>
-					</el-menu-item>
-					<el-menu-item index="help-forum">
-						<template slot="title">
-							<a href="https://community.n8n.io" target="_blank">
-								<font-awesome-icon icon="users"/>
-								<span slot="title" class="item-title">Forum</span>
-							</a>
-						</template>
-					</el-menu-item>
-					<el-menu-item index="help-examples">
-						<template slot="title">
-							<a href="https://n8n.io/workflows" target="_blank">
-								<font-awesome-icon icon="network-wired"/>
-								<span slot="title" class="item-title">Workflows</span>
-							</a>
-						</template>
-					</el-menu-item>
+					<MenuItemsIterator :items="helpMenuItems" />
+
 					<el-menu-item index="help-about">
 						<template slot="title">
 							<font-awesome-icon class="about-icon" icon="info"/>
@@ -168,21 +132,7 @@
 					</el-menu-item>
 				</el-submenu>
 
-				<el-menu-item
-					v-for="item in sidebarMenuBottomItems"
-					:key="item.id"
-					:index="item.id"
-				>
-					<a
-						v-if="item.type === 'link'"
-						:href="item.properties.href"
-						:target="item.properties.newWindow ? '_blank' : '_self'"
-						class="primary-item"
-					>
-						<font-awesome-icon :icon="item.properties.icon" />
-						<span slot="title" class="item-title-root">{{ item.properties.title }}</span>
-					</a>
-				</el-menu-item>
+				<MenuItemsIterator :items="sidebarMenuBottomItems" :root="true"/>
 
 			</el-menu>
 
@@ -192,6 +142,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
+
 import Vue from 'vue';
 import { MessageBoxInputData } from 'element-ui/types/message-box';
 
@@ -219,6 +170,40 @@ import { workflowRun } from '@/components/mixins/workflowRun';
 import { saveAs } from 'file-saver';
 
 import mixins from 'vue-typed-mixins';
+import MenuItemsIterator from './MainSidebarMenuItemsIterator.vue';
+
+const helpMenuItems: IMenuItem[] = [
+	{
+		id: 'docs',
+		type: 'link',
+		properties: {
+			href: 'https://docs.n8n.io',
+			title: 'Documentation',
+			icon: 'book',
+			newWindow: true,
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		id: 'forum',
+		type: 'link',
+		properties: {
+			href: 'https://community.n8n.io',
+			title: 'Forum',
+			icon: 'users',
+			newWindow: true,
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		id: 'examples',
+		type: 'link',
+		properties: {
+			href: 'https://n8n.io/workflows',
+			title: 'Workflows',
+			icon: 'network-wired',
+			newWindow: true,
+		},
+	},
+];
 
 export default mixins(
 	genericHelpers,
@@ -237,6 +222,7 @@ export default mixins(
 			ExecutionsList,
 			WorkflowOpen,
 			WorkflowSettings,
+			MenuItemsIterator,
 		},
 		data () {
 			return {
@@ -250,6 +236,7 @@ export default mixins(
 				stopExecutionInProgress: false,
 				workflowOpenDialogVisible: false,
 				workflowSettingsDialogVisible: false,
+				helpMenuItems,
 			};
 		},
 		computed: {
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/MainSidebarMenuItemsIterator.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/MainSidebarMenuItemsIterator.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5fcb5d9b02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/MainSidebarMenuItemsIterator.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<template>
+	<div>
+		<el-menu-item
+			v-for="item in items"
+			:key="item.id"
+			:index="item.id"
+			@click="onClick(item)"
+		>
+			<font-awesome-icon :icon="item.properties.icon" />
+			<span slot="title" :class="{'item-title-root': root, 'item-title': !root}">{{ item.properties.title }}</span>
+		</el-menu-item>
+	</div>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+
+import { IMenuItem } from '../Interface';
+import Vue from 'vue';
+
+export default Vue.extend({
+	name: 'MenuItemsIterator',
+	props: [
+		'items',
+		'root',
+	],
+	methods: {
+		onClick(item: IMenuItem) {
+			if (item && item.type === 'link' && item.properties) {
+				const href = item.properties.href;
+				if (!href) {
+					return;
+				}
+
+				if (item.properties.newWindow) {
+					window.open(href);
+				}
+				else {
+					window.location.assign(item.properties.href);
+				}
+			}
+		},
+	},
+});
+</script>
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diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/mixins/genericHelpers.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/mixins/genericHelpers.ts
index a51eecd547..9fadcc7a7c 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/mixins/genericHelpers.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/mixins/genericHelpers.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export const genericHelpers = mixins(showMessage).extend({
 			return true;
 		},
 
-		startLoading () {
+		startLoading (text?: string) {
 			if (this.loadingService !== null) {
 				return;
 			}
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export const genericHelpers = mixins(showMessage).extend({
 			this.loadingService = this.$loading(
 				{
 					lock: true,
-					text: 'Loading',
+					text: text || 'Loading',
 					spinner: 'el-icon-loading',
 					background: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8)',
 				},
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue
index 65852033ef..609195f324 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue
@@ -1453,6 +1453,8 @@ export default mixins(
 						(e || window.event).returnValue = confirmationMessage; //Gecko + IE
 						return confirmationMessage; //Gecko + Webkit, Safari, Chrome etc.
 					} else {
+						this.startLoading('Redirecting');
+
 						return;
 					}
 				});