diff --git a/i18n_menu/i18n_menu.module b/i18n_menu/i18n_menu.module
index f1b62ff..80f7793 100644
--- a/i18n_menu/i18n_menu.module
+++ b/i18n_menu/i18n_menu.module
@@ -780,8 +780,12 @@ function i18n_menu_init() {
   if (!empty($tab_root)) {
     $path_candidates[$tab_root['path']] = $tab_root['path'];
   }
-   // Retrieve a list of menu names, ordered by preference.
+  // Retrieve a list of menu names, ordered by preference.
   $menu_names = menu_get_active_menu_names();
+  // Use an illegal menu name as the key for the preferred menu link.
+  $selected_menu = MENU_PREFERRED_LINK;
+  // Put the selected menu at the front of the list.
+  array_unshift($menu_names, $selected_menu);
 
   $query = db_select('menu_links', 'ml', array('fetch' => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC));
   $query->leftJoin('menu_router', 'm', 'm.path = ml.router_path');
@@ -800,24 +804,31 @@ function i18n_menu_init() {
   foreach ($query->execute() as $candidate) {
     $candidate['weight'] = $candidate['link_weight'];
     $candidates[$candidate['link_path']][$candidate['menu_name']] = $candidate;
+    // Add any menus not already in the menu name search list.
+    if (!in_array($candidate['menu_name'], $menu_names)) {
+      $menu_names[] = $candidate['menu_name'];
+    }
   }
 
-  // Pick the most specific link, in the most preferred menu.
-   foreach ($path_candidates as $link_path) {
-      if (!isset($candidates[$link_path])) {
-        continue;
-      }
+  // Store the most specific link for each menu. Also save the most specific
+  // link of the most preferred menu in $preferred_link.
+  foreach ($path_candidates as $link_path) {
+    if (isset($candidates[$link_path])) {
       foreach ($menu_names as $menu_name) {
-        if (!isset($candidates[$link_path][$menu_name])) {
-          continue;
-        }
-        $candidate_item = $candidates[$link_path][$menu_name];
-        $map = explode('/', $path);
-        _menu_translate($candidate_item, $map);
-        if ($candidate_item['access']) {
-          $preferred_links[$path] = $candidate_item;
+        if (empty($preferred_links[$path][$menu_name]) && isset($candidates[$link_path][$menu_name])) {
+          $candidate_item = $candidates[$link_path][$menu_name];
+          $map = explode('/', $path);
+          _menu_translate($candidate_item, $map);
+          if ($candidate_item['access']) {
+            $preferred_links[$path][$menu_name] = $candidate_item;
+            if (empty($preferred_links[$path][MENU_PREFERRED_LINK])) {
+              // Store the most specific link.
+              $preferred_links[$path][MENU_PREFERRED_LINK] = $candidate_item;
+            }
+          }
         }
-        break 2;
       }
     }
+  }
 }
+