diff --git a/src/layout/components/Sidebar/index.vue b/src/layout/components/Sidebar/index.vue
index f02a4819..773cd5c8 100644
--- a/src/layout/components/Sidebar/index.vue
+++ b/src/layout/components/Sidebar/index.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <logo v-if="showLogo" :collapse="isCollapse" />
     <el-scrollbar wrap-class="scrollbar-wrapper">
       <el-menu
-        :default-active="$route.path"
+        :default-active="activeMenu"
         :collapse="isCollapse"
         :background-color="variables.menuBg"
         :text-color="variables.menuText"
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ export default {
       'permission_routes',
       'sidebar'
     ]),
+    activeMenu() {
+      const route = this.$route
+      const { meta, path } = route
+      // if set path, the sidebar will highlight the path you set
+      if (meta.activeMenu) {
+        return meta.activeMenu
+      }
+      return path
+    },
     showLogo() {
       return this.$store.state.settings.sidebarLogo
     },
diff --git a/src/router/index.js b/src/router/index.js
index 22dad190..c9117e5b 100644
--- a/src/router/index.js
+++ b/src/router/index.js
@@ -12,32 +12,32 @@ import chartsRouter from './modules/charts'
 import tableRouter from './modules/table'
 import nestedRouter from './modules/nested'
 
-/** note: sub-menu only appear when children.length>=1
- *  detail see  https://panjiachen.github.io/vue-element-admin-site/guide/essentials/router-and-nav.html
- **/
-
 /**
-* hidden: true                   if `hidden:true` will not show in the sidebar(default is false)
-* alwaysShow: true               if set true, will always show the root menu, whatever its child routes length
-*                                if not set alwaysShow, only more than one route under the children
-*                                it will becomes nested mode, otherwise not show the root menu
-* redirect: noredirect           if `redirect:noredirect` will no redirect in the breadcrumb
-* name:'router-name'             the name is used by <keep-alive> (must set!!!)
-* meta : {
-    roles: ['admin','editor']    will control the page roles (you can set multiple roles)
-    title: 'title'               the name show in sub-menu and breadcrumb (recommend set)
+ * Note: sub-menu only appear when route children.length >= 1
+ * Detail see: https://panjiachen.github.io/vue-element-admin-site/guide/essentials/router-and-nav.html
+ *
+ * hidden: true                   if set true, item will not show in the sidebar(default is false)
+ * alwaysShow: true               if set true, will always show the root menu
+ *                                if not set alwaysShow, when item has more than one children route,
+ *                                it will becomes nested mode, otherwise not show the root menu
+ * redirect: noredirect           if `redirect:noredirect` will no redirect in the breadcrumb
+ * name:'router-name'             the name is used by <keep-alive> (must set!!!)
+ * meta : {
+    roles: ['admin','editor']    control the page roles (you can set multiple roles)
+    title: 'title'               the name show in sidebar and breadcrumb (recommend set)
     icon: 'svg-name'             the icon show in the sidebar
-    noCache: true                if true, the page will no be cached(default is false)
-    breadcrumb: false            if false, the item will hidden in breadcrumb(default is true)
-    affix: true                  if true, the tag will affix in the tags-view
+    noCache: true                if set true, the page will no be cached(default is false)
+    affix: true                  if set true, the tag will affix in the tags-view
+    breadcrumb: false            if set false, the item will hidden in breadcrumb(default is true)
+    activeMenu: '/example/list'  if set path, the sidebar will highlight the path you set
   }
-**/
+ */
 
 /**
  * constantRoutes
  * a base page that does not have permission requirements
  * all roles can be accessed
- * */
+ */
 export const constantRoutes = [
   {
     path: '/redirect',
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export const constantRoutes = [
 /**
  * asyncRoutes
  * the routes that need to be dynamically loaded based on user roles
-*/
+ */
 export const asyncRoutes = [
   {
     path: '/permission',
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ export const asyncRoutes = [
         path: 'edit/:id(\\d+)',
         component: () => import('@/views/example/edit'),
         name: 'EditArticle',
-        meta: { title: 'editArticle', noCache: true },
+        meta: { title: 'editArticle', noCache: true, activeMenu: '/example/list' },
         hidden: true
       },
       {