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 a883d398..69e6616a 100644
--- a/src/router/index.js
+++ b/src/router/index.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import nestedRouter from './modules/nested'
 
 /**
 * 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
+* alwaysShow: true               if set true, will always show the root menu
 *                                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
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import nestedRouter from './modules/nested'
     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
+    activeMenu: '/example/list'  if set path, the sidebar will highlight the path you set
   }
 **/
 
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ 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
       },
       {