Index: typo3/sysext/cms/tslib/class.tslib_menu.php
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--- typo3/sysext/cms/tslib/class.tslib_menu.php	(revision 9642)
+++ typo3/sysext/cms/tslib/class.tslib_menu.php	(working copy)
@@ -1386,7 +1386,13 @@
 
 			if ($submenu->start($this->tmpl, $this->sys_page, $uid, $this->conf, $this->menuNumber+1, $objSuffix))	{
 				$submenu->makeMenu();
+					// Memorize the current menu item count
+				$tempCountMenuObj = $GLOBALS['TSFE']->register['count_MENUOBJ'];
+					// Reset the menu item count for the submenu
+				$GLOBALS['TSFE']->register['count_MENUOBJ'] = 0;
 				$content = $submenu->writeMenu();
+					// Restore the item count now that the submenu has been handled
+				$GLOBALS['TSFE']->register['count_MENUOBJ'] = $tempCountMenuObj;
 				$GLOBALS['TSFE']->register['count_menuItems'] = count($this->menuArr);
 				return $content;
 			}
Index: typo3/sysext/cms/tslib/content/class.tslib_content_hierarchicalmenu.php
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--- typo3/sysext/cms/tslib/content/class.tslib_content_hierarchicalmenu.php	(revision 9642)
+++ typo3/sysext/cms/tslib/content/class.tslib_content_hierarchicalmenu.php	(working copy)
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 
 				$GLOBALS['TSFE']->register['count_HMENU']++;
 				$GLOBALS['TSFE']->register['count_HMENU_MENUOBJ'] = 0;
+				$GLOBALS['TSFE']->register['count_MENUOBJ'] = 0;
 				$GLOBALS['TSFE']->applicationData['GMENU_LAYERS']['WMid'] = array();
 				$GLOBALS['TSFE']->applicationData['GMENU_LAYERS']['WMparentId'] = array();