diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/menu.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/menu.lua
index c3232f629..1c4001de9 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/menu.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/menu.lua
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ function Menu:updateItems(select_number)
                 show_parent = self.show_parent,
                 state = self.item_table[i].state,
                 state_size = self.state_size or {},
-                text = self.item_table[i].text .. ((self.item_table[i].sub_item_table ~= nil) and " +" or ""),
+                text = ((self.item_table[i].sub_item_table ~= nil) and "+ " or "") .. self.item_table[i].text,
                 mandatory = self.item_table[i].mandatory,
                 bold = self.item_table.current == i or self.item_table[i].bold == true,
                 face = self.cface,
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/touchmenu.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/touchmenu.lua
index dec246141..f36283e48 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/touchmenu.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/touchmenu.lua
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ function TouchMenuItem:init()
                 item_checked and checked_widget or unchecked_widget
             },
             TextWidget:new{
-                text = (self.item.text or self.item.text_func()) .. ((self.item.sub_item_table == nil) and "" or " +"),
+                text = ((self.item.sub_item_table == nil) and "" or "+ ") .. (self.item.text or self.item.text_func()),
                 fgcolor = item_enabled ~= false and Blitbuffer.COLOR_BLACK or Blitbuffer.COLOR_GREY,
                 face = self.face,
             },