diff --git a/tb_megamenu.themes.inc b/tb_megamenu.themes.inc
index d9fd93b..28633de 100644
--- a/tb_megamenu.themes.inc
+++ b/tb_megamenu.themes.inc
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ function template_preprocess_tb_megamenu_item(&$vars) {
   $mlid = $item['link']['mlid'];
   $trail = $vars['trail'];
   $menu_config = $vars['menu_config'];
+  $link_attributes = array();
   $item_config = isset($menu_config[$mlid]['item_config']) ? $menu_config[$mlid]['item_config'] : array();
   tb_megamenu_edit_item_config($item_config);
   $vars['item_config'] = $item_config;
@@ -119,10 +120,10 @@ function template_preprocess_tb_megamenu_item(&$vars) {
 
   if($item_config['group'] && $vars['submenu']) {
     $vars['classes_array'][] = "mega-group";
-    $vars['a_classes'][] = 'mega-group-title';
+    $link_attributes['class'][] = 'mega-group-title';
   }
   elseif($vars['submenu'] && !$item_config['hidesub']) {
-    $vars['a_classes'][] = 'dropdown-toggle';
+    $link_attributes['class'][] = 'dropdown-toggle';
     if($level == 1) {
       $vars['classes_array'][] = 'dropdown';
     }
@@ -131,6 +132,12 @@ function template_preprocess_tb_megamenu_item(&$vars) {
     }
   }
 
+  // Add the link attributes
+  $vars['item']['link']['#attributes'] = $link_attributes;
+  if (isset($item['link']['localized_options']['attributes']) && !empty($item['link']['localized_options']['attributes'])) {
+    $vars['item']['link']['#attributes'] += $item['link']['localized_options']['attributes'];
+  }
+
   if(isset($trail[$mlid])) {
     $vars['classes_array'][] = 'active';
   }
diff --git a/templates/tb-megamenu-item.tpl.php b/templates/tb-megamenu-item.tpl.php
index 086dd31..7472a3d 100644
--- a/templates/tb-megamenu-item.tpl.php
+++ b/templates/tb-megamenu-item.tpl.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <li <?php print $attributes;?> class="<?php print $classes;?>">
-  <a href="<?php print in_array($item['link']['href'], array('<nolink>')) ? "#" : url($item['link']['href']);?>" class="<?php print implode(" ", $a_classes);?>">
+  <a href="<?php print in_array($item['link']['href'], array('<nolink>')) ? "#" : url($item['link']['href']);?>" <?php echo drupal_attributes($item['link']['#attributes']); ?>>
     <?php if(!empty($item_config['xicon'])) : ?>
       <i class="<?php print $item_config['xicon'];?>"></i>
     <?php endif;?>