diff --git a/app/helpers/tab_helper.rb b/app/helpers/tab_helper.rb
index abd724b9212..c76c1b6f83d 100644
--- a/app/helpers/tab_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/tab_helper.rb
@@ -67,48 +67,6 @@ module TabHelper
     end
   end
 
-  def tab_class(tab_key)
-    active = case tab_key
-
-             # Project Area
-             when :wall; wall_tab?
-             when :wiki; controller.controller_name == "wikis"
-             when :network; current_page?(controller: "projects", action: "graph", id: @project)
-             when :merge_requests; controller.controller_name == "merge_requests"
-
-             # Dashboard Area
-             when :help; controller.controller_name == "help"
-             when :search; current_page?(search_path)
-             when :dash_issues; current_page?(dashboard_issues_path)
-             when :dash_mr; current_page?(dashboard_merge_requests_path)
-             when :root; current_page?(dashboard_path) || current_page?(root_path)
-
-             # Profile Area
-             when :profile;  current_page?(controller: "profile", action: :show)
-             when :history;  current_page?(controller: "profile", action: :history)
-             when :account;  current_page?(controller: "profile", action: :account)
-             when :token;    current_page?(controller: "profile", action: :token)
-             when :design;   current_page?(controller: "profile", action: :design)
-             when :ssh_keys; controller.controller_name == "keys"
-
-             # Admin Area
-             when :admin_root;     controller.controller_name == "dashboard"
-             when :admin_users;    controller.controller_name == 'users'
-             when :admin_projects; controller.controller_name == "projects"
-             when :admin_hooks;    controller.controller_name == 'hooks'
-             when :admin_resque;   controller.controller_name == 'resque'
-             when :admin_logs;   controller.controller_name == 'logs'
-
-             else
-               false
-             end
-    active ? "active" : nil
-  end
-
-  def wall_tab?
-    current_page?(controller: "projects", action: "wall", id: @project)
-  end
-
   def project_tab_class
     [:show, :files, :edit, :update].each do |action|
       return "active" if current_page?(controller: "projects", action: action, id: @project)
@@ -121,7 +79,7 @@ module TabHelper
 
   def branches_tab_class
     if current_page?(branches_project_repository_path(@project)) ||
-      controller.controller_name == "protected_branches" ||
+      current_controller?(:protected_branches) ||
       current_page?(project_repository_path(@project))
       'active'
     end
diff --git a/app/views/blame/_head.html.haml b/app/views/blame/_head.html.haml
index 2a6052a1122..3b027bdaf18 100644
--- a/app/views/blame/_head.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/blame/_head.html.haml
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 %ul.nav.nav-tabs
   %li
     = render partial: 'shared/ref_switcher', locals: {destination: 'tree', path: params[:path]}
-  %li{class: "#{'active' if (controller.controller_name == "refs") }"}
-    = link_to project_tree_path(@project, @ref) do
-      Source
+  = nav_link(controller: :refs) do
+    = link_to 'Source', project_tree_path(@project, @ref)
   %li.right
     .input-prepend.project_clone_holder
       %button{class: "btn small active", :"data-clone" => @project.ssh_url_to_repo} SSH
diff --git a/app/views/commits/_head.html.haml b/app/views/commits/_head.html.haml
index edaf8b8672c..26ae32ed144 100644
--- a/app/views/commits/_head.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/commits/_head.html.haml
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 %ul.nav.nav-tabs
   %li= render partial: 'shared/ref_switcher', locals: {destination: 'commits'}
-  %li{class: "#{'active' if current_controller?(:commit, :commits)}"}
-    = link_to project_commits_path(@project, @project.root_ref) do
-      Commits
-  %li{class: "#{'active' if current_controller?(:compare)}"}
-    = link_to project_compare_index_path(@project) do
-      Compare
-  %li{class: "#{branches_tab_class}"}
+
+  = nav_link(controller: [:commit, :commits]) do
+    = link_to 'Commits', project_commits_path(@project, @project.root_ref)
+  = nav_link(controller: :compare) do
+    = link_to 'Compare', project_compare_index_path(@project)
+
+  = nav_link(html_options: {class: branches_tab_class}) do
     = link_to project_repository_path(@project) do
       Branches
       %span.badge= @project.repo.branch_count
 
-  %li{class: "#{'active' if current_page?(tags_project_repository_path(@project)) }"}
+  = nav_link(controller: :repositories, action: :tags) do
     = link_to tags_project_repository_path(@project) do
       Tags
       %span.badge= @project.repo.tag_count
diff --git a/app/views/issues/_head.html.haml b/app/views/issues/_head.html.haml
index 8ebe3e057bc..4294503c211 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/_head.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/issues/_head.html.haml
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 %ul.nav.nav-tabs
-  %li{class: "#{'active' if current_page?(project_issues_path(@project))}"}
-    = link_to project_issues_path(@project), class: "tab" do
-      Browse Issues
-  %li{class: "#{'active' if current_page?(project_milestones_path(@project))}"}
-    = link_to project_milestones_path(@project), class: "tab" do
-      Milestones
-  %li{class: "#{'active' if current_page?(project_labels_path(@project))}"}
-    = link_to project_labels_path(@project), class: "tab" do
-      Labels
+  = nav_link(controller: :issues) do
+    = link_to 'Browse Issues', project_issues_path(@project), class: "tab"
+  = nav_link(controller: :milestones) do
+    = link_to 'Milestones', project_milestones_path(@project), class: "tab"
+  = nav_link(controller: :labels) do
+    = link_to 'Labels', project_labels_path(@project), class: "tab"
   %li.right
     %span.rss-icon
       = link_to project_issues_path(@project, :atom, { private_token: current_user.private_token }) do
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_app_menu.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/_app_menu.html.haml
index 025314891f8..8fac1b39172 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_app_menu.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_app_menu.html.haml
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 %ul.main_menu
-  %li.home{class: tab_class(:root)}
+  = nav_link(path: 'dashboard#index', html_options: {class: 'home'}) do
     = link_to "Home", root_path, title: "Home"
 
-  %li{class: tab_class(:dash_issues)}
+  = nav_link(path: 'dashboard#issues') do
     = link_to dashboard_issues_path do
       Issues
       %span.count= current_user.assigned_issues.opened.count
 
-  %li{class: tab_class(:dash_mr)}
+  = nav_link(path: 'dashboard#merge_requests') do
     = link_to dashboard_merge_requests_path do
       Merge Requests
       %span.count= current_user.cared_merge_requests.count
 
-  %li{class: tab_class(:search)}
+  = nav_link(path: 'search#show') do
     = link_to "Search", search_path
 
-  %li{class: tab_class(:help)}
+  = nav_link(path: 'help#index') do
     = link_to "Help", help_path
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_project_menu.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/_project_menu.html.haml
index d69f9a0b3e8..72c39619c91 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_project_menu.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_project_menu.html.haml
@@ -1,35 +1,33 @@
 %ul.main_menu
-  %li.home{class: project_tab_class}
+  = nav_link(html_options: {class: "home #{project_tab_class}"}) do
     = link_to @project.code, project_path(@project), title: "Project"
 
   - if @project.repo_exists?
     - if can? current_user, :download_code, @project
-      %li{class: current_controller?(:tree, :blob, :blame) ? 'active' : ''}
+      = nav_link(controller: %w(tree blob blame)) do
         = link_to 'Files', project_tree_path(@project, @ref || @project.root_ref)
-      %li{class: current_controller?(:commit, :commits, :compare, :repositories, :protected_branches) ? 'active' : ''}
+      = nav_link(controller: %w(commit commits compare repositories protected_branches)) do
         = link_to "Commits", project_commits_path(@project, @ref || @project.root_ref)
-      %li{class: tab_class(:network)}
+      = nav_link(path: 'projects#graph') do
         = link_to "Network", graph_project_path(@project)
 
   - if @project.issues_enabled
-    %li{class: current_controller?(:issues, :milestones, :labels) ? 'active' : ''}
+    = nav_link(controller: %w(issues milestones labels)) do
       = link_to  project_issues_filter_path(@project)  do
         Issues
         %span.count.issue_counter= @project.issues.opened.count
 
   - if @project.repo_exists?
     - if @project.merge_requests_enabled
-      %li{class: tab_class(:merge_requests)}
+      = nav_link(controller: :merge_requests) do
         = link_to project_merge_requests_path(@project) do
           Merge Requests
           %span.count.merge_counter= @project.merge_requests.opened.count
 
   - if @project.wall_enabled
-    %li{class:  tab_class(:wall)}
-      = link_to wall_project_path(@project) do
-        Wall
+    = nav_link(path: 'projects#wall') do
+      = link_to 'Wall', wall_project_path(@project)
 
   - if @project.wiki_enabled
-    %li{class:  tab_class(:wiki)}
-      = link_to project_wiki_path(@project, :index) do
-        Wiki
+    = nav_link(controller: :wikis) do
+      = link_to 'Wiki', project_wiki_path(@project, :index)
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/admin.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/admin.html.haml
index 6af0f641fc4..dbb6939dd61 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/admin.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/admin.html.haml
@@ -6,17 +6,17 @@
     = render "layouts/head_panel", title: "Admin area"
     .container
       %ul.main_menu
-        %li.home{class: tab_class(:admin_root)}
+        = nav_link(controller: :dashboard, html_options: {class: 'home'}) do
           = link_to "Stats", admin_root_path
-        %li{class: tab_class(:admin_projects)}
+        = nav_link(controller: :projects) do
           = link_to "Projects", admin_projects_path
-        %li{class: tab_class(:admin_users)}
+        = nav_link(controller: :users) do
           = link_to "Users", admin_users_path
-        %li{class: tab_class(:admin_logs)}
+        = nav_link(controller: :logs) do
           = link_to "Logs", admin_logs_path
-        %li{class: tab_class(:admin_hooks)}
+        = nav_link(controller: :hooks) do
           = link_to "Hooks", admin_hooks_path
-        %li{class: tab_class(:admin_resque)}
+        = nav_link(controller: :resque) do
           = link_to "Resque", admin_resque_path
 
       .content= yield
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/profile.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/profile.html.haml
index 62c8db5be12..7a54bb7cf2f 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/profile.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/profile.html.haml
@@ -6,23 +6,17 @@
     = render "layouts/head_panel", title: "Profile"
     .container
       %ul.main_menu
-        %li.home{class: tab_class(:profile)}
+        = nav_link(path: 'profile#show', html_options: {class: 'home'}) do
           = link_to "Profile", profile_path
-
-        %li{class: tab_class(:account)}
+        = nav_link(path: 'profile#account') do
           = link_to "Account", profile_account_path
-
-        %li{class: tab_class(:ssh_keys)}
+        = nav_link(controller: :keys) do
           = link_to keys_path do
             SSH Keys
             %span.count= current_user.keys.count
-
-        %li{class: tab_class(:design)}
+        = nav_link(path: 'profile#design') do
           = link_to "Design", profile_design_path
-
-        %li{class: tab_class(:history)}
+        = nav_link(path: 'profile#history') do
           = link_to "History", profile_history_path
 
-
-      .content
-        = yield
+      .content= yield
diff --git a/app/views/projects/_project_head.html.haml b/app/views/projects/_project_head.html.haml
index 4f38bef8b48..47a790735f3 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/_project_head.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/_project_head.html.haml
@@ -1,29 +1,27 @@
 %ul.nav.nav-tabs
-  %li{ class: "#{'active' if current_page?(project_path(@project)) }" }
+  = nav_link(path: 'projects#show') do
     = link_to project_path(@project), class: "activities-tab tab" do
       %i.icon-home
       Show
-  %li{ class: " #{'active' if (controller.controller_name == "team_members") || current_page?(project_team_index_path(@project)) }" }
+  = nav_link(controller: :team_members) do
     = link_to project_team_index_path(@project), class: "team-tab tab" do
       %i.icon-user
       Team
-  %li{ class: "#{'active' if current_page?(files_project_path(@project)) }" }
-    = link_to files_project_path(@project), class: "files-tab tab " do
-      Attachments
-  %li{ class: " #{'active' if (controller.controller_name == "snippets") }" }
-    = link_to project_snippets_path(@project), class: "snippets-tab tab" do
-      Snippets
+  = nav_link(path: 'projects#files') do
+    = link_to 'Attachments', files_project_path(@project), class: "files-tab tab"
+  = nav_link(controller: :snippets) do
+    = link_to 'Snippets', project_snippets_path(@project), class: "snippets-tab tab"
 
   - if can? current_user, :admin_project, @project
-    %li.right{class: "#{'active' if controller.controller_name == "deploy_keys"}"}
+    = nav_link(controller: :deploy_keys, html_options: {class: 'right'}) do
       = link_to project_deploy_keys_path(@project) do
         %span
         Deploy Keys
-    %li.right{class: "#{'active' if controller.controller_name == "hooks" }"}
+    = nav_link(controller: :hooks, html_options: {class: 'right'}) do
       = link_to project_hooks_path(@project) do
         %span
         Hooks
-    %li.right{ class: "#{'active' if current_page?(edit_project_path(@project)) }" }
+    = nav_link(path: 'projects#edit', html_options: {class: 'right'}) do
       = link_to edit_project_path(@project), class: "stat-tab tab " do
         %i.icon-edit
         Edit
diff --git a/app/views/repositories/_branches_head.html.haml b/app/views/repositories/_branches_head.html.haml
index 6afff627b94..25a988cf01b 100644
--- a/app/views/repositories/_branches_head.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/repositories/_branches_head.html.haml
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 = render "commits/head"
 %ul.nav.nav-pills
-  %li{class: ("active" if current_page?(project_repository_path(@project)))}
-    = link_to project_repository_path(@project) do
-      Recent
-  %li{class: ("active" if current_page?(project_protected_branches_path(@project)))}
-    = link_to project_protected_branches_path(@project) do
-      Protected
-  %li{class: ("active" if current_page?(branches_project_repository_path(@project)))}
-    = link_to branches_project_repository_path(@project) do
-      All
+  = nav_link(path: 'repositories#show') do
+    = link_to 'Recent', project_repository_path(@project)
+  = nav_link(path: 'protected_branches#index') do
+    = link_to 'Protected', project_protected_branches_path(@project)
+  = nav_link(path: 'repositories#branches') do
+    = link_to 'All', branches_project_repository_path(@project)
diff --git a/app/views/tree/_head.html.haml b/app/views/tree/_head.html.haml
index c7ebbf8832d..f1b3f63fedf 100644
--- a/app/views/tree/_head.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/tree/_head.html.haml
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 %ul.nav.nav-tabs
   %li
     = render partial: 'shared/ref_switcher', locals: {destination: 'tree', path: @path}
-  %li{class: "#{'active' if (controller.controller_name == "tree") }"}
-    = link_to project_tree_path(@project, @ref) do
-      Source
+  = nav_link(controller: :tree) do
+    = link_to 'Source', project_tree_path(@project, @ref)
   %li.right
     .input-prepend.project_clone_holder
       %button{class: "btn small active", :"data-clone" => @project.ssh_url_to_repo} SSH