diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 3908c28c0..fc6b7f4d8 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
-   "name":"luyadev/luya",
-   "description":"LUYA is a scalable web framework and content management system with the goal to please developers, clients and users alike.",
-   "type":"project",
-   "keywords":[
+   "name": "luyadev/luya",
+   "description": "LUYA is a scalable web framework and content management system with the goal to please developers, clients and users alike.",
+   "type": "project",
+   "keywords": [
       "php",
       "yii2",
       "cms",
@@ -13,62 +13,62 @@
       "modules",
       "framework"
    ],
-   "license":"MIT",
-   "homepage":"https://luya.io",
-   "authors":[
+   "license": "MIT",
+   "homepage": "https://luya.io",
+   "authors": [
       {
-         "name":"Basil Suter",
-         "email":"git@nadar.io",
-         "homepage":"https://github.com/nadar"
+         "name": "Basil Suter",
+         "email": "git@nadar.io",
+         "homepage": "https://github.com/nadar"
       }
    ],
-   "support":{
-      "issues":"https://github.com/luyadev/luya/issues"
+   "support": {
+      "issues": "https://github.com/luyadev/luya/issues"
    },
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-      "luyadev/yii-helpers":"^1.0",
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-      "cpliakas/git-wrapper":"^1.0 || ^2.0",
-      "giggsey/libphonenumber-for-php":"^8.11"
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+      "luyadev/yii-helpers": "^1.0",
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+      "cpliakas/git-wrapper": "^1.0 || ^2.0",
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-      "nadar/github-markdown-fixer":"^1.0",
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-   "autoload":{
-      "psr-4":{
-         "luya\\":"core/",
-         "luya\\dev\\":"dev",
-         "luyatests\\":"tests/"
+   "autoload": {
+      "psr-4": {
+         "luya\\": "core/",
+         "luya\\dev\\": "dev",
+         "luyatests\\": "tests/"
       }
    },
-   "extra":{
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-         "bower-asset-library":"vendor/bower"
+   "extra": {
+      "asset-installer-paths": {
+         "bower-asset-library": "vendor/bower"
       }
    },
-   "config":{
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+         "enabled": false
       },
       "allow-plugins": {
          "yiisoft/yii2-composer": true,
          "luyadev/luya-composer": true
       }
    },
-   "bin":[
+   "bin": [
       "core/bin/luya",
       "dev/luyadev"
    ],
-   "repositories":[
+   "repositories": [
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-         "type":"composer",
-         "url":"https://asset-packagist.org"
+         "type": "composer",
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-}
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diff --git a/core/CHANGELOG.md b/core/CHANGELOG.md
index 637f83a47..efc16995e 100644
--- a/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ In order to read more about upgrading and BC breaks have a look at the [UPGRADE
 
 ## 2.2.1
 
++ [#2159](https://github.com/luyadev/luya/pull/2159) Added missing option to create menu items with a scheme instead of relative paths.
 + [#2152](https://github.com/luyadev/luya/issues/2152) Fix issue when creating a LUYA theme on Windows.
 
 ## 2.2.0 (25. May 2022)
diff --git a/core/base/Boot.php b/core/base/Boot.php
index 5d53875fd..03c9fe843 100644
--- a/core/base/Boot.php
+++ b/core/base/Boot.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ abstract class Boot
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      * @var string The current LUYA version (see: https://github.com/luyadev/luya/blob/master/core/CHANGELOG.md)
      */
-    const VERSION = '2.2.0';
+    const VERSION = '2.2.1';
     
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      * @var string The path to the config file, which returns an array containing you configuration.
diff --git a/core/composer.json b/core/composer.json
index a1d683134..10b429644 100644
--- a/core/composer.json
+++ b/core/composer.json
@@ -1,45 +1,56 @@
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-    "type" : "luya-core",
-    "keywords" : ["luya", "core", "yii2", "yii", "cms", "admin"],
+    "name": "luyadev/luya-core",
+    "description": "LUYA is a scalable web framework and content management system with the goal to please developers, clients and users alike.",
+    "type": "luya-core",
+    "keywords": [
+        "luya",
+        "core",
+        "yii2",
+        "yii",
+        "cms",
+        "admin"
+    ],
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-    "homepage" : "https://luya.io",
-    "authors" : [
+    "homepage": "https://luya.io",
+    "authors": [
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-            "name" : "Basil Suter",
-            "email" : "git@nadar.io",
-            "homepage" : "https://github.com/nadar"
+            "name": "Basil Suter",
+            "email": "git@nadar.io",
+            "homepage": "https://github.com/nadar"
         }
     ],
-    "support" : {
-        "issues" : "https://github.com/luyadev/luya/issues"
+    "support": {
+        "issues": "https://github.com/luyadev/luya/issues"
     },
-    "require" : {
-        "luyadev/luya-composer" : "^1.0",
-        "luyadev/yii-helpers":"^1.0",
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-        
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-    "autoload" : {
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-            "luya\\" : ""
+    "autoload": {
+        "psr-4": {
+            "luya\\": ""
         }
     },
-
-   "config":{
-        "fxp-asset":{
-            "enabled":false
+    "config": {
+        "fxp-asset": {
+            "enabled": false
+        },
+        "allow-plugins": {
+            "yiisoft/yii2-composer": true,
+            "luyadev/luya-composer": true
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     },
-   "repositories":[
+    "repositories": [
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-            "type":"composer",
-            "url":"https://asset-packagist.org"
+            "type": "composer",
+            "url": "https://asset-packagist.org"
         }
     ],
-    "bin" : ["bin/luya"]
-}
+    "bin": [
+        "bin/luya"
+    ]
+}
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index c24b21c00..ab67d96d5 100644
--- a/core/composer.lock
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-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/symfony/polyfill-mbstring/zipball/2df51500adbaebdc4c38dea4c89a2e131c45c8a1",
-                "reference": "2df51500adbaebdc4c38dea4c89a2e131c45c8a1",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/symfony/polyfill-mbstring/zipball/9344f9cb97f3b19424af1a21a3b0e75b0a7d8d7e",
+                "reference": "9344f9cb97f3b19424af1a21a3b0e75b0a7d8d7e",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
                 "php": ">=7.1"
             },
+            "provide": {
+                "ext-mbstring": "*"
+            },
             "suggest": {
                 "ext-mbstring": "For best performance"
             },
             "type": "library",
             "extra": {
                 "branch-alias": {
-                    "dev-main": "1.23-dev"
+                    "dev-main": "1.26-dev"
                 },
                 "thanks": {
                     "name": "symfony/polyfill",
@@ -634,12 +650,12 @@
                 }
             },
             "autoload": {
-                "psr-4": {
-                    "Symfony\\Polyfill\\Mbstring\\": ""
-                },
                 "files": [
                     "bootstrap.php"
-                ]
+                ],
+                "psr-4": {
+                    "Symfony\\Polyfill\\Mbstring\\": ""
+                }
             },
             "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
             "license": [
@@ -665,7 +681,7 @@
                 "shim"
             ],
             "support": {
-                "source": "https://github.com/symfony/polyfill-mbstring/tree/v1.23.0"
+                "source": "https://github.com/symfony/polyfill-mbstring/tree/v1.26.0"
             },
             "funding": [
                 {
@@ -681,20 +697,20 @@
                     "type": "tidelift"
                 }
             ],
-            "time": "2021-05-27T09:27:20+00:00"
+            "time": "2022-05-24T11:49:31+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "yiisoft/yii2",
-            "version": "2.0.45",
+            "version": "2.0.46",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2-framework.git",
-                "reference": "e2223d4085e5612aa616635f8fcaf478607f62e8"
+                "reference": "d73259c3bc886648a6875109f9f09cddeff03708"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/yiisoft/yii2-framework/zipball/e2223d4085e5612aa616635f8fcaf478607f62e8",
-                "reference": "e2223d4085e5612aa616635f8fcaf478607f62e8",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/yiisoft/yii2-framework/zipball/d73259c3bc886648a6875109f9f09cddeff03708",
+                "reference": "d73259c3bc886648a6875109f9f09cddeff03708",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -803,7 +819,7 @@
                     "type": "tidelift"
                 }
             ],
-            "time": "2022-02-11T13:12:40+00:00"
+            "time": "2022-08-18T22:18:45+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "yiisoft/yii2-composer",
@@ -890,5 +906,5 @@
     "prefer-lowest": false,
     "platform": [],
     "platform-dev": [],
-    "plugin-api-version": "2.3.0"
+    "plugin-api-version": "2.1.0"
 }
diff --git a/core/web/UrlManager.php b/core/web/UrlManager.php
index 9b88514fc..58d1579e4 100644
--- a/core/web/UrlManager.php
+++ b/core/web/UrlManager.php
@@ -272,12 +272,13 @@ public function createUrl($params)
      * @param string|array $params Use a string to represent a route (e.g. `site/index`), or an array to represent a route with query parameters (e.g. `['site/index', 'param1' => 'value1']`).
      * @param integer $navItemId The nav item Id
      * @param null|\luya\web\Composition $composition Optional other composition config instead of using the default composition
+     * @param boolean $scheme Whether to use absolute scheme path or not. This can be either `http`, `https`, `true` or `false`
      * @return string
      */
-    public function createMenuItemUrl($params, $navItemId, $composition = null)
+    public function createMenuItemUrl($params, $navItemId, $composition = null, $scheme = false)
     {
         $composition = empty($composition) ? $this->getComposition() : $composition;
-        $url = $this->internalCreateUrl($params, $composition);
+        $url = $scheme ? $this->internalCreateAbsoluteUrl($params, $scheme, $composition) : $this->internalCreateUrl($params, $composition);
 
         if (!$this->menu) {
             return $url;
@@ -324,12 +325,13 @@ public function internalCreateUrl($params, $composition = null)
      *
      * @param string|array $params The see createUrl
      * @param boolean $scheme Whether to use absolute scheme path or not.
+     * @param null|\luya\web\Composition $composition Composition instance to change the route behavior
      * @return string The created url
      */
-    public function internalCreateAbsoluteUrl($params, $scheme = null)
+    public function internalCreateAbsoluteUrl($params, $scheme = null, $composition = null)
     {
         $params = (array) $params;
-        $url = $this->internalCreateUrl($params);
+        $url = $this->internalCreateUrl($params, $composition);
         if (strpos($url, '://') === false) {
             $url = $this->getHostInfo() . $url;
         }
diff --git a/tests/core/web/UrlManagerTest.php b/tests/core/web/UrlManagerTest.php
index d86da7085..c9978abb3 100644
--- a/tests/core/web/UrlManagerTest.php
+++ b/tests/core/web/UrlManagerTest.php
@@ -220,7 +220,18 @@ public function testCreateMenuItemUrl()
         Yii::$app->controller = new UrlStubController('stub', Yii::$app->getModule('unitmodule'));
 
         $r = $urlManager->createMenuItemUrl(['unitmodule/controller/action'], 3);
-       
+        $this->assertSame('this-is-a-cms-link/controller/action', $r);
+
+        $r = $urlManager->createMenuItemUrl(['unitmodule/controller/action'], 3, null, 'https');
+        $this->assertSame('https://localhost/this-is-a-cms-link/controller/action', $r);
+
+        $r = $urlManager->createMenuItemUrl(['unitmodule/controller/action'], 3, null, 'http');
+        $this->assertSame('http://localhost/this-is-a-cms-link/controller/action', $r);
+
+        $r = $urlManager->createMenuItemUrl(['unitmodule/controller/action'], 3, null, true);
+        $this->assertSame('http://localhost/this-is-a-cms-link/controller/action', $r);
+
+        $r = $urlManager->createMenuItemUrl(['unitmodule/controller/action'], 3, null, false);
         $this->assertSame('this-is-a-cms-link/controller/action', $r);
     }
 
@@ -234,8 +245,9 @@ public function testCreateMenuItemUrlToOtherModule()
         Yii::$app->controller = new UrlStubController('stub', Yii::$app->getModule('unitmodule'));
 
         $r = $urlManager->createMenuItemUrl(['othermodule/controller/action'], 3);
-
         $this->assertStringContainsString('/othermodule/controller/action', $r);
+        $r = $urlManager->createMenuItemUrl(['othermodule/controller/action'], 3, null, 'https');
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('https://localhost', $r);
     }
     
     public function testCreateMenuItemUrlWithHomeItem()
@@ -246,8 +258,10 @@ public function testCreateMenuItemUrlWithHomeItem()
         $this->assertNotFalse($menu);
         
         $r = $urlManager->createMenuItemUrl(['unitmodule/controller/action'], 3);
-        
         $this->assertStringContainsString('/unitmodule/controller/action', $r);
+
+        $r = $urlManager->createMenuItemUrl(['unitmodule/controller/action'], 3, null, 'https');
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('https://localhost', $r);
     }
     
     public function testCreateMenuItemUrlRedirectType2()
@@ -260,8 +274,10 @@ public function testCreateMenuItemUrlRedirectType2()
         Yii::$app->controller = new UrlStubController('stub', Yii::$app->getModule('unitmodule'));
 
         $r = $urlManager->createMenuItemUrl(['unitmodule/controller/action'], 2);
-         
         $this->assertSame('this-is-a-module-type-page/controller/action', $r);
+
+        $r = $urlManager->createMenuItemUrl(['unitmodule/controller/action'], 2, null, 'http');
+        $this->assertSame('http://localhost/this-is-a-module-type-page/controller/action', $r);
     }
 
     public function testCreateMenuItemUrlRedirectType2ToOtherModule()
@@ -274,7 +290,6 @@ public function testCreateMenuItemUrlRedirectType2ToOtherModule()
         Yii::$app->controller = new UrlStubController('stub', Yii::$app->getModule('unitmodule'));
 
         $r = $urlManager->createMenuItemUrl(['othermodule/controller/action'], 2);
-
         $this->assertStringContainsString('/othermodule/controller/action', $r);
     }
     
@@ -287,8 +302,6 @@ public function testCreateMenuItemUrlWithException()
     
         $this->expectException('yii\web\BadRequestHttpException');
         $r = $urlManager->createMenuItemUrl(['unitmodule/controller/action'], 1);
-         
-        $this->assertSame('this-is-a-cms-link/controller/action', $r);
     }
     
     public function testCreateMenuItemUrlButUnableToFindModuleInRoute()