diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php b/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
index 09cc4e3945..653eab7c58 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
@@ -823,7 +823,9 @@ case 'add-menu-item' :
 	foreach ( (array) $item_ids as $menu_item_id ) {
 		$menu_obj = get_post( $menu_item_id );
 		if ( ! empty( $menu_obj->ID ) ) {
-			$menu_items[] = wp_setup_nav_menu_item( $menu_obj );
+			$menu_obj = wp_setup_nav_menu_item( $menu_obj );
+			$menu_obj->label = $menu_obj->title; // don't show "(pending)" in ajax-added items
+			$menu_items[] = $menu_obj;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php b/wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php
index 19d5debd3f..7de368b52f 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ class Walker_Nav_Menu_Edit extends Walker_Nav_Menu  {
 			$title = sprintf( __('%s (Pending)'), $item->title );
 		}
 
+		$title = empty( $item->label ) ? $title : $item->label;
+
 		?>
 		<li id="menu-item-<?php echo $item_id; ?>" class="<?php echo implode(' ', $classes ); ?>">
 			<dl class="menu-item-bar">