diff --git a/Classes/Domain/Model/MenuItem.php b/Classes/Domain/Model/MenuItem.php
index d8238c2731722ccbd0c221776162121339289811..5ec9a019ca7c10277e03968306383272a5412fd5 100644
--- a/Classes/Domain/Model/MenuItem.php
+++ b/Classes/Domain/Model/MenuItem.php
@@ -239,27 +239,84 @@ class MenuItem extends AbstractEntity
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the content
-     *
-     * @return string $content
+     * @return string
      */
     public function getContent(): string
     {
-        $uids = array_map(function (TtContent $ce) {
-            return $ce->getUid();
-        }, $this->getContentRecords()->toArray());
-
-        return implode(',', $uids);
+        return $this->getContentElementIdList();
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return ObjectStorage
+     * Get content elements
+     *
+     * @return \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Persistence\ObjectStorage
      */
-    public function getContentRecords(): ObjectStorage
+    public function getContentElements(): ObjectStorage
     {
         return $this->content;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set content element list
+     *
+     * @param \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Persistence\ObjectStorage $contentElements content elements
+     */
+    public function setContentElements(ObjectStorage $contentElements): void
+    {
+        $this->content = $contentElements;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds a content element to the record
+     *
+     * @param TtContent $contentElement
+     */
+    public function addContentElement(TtContent $contentElement): void
+    {
+        if ($this->getContentElements() === null) {
+            $this->content = new \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Persistence\ObjectStorage();
+        }
+        $this->content->attach($contentElement);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get id list of content elements
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getContentElementIdList(): string
+    {
+        return $this->getIdOfContentElements();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get translated id list of content elements
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getTranslatedContentElementIdList(): string
+    {
+        return $this->getIdOfContentElements(false);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Collect id list
+     *
+     * @param bool $original
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function getIdOfContentElements(bool $original = true): string
+    {
+        $idList = [];
+        $contentElements = $this->getContentElements();
+        if ($contentElements) {
+            foreach ($this->getContentElements() as $contentElement) {
+                $idList[] = $original ? $contentElement->getUid() : $contentElement->_getProperty('_localizedUid');
+            }
+        }
+        return implode(',', $idList);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Adds a MenuItem
      *