diff --git a/src/applications/favorites/engineextension/PhabricatorFavoritesMainMenuBarExtension.php b/src/applications/favorites/engineextension/PhabricatorFavoritesMainMenuBarExtension.php
--- a/src/applications/favorites/engineextension/PhabricatorFavoritesMainMenuBarExtension.php
+++ b/src/applications/favorites/engineextension/PhabricatorFavoritesMainMenuBarExtension.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
     $dropdown = $this->newDropdown($viewer);
     if (!$dropdown) {
-      return null;
+      return array();
     }
 
     $favorites_menu = id(new PHUIButtonView())
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@
       $menu_engine->setController($controller);
     }
 
-    $filter_view = $menu_engine->buildNavigation();
+    $filter_view = $menu_engine->newProfileMenuItemViewList()
+      ->newNavigationView();
 
     $menu_view = $filter_view->getMenu();
     $item_views = $menu_view->getItems();
diff --git a/src/applications/home/controller/PhabricatorHomeController.php b/src/applications/home/controller/PhabricatorHomeController.php
--- a/src/applications/home/controller/PhabricatorHomeController.php
+++ b/src/applications/home/controller/PhabricatorHomeController.php
@@ -1,44 +1,4 @@
 <?php
 
-abstract class PhabricatorHomeController extends PhabricatorController {
-
-  private $home;
-  private $profileMenu;
-
-  public function buildApplicationMenu() {
-    $menu = $this->newApplicationMenu();
-
-    $profile_menu = $this->getProfileMenu();
-    if ($profile_menu) {
-      $menu->setProfileMenu($profile_menu);
-    }
-
-    return $menu;
-  }
-
-  protected function getProfileMenu() {
-    if (!$this->profileMenu) {
-      $viewer = $this->getViewer();
-      $applications = id(new PhabricatorApplicationQuery())
-        ->setViewer($viewer)
-        ->withClasses(array('PhabricatorHomeApplication'))
-        ->withInstalled(true)
-        ->execute();
-      $home = head($applications);
-      if (!$home) {
-        return null;
-      }
-
-      $engine = id(new PhabricatorHomeProfileMenuEngine())
-        ->setViewer($viewer)
-        ->setController($this)
-        ->setProfileObject($home)
-        ->setCustomPHID($viewer->getPHID());
-
-      $this->profileMenu = $engine->buildNavigation();
-    }
-
-    return $this->profileMenu;
-  }
-
-}
+abstract class PhabricatorHomeController
+  extends PhabricatorController {}
diff --git a/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileBadgesController.php b/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileBadgesController.php
--- a/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileBadgesController.php
+++ b/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileBadgesController.php
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@
     $crumbs->addTextCrumb(pht('Badges'));
     $crumbs->setBorder(true);
 
-    $nav = $this->getProfileMenu();
-    $nav->selectFilter(PhabricatorPeopleProfileMenuEngine::ITEM_BADGES);
+    $nav = $this->newNavigation(
+      $user,
+      PhabricatorPeopleProfileMenuEngine::ITEM_BADGES);
 
     // Best option?
     $badges = id(new PhabricatorBadgesQuery())
diff --git a/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileCommitsController.php b/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileCommitsController.php
--- a/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileCommitsController.php
+++ b/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileCommitsController.php
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@
     $crumbs->addTextCrumb(pht('Recent Commits'));
     $crumbs->setBorder(true);
 
-    $nav = $this->getProfileMenu();
-    $nav->selectFilter(PhabricatorPeopleProfileMenuEngine::ITEM_COMMITS);
+    $nav = $this->newNavigation(
+      $user,
+      PhabricatorPeopleProfileMenuEngine::ITEM_COMMITS);
 
     $view = id(new PHUITwoColumnView())
       ->setHeader($header)
diff --git a/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileController.php b/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileController.php
--- a/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileController.php
+++ b/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileController.php
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   extends PhabricatorPeopleController {
 
   private $user;
-  private $profileMenu;
 
   public function shouldRequireAdmin() {
     return false;
@@ -19,34 +18,6 @@
     return $this->user;
   }
 
-  public function buildApplicationMenu() {
-    $menu = $this->newApplicationMenu();
-
-    $profile_menu = $this->getProfileMenu();
-    if ($profile_menu) {
-      $menu->setProfileMenu($profile_menu);
-    }
-
-    return $menu;
-  }
-
-  protected function getProfileMenu() {
-    if (!$this->profileMenu) {
-      $user = $this->getUser();
-      if ($user) {
-        $viewer = $this->getViewer();
-
-        $engine = id(new PhabricatorPeopleProfileMenuEngine())
-          ->setViewer($viewer)
-          ->setProfileObject($user);
-
-        $this->profileMenu = $engine->buildNavigation();
-      }
-    }
-
-    return $this->profileMenu;
-  }
-
   protected function buildApplicationCrumbs() {
     $crumbs = parent::buildApplicationCrumbs();
 
@@ -138,4 +109,24 @@
     return $header;
   }
 
+  final protected function newNavigation(
+    PhabricatorUser $user,
+    $item_identifier) {
+
+    $viewer = $this->getViewer();
+
+    $engine = id(new PhabricatorPeopleProfileMenuEngine())
+      ->setViewer($viewer)
+      ->setController($this)
+      ->setProfileObject($user);
+
+    $view_list = $engine->newProfileMenuItemViewList();
+
+    $view_list->setSelectedViewWithItemIdentifier($item_identifier);
+
+    $navigation = $view_list->newNavigationView();
+
+    return $navigation;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileManageController.php b/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileManageController.php
--- a/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileManageController.php
+++ b/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileManageController.php
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@
     $properties = $this->buildPropertyView($user);
     $name = $user->getUsername();
 
-    $nav = $this->getProfileMenu();
-    $nav->selectFilter(PhabricatorPeopleProfileMenuEngine::ITEM_MANAGE);
+    $nav = $this->newNavigation(
+      $user,
+      PhabricatorPeopleProfileMenuEngine::ITEM_MANAGE);
 
     $crumbs = $this->buildApplicationCrumbs();
     $crumbs->addTextCrumb(pht('Manage'));
diff --git a/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileRevisionsController.php b/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileRevisionsController.php
--- a/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileRevisionsController.php
+++ b/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileRevisionsController.php
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@
     $crumbs->addTextCrumb(pht('Recent Revisions'));
     $crumbs->setBorder(true);
 
-    $nav = $this->getProfileMenu();
-    $nav->selectFilter(PhabricatorPeopleProfileMenuEngine::ITEM_REVISIONS);
+    $nav = $this->newNavigation(
+      $user,
+      PhabricatorPeopleProfileMenuEngine::ITEM_REVISIONS);
 
     $view = id(new PHUITwoColumnView())
       ->setHeader($header)
diff --git a/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileTasksController.php b/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileTasksController.php
--- a/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileTasksController.php
+++ b/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileTasksController.php
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@
     $crumbs->addTextCrumb(pht('Assigned Tasks'));
     $crumbs->setBorder(true);
 
-    $nav = $this->getProfileMenu();
-    $nav->selectFilter(PhabricatorPeopleProfileMenuEngine::ITEM_TASKS);
+    $nav = $this->newNavigation(
+      $user,
+      PhabricatorPeopleProfileMenuEngine::ITEM_TASKS);
 
     $view = id(new PHUITwoColumnView())
       ->setHeader($header)
diff --git a/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileViewController.php b/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileViewController.php
--- a/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileViewController.php
+++ b/src/applications/people/controller/PhabricatorPeopleProfileViewController.php
@@ -64,15 +64,16 @@
           $calendar,
         ));
 
-    $nav = $this->getProfileMenu();
-    $nav->selectFilter(PhabricatorPeopleProfileMenuEngine::ITEM_PROFILE);
+    $navigation = $this->newNavigation(
+      $user,
+      PhabricatorPeopleProfileMenuEngine::ITEM_PROFILE);
 
     $crumbs = $this->buildApplicationCrumbs();
     $crumbs->setBorder(true);
 
     return $this->newPage()
       ->setTitle($user->getUsername())
-      ->setNavigation($nav)
+      ->setNavigation($navigation)
       ->setCrumbs($crumbs)
       ->setPageObjectPHIDs(
         array(
diff --git a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectBoardViewController.php b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectBoardViewController.php
--- a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectBoardViewController.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectBoardViewController.php
@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@
         return $content;
       }
 
-      $nav = $this->newWorkboardProfileMenu();
+      $nav = $this->newNavigation(
+        $project,
+        PhabricatorProject::ITEM_WORKBOARD);
 
       $crumbs = $this->buildApplicationCrumbs();
       $crumbs->addTextCrumb(pht('Workboard'));
@@ -719,7 +721,9 @@
       ->appendChild($board)
       ->addClass('project-board-wrapper');
 
-    $nav = $this->newWorkboardProfileMenu();
+    $nav = $this->newNavigation(
+      $project,
+      PhabricatorProject::ITEM_WORKBOARD);
 
     $divider = id(new PHUIListItemView())
       ->setType(PHUIListItemView::TYPE_DIVIDER);
@@ -1503,15 +1507,4 @@
       ->addCancelButton($profile_uri);
   }
 
-  private function newWorkboardProfileMenu() {
-    $default_item = id(new PhabricatorProfileMenuItemConfiguration())
-      ->setBuiltinKey(PhabricatorProject::ITEM_WORKBOARD);
-
-    $menu = parent::getProfileMenu($default_item);
-
-    $menu->addClass('project-board-nav');
-
-    return $menu;
-  }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectController.php b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectController.php
--- a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectController.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectController.php
@@ -84,30 +84,6 @@
     return null;
   }
 
-  public function buildApplicationMenu() {
-    $menu = $this->newApplicationMenu();
-
-    $profile_menu = $this->getProfileMenu();
-    if ($profile_menu) {
-      $menu->setProfileMenu($profile_menu);
-    }
-
-    $menu->setSearchEngine(new PhabricatorProjectSearchEngine());
-
-    return $menu;
-  }
-
-  protected function getProfileMenu($default_item = null) {
-    if (!$this->profileMenu) {
-      $engine = $this->getProfileMenuEngine();
-      if ($engine) {
-        $this->profileMenu = $engine->buildNavigation($default_item);
-      }
-    }
-
-    return $this->profileMenu;
-  }
-
   protected function buildApplicationCrumbs() {
     return $this->newApplicationCrumbs('profile');
   }
@@ -207,4 +183,23 @@
     return implode(', ', $result);
   }
 
+  final protected function newNavigation(
+    PhabricatorProject $project,
+    $item_identifier) {
+
+    $engine = $this->getProfileMenuEngine();
+
+    $view_list = $engine->newProfileMenuItemViewList();
+
+    $view_list->setSelectedViewWithItemIdentifier($item_identifier);
+
+    $navigation = $view_list->newNavigationView();
+
+    if ($item_identifier === PhabricatorProject::ITEM_WORKBOARD) {
+      $navigation->addClass('project-board-nav');
+    }
+
+    return $navigation;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectManageController.php b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectManageController.php
--- a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectManageController.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectManageController.php
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@
       new PhabricatorProjectTransactionQuery());
     $timeline->setShouldTerminate(true);
 
-    $nav = $this->getProfileMenu();
-    $nav->selectFilter(PhabricatorProject::ITEM_MANAGE);
+    $nav = $this->newNavigation(
+      $project,
+      PhabricatorProject::ITEM_MANAGE);
 
     $crumbs = $this->buildApplicationCrumbs();
     $crumbs->addTextCrumb(pht('Manage'));
diff --git a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectMembersViewController.php b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectMembersViewController.php
--- a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectMembersViewController.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectMembersViewController.php
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@
       ->setUserPHIDs($project->getWatcherPHIDs())
       ->setShowNote(true);
 
-    $nav = $this->getProfileMenu();
-    $nav->selectFilter(PhabricatorProject::ITEM_MEMBERS);
+    $nav = $this->newNavigation(
+      $project,
+      PhabricatorProject::ITEM_MEMBERS);
 
     $crumbs = $this->buildApplicationCrumbs();
     $crumbs->addTextCrumb(pht('Members'));
diff --git a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectProfileController.php b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectProfileController.php
--- a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectProfileController.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectProfileController.php
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@
       ->setBackground(PHUIObjectBoxView::BLUE_PROPERTY)
       ->setUserPHIDs($project->getWatcherPHIDs());
 
-    $nav = $this->getProfileMenu();
-    $nav->selectFilter(PhabricatorProject::ITEM_PROFILE);
+    $nav = $this->newNavigation(
+      $project,
+      PhabricatorProject::ITEM_PROFILE);
 
     $stories = id(new PhabricatorFeedQuery())
       ->setViewer($viewer)
diff --git a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectSubprojectsController.php b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectSubprojectsController.php
--- a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectSubprojectsController.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectSubprojectsController.php
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@
       $milestones,
       $subprojects);
 
-    $nav = $this->getProfileMenu();
-    $nav->selectFilter(PhabricatorProject::ITEM_SUBPROJECTS);
+    $nav = $this->newNavigation(
+      $project,
+      PhabricatorProject::ITEM_SUBPROJECTS);
 
     $crumbs = $this->buildApplicationCrumbs();
     $crumbs->addTextCrumb(pht('Subprojects'));
diff --git a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectViewController.php b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectViewController.php
--- a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectViewController.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectViewController.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     $project = $this->getProject();
 
     $engine = $this->getProfileMenuEngine();
-    $default = $engine->getDefaultItem();
+    $default = $engine->getDefaultMenuItemConfiguration();
 
     // If defaults are broken somehow, serve the manage page. See T13033 for
     // discussion.
diff --git a/src/applications/search/controller/PhabricatorApplicationSearchController.php b/src/applications/search/controller/PhabricatorApplicationSearchController.php
--- a/src/applications/search/controller/PhabricatorApplicationSearchController.php
+++ b/src/applications/search/controller/PhabricatorApplicationSearchController.php
@@ -387,7 +387,6 @@
     require_celerity_resource('application-search-view-css');
 
     return $this->newPage()
-      ->setApplicationMenu($this->buildApplicationMenu())
       ->setTitle(pht('Query: %s', $title))
       ->setCrumbs($crumbs)
       ->setNavigation($nav)
@@ -611,7 +610,6 @@
       ->setFooter($lists);
 
     return $this->newPage()
-      ->setApplicationMenu($this->buildApplicationMenu())
       ->setTitle(pht('Saved Queries'))
       ->setCrumbs($crumbs)
       ->setNavigation($nav)
diff --git a/src/view/page/PhabricatorStandardPageView.php b/src/view/page/PhabricatorStandardPageView.php
--- a/src/view/page/PhabricatorStandardPageView.php
+++ b/src/view/page/PhabricatorStandardPageView.php
@@ -32,18 +32,6 @@
     return $this->showFooter;
   }
 
-  public function setApplicationMenu($application_menu) {
-    // NOTE: For now, this can either be a PHUIListView or a
-    // PHUIApplicationMenuView.
-
-    $this->applicationMenu = $application_menu;
-    return $this;
-  }
-
-  public function getApplicationMenu() {
-    return $this->applicationMenu;
-  }
-
   public function setApplicationName($application_name) {
     $this->applicationName = $application_name;
     return $this;
@@ -345,7 +333,7 @@
       $menu->setController($this->getController());
     }
 
-    $application_menu = $this->getApplicationMenu();
+    $application_menu = $this->applicationMenu;
     if ($application_menu) {
       if ($application_menu instanceof PHUIApplicationMenuView) {
         $crumbs = $this->getCrumbs();
@@ -865,13 +853,6 @@
   public function produceAphrontResponse() {
     $controller = $this->getController();
 
-    if (!$this->getApplicationMenu()) {
-      $application_menu = $controller->buildApplicationMenu();
-      if ($application_menu) {
-        $this->setApplicationMenu($application_menu);
-      }
-    }
-
     $viewer = $this->getUser();
     if ($viewer && $viewer->getPHID()) {
       $object_phids = $this->pageObjects;
@@ -887,6 +868,14 @@
       $response = id(new AphrontAjaxResponse())
         ->setContent($content);
     } else {
+      // See T13247. Try to find some navigational menu items to create a
+      // mobile navigation menu from.
+      $application_menu = $controller->buildApplicationMenu();
+      if (!$application_menu) {
+        $application_menu = $this->getNavigation()->getMenu();
+      }
+      $this->applicationMenu = $application_menu;
+
       $content = $this->render();
 
       $response = id(new AphrontWebpageResponse())