Index: typo3/sysext/cms/tslib/class.tslib_menu.php
===================================================================
--- typo3/sysext/cms/tslib/class.tslib_menu.php	(revision 5515)
+++ typo3/sysext/cms/tslib/class.tslib_menu.php	(working copy)
@@ -1429,6 +1429,7 @@
 	 */
 	function isItemState($kind,$key)	{
 		$natVal=0;
+		$uid = $this->resolveLinkUid($key);
 		if ($this->menuArr[$key]['ITEM_STATE'])	{		// If any value is set for ITEM_STATE the normal evaluation is discarded
 			if (!strcmp($this->menuArr[$key]['ITEM_STATE'],$kind))	{$natVal=1;}
 		} else {
@@ -1437,19 +1438,19 @@
 					$natVal = $this->menuArr[$key]['isSpacer'];
 				break;
 				case 'IFSUB':
-					$natVal = $this->isSubMenu($this->menuArr[$key]['uid']);
+					$natVal = $this->isSubMenu($uid);
 				break;
 				case 'ACT':
-					$natVal = $this->isActive($this->menuArr[$key]['uid'], $this->getMPvar($key));
+					$natVal = $this->isActive($uid, $this->getMPvar($key));
 				break;
 				case 'ACTIFSUB':
-					$natVal = $this->isActive($this->menuArr[$key]['uid'], $this->getMPvar($key)) && $this->isSubMenu($this->menuArr[$key]['uid']);
+					$natVal = $this->isActive($uid, $this->getMPvar($key)) && $this->isSubMenu($uid);
 				break;
 				case 'CUR':
-					$natVal = $this->isCurrent($this->menuArr[$key]['uid'], $this->getMPvar($key));
+					$natVal = $this->isCurrent($uid, $this->getMPvar($key));
 				break;
 				case 'CURIFSUB':
-					$natVal = $this->isCurrent($this->menuArr[$key]['uid'], $this->getMPvar($key)) && $this->isSubMenu($this->menuArr[$key]['uid']);
+					$natVal = $this->isCurrent($uid, $this->getMPvar($key)) && $this->isSubMenu($uid);
 				break;
 				case 'USR':
 					$natVal = $this->menuArr[$key]['fe_group'];
@@ -1461,6 +1462,25 @@
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * Resolves the final link uid of the given page id, if page of given ID is of type shortcut
+	 *
+	 * @param	integer	uid of the page.
+	 * @return	integer	Returns the uid of the linked page
+	 * @access private
+	 */
+	function resolveLinkUid($key) {
+		$page = &$this->menuArr[$key];
+		if ($page['doktype'] == 4) {
+			$shortcutPage = $GLOBALS['TSFE']->getPageShortcut($page['shortcut'],$page['shortcut_mode'],$page['uid']);
+			if (is_array($shortcutPage) && $shortcutPage['uid']) {
+				return $shortcutPage['uid'];
+			}
+		}
+		return $page['uid'];
+	}
+
+
+	/**
 	 * Creates an access-key for a TMENU/GMENU menu item based on the menu item titles first letter
 	 *
 	 * @param	string		Menu item title.