diff --git a/source/packages/com_mokosuitebackup/mokosuitebackup.xml b/source/packages/com_mokosuitebackup/mokosuitebackup.xml
index 76d0579..4efcd62 100644
--- a/source/packages/com_mokosuitebackup/mokosuitebackup.xml
+++ b/source/packages/com_mokosuitebackup/mokosuitebackup.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@
 	<administration>
 		<menu img="class:archive">COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP</menu>
 		<submenu>
+			<menu link="option=com_mokosuitebackup&amp;view=dashboard"
+				  img="class:home"
+				  alt="Dashboard">COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_SUBMENU_DASHBOARD</menu>
+			<menu link="option=com_mokosuitebackup&amp;view=backups"
+				  img="class:database"
+				  alt="Backups">COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_SUBMENU_BACKUPS</menu>
+			<menu link="option=com_mokosuitebackup&amp;view=profiles"
+				  img="class:cog"
+				  alt="Profiles">COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_SUBMENU_PROFILES</menu>
 		</submenu>
 		<files folder=".">
 			<folder>cli</folder>
diff --git a/source/script.php b/source/script.php
index e5a044c..3c79849 100644
--- a/source/script.php
+++ b/source/script.php
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ class Pkg_MokoSuiteBackupInstallerScript
 			return;
 		}
 
+		// Ensure submenu items exist (Joomla only creates them on fresh install)
+		$this->ensureSubmenuItems();
+
 		// Sync submenu icons in #__menu (Joomla doesn't update icons on upgrades)
 		$this->syncMenuIcons();
 
@@ -327,6 +330,109 @@ class Pkg_MokoSuiteBackupInstallerScript
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Ensure admin submenu items exist in #__menu.
+	 *
+	 * On updates Joomla does not re-create submenu entries from the manifest,
+	 * so we use the Installer's own _buildAdminMenus pathway via the
+	 * component's MenuTable API to create any missing items.
+	 */
+	private function ensureSubmenuItems(): void
+	{
+		$submenus = [
+			[
+				'link'  => 'index.php?option=com_mokosuitebackup&view=dashboard',
+				'title' => 'COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_SUBMENU_DASHBOARD',
+				'img'   => 'class:home',
+			],
+			[
+				'link'  => 'index.php?option=com_mokosuitebackup&view=backups',
+				'title' => 'COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_SUBMENU_BACKUPS',
+				'img'   => 'class:database',
+			],
+			[
+				'link'  => 'index.php?option=com_mokosuitebackup&view=profiles',
+				'title' => 'COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_SUBMENU_PROFILES',
+				'img'   => 'class:cog',
+			],
+		];
+
+		try {
+			$db = Factory::getDbo();
+
+			// Find the parent menu item for our component
+			$query = $db->getQuery(true)
+				->select([$db->quoteName('id'), $db->quoteName('menutype')])
+				->from($db->quoteName('#__menu'))
+				->where($db->quoteName('client_id') . ' = 1')
+				->where($db->quoteName('level') . ' = 1')
+				->where($db->quoteName('link') . ' LIKE ' . $db->quote('index.php?option=com_mokosuitebackup%'))
+				->setLimit(1);
+			$db->setQuery($query);
+			$parent = $db->loadObject();
+
+			if (!$parent) {
+				return;
+			}
+
+			// Get the component extension_id
+			$query = $db->getQuery(true)
+				->select($db->quoteName('extension_id'))
+				->from($db->quoteName('#__extensions'))
+				->where($db->quoteName('element') . ' = ' . $db->quote('com_mokosuitebackup'))
+				->where($db->quoteName('type') . ' = ' . $db->quote('component'))
+				->setLimit(1);
+			$db->setQuery($query);
+			$componentId = (int) $db->loadResult();
+
+			if (!$componentId) {
+				return;
+			}
+
+			foreach ($submenus as $submenu) {
+				// Check if this submenu item already exists
+				$query = $db->getQuery(true)
+					->select('COUNT(*)')
+					->from($db->quoteName('#__menu'))
+					->where($db->quoteName('client_id') . ' = 1')
+					->where($db->quoteName('link') . ' = ' . $db->quote($submenu['link']));
+				$db->setQuery($query);
+
+				if ((int) $db->loadResult() > 0) {
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				// Use Joomla's MenuTable to create the item properly
+				$table = Factory::getApplication()
+					->bootComponent('com_menus')
+					->getMVCFactory()
+					->createTable('Menu', 'Administrator');
+
+				$table->menutype     = $parent->menutype;
+				$table->title        = $submenu['title'];
+				$table->alias        = strtolower(str_replace(' ', '-', $submenu['title']));
+				$table->link         = $submenu['link'];
+				$table->type         = 'component';
+				$table->published    = 1;
+				$table->parent_id    = $parent->id;
+				$table->level        = 2;
+				$table->component_id = $componentId;
+				$table->client_id    = 1;
+				$table->img          = $submenu['img'];
+				$table->language     = '*';
+				$table->access       = 1;
+
+				$table->setLocation($parent->id, 'last-child');
+
+				if (!$table->check() || !$table->store()) {
+					error_log('MokoSuiteBackup: Failed to create submenu "' . $submenu['title'] . '": ' . $table->getError());
+				}
+			}
+		} catch (\Throwable $e) {
+			error_log('MokoSuiteBackup: ensureSubmenuItems() failed: ' . $e->getMessage());
+		}
+	}
+
 	private function syncMenuIcons(): void
 	{
 		$iconMap = [