diff --git a/MenuItem.php b/MenuItem.php
index 38cf2ca..4a1011b 100644
--- a/MenuItem.php
+++ b/MenuItem.php
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ class MenuItem extends AbstractItem {
 	 * @param string $type
 	 * @param string $label
 	 */
-	public function __construct(string $type, string $label) {
+	public function __construct(string $type, string $label = '') {
 		global $INFO;
 		$this->type = $type;
+		if ( empty($label) ) {
+			$label = ucfirst($type);
+		}
 		$this->label = $label;
 		parent::__construct();
 		// Edit the item to show a link to the requested children page
diff --git a/action.php b/action.php
index 2f2705e..e081f7f 100644
--- a/action.php
+++ b/action.php
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class action_plugin_childrenpages extends DokuWiki_Action_Plugin {
 	 * @param string     $type
 	 * @param string     $name
 	 */
-	protected function addMenuItem(Doku_Event $event, string $type, string $name) {
+	protected function addMenuItem(Doku_Event $event, string $type, string $name = '') {
 		$item = $this->generateMenuItem($type, $name);
 		$event->data['items'][] = $item;
 	}
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class action_plugin_childrenpages extends DokuWiki_Action_Plugin {
 	 *
 	 * @param string $type
 	 */
-	protected function generateMenuItem(string $type, string $name) {
+	protected function generateMenuItem(string $type, string $name = '') {
 		return new MenuItem($type, $name);
 	}
 }