diff --git a/modules/backend/classes/Controller.php b/modules/backend/classes/Controller.php
index bb413249fe..cfd71b5227 100644
--- a/modules/backend/classes/Controller.php
+++ b/modules/backend/classes/Controller.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use Config;
 use Request;
 use Backend;
+use BackendMenu;
 use Redirect;
 use Response;
 use Exception;
@@ -115,6 +116,21 @@ class Controller extends ControllerBase
      */
     protected $guarded = [];
 
+    /**
+     * @var string Plugin author's name specified by the extending controller class in order to properly set the backend context
+     */
+    protected $author;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string Plugin's name specified by the extending controller class in order to properly set the backend context
+     */
+    protected $plugin;
+
+    /**
+     * @var ?string Side menu item code specified by the extending controller class in order to properly set the backend context
+     */
+    protected $sideMenuItemCode = null;
+
     /**
      * Constructor.
      */
@@ -159,6 +175,8 @@ public function __construct()
         }
 
         $this->extendableConstruct();
+
+        BackendMenu::setContext("$this->author.$this->plugin", strtolower($this->plugin), $this->sideMenuItemCode);
     }
 
     public function __get($name)
diff --git a/modules/backend/console/scaffold/controller/controller.stub b/modules/backend/console/scaffold/controller/controller.stub
index 1d0b5c8cda..48172d722e 100644
--- a/modules/backend/console/scaffold/controller/controller.stub
+++ b/modules/backend/console/scaffold/controller/controller.stub
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?php namespace {{ plugin_namespace }}\Controllers;
 
-use BackendMenu;
 use Backend\Classes\Controller;
 
 /**
@@ -23,14 +22,26 @@ class {{ studly_name }} extends Controller
         '{{ lower_author }}.{{ lower_plugin }}.{{ lower_name }}.manage_all',
     ];
 
-    public function __construct()
-    {
-        parent::__construct();
+    /**
+     * @var string Plugin author's name specified by the extending controller class in order to properly set the backend context
+     */
+    protected $author = '{{ studly_author }}';
+
+    /**
+     * @var string Plugin's name specified by the extending controller class in order to properly set the backend context
+     */
+    protected $plugin = '{{ studly_plugin }}';
 
-        BackendMenu::setContext('{{ plugin_code }}', '{{ lower_plugin }}', '{{ lower_name }}');
-    {% if sidebar %}
+    /**
+     * @var ?string Side menu item code specified by the extending controller class in order to properly set the backend context
+     */
+    protected $sideMenuItemCode = '{{ lower_name }}';
+
+{% if sidebar %}
+    /**
+     * @var string Body class property used for customising the layout on a controller basis.
+     */
+    public $bodyClass = 'compact-container';
+{% endif -%}
 
-        $this->bodyClass = 'compact-container';
-    {% endif -%}
-    }
 }