diff --git a/src/view/phui/PHUITimelineEventView.php b/src/view/phui/PHUITimelineEventView.php
--- a/src/view/phui/PHUITimelineEventView.php
+++ b/src/view/phui/PHUITimelineEventView.php
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@
       }
 
       $menu = javelin_tag(
-        $items ? 'a' : 'span',
+        'a',
         array(
           'href' => '#',
           'class' => 'phui-timeline-menu',