diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 36872e6..8976bfc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Version 0.12.2
+
+- fix: headed menu item presentation logic
+
 ## Version 0.12.1
 
 - fix: headed menu item selection logic
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 28f840e..203d416 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "ubo-gui"
-version = "0.12.1"
+version = "0.12.2"
 description = "GUI sdk for Ubo Pod"
 authors = ["Sassan Haradji <sassanh@gmail.com>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/ubo_gui/menu/__init__.py b/ubo_gui/menu/__init__.py
index 3db9fdb..b5d00ae 100644
--- a/ubo_gui/menu/__init__.py
+++ b/ubo_gui/menu/__init__.py
@@ -385,7 +385,8 @@ def _menu_items(
         offset = -(PAGE_SIZE - 1) if isinstance(menu, HeadedMenu) else 0
         items: list[Item | None] = list(
             self.current_menu_items[
-                self.page_index * PAGE_SIZE + offset : self.page_index * PAGE_SIZE
+                max(self.page_index * PAGE_SIZE + offset, 0) : self.page_index
+                * PAGE_SIZE
                 + PAGE_SIZE
                 + offset
             ],
@@ -438,8 +439,7 @@ def _render_menu(self: MenuWidget, *_: object) -> PageWidget | None:
             list_widget = HeaderMenuPageWidget(
                 items,
                 name=f'Page {self.get_depth()} 0',
-                count=PAGE_SIZE + 1 if self.render_surroundings else PAGE_SIZE,
-                offset=1 if self.render_surroundings else 0,
+                count=PAGE_SIZE - 2,
                 render_surroundings=self.render_surroundings,
                 padding_bottom=self.padding_bottom,
                 padding_top=self.padding_top,
@@ -484,8 +484,7 @@ def handle_sub_heading_change(sub_heading: str) -> None:
             list_widget = NormalMenuPageWidget(
                 items,
                 name=f'Page {self.get_depth()} 0',
-                count=PAGE_SIZE + 2 if self.render_surroundings else PAGE_SIZE,
-                offset=1 if self.render_surroundings else 0,
+                count=PAGE_SIZE,
                 render_surroundings=self.render_surroundings,
                 padding_bottom=self.padding_bottom,
                 padding_top=self.padding_top,
diff --git a/ubo_gui/menu/widgets/header_menu_page_widget.py b/ubo_gui/menu/widgets/header_menu_page_widget.py
index 6b179e3..5b74be7 100644
--- a/ubo_gui/menu/widgets/header_menu_page_widget.py
+++ b/ubo_gui/menu/widgets/header_menu_page_widget.py
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ def __init__(
     def adjust_item_widgets(self: HeaderMenuPageWidget, *args: object) -> None:
         """Initialize the widget."""
         _ = args
-        for _ in range(len(self.item_widgets), self.count - 2):
+        for _ in range(len(self.item_widgets), self._count - self._offset):
             self.item_widgets.append(ItemWidget(size_hint=(1, None)))
             self.ids.layout.add_widget(self.item_widgets[-1])
-        for _ in range(self.count - 2, len(self.item_widgets)):
+        for _ in range(self._count - self._offset, len(self.item_widgets)):
             self.ids.layout.remove_widget(self.item_widgets[-1])
             del self.item_widgets[-1]
         self.render()
@@ -63,15 +63,13 @@ def render(self: HeaderMenuPageWidget, *_: object) -> None:
         """Render the widget."""
         if not self.item_widgets:
             return
-        offset = 1 if self.render_surroundings else 0
-        for i in range(self.count - 2):
-            self.item_widgets[i].item = (
-                self.items[i + offset] if i + offset < len(self.items) else None
+        for i in range(self._offset, self._count):
+            self.item_widgets[i - self._offset].item = (
+                self.items[i] if i < len(self.items) else None
             )
 
     def get_item(self: HeaderMenuPageWidget, index: int) -> Item | None:
         """Get the item at the given index."""
-        offset = 1 if self.render_surroundings else 0
         if index < HEADER_SIZE:
             warnings.warn(
                 f'index must be greater than or equal to {HEADER_SIZE}',
@@ -80,7 +78,7 @@ def get_item(self: HeaderMenuPageWidget, index: int) -> Item | None:
             )
             return None
         try:
-            return self.items[index - HEADER_SIZE + offset]
+            return self.items[index + self.offset - HEADER_SIZE]
         except IndexError:
             return None
 
diff --git a/ubo_gui/menu/widgets/normal_menu_page_widget.py b/ubo_gui/menu/widgets/normal_menu_page_widget.py
index e715d17..9df5542 100644
--- a/ubo_gui/menu/widgets/normal_menu_page_widget.py
+++ b/ubo_gui/menu/widgets/normal_menu_page_widget.py
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ def __init__(
     def adjust_item_widgets(self: NormalMenuPageWidget, *args: object) -> None:
         """Initialize the widget."""
         _ = args
-        for _ in range(len(self.item_widgets), self.count):
+        for _ in range(len(self.item_widgets), self._count):
             self.item_widgets.append(ItemWidget(size_hint=(1, None)))
             self.ids.layout.add_widget(self.item_widgets[-1])
-        for _ in range(self.count, len(self.item_widgets)):
-            self.ids.layout.remove_widgeT(self.item_widgets[-1])
+        for _ in range(self._count, len(self.item_widgets)):
+            self.ids.layout.remove_widget(self.item_widgets[-1])
             del self.item_widgets[-1]
         self.render()
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def render(self: NormalMenuPageWidget, *_: object) -> None:
         """Render the widget."""
         if not self.item_widgets:
             return
-        for i in range(self.count):
+        for i in range(self._count):
             self.item_widgets[i].item = self.items[i] if i < len(self.items) else None
 
 
diff --git a/ubo_gui/page/__init__.py b/ubo_gui/page/__init__.py
index 9cecec3..9e69dbb 100644
--- a/ubo_gui/page/__init__.py
+++ b/ubo_gui/page/__init__.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ class PageWidget(Screen):
     items: Sequence[Item | None] = ListProperty([])
     title: str | None = StringProperty(allownone=True, defaultvalue=None)
     count: int = NumericProperty(defaultvalue=PAGE_MAX_ITEMS)
-    offset: int = NumericProperty(defaultvalue=0)
     placeholder: str | None = StringProperty(allownone=True)
     render_surroundings: bool = BooleanProperty(
         defaultvalue=False,
@@ -44,6 +43,14 @@ def get_is_empty(self: PageWidget) -> bool:
 
     is_empty: bool = AliasProperty(getter=get_is_empty, bind=('items',))
 
+    @property
+    def _count(self: PageWidget) -> int:
+        return self.count + (2 if self.render_surroundings else 0)
+
+    @property
+    def _offset(self: PageWidget) -> int:
+        return 1 if self.render_surroundings else 0
+
     def go_up(self: Self) -> None:
         """Implement this method to provide custom logic for up key."""
         return
@@ -83,14 +90,14 @@ def __init__(
         """
         self.items = items or []
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        if items and len(items) > self.count:
-            msg = f"""`PageWidget` is initialized with more than `MAX_ITEMS`={
+        if items and len(items) > self._count:
+            msg = f"""`PageWidget` is initialized with more than `count`={
             self.count} items"""
             raise ValueError(msg)
 
     def get_item(self: PageWidget, index: int) -> Item | None:
         """Get the page item at the given index."""
-        index += self.offset
+        index += self._offset
         if not 0 <= index < len(self.items):
             msg = f"""index must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than {
             len(self.items)}"""