diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPMenuLink.vue b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPMenuLink.vue
index 6a55e795d22d..63903c8b71f4 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPMenuLink.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPMenuLink.vue
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const { page } = useData()
 <template>
   <div class="VPMenuLink">
     <VPLink 
-      :class="{ active: isActive(page.relativePath, item.activeMatch || item.link) }"
+      :class="{ active: isActive(page.relativePath, item.activeMatch || item.link, !!item.activeMatch) }"
       :href="item.link"
     >
       {{ item.text }}