diff --git a/app/components/Sidebar/components/DocumentLink.tsx b/app/components/Sidebar/components/DocumentLink.tsx
index eb2696073..b064eccc1 100644
--- a/app/components/Sidebar/components/DocumentLink.tsx
+++ b/app/components/Sidebar/components/DocumentLink.tsx
@@ -334,7 +334,9 @@ function InnerDocumentLink(
                   />
                 }
                 isActive={(match, location: Location<{ starred?: boolean }>) =>
-                  !!match && location.state?.starred === inStarredSection
+                  (document
+                    ? location.pathname.endsWith(document.urlId)
+                    : !!match) && location.state?.starred === inStarredSection
                 }
                 isActiveDrop={isOverReparent && canDropToReparent}
                 depth={depth}