diff --git a/src/CP/Navigation/NavItem.php b/src/CP/Navigation/NavItem.php
index 8135a640c93..37f029a180a 100644
--- a/src/CP/Navigation/NavItem.php
+++ b/src/CP/Navigation/NavItem.php
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 namespace Statamic\CP\Navigation;
 
+use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Statamic\Facades\CP\Nav;
+use Statamic\Facades\URL;
 use Statamic\Statamic;
 use Statamic\Support\Html;
 use Statamic\Support\Str;
@@ -131,6 +133,21 @@ public function url($url = null)
             ->value($url);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Generate active URL pattern to determine when to resolve children for `hasActiveChild()` checks.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $url
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function generateActivePatternForCpUrl($url)
+    {
+        $cpUrl = url(config('statamic.cp.route')).'/';
+
+        $relativeUrl = str_replace($cpUrl, '', URL::removeQueryAndFragment($url));
+
+        return $relativeUrl.'(/(.*)?|$)';
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get editable url for nav builder UI.
      */
@@ -239,6 +256,32 @@ public function isChild($isChild = null)
             ->value($isChild);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Active URL pattern to determine when to resolve children for `hasActiveChild()` checks.
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function active($pattern = null)
+    {
+        return $this->fluentlyGetOrSet('active')->value($pattern);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine when to resolve children for `hasActiveChild()` checks.
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    protected function shouldResolveChildren()
+    {
+        if (! $this->active) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $pattern = preg_quote(config('statamic.cp.route'), '#').'/'.$this->active;
+
+        return preg_match('#'.$pattern.'#', request()->decodedPath()) === 1;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Resolve children closure.
      *
@@ -300,30 +343,38 @@ public function can($ability = null, $arguments = [])
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get or set pattern for active state styling.
+     * Get whether the nav item is currently active.
      *
-     * @param  string|null  $pattern
-     * @return mixed
+     * @return bool
      */
-    public function active($pattern = null)
+    public function isActive()
     {
-        return $this->fluentlyGetOrSet('active')->value($pattern);
+        if ($this->hasActiveChild()) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return request()->url() === URL::removeQueryAndFragment($this->url);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get whether the nav item is currently active.
+     * Get whether the nav item has a currently active child.
      *
      * @return bool
      */
-    public function isActive()
+    protected function hasActiveChild()
     {
-        if (! $this->active) {
-            return false;
+        if ($this->shouldResolveChildren()) {
+            $this->resolveChildren();
         }
 
-        $pattern = preg_quote(config('statamic.cp.route'), '#').'/'.$this->active;
+        if (! $this->children() instanceof Collection) {
+            return false;
+        }
 
-        return preg_match('#'.$pattern.'#', request()->decodedPath()) === 1;
+        return $this
+            ->children()
+            ->filter(fn ($item) => $item->isActive())
+            ->isNotEmpty();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -441,22 +492,4 @@ public static function snakeCase($string)
 
         return $string;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Generate active pattern for CP url.
-     *
-     * @param  string  $url
-     * @return string
-     */
-    protected function generateActivePatternForCpUrl($url)
-    {
-        $cpUrl = url(config('statamic.cp.route')).'/';
-
-        $url = Str::before($url, '?'); // Remove query params
-        $url = Str::before($url, '#'); // Remove anchors
-
-        $relativeUrl = str_replace($cpUrl, '', $url);
-
-        return $relativeUrl.'(/(.*)?|$)';
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Facades/Endpoint/URL.php b/src/Facades/Endpoint/URL.php
index 9a3f6cc2267..cd4e1261b65 100644
--- a/src/Facades/Endpoint/URL.php
+++ b/src/Facades/Endpoint/URL.php
@@ -301,4 +301,18 @@ public function gravatar($email, $size = null)
 
         return $url;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Remove query and fragment from end of URL.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $url
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function removeQueryAndFragment($url)
+    {
+        $url = Str::before($url, '?'); // Remove query params
+        $url = Str::before($url, '#'); // Remove anchor fragment
+
+        return $url;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/CP/Navigation/NavPreferencesTest.php b/tests/CP/Navigation/NavPreferencesTest.php
index 0257d3d8ef1..5b3b64510e1 100644
--- a/tests/CP/Navigation/NavPreferencesTest.php
+++ b/tests/CP/Navigation/NavPreferencesTest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Tests\CP\Navigation;
 
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Request;
 use Statamic\Facades;
 use Tests\PreventSavingStacheItemsToDisk;
 use Tests\TestCase;
@@ -1637,6 +1638,55 @@ public function it_can_build_with_hidden_items()
         $this->assertEquals('@modify', $contentItems->keyBy->display()->get('Globetrotters')->manipulations()['action']);
     }
 
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_checks_active_status_on_moved_items()
+    {
+        Facades\Taxonomy::make('topics')->save();
+        Facades\Taxonomy::make('tags')->save();
+
+        $items = $this->buildNavWithPreferences([
+            'top_level' => [
+                'content::collections::articles' => [
+                    'action' => '@move',
+                    'children' => [
+                        'content::taxonomies::topics' => '@move',
+                    ],
+                ],
+            ],
+        ], true);
+
+        $articles = $items->get('Top Level')->keyBy->display()->get('Articles');
+        $topics = $articles->children()->first();
+        $taxonomies = $items->get('Content')->keyBy->display()->get('Taxonomies');
+        $tags = $items->get('Content')->keyBy->display()->get('Taxonomies')->children()->first();
+
+        $this->assertFalse($articles->isActive());
+        $this->assertFalse($topics->isActive());
+        $this->assertFalse($taxonomies->isActive());
+        $this->assertFalse($tags->isActive());
+
+        Request::swap(Request::create('http://localhost/cp/collections/articles'));
+
+        $this->assertTrue($articles->isActive());
+        $this->assertFalse($topics->isActive());
+        $this->assertFalse($taxonomies->isActive());
+        $this->assertFalse($tags->isActive());
+
+        Request::swap(Request::create('http://localhost/cp/taxonomies/topics'));
+
+        $this->assertTrue($articles->isActive());
+        $this->assertTrue($topics->isActive());
+        $this->assertFalse($taxonomies->isActive());
+        $this->assertFalse($tags->isActive());
+
+        Request::swap(Request::create('http://localhost/cp/taxonomies/tags'));
+
+        $this->assertFalse($articles->isActive());
+        $this->assertFalse($topics->isActive());
+        $this->assertTrue($taxonomies->isActive());
+        $this->assertTrue($tags->isActive());
+    }
+
     private function buildNavWithPreferences($preferences, $withHidden = false)
     {
         $this->actingAs(tap(Facades\User::make()->makeSuper())->save());
diff --git a/tests/CP/Navigation/NavTest.php b/tests/CP/Navigation/NavTest.php
index 0636f4d3f8e..0fe2d54bde4 100644
--- a/tests/CP/Navigation/NavTest.php
+++ b/tests/CP/Navigation/NavTest.php
@@ -433,15 +433,15 @@ public function it_checks_if_active()
         $this->assertFalse($hello->isActive());
         $this->assertFalse($helloWithQueryParams->isActive());
         $this->assertFalse($helloWithAnchor->isActive());
-        $this->assertTrue($hell->isActive());
+        $this->assertFalse($hell->isActive());
         $this->assertFalse($localNotCp->isActive());
         $this->assertFalse($external->isActive());
         $this->assertFalse($externalSecure->isActive());
 
         Request::swap(Request::create('http://localhost/cp/hello/test'));
-        $this->assertTrue($hello->isActive());
-        $this->assertTrue($helloWithQueryParams->isActive());
-        $this->assertTrue($helloWithAnchor->isActive());
+        $this->assertFalse($hello->isActive());
+        $this->assertFalse($helloWithQueryParams->isActive());
+        $this->assertFalse($helloWithAnchor->isActive());
         $this->assertFalse($hell->isActive());
         $this->assertFalse($localNotCp->isActive());
         $this->assertFalse($external->isActive());
@@ -466,6 +466,66 @@ public function it_checks_if_active()
         $this->assertFalse($externalSecure->isActive());
     }
 
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_checks_if_has_active_children()
+    {
+        $collections = Nav::content('Collections')
+            ->url('http://localhost/cp/collections')
+            ->children(function () use (&$pages, &$articles) {
+                return [
+                    $pages = Nav::item('Pages')->url('/cp/collections/pages'),
+                    $articles = Nav::item('Articles')->url('/cp/collections/articles'),
+                ];
+            });
+
+        Request::swap(Request::create('http://localhost/cp/collections/articles'));
+        $this->assertTrue($collections->isActive());
+        $this->assertFalse($pages->isActive());
+        $this->assertTrue($articles->isActive());
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_can_get_has_active_children_status_with_custom_resolve_children_pattern()
+    {
+        $collections = Nav::content('Custom Collections Url')
+            ->url('http://localhost/cp/custom/url')
+            ->active('collections*')
+            ->children(function () use (&$pages, &$articles) {
+                return [
+                    $pages = Nav::item('Pages')->url('/cp/collections/pages'),
+                    $articles = Nav::item('Articles')->url('/cp/collections/articles'),
+                ];
+            });
+
+        Request::swap(Request::create('http://localhost/cp/collections/articles'));
+        $this->assertTrue($collections->isActive());
+        $this->assertFalse($pages->isActive());
+        $this->assertTrue($articles->isActive());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @deprecated
+     *
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function it_can_get_has_active_children_status_with_deprecated_active_pattern()
+    {
+        $collections = Nav::content('Custom Collections Url')
+            ->url('http://localhost/cp/custom/url')
+            ->active('collections*')
+            ->children(function () use (&$pages, &$articles) {
+                return [
+                    $pages = Nav::item('Pages')->url('/cp/collections/pages'),
+                    $articles = Nav::item('Articles')->url('/cp/collections/articles'),
+                ];
+            });
+
+        Request::swap(Request::create('http://localhost/cp/collections/articles'));
+        $this->assertTrue($collections->isActive());
+        $this->assertFalse($pages->isActive());
+        $this->assertTrue($articles->isActive());
+    }
+
     /** @test */
     public function it_sets_the_url()
     {
@@ -502,7 +562,7 @@ public function it_gets_a_cleaner_editable_version_of_the_url()
     }
 
     /** @test */
-    public function it_does_not_automatically_add_an_active_pattern_when_setting_url_if_one_is_already_defined()
+    public function it_does_not_automatically_add_a_resolve_children_pattern_when_setting_url_if_one_is_already_defined()
     {
         $nav = Nav::create('cp-relative')->active('foo.*')->url('foo/bar');
         $this->assertEquals('http://localhost/cp/foo/bar', $nav->url());
diff --git a/tests/Facades/UrlTest.php b/tests/Facades/UrlTest.php
index 8cc5673540e..74c9e534ab0 100644
--- a/tests/Facades/UrlTest.php
+++ b/tests/Facades/UrlTest.php
@@ -229,4 +229,23 @@ public function relativeProvider()
             ['/foo/bar/?bar=baz#fragment', '/foo/bar/?bar=baz#fragment'],
         ];
     }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_can_remove_query_and_fragment()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals('https://example.com', URL::removeQueryAndFragment('https://example.com?query'));
+        $this->assertEquals('https://example.com', URL::removeQueryAndFragment('https://example.com#anchor'));
+        $this->assertEquals('https://example.com', URL::removeQueryAndFragment('https://example.com?foo=bar&baz=qux'));
+        $this->assertEquals('https://example.com', URL::removeQueryAndFragment('https://example.com?foo=bar&baz=qux#anchor'));
+
+        $this->assertEquals('https://example.com/', URL::removeQueryAndFragment('https://example.com/?query'));
+        $this->assertEquals('https://example.com/', URL::removeQueryAndFragment('https://example.com/#anchor'));
+        $this->assertEquals('https://example.com/', URL::removeQueryAndFragment('https://example.com/?foo=bar&baz=qux'));
+        $this->assertEquals('https://example.com/', URL::removeQueryAndFragment('https://example.com/?foo=bar&baz=qux#anchor'));
+
+        $this->assertEquals('https://example.com/about', URL::removeQueryAndFragment('https://example.com/about?query'));
+        $this->assertEquals('https://example.com/about', URL::removeQueryAndFragment('https://example.com/about#anchor'));
+        $this->assertEquals('https://example.com/about', URL::removeQueryAndFragment('https://example.com/about?foo=bar&baz=qux'));
+        $this->assertEquals('https://example.com/about', URL::removeQueryAndFragment('https://example.com/about?foo=bar&baz=qux#anchor'));
+    }
 }