diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/Sidebar.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/Sidebar.vue
index a37cde89f..95baafcfd 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/Sidebar.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/Sidebar.vue
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 <script setup>
-import { h, computed, onMounted } from 'vue';
+import { h, ref, computed, onMounted } from 'vue';
 import { provideSidebarContext } from './provider';
 import { useAccount } from 'dashboard/composables/useAccount';
 import { useKbd } from 'dashboard/composables/utils/useKbd';
 import { useMapGetter } from 'dashboard/composables/store';
 import { useStore } from 'vuex';
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
-import { useStorage } from '@vueuse/core';
 import { useSidebarKeyboardShortcuts } from './useSidebarKeyboardShortcuts';
 import { vOnClickOutside } from '@vueuse/components';
 import { emitter } from 'shared/helpers/mitt';
@@ -55,14 +54,7 @@ const toggleShortcutModalFn = show => {
 
 useSidebarKeyboardShortcuts(toggleShortcutModalFn);
 
-// We're using localStorage to store the expanded item in the sidebar
-// This helps preserve context when navigating between portal and dashboard layouts
-// and also when the user refreshes the page
-const expandedItem = useStorage(
-  'next-sidebar-expanded-item',
-  null,
-  sessionStorage
-);
+const expandedItem = ref(null);
 
 const setExpandedItem = name => {
   expandedItem.value = expandedItem.value === name ? null : name;
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/SidebarGroup.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/SidebarGroup.vue
index 090bc2c42..097f29c7d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/SidebarGroup.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/SidebarGroup.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup>
-import { computed, onMounted, nextTick } from 'vue';
+import { computed, onMounted, watch, nextTick } from 'vue';
 import { useSidebarContext } from './provider';
 import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router';
 import Policy from 'dashboard/components/policy.vue';
@@ -126,6 +126,16 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     setExpandedItem(props.name);
   }
 });
+
+watch(
+  hasActiveChild,
+  hasNewActiveChild => {
+    if (hasNewActiveChild && !isExpanded.value) {
+      setExpandedItem(props.name);
+    }
+  },
+  { once: true }
+);
 </script>
 
 <!-- eslint-disable-next-line vue/no-root-v-if -->