diff --git a/doc/_templates/sidebar-nav-bs.html b/doc/_templates/sidebar-nav-bs.html
index f592a910dfbda1..8298b66568e200 100644
--- a/doc/_templates/sidebar-nav-bs.html
+++ b/doc/_templates/sidebar-nav-bs.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <nav class="bd-links" id="bd-docs-nav" aria-label="Main navigation">
-  <div class="bd-toc-item active">
+  <div class="bd-toc-item navbar-nav">
     {% if pagename.startswith("reference") %}
     {{ generate_toctree_html("sidebar", maxdepth=4, collapse=True, includehidden=True, titles_only=True) }}
     {% else %}