diff --git a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/MegaMenu/utils.test.ts b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/MegaMenu/utils.test.ts
index 0a99bffd6b3..ea5a289bd95 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/MegaMenu/utils.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/MegaMenu/utils.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,22 @@ import { enrichHelpItem, getActiveItem, findByUrl } from './utils';
 
 const starredDashboardUid = 'foo';
 const mockNavTree: NavModelItem[] = [
+  {
+    text: 'Bookmarks',
+    url: '/bookmarks',
+    id: 'bookmarks',
+    children: [
+      {
+        text: 'Item with children',
+        url: '/itemWithChildren',
+        id: 'item-with-children',
+        parentItem: {
+          text: 'Bookmarks',
+          id: 'bookmarks',
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+  },
   {
     text: 'Item',
     url: '/item',
@@ -112,6 +128,10 @@ describe('getActiveItem', () => {
     const mockPage: NavModelItem = {
       text: 'Some child page',
       id: 'child',
+      parentItem: {
+        text: 'Item with children',
+        id: 'item-with-children',
+      },
     };
     expect(getActiveItem(mockNavTree, mockPage)?.id).toEqual('child');
   });
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/MegaMenu/utils.ts b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/MegaMenu/utils.ts
index ab41e68dee6..e8864399a0c 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/MegaMenu/utils.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/components/AppChrome/MegaMenu/utils.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ export const getActiveItem = (
     }
   }
 
-  if (parentItem) {
+  // Do not search for the parent in the bookmarks section
+  const isInBookmarksSection = navTree[0]?.parentItem?.id === 'bookmarks';
+  if (parentItem && !isInBookmarksSection) {
     return getActiveItem(navTree, parentItem);
   }