diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/config.js b/docs/.vitepress/config.js
index c893144fe5..dcc065c400 100644
--- a/docs/.vitepress/config.js
+++ b/docs/.vitepress/config.js
@@ -131,7 +131,12 @@ gtag('config', 'UA-24637628-7');
 			dark: '/logo-dark.svg',
 		},
 		nav: [
-			{ text: 'Developer Reference', link: '/getting-started/quickstart' },
+			{
+				text: 'Developer Reference',
+				link: '/getting-started/quickstart',
+				// Active on every path except for '/', '/user-guide', '/packages'
+				activeMatch: '^\\/(?!$|user-guide|packages).*',
+			},
 			{
 				text: 'User Guide',
 				link: '/user-guide/overview/data-studio-app',