diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7d30e80f..a5bb9f88 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
         "@mantine/notifications": "7.16.2",
         "@mantine/nprogress": "7.16.2",
         "@mantine/spotlight": "7.16.2",
+        "@plotly/dash-component-plugins": "^1.2.0",
         "dayjs": "^1.11.10",
         "embla-carousel-auto-scroll": "^8.4.0",
         "embla-carousel-autoplay": "^8.4.0",
diff --git a/src/ts/components/core/NavLink.tsx b/src/ts/components/core/NavLink.tsx
index e36d4ed2..7e2ae49d 100644
--- a/src/ts/components/core/NavLink.tsx
+++ b/src/ts/components/core/NavLink.tsx
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ import {
 import { BoxProps } from "props/box";
 import { DashBaseProps, PersistenceProps } from "props/dash";
 import { StylesApiProps } from "props/styles";
-import React, { MouseEvent } from "react";
+import React, { MouseEvent, useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import { TargetProps, onClick } from "../../utils/anchor";
+import {History} from '@plotly/dash-component-plugins';
 
 interface Props
     extends BoxProps,
@@ -22,8 +23,11 @@ interface Props
     leftSection?: React.ReactNode;
     /** Section displayed on the right side of the label */
     rightSection?: React.ReactNode;
-    /** Determines whether the link should have active styles, `false` by default */
-    active?: boolean;
+    /** Determines whether the link should have active styles, `false` by default,
+     mimics NavLink behaviour from dash-bootstrap-components
+     exact will match the pathname exactly, whereas partial will only be concerned about the startsWith
+     */
+    active?: boolean | 'partial' | 'exact';
     /** Key of `theme.colors` of any valid CSS color to control active styles, `theme.primaryColor` by default */
     color?: MantineColor;
     /** href */
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ interface Props
 
 /** NavLink */
 const NavLink = (props: Props) => {
+    const [linkActive, setLinkActive] = useState(false);
     const {
         disabled,
         href,
@@ -64,9 +69,28 @@ const NavLink = (props: Props) => {
         persistence_type,
         setProps,
         loading_state,
+        active,
         ...others
     } = props;
 
+    const pathnameToActive = pathname => {
+        setLinkActive(
+          active === true ||
+            (active === 'exact' && pathname === href) ||
+            (active === 'partial' && pathname.startsWith(href))
+        );
+    };
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        pathnameToActive(window.location.pathname);
+
+        if (typeof active === 'string') {
+          History.onChange(() => {
+            pathnameToActive(window.location.pathname);
+          });
+        }
+    }, [active]);
+
     const onChange = (state: boolean) => {
         setProps({ opened: state });
     };
@@ -93,6 +117,7 @@ const NavLink = (props: Props) => {
                 target={target}
                 onChange={onChange}
                 disabled={disabled}
+                active={linkActive}
                 {...others}
             >
                 {children}
diff --git a/tests/test_navlink.py b/tests/test_navlink.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89f9c305
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_navlink.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import dash
+from dash import Dash, html, Output, Input, _dash_renderer, ALL, State
+import dash_mantine_components as dmc
+
+_dash_renderer._set_react_version("18.2.0")
+
+
+def navlink_app(active):
+    app = Dash(__name__, use_pages=True, pages_folder='')
+
+    app.layout = dmc.MantineProvider([
+        html.Div(
+            [
+                dmc.NavLink(label=f"link-{x}", id=f"link-{x}", href=f"/link-{x}", active=active,
+                            w=300)
+                for x in range(30)
+            ]
+        ),
+        dash.page_container
+    ])
+    return app
+
+def self_check_navlink(active, dash_duo, app):
+    dash_duo.start_server(app)
+
+    # Wait for the app to load
+    dash_duo.wait_for_element("#link-0")
+    els = dash_duo.find_elements('a[data-active]')
+    if isinstance(active, bool):
+        if active:
+            assert len(els) == 30
+            assert len(dash_duo.find_elements('a:not([data-active])')) == 0
+        else:
+            assert len(els) == 0
+            assert len(dash_duo.find_elements('a:not([data-active])')) == 30
+        return
+    else:
+        assert len(els) == 0
+    for t in [1, 5, 10, 12, 13, 20, 22]:
+        dash_duo.find_element(f'#link-{t}').click()
+        els = dash_duo.find_elements('a[data-active]')
+        if active == 'exact':
+            assert len(els) == 1
+        else:
+            if len(str(t)) > 1:
+                assert len(els) == 2
+            else:
+                assert len(els) == 1
+            for el in els:
+                assert el.get_attribute('id') in f"link-{t}"
+
+
+def test_001nl_navlink(dash_duo):
+    app = navlink_app(True)
+    self_check_navlink(True, dash_duo, app)
+
+def test_002nl_navlink(dash_duo):
+    app = navlink_app(False)
+    self_check_navlink(False, dash_duo, app)
+
+def test_003nl_navlink(dash_duo):
+    app = navlink_app('exact')
+    self_check_navlink('exact', dash_duo, app)
+
+def test_004nl_navlink(dash_duo):
+    app = navlink_app('partial')
+    self_check_navlink('partial', dash_duo, app)
+