diff --git a/src/app/(admin)/mobile-nav.tsx b/src/app/(admin)/mobile-nav.tsx
index 783eaf0..9e38795 100644
--- a/src/app/(admin)/mobile-nav.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(admin)/mobile-nav.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useState } from "react";
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
 import { MoreHorizontal, X } from "lucide-react";
-import { links, PRIMARY_COUNT } from "./nav-data";
+import { links, PRIMARY_COUNT, isLinkActive } from "./nav-data";
 
 export function MobileNav({ isAdmin }: { isAdmin: boolean }) {
   const pathname = usePathname();
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ export function MobileNav({ isAdmin }: { isAdmin: boolean }) {
   const visibleLinks = links.filter((link) => !link.adminOnly || isAdmin);
   const primary = visibleLinks.slice(0, PRIMARY_COUNT);
   const overflow = visibleLinks.slice(PRIMARY_COUNT);
-  const overflowActive = overflow.some((l) => pathname.startsWith(l.href));
+  const overflowActive = overflow.some((l) => isLinkActive(l, pathname, visibleLinks));
 
   function isActive(link: (typeof links)[number]) {
-    return link.exact ? pathname === link.href : pathname.startsWith(link.href);
+    return isLinkActive(link, pathname, visibleLinks);
   }
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/app/(admin)/nav-data.ts b/src/app/(admin)/nav-data.ts
index 595f679..6d756c0 100644
--- a/src/app/(admin)/nav-data.ts
+++ b/src/app/(admin)/nav-data.ts
@@ -23,3 +23,15 @@ export const links: NavLink[] = [
 ];
 
 export const PRIMARY_COUNT = 4;
+
+/**
+ * Highlights only the most specific match — e.g. on "/bookings/new", both it
+ * (exact) and "/bookings" (prefix) technically match; without this, both
+ * would light up at once. Picks the matching link with the longest href.
+ */
+export function isLinkActive(link: NavLink, pathname: string, allLinks: NavLink[]): boolean {
+  const matches = allLinks.filter((l) => (l.exact ? pathname === l.href : pathname.startsWith(l.href)));
+  if (matches.length === 0) return false;
+  const best = matches.reduce((a, b) => (b.href.length > a.href.length ? b : a));
+  return best.href === link.href;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/(admin)/nav-links.tsx b/src/app/(admin)/nav-links.tsx
index e4e9bcf..cac7eab 100644
--- a/src/app/(admin)/nav-links.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(admin)/nav-links.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
-import { links } from "./nav-data";
+import { links, isLinkActive } from "./nav-data";
 
 export function NavLinks({ isAdmin }: { isAdmin: boolean }) {
   const pathname = usePathname();
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ export function NavLinks({ isAdmin }: { isAdmin: boolean }) {
 
   return (
     <nav className="flex items-center gap-1">
-      {visibleLinks.map(({ href, label, icon: Icon, exact }) => {
-        const active = exact ? pathname === href : pathname.startsWith(href);
+      {visibleLinks.map((link) => {
+        const { href, label, icon: Icon } = link;
+        const active = isLinkActive(link, pathname, visibleLinks);
         return (
           <Link
             key={href}