diff --git a/__tests__/components/util/link.ts b/__tests__/components/util/link.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2467c6775
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/components/util/link.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import '../../test-utils/mock-window-url'
+
+import { isSubpath } from '../../../lib/components/util/link'
+
+describe('components > util > Link > isSubpath', () => {
+  it('should be true on a path that starts with the tracked path', () => {
+    expect(isSubpath('/', '/')).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(isSubpath('/trips', '/trips')).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(isSubpath('/trips/trip123', '/trips')).toBeTruthy()
+  })
+  it('should be false on a path that starts differently than the tracked path', () => {
+    expect(isSubpath('/trips/trip123', '/route')).toBeFalsy()
+    expect(isSubpath('/', '/route')).toBeFalsy()
+  })
+  it('should be false if tracking home (/) and on a path that is not home.', () => {
+    expect(isSubpath('/trips/trip123', '/')).toBeFalsy()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/lib/components/util/link.ts b/lib/components/util/link.ts
index 9797a4733..253c71057 100644
--- a/lib/components/util/link.ts
+++ b/lib/components/util/link.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ interface OwnProps extends AnchorHTMLAttributes<HTMLAnchorElement> {
   tracking?: boolean
 }
 
+/** Determines whether the given path is a subpath of the 'to' prop. */
+export function isSubpath(path: string, to: string): boolean {
+  return !isBlank(to) && (path === to || path.startsWith(`${to}/`))
+}
+
 /**
  * Renders an anchor element <a> with specified path and query params,
  * that preserves other existing query params.
@@ -25,8 +30,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state: AppReduxState, ownProps: OwnProps) => {
   const queryParams = combineQueryParams(toParams)
   const href = `#${to}${isBlank(queryParams) ? '' : `?${queryParams}`}`
 
-  const isActive =
-    tracking && !isBlank(to) && state.router.location.pathname === to
+  const isActive = tracking && isSubpath(state.router.location.pathname, to)
   return {
     className:
       className && isActive