diff --git a/democrasite/templates/base.html b/democrasite/templates/base.html
index 3256423..2c9d1fd 100644
--- a/democrasite/templates/base.html
+++ b/democrasite/templates/base.html
@@ -114,7 +114,9 @@
               <hr class="d-block d-md-none" />
               <ul class="navbar-nav">
                 <li class="nav-item">
-                  <a href="{% url 'social:note-list' %}" class="nav-link">{% trans 'ActivityPub' %}</a>
+                  <a href="{% url 'social:note-list' %}"
+                     class="nav-link
+                            {% if request.resolver_match.app_name == 'activitypub' %}active{% endif %}">{% trans 'ActivityPub' %}</a>
                 </li>
                 {% if debug %}
                   <li class="nav-item">
diff --git a/democrasite/templates/social/base.html b/democrasite/templates/social/base.html
index 723f9bc..06b7180 100644
--- a/democrasite/templates/social/base.html
+++ b/democrasite/templates/social/base.html
@@ -10,15 +10,23 @@
 
 {% block nav_user_pages %}
   <li class="nav-item">
-    <a class="nav-link" href="{% url 'social:note-list' %}">Notes</a>
+    {% url 'social:note-list' as url_notes %}
+    <a href="{{ url_notes }}"
+       class="nav-link
+              {% if request.path == url_notes %}active{% endif %}">Notes</a>
   </li>
   {% if user.person %}
     <li class="nav-item">
-      <a class="nav-link" href="{% url 'social:following-notes' %}">Following</a>
+      {% url 'social:following-notes' as url_following %}
+      <a href="{{ url_following }}"
+         class="nav-link
+                {% if request.path == url_following %}active{% endif %}">Following</a>
     </li>
     <li class="nav-item">
-      <a class="nav-link"
-         href="{% url 'social:person-detail' username=user.username %}">Profile</a>
+      {% url 'social:person-detail' username=user.username as url_profile %}
+      <a href="{{ url_profile }}"
+         class="nav-link
+                {% if request.path == url_profile %}active{% endif %}">Profile</a>
     </li>
   {% else %}
     <form class="form-inline"
diff --git a/democrasite/templates/webiscite/base.html b/democrasite/templates/webiscite/base.html
index dcb6141..8c315ea 100644
--- a/democrasite/templates/webiscite/base.html
+++ b/democrasite/templates/webiscite/base.html
@@ -5,19 +5,27 @@
 {% block nav_user_pages %}
   <li class="nav-item">
     {# URL provided by django-allauth/account/urls.py #}
-    <a class="nav-link"
-       href="{% url 'users:detail' request.user.username %}">{% trans 'Profile' %}</a>
+    {% url 'users:detail' request.user.username as url_profile %}
+    <a href="{{ url_profile }}"
+       class="nav-link
+              {% if request.path == url_profile %}active{% endif %}">{% trans 'Profile' %}</a>
   </li>
   {# lazy way to check if user is logged in with github #}
   {% for provider in socialaccount_providers %}
     {% if provider.id == 'github' %}
       <li class="nav-item">
-        <a href="{% url 'webiscite:my-bills' %}" class="nav-link">{% trans 'Proposals' %}</a>
+        {% url 'webiscite:my-bills' as url_proposals %}
+        <a href="{{ url_proposals }}"
+           class="nav-link
+                  {% if request.path == url_proposals %}active{% endif %}">{% trans 'Proposals' %}</a>
       </li>
     {% endif %}
   {% endfor %}
   <li class="nav-item">
-    <a href="{% url 'webiscite:my-bill-votes' %}" class="nav-link">{% trans 'Votes Cast' %}</a>
+    {% url 'webiscite:my-bill-votes' as url_my_votes %}
+    <a href="{{ url_my_votes }}"
+       class="nav-link
+              {% if request.path == url_my_votes %}active{% endif %}">{% trans 'Votes Cast' %}</a>
   </li>
 {% endblock nav_user_pages %}