diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 580b5f78d06..eb0e6bafce6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 - Fixed a bug where links within the Queue Manager utility weren’t styled like links. ([#14716](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/issues/14716))
 - Fixed a bug where tooltips within element labels caused the element title to be read twice by screen readers.
 - Fixed a styling issue when editing an entry without any meta fields. ([#14721](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/issues/14721))
+- Fixed a bug where the `_includes/nav.twig` template wasn’t marking nested nav items as selected. ([#14735](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/pull/14735))
 
 ## 5.0.0 - 2024-03-26
 
diff --git a/src/templates/_includes/nav.twig b/src/templates/_includes/nav.twig
index b676ca924d0..733534750ea 100644
--- a/src/templates/_includes/nav.twig
+++ b/src/templates/_includes/nav.twig
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         } %}
           {% if item.heading is defined %}
             <span>{{ item.heading }}</span>
-            {{ _self.list(item.nested) }}
+            {{ _self.list(item.nested, selectedItem) }}
           {% else %}
             {{ tag('a', {
               class: {