diff --git a/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/expandable-admin-sidebar-section/expandable-admin-sidebar-section.component.ts b/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/expandable-admin-sidebar-section/expandable-admin-sidebar-section.component.ts
index 1b09d330c22..43d314ecdd3 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/expandable-admin-sidebar-section/expandable-admin-sidebar-section.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/expandable-admin-sidebar-section/expandable-admin-sidebar-section.component.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export class ExpandableAdminSidebarSectionComponent extends AdminSidebarSectionC
     this.sidebarActiveBg$ = this.variableService.getVariable('--ds-admin-sidebar-active-bg');
     this.isSidebarCollapsed$ = this.menuService.isMenuCollapsed(this.menuID);
     this.isSidebarPreviewCollapsed$ = this.menuService.isMenuPreviewCollapsed(this.menuID);
-    this.isExpanded$ = combineLatestObservable([this.active, this.isSidebarCollapsed$, this.isSidebarPreviewCollapsed$]).pipe(
+    this.isExpanded$ = combineLatestObservable([this.active$, this.isSidebarCollapsed$, this.isSidebarPreviewCollapsed$]).pipe(
       map(([active, sidebarCollapsed, sidebarPreviewCollapsed]) => (active && (!sidebarCollapsed || !sidebarPreviewCollapsed))),
     );
   }
diff --git a/src/app/navbar/expandable-navbar-section/expandable-navbar-section.component.html b/src/app/navbar/expandable-navbar-section/expandable-navbar-section.component.html
index 00752e7c042..70d6b2b5b2a 100644
--- a/src/app/navbar/expandable-navbar-section/expandable-navbar-section.component.html
+++ b/src/app/navbar/expandable-navbar-section/expandable-navbar-section.component.html
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 <div class="ds-menu-item-wrapper text-md-center"
     [id]="'expandable-navbar-section-' + section.id"
-    (mouseenter)="onMouseEnter($event, isActive)"
-    (mouseleave)="onMouseLeave($event, isActive)"
-    data-test="navbar-section-wrapper"
-    *ngVar="(active | async) as isActive">
+    (mouseenter)="onMouseEnter($event)"
+    (mouseleave)="onMouseLeave($event)"
+    data-test="navbar-section-wrapper">
     <a href="javascript:void(0);" routerLinkActive="active"
        role="menuitem"
        (keyup.enter)="toggleSection($event)"
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@
        (keydown.space)="$event.preventDefault()"
        aria-haspopup="menu"
        data-test="navbar-section-toggler"
-       [attr.aria-expanded]="isActive"
+       [attr.aria-expanded]="(active$ | async).valueOf()"
        [attr.aria-controls]="expandableNavbarSectionId(section.id)"
        class="d-flex flex-row flex-nowrap align-items-center gapx-1 ds-menu-toggler-wrapper"
        [class.disabled]="section.model?.disabled"
@@ -20,11 +19,10 @@
       <span class="flex-fill">
         <ng-container
           *ngComponentOutlet="(sectionMap$ | async).get(section.id).component; injector: (sectionMap$ | async).get(section.id).injector;"></ng-container>
-<!--        <span class="sr-only">{{'nav.expandable-navbar-section-suffix' | translate}}</span>-->
       </span>
       <i class="fas fa-caret-down fa-xs toggle-menu-icon" aria-hidden="true"></i>
     </a>
-    <div @slide *ngIf="isActive" (click)="deactivateSection($event)"
+    <div @slide *ngIf="(active$ | async).valueOf() === true" (click)="deactivateSection($event)"
         [id]="expandableNavbarSectionId(section.id)"
         role="menu"
         class="dropdown-menu show nav-dropdown-menu m-0 shadow-none border-top-0 px-3 px-md-0 pt-0 pt-md-1">
diff --git a/src/app/navbar/expandable-navbar-section/expandable-navbar-section.component.ts b/src/app/navbar/expandable-navbar-section/expandable-navbar-section.component.ts
index 92da978af7d..7f4405e2b60 100644
--- a/src/app/navbar/expandable-navbar-section/expandable-navbar-section.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/navbar/expandable-navbar-section/expandable-navbar-section.component.ts
@@ -84,13 +84,12 @@ export class ExpandableNavbarSectionComponent extends NavbarSectionComponent imp
   /**
    * When the mouse enters the section toggler activate the menu section
    * @param $event
-   * @param isActive
    */
-  onMouseEnter($event: Event, isActive: boolean) {
+  onMouseEnter($event: Event): void {
     this.isMobile$.pipe(
       first(),
     ).subscribe((isMobile) => {
-      if (!isMobile && !isActive && !this.mouseEntered) {
+      if (!isMobile && !this.active$.value && !this.mouseEntered) {
         this.activateSection($event);
       }
       this.mouseEntered = true;
@@ -100,13 +99,12 @@ export class ExpandableNavbarSectionComponent extends NavbarSectionComponent imp
   /**
    * When the mouse leaves the section toggler deactivate the menu section
    * @param $event
-   * @param isActive
    */
-  onMouseLeave($event: Event, isActive: boolean) {
+  onMouseLeave($event: Event): void {
     this.isMobile$.pipe(
       first(),
     ).subscribe((isMobile) => {
-      if (!isMobile && isActive && this.mouseEntered) {
+      if (!isMobile && this.active$.value && this.mouseEntered) {
         this.deactivateSection($event);
       }
       this.mouseEntered = false;
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/menu-section/menu-section.component.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/menu-section/menu-section.component.ts
index f59c0b5594e..685ebe6b991 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/menu-section/menu-section.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/menu-section/menu-section.component.ts
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ import { MenuSection } from '../menu-section.model';
 export class MenuSectionComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   /**
-   * Observable that emits whether or not this section is currently active
+   * {@link BehaviorSubject} containing the current state to whether this section is currently active
    */
-  active: Observable<boolean>;
+  active$: BehaviorSubject<boolean> = new BehaviorSubject(false);
 
   /**
    * The ID of the menu this section resides in
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ export class MenuSectionComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    * Set initial values for instance variables
    */
   ngOnInit(): void {
-    this.active = this.menuService.isSectionActive(this.menuID, this.section.id).pipe(distinctUntilChanged());
+    this.menuService.isSectionActive(this.menuID, this.section.id).pipe(distinctUntilChanged()).subscribe((isActive: boolean) => {
+      this.active$.next(isActive);
+    });
     this.initializeInjectorData();
   }