diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 36c787c0..434ce4ec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## NEXT
+* fix: Resolved issue where `PaneItem` within `PaneItemExpander` remained accessible in `NavigationPane` compact mode ([#1081](https://github.com/bdlukaa/fluent_ui/issues/1081))
+
 ## 4.9.0
 
 * fix: ¹ `DropDownButton.closeAfterClick` is now correctly applied. ² Added `MenuFlyoutItem.closeAfterClick`, which defaults to `true`. ([#1016](https://github.com/bdlukaa/fluent_ui/issues/1016))
diff --git a/lib/src/controls/navigation/navigation_view/pane_items.dart b/lib/src/controls/navigation/navigation_view/pane_items.dart
index 7adb3472..b8fea2af 100644
--- a/lib/src/controls/navigation/navigation_view/pane_items.dart
+++ b/lib/src/controls/navigation/navigation_view/pane_items.dart
@@ -937,9 +937,9 @@ class _PaneItemExpanderMenuItem extends MenuFlyoutItemBase {
         forceEnabled: item.enabled,
         builder: (context, states) {
           final textStyle = (isSelected
-              ? navigationTheme.selectedTextStyle?.resolve(states)
-              : navigationTheme.unselectedTextStyle?.resolve(states))
-              ?? const TextStyle();
+                  ? navigationTheme.selectedTextStyle?.resolve(states)
+                  : navigationTheme.unselectedTextStyle?.resolve(states)) ??
+              const TextStyle();
           final iconTheme = IconThemeData(
             color: textStyle.color ??
                 (isSelected