diff --git a/admin/app/components/solidus_admin/sidebar/component.html.erb b/admin/app/components/solidus_admin/sidebar/component.html.erb
index 00c34bca45c..fd7cc4603ab 100644
--- a/admin/app/components/solidus_admin/sidebar/component.html.erb
+++ b/admin/app/components/solidus_admin/sidebar/component.html.erb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   <% end %>
   <nav data-controller="main-nav" class="mt-2">
     <ul>
-      <%= render @item_component.with_collection(items) %>
+      <%= render @item_component.with_collection(items, fullpath: request.fullpath) %>
     </ul>
   </nav>
 </aside>
diff --git a/admin/app/components/solidus_admin/sidebar/item/component.rb b/admin/app/components/solidus_admin/sidebar/item/component.rb
index 045c4d501a5..5d4ce1c9865 100644
--- a/admin/app/components/solidus_admin/sidebar/item/component.rb
+++ b/admin/app/components/solidus_admin/sidebar/item/component.rb
@@ -4,12 +4,17 @@
 class SolidusAdmin::Sidebar::Item::Component < SolidusAdmin::BaseComponent
   with_collection_parameter :item
 
+  # @param item [SolidusAdmin::MainNavItem
+  # @param fullpath [String] the current path
+  # @param url_helpers [#solidus_admin, #spree] context for generating paths
   def initialize(
     item:,
+    fullpath: "#",
     url_helpers: Struct.new(:spree, :solidus_admin).new(spree, solidus_admin)
   )
     @item = item
     @url_helpers = url_helpers
+    @fullpath = fullpath
   end
 
   def name
@@ -59,11 +64,11 @@ def nested_items
     tag.nav(
       class: nested_nav_active_classes
     ) do
-      render self.class.with_collection(@item.children, url_helpers: @url_helpers)
+      render self.class.with_collection(@item.children, url_helpers: @url_helpers, fullpath: @fullpath)
     end
   end
 
   def active?
-    @item.active?(@url_helpers, request.fullpath)
+    @item.active?(@url_helpers, @fullpath)
   end
 end
diff --git a/admin/spec/components/previews/solidus_admin/sidebar/component_preview.rb b/admin/spec/components/previews/solidus_admin/sidebar/component_preview.rb
index 4949fdefcf6..5c766c60781 100644
--- a/admin/spec/components/previews/solidus_admin/sidebar/component_preview.rb
+++ b/admin/spec/components/previews/solidus_admin/sidebar/component_preview.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,20 @@ def active?
     end
   end
 
+  # The item component is used to render main navigation items, which are
+  # rendered within the sidebar.
+  #
+  # It needs to be passed a {SolidusAdmin::MainNavItem} instance, which
+  # represents the data for a main navigation item.
+  #
+  # ```ruby
+  # item = SolidusAdmin::MainNavItem.new(
+  #   key: :overview,
+  #   position: 80
+  # )
+  # render component("sidebar/item", item: item)
+  # ```
+  #
   # @param store_name text
   # @param store_url url
   # @param logo_path text { description: "Asset path to the store logo" }
diff --git a/admin/spec/components/previews/solidus_admin/sidebar/item/component_preview.rb b/admin/spec/components/previews/solidus_admin/sidebar/item/component_preview.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cb90bdb0ea2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/spec/components/previews/solidus_admin/sidebar/item/component_preview.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "solidus_admin/main_nav_item"
+
+# @component "sidebar/item"
+class SolidusAdmin::Sidebar::Item::ComponentPreview < ViewComponent::Preview
+  include SolidusAdmin::Preview
+
+  DUMMY_ROUTE = :foo_path
+
+  DUMMY_PATH = "#"
+
+  # @param active toggle { description: "Whether the item is active" }
+  # @param key text { description: "ID also used for i18n" }
+  # @param icon text { description: "RemixIcon name (https://remixicon.com/)" }
+  def overview(active: false, key: "orders", icon: "inbox-line")
+    item = SolidusAdmin::MainNavItem.new(
+      key: key,
+      icon: icon,
+      position: 1,
+      route: DUMMY_ROUTE
+    )
+
+    render_with_template(
+      locals: {
+        item: item,
+        url_helpers: url_helpers,
+        fullpath: fullpath(active)
+      }
+    )
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  # solidus_admin.foo_path => "#"
+  def url_helpers
+    Struct.new(:solidus_admin).new(
+      Struct.new(DUMMY_ROUTE).new(DUMMY_PATH)
+    )
+  end
+
+  def fullpath(active)
+    active ? DUMMY_PATH : ""
+  end
+end
diff --git a/admin/spec/components/previews/solidus_admin/sidebar/item/component_preview/overview.html.erb b/admin/spec/components/previews/solidus_admin/sidebar/item/component_preview/overview.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d8df49071d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/spec/components/previews/solidus_admin/sidebar/item/component_preview/overview.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<ul class="w-[17.78rem]">
+  <%= render current_component.new(
+    item: item,
+    url_helpers: url_helpers,
+    fullpath: fullpath
+  ) %>
+</ul>
diff --git a/admin/spec/components/solidus_admin/sidebar/item/component_spec.rb b/admin/spec/components/solidus_admin/sidebar/item/component_spec.rb
index 731ec73c3ff..40333db2b39 100644
--- a/admin/spec/components/solidus_admin/sidebar/item/component_spec.rb
+++ b/admin/spec/components/solidus_admin/sidebar/item/component_spec.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ def url_helpers(solidus_admin: {}, spree: {})
     )
   end
 
+  it "renders the overview preview" do
+    render_preview(:overview)
+  end
+
   it "renders the item" do
     item = SolidusAdmin::MainNavItem.new(key: "orders", route: :orders_path, position: 1)
     component = described_class.new(
@@ -61,13 +65,14 @@ def url_helpers(solidus_admin: {}, spree: {})
                   .new(key: "products", route: :products_path, position: 1)
     inactive_component = described_class.new(
       item: inactive_item,
-      url_helpers: url_helpers(solidus_admin: { orders_path: "/admin/orders" })
+      url_helpers: url_helpers(solidus_admin: { orders_path: "/admin/orders" }),
+      fullpath: "/admin/products"
     )
     active_component = described_class.new(
       item: active_item,
-      url_helpers: url_helpers(solidus_admin: { products_path: "/admin/products" })
+      url_helpers: url_helpers(solidus_admin: { products_path: "/admin/products" }),
+      fullpath: "/admin/products"
     )
-    allow_any_instance_of(ActionDispatch::Request).to receive(:fullpath).and_return("/admin/products")
 
     render_inline(inactive_component)
     inactive_classes = page.find("a", text: "Orders")[:class]