diff --git a/lang/en/moodle.php b/lang/en/moodle.php
index 4aa150f52c7..549e25ba965 100644
--- a/lang/en/moodle.php
+++ b/lang/en/moodle.php
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ $string['categorycontents'] = 'Subcategories and courses';
 $string['categorycurrentcontents'] = 'Contents of {$a}';
 $string['categorydeleted'] = 'The category \'{$a}\' was deleted';
 $string['categoryduplicate'] = 'A category named \'{$a}\' already exists!';
+$string['categoryheader'] = 'Category menu';
 $string['categoryhidden'] = '(hidden)';
 $string['categorymodifiedcancel'] = 'Category was modified! Please cancel and try again.';
 $string['categoryname'] = 'Category name';
diff --git a/lib/classes/navigation/views/secondary.php b/lib/classes/navigation/views/secondary.php
index e28655811f6..4cc2cf71f49 100644
--- a/lib/classes/navigation/views/secondary.php
+++ b/lib/classes/navigation/views/secondary.php
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ class secondary extends view {
                 $this->load_module_navigation();
                 $defaultmoremenunodes = $this->get_default_module_more_menu_nodes();
                 break;
+            case CONTEXT_COURSECAT:
+                $this->headertitle = get_string('categoryheader');
+                $this->load_category_navigation();
+                break;
             case CONTEXT_SYSTEM:
                 $this->headertitle = get_string('homeheader');
                 $this->load_admin_navigation();
@@ -244,6 +248,19 @@ class secondary extends view {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Load the course category navigation.
+     */
+    protected function load_category_navigation(): void {
+        $settingsnav = $this->page->settingsnav;
+        $mainnode = $settingsnav->find('categorysettings', self::TYPE_CONTAINER);
+        if ($mainnode) {
+            $url = new \moodle_url('/course/index.php', ['categoryid' => $this->context->instanceid]);
+            $this->add($this->context->get_context_name(), $url, self::TYPE_CONTAINER, null, 'categorymain');
+            $this->load_remaining_nodes($mainnode, []);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Load the site admin navigation
      */
diff --git a/lib/classes/navigation/views/view.php b/lib/classes/navigation/views/view.php
index e711f7f5131..428cce91fa3 100644
--- a/lib/classes/navigation/views/view.php
+++ b/lib/classes/navigation/views/view.php
@@ -58,14 +58,6 @@ abstract class view extends navigation_node {
 
         $this->page = $page;
         $this->context = $this->page->context;
-
-        // Not all pages override the active url. Do it now.
-        if ($this->page->has_set_url()) {
-            self::override_active_url(new \moodle_url($this->page->url));
-        } else {
-            self::override_active_url(new \moodle_url($FULLME));
-        }
-
         $this->children = new navigation_node_collection();
     }
 
@@ -89,9 +81,25 @@ abstract class view extends navigation_node {
         return $nodesordered;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Scan the given node for the active node. It starts first with a strict search and then switches to a base search if
+     * required.
+     *
+     * @param navigation_node $node The node to scan.
+     * @return navigation_node|null The active node or null.
+     */
+    protected function scan_for_active_node(navigation_node $node): ?navigation_node {
+        $result = $this->active_node_scan($node);
+        if (!is_null($result)) {
+            return $result;
+        } else {
+            return $this->active_node_scan($node, URL_MATCH_BASE);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * This function recursively scans nodes until it finds the active node or there
-     * are no more nodes. We are using a custom implementation here to be more strict with the comparison
+     * are no more nodes. We are using a custom implementation here to adjust the strictness
      * and also because we need the parent node and not the specific child node in the new views.
      * e.g. Structure for site admin,
      *      SecondaryNav
@@ -102,16 +110,18 @@ abstract class view extends navigation_node {
      * In the above example, if we are on the 'User Policies' page, the active node should be 'Users'
      *
      * @param navigation_node $node
+     * @param int $strictness How stict to be with the scan for the active node.
      * @return navigation_node|null
      */
-    protected function scan_for_active_node(navigation_node $node): ?navigation_node {
-        if ($node->check_if_active()) {
+    protected function active_node_scan(navigation_node $node, int $strictness = URL_MATCH_EXACT): ?navigation_node {
+
+        if ($node->check_if_active($strictness)) {
             return $node; // No need to continue, exit function.
         }
 
         if ($node->children->count() > 0) {
             foreach ($node->children as $child) {
-                if ($this->scan_for_active_node($child)) {
+                if ($this->active_node_scan($child, $strictness)) {
                     // If node is one of the new views then set the active node to the child.
                     if (!$node instanceof view) {
                         $node->make_active();
@@ -122,10 +132,12 @@ abstract class view extends navigation_node {
                     }
 
                     return $node; // We have found the active node, set the parent status, no need to continue.
+                } else {
+                    // Make sure to reset the active state.
+                    $child->make_inactive();
                 }
             }
         }
-
         return null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/navigationlib.php b/lib/navigationlib.php
index e8a8abf75e6..fdd52a5052e 100644
--- a/lib/navigationlib.php
+++ b/lib/navigationlib.php
@@ -5326,7 +5326,7 @@ class settings_navigation extends navigation_node {
         if (can_edit_in_category($catcontext->instanceid)) {
             $url = new moodle_url('/course/management.php', array('categoryid' => $catcontext->instanceid));
             $editstring = get_string('managecategorythis');
-            $categorynode->add($editstring, $url, self::TYPE_SETTING, null, null, new pix_icon('i/edit', ''));
+            $categorynode->add($editstring, $url, self::TYPE_SETTING, null, 'managecategory', new pix_icon('i/edit', ''));
         }
 
         if (has_capability('moodle/category:manage', $catcontext)) {
diff --git a/lib/tests/navigation/views/secondary_test.php b/lib/tests/navigation/views/secondary_test.php
index fa511af14b5..a1a217cb91b 100644
--- a/lib/tests/navigation/views/secondary_test.php
+++ b/lib/tests/navigation/views/secondary_test.php
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ class secondary_test extends \advanced_testcase {
 
         }
         $PAGE->set_url($pageurl);
+        navigation_node::override_active_url($pageurl);
         $PAGE->set_course($pagecourse);
         $PAGE->set_context($contextrecord);