diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/index.ts b/packages/runtime/src/index.ts
index 6fcfddca4..6c36dcd06 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/index.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ export {
   matchRoutes,
   BrowserRouter,
   useSearchParams,
+  matchPath,
 } from 'react-router-dom';
-export { pathnameToRouteService } from './route';
+export { pathnameToRouteService, normalizeRoutePath } from './route';
 export { Helmet } from 'react-helmet-async';
 export { NoSSR } from './NoSSR';
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/route.ts b/packages/runtime/src/route.ts
index dc189e0b8..110c1aa23 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/route.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/route.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { Route } from '@rspress/shared';
 import { routes } from '__VIRTUAL_ROUTES__';
 import { matchRoutes } from 'react-router-dom';
 
-function normalizeRoutePath(routePath: string) {
+export function normalizeRoutePath(routePath: string) {
   return decodeURIComponent(routePath)
     .replace(/\.html$/, '')
     .replace(/\/index$/, '/');
diff --git a/packages/theme-default/src/components/Overview/index.tsx b/packages/theme-default/src/components/Overview/index.tsx
index a35161c6d..6f0117b12 100644
--- a/packages/theme-default/src/components/Overview/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/theme-default/src/components/Overview/index.tsx
@@ -153,9 +153,10 @@ export function Overview(props: {
 
   const { pages } = siteData;
   const overviewModules = pages.filter(page => subFilter(page.routePath));
-  let { items: overviewSidebarGroups } = useSidebarData() as {
-    items: (NormalizedSidebarGroup | SidebarItem)[];
-  };
+  let overviewSidebarGroups = useSidebarData() as (
+    | NormalizedSidebarGroup
+    | SidebarItem
+  )[];
 
   const {
     overview: {
diff --git a/packages/theme-default/src/components/Sidebar/index.tsx b/packages/theme-default/src/components/Sidebar/index.tsx
index 384c8876a..b1cf4a367 100644
--- a/packages/theme-default/src/components/Sidebar/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/theme-default/src/components/Sidebar/index.tsx
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export function Sidebar(props: Props) {
     props;
 
   const { pathname: rawPathname } = useLocation();
-  const { items: rawSidebarData } = useSidebarData();
+  const rawSidebarData = useSidebarData();
   const [sidebarData, setSidebarData] = useState<SidebarData>(() => {
     return rawSidebarData.filter(Boolean).flat();
   });
diff --git a/packages/theme-default/src/logic/getSidebarDataGroup.test.ts b/packages/theme-default/src/logic/getSidebarDataGroup.test.ts
index a9ce2bfbd..c93e3b53e 100644
--- a/packages/theme-default/src/logic/getSidebarDataGroup.test.ts
+++ b/packages/theme-default/src/logic/getSidebarDataGroup.test.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
-import { getSidebarDataGroup } from './getSidebarDataGroup';
+import { getSidebarDataGroup, isActive } from './getSidebarDataGroup';
 
-vi.mock('@rspress/runtime', () => {
+vi.mock('virtual-i18n-text', () => {
+  return { default: {} };
+});
+
+vi.mock('virtual-site-data', () => {
   return {
-    withBase: (arg0: string) => arg0,
-    pathnameToRouteService: (arg0: string) => {
-      const map: Record<string, string> = {
-        '/guide/getting-started': '/guide/getting-started',
-        '/api/react.use': '/api/react.use',
-        '/api/react.use.html': '/api/react.use',
-      };
-      return {
-        path: map[arg0],
-      };
+    default: {
+      base: '/',
     },
   };
 });
 
+vi.mock('__VIRTUAL_ROUTES__', () => {
+  return { routes: [] };
+});
+
 describe('getSidebarDataGroup', () => {
   it('when using "/"', async () => {
     expect(
@@ -33,15 +33,12 @@ describe('getSidebarDataGroup', () => {
         '/guide/getting-started',
       ),
     ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      {
-        "group": "Getting Started",
-        "items": [
-          {
-            "link": "/guide/getting-started",
-            "text": "Getting Started",
-          },
-        ],
-      }
+      [
+        {
+          "link": "/guide/getting-started",
+          "text": "Getting Started",
+        },
+      ]
     `);
   });
 
@@ -54,15 +51,36 @@ describe('getSidebarDataGroup', () => {
         '/api/react.use.html',
       ),
     ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      {
-        "group": "react.use",
-        "items": [
-          {
-            "link": "/api/react.use",
-            "text": "react.use",
-          },
-        ],
-      }
+      [
+        {
+          "link": "/api/react.use",
+          "text": "react.use",
+        },
+      ]
     `);
   });
 });
+
+describe('isActive', () => {
+  it('pass cases', () => {
+    const routes = [
+      '/api/config',
+      '/api/config.html',
+      '/api/config/',
+      '/api/config/index',
+      '/api/config/index.html',
+    ];
+
+    for (const route of routes) {
+      for (const route2 of routes) {
+        expect(isActive(route, route2)).toBeTruthy();
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('failed cases', () => {
+    expect(isActive('/api/config', '/api/config2')).toBeFalsy();
+    expect(isActive('/api/config', '/api/config/config2')).toBeFalsy();
+    expect(isActive('/api/config/index', '/api/config/config2')).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/theme-default/src/logic/getSidebarDataGroup.ts b/packages/theme-default/src/logic/getSidebarDataGroup.ts
index 786f44821..bee99193d 100644
--- a/packages/theme-default/src/logic/getSidebarDataGroup.ts
+++ b/packages/theme-default/src/logic/getSidebarDataGroup.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-import { pathnameToRouteService, withBase } from '@rspress/runtime';
+import {
+  normalizeRoutePath,
+  matchPath as reactRouterDomMatchPath,
+  withBase,
+} from '@rspress/runtime';
 import {
   type NormalizedSidebar,
   type NormalizedSidebarGroup,
@@ -8,12 +12,6 @@ import {
 } from '@rspress/shared';
 import type { SidebarData } from '../components';
 
-export interface SidebarDataGroup {
-  // The group name for the sidebar
-  group: string;
-  items: SidebarData;
-}
-
 /**
  * match the sidebar key in user config
  * @param pattern /zh/guide
@@ -53,13 +51,13 @@ export const matchPath = (
  * @returns
  */
 export function isActive(itemLink: string, currentPathname: string): boolean {
-  const linkMatchedRoute = pathnameToRouteService(withBase(itemLink));
-  const pathnameMatchedRoute = pathnameToRouteService(currentPathname);
-  return Boolean(
-    linkMatchedRoute &&
-      pathnameMatchedRoute &&
-      linkMatchedRoute.path === pathnameMatchedRoute.path,
+  const normalizedItemLink = normalizeRoutePath(withBase(itemLink));
+  const normalizedCurrentPathname = normalizeRoutePath(currentPathname);
+  const linkMatched = reactRouterDomMatchPath(
+    normalizedItemLink,
+    normalizedCurrentPathname,
   );
+  return linkMatched !== null;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -113,7 +111,7 @@ const match = (
 export const getSidebarDataGroup = (
   sidebar: NormalizedSidebar,
   currentPathname: string,
-): SidebarDataGroup => {
+): SidebarData => {
   /**
    * why sort?
    * {
@@ -130,15 +128,8 @@ export const getSidebarDataGroup = (
   for (const name of navRoutes) {
     if (matchPath(name, currentPathname)) {
       const sidebarGroup = sidebar[name];
-      const group = sidebarGroup.find(item => match(item, currentPathname));
-      return {
-        group: group && 'text' in group ? group.text : '',
-        items: sidebarGroup,
-      };
+      return sidebarGroup;
     }
   }
-  return {
-    group: 'Documentation',
-    items: [],
-  };
+  return [];
 };
diff --git a/packages/theme-default/src/logic/usePrevNextPage.ts b/packages/theme-default/src/logic/usePrevNextPage.ts
index 990f16f7a..89bca2a1c 100644
--- a/packages/theme-default/src/logic/usePrevNextPage.ts
+++ b/packages/theme-default/src/logic/usePrevNextPage.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useSidebarData } from './useSidebarData';
 
 export function usePrevNextPage() {
   const { pathname } = useLocation();
-  const { items } = useSidebarData();
+  const items = useSidebarData();
   const flattenTitles: SidebarItem[] = [];
 
   const walk = (sidebarItem: NormalizedSidebarGroup | SidebarItem) => {
diff --git a/packages/theme-default/src/logic/useSidebarData.ts b/packages/theme-default/src/logic/useSidebarData.ts
index a3855471f..5ced1536e 100644
--- a/packages/theme-default/src/logic/useSidebarData.ts
+++ b/packages/theme-default/src/logic/useSidebarData.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 import { useLocation } from '@rspress/runtime';
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
-import {
-  type SidebarDataGroup,
-  getSidebarDataGroup,
-} from './getSidebarDataGroup';
+import type { SidebarData } from '../components/Sidebar';
+import { getSidebarDataGroup } from './getSidebarDataGroup';
 import { useLocaleSiteData } from './useLocaleSiteData';
 
-export function useSidebarData(): SidebarDataGroup {
+export function useSidebarData(): SidebarData {
   const { sidebar } = useLocaleSiteData();
   const { pathname: rawPathname } = useLocation();
   const pathname = decodeURIComponent(rawPathname);
 
-  const sidebarData = useMemo(() => {
+  const sidebarData: SidebarData = useMemo(() => {
     return getSidebarDataGroup(sidebar, pathname);
   }, [sidebar, pathname]);