diff --git a/packages/component-base/src/url-utils.d.ts b/packages/component-base/src/url-utils.d.ts
index a27131f610b..299fd33678a 100644
--- a/packages/component-base/src/url-utils.d.ts
+++ b/packages/component-base/src/url-utils.d.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * Check if two paths can be resolved as URLs
- * with the same origin and pathname.
+ * Checks if two paths match based on their origin, pathname, and query parameters.
+ *
+ * The function matches an actual URL against an expected URL to see if they share
+ * the same base origin (like https://example.com), the same path (like /path/to/page),
+ * and if the actual URL contains at least all the query parameters with the same values
+ * from the expected URL.
  */
-export declare function matchPaths(path1: string, path2: string): boolean;
+export declare function matchPaths(actual: string, expected: string): boolean;
diff --git a/packages/component-base/src/url-utils.js b/packages/component-base/src/url-utils.js
index 7658d1f06f2..a08139cc06d 100644
--- a/packages/component-base/src/url-utils.js
+++ b/packages/component-base/src/url-utils.js
@@ -5,15 +5,37 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * Check if two paths can be resolved as URLs
- * with the same origin and pathname.
+ * Checks if one set of URL parameters contains all the parameters
+ * with the same values from another set.
  *
- * @param {string} path1
- * @param {string} path2
+ * @param {URLSearchParams} actual
+ * @param {URLSearchParams} expected
  */
-export function matchPaths(path1, path2) {
+function containsQueryParams(actual, expected) {
+  return [...expected.entries()].every(([key, value]) => {
+    return actual.getAll(key).includes(value);
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks if two paths match based on their origin, pathname, and query parameters.
+ *
+ * The function matches an actual URL against an expected URL to see if they share
+ * the same base origin (like https://example.com), the same path (like /path/to/page),
+ * and if the actual URL contains at least all the query parameters with the same values
+ * from the expected URL.
+ *
+ * @param {string} actual The actual URL to match.
+ * @param {string} expected The expected URL to match.
+ */
+export function matchPaths(actual, expected) {
   const base = document.baseURI;
-  const url1 = new URL(path1, base);
-  const url2 = new URL(path2, base);
-  return url1.origin === url2.origin && url1.pathname === url2.pathname;
+  const actualUrl = new URL(actual, base);
+  const expectedUrl = new URL(expected, base);
+
+  return (
+    actualUrl.origin === expectedUrl.origin &&
+    actualUrl.pathname === expectedUrl.pathname &&
+    containsQueryParams(actualUrl.searchParams, expectedUrl.searchParams)
+  );
 }
diff --git a/packages/component-base/test/url-utils.test.js b/packages/component-base/test/url-utils.test.js
index 1bca60cae9d..87cf69ab2ac 100644
--- a/packages/component-base/test/url-utils.test.js
+++ b/packages/component-base/test/url-utils.test.js
@@ -4,8 +4,18 @@ import { matchPaths } from '../src/url-utils.js';
 
 describe('url-utils', () => {
   describe('matchPaths', () => {
+    let documentBaseURI;
+
     const paths = ['', '/', '/path', 'base/path'];
 
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      documentBaseURI = sinon.stub(document, 'baseURI').value('http://localhost/');
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      documentBaseURI.restore();
+    });
+
     it('should return true when paths match', () => {
       paths.forEach((path) => expect(matchPaths(path, path)).to.be.true);
     });
@@ -35,20 +45,68 @@ describe('url-utils', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    describe('base url', () => {
-      let baseUri;
+    it('should use document.baseURI as a base url', () => {
+      documentBaseURI.value('https://vaadin.com/docs/');
+      expect(matchPaths('https://vaadin.com/docs/components', 'components')).to.be.true;
+    });
 
-      beforeEach(() => {
-        baseUri = sinon.stub(document, 'baseURI');
-      });
+    describe('query params', () => {
+      it('should return true when query params match', () => {
+        expect(matchPaths('/products', '/products')).to.be.true;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=socks', '/products')).to.be.true;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=pants', '/products')).to.be.true;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=', '/products')).to.be.true;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=socks&item=5', '/products')).to.be.true;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?item=5&c=socks', '/products')).to.be.true;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=socks&c=pants', '/products')).to.be.true;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?socks', '/products')).to.be.true;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?socks=', '/products')).to.be.true;
 
-      afterEach(() => {
-        baseUri.restore();
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=socks', '/products?c=socks')).to.be.true;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=socks&item=5', '/products?c=socks')).to.be.true;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?item=5&c=socks', '/products?c=socks')).to.be.true;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=socks&c=pants', '/products?c=socks')).to.be.true;
+
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=', '/products?c=')).to.be.true;
+
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=socks&c=pants', '/products?c=socks&c=pants')).to.be.true;
+
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?socks', '/products?socks')).to.be.true;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?socks=', '/products?socks')).to.be.true;
       });
 
-      it('should use document.baseURI as a base url', () => {
-        baseUri.value('https://vaadin.com/docs/');
-        expect(matchPaths('https://vaadin.com/docs/components', 'components')).to.be.true;
+      it('should return false when query params do not match', () => {
+        expect(matchPaths('/products', '/products?c=socks')).to.be.false;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=pants', '/products?c=socks')).to.be.false;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=', '/products?c=socks')).to.be.false;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?socks', '/products?c=socks')).to.be.false;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?socks=', '/products?c=socks')).to.be.false;
+
+        expect(matchPaths('/products', '/products?c=')).to.be.false;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=socks', '/products?c=')).to.be.false;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=pants', '/products?c=')).to.be.false;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=socks&item=5', '/products?c=')).to.be.false;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?item=5&c=socks', '/products?c=')).to.be.false;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=socks&c=pants', '/products?c=')).to.be.false;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?socks', '/products?c=')).to.be.false;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?socks=', '/products?c=')).to.be.false;
+
+        expect(matchPaths('/products', '/products?c=socks&c=pants')).to.be.false;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=socks', '/products?c=socks&c=pants')).to.be.false;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=pants', '/products?c=socks&c=pants')).to.be.false;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=', '/products?c=socks&c=pants')).to.be.false;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=socks&item=5', '/products?c=socks&c=pants')).to.be.false;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?item=5&c=socks', '/products?c=socks&c=pants')).to.be.false;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?socks', '/products?c=socks&c=pants')).to.be.false;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?socks=', '/products?c=socks&c=pants')).to.be.false;
+
+        expect(matchPaths('/products', '/products?socks')).to.be.false;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=socks', '/products?socks')).to.be.false;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=pants', '/products?socks')).to.be.false;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=', '/products?socks')).to.be.false;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=socks&item=5', '/products?socks')).to.be.false;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?item=5&c=socks', '/products?socks')).to.be.false;
+        expect(matchPaths('/products?c=socks&c=pants', '/products?socks')).to.be.false;
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/packages/side-nav/src/vaadin-side-nav-item.d.ts b/packages/side-nav/src/vaadin-side-nav-item.d.ts
index b92e4930550..09e42f87d68 100644
--- a/packages/side-nav/src/vaadin-side-nav-item.d.ts
+++ b/packages/side-nav/src/vaadin-side-nav-item.d.ts
@@ -94,9 +94,14 @@ declare class SideNavItem extends SideNavChildrenMixin(DisabledMixin(ElementMixi
   expanded: boolean;
 
   /**
-   * Whether the path of the item matches the current path.
-   * Set when the item is appended to DOM or when navigated back
-   * to the page that contains this item using the browser.
+   * Whether the item's path matches the current browser URL.
+   *
+   * A match occurs when both share the same base origin (like https://example.com),
+   * the same path (like /path/to/page), and the browser URL contains all
+   * the query parameters with the same values from the item's path.
+   *
+   * The state is updated when the item is added to the DOM or when the browser
+   * navigates to a new page.
    */
   readonly current: boolean;
 
diff --git a/packages/side-nav/src/vaadin-side-nav-item.js b/packages/side-nav/src/vaadin-side-nav-item.js
index eeb83dbc78c..59943d38580 100644
--- a/packages/side-nav/src/vaadin-side-nav-item.js
+++ b/packages/side-nav/src/vaadin-side-nav-item.js
@@ -115,9 +115,14 @@ class SideNavItem extends SideNavChildrenMixin(DisabledMixin(ElementMixin(Themab
       },
 
       /**
-       * Whether the path of the item matches the current path.
-       * Set when the item is appended to DOM or when navigated back
-       * to the page that contains this item using the browser.
+       * Whether the item's path matches the current browser URL.
+       *
+       * A match occurs when both share the same base origin (like https://example.com),
+       * the same path (like /path/to/page), and the browser URL contains at least
+       * all the query parameters with the same values from the item's path.
+       *
+       * The state is updated when the item is added to the DOM or when the browser
+       * navigates to a new page.
        *
        * @type {boolean}
        */
@@ -266,10 +271,9 @@ class SideNavItem extends SideNavChildrenMixin(DisabledMixin(ElementMixin(Themab
     if (this.path == null) {
       return false;
     }
-    return (
-      matchPaths(document.location.pathname, this.path) ||
-      this.pathAliases.some((alias) => matchPaths(document.location.pathname, alias))
-    );
+
+    const browserPath = `${document.location.pathname}${document.location.search}`;
+    return matchPaths(browserPath, this.path) || this.pathAliases.some((alias) => matchPaths(browserPath, alias));
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/side-nav/test/dom/side-nav-item.test.js b/packages/side-nav/test/dom/side-nav-item.test.js
index 23ea1269dad..42cf252a77c 100644
--- a/packages/side-nav/test/dom/side-nav-item.test.js
+++ b/packages/side-nav/test/dom/side-nav-item.test.js
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 import { expect } from '@esm-bundle/chai';
 import { fixtureSync, nextFrame, nextRender } from '@vaadin/testing-helpers';
+import sinon from 'sinon';
 import '../../src/vaadin-side-nav-item.js';
 import '@vaadin/icon';
 import '@vaadin/icons';
 
 describe('vaadin-side-nav-item', () => {
-  let sideNavItem;
+  let sideNavItem, documentBaseURI;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    documentBaseURI = sinon.stub(document, 'baseURI').value('http://localhost/');
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    documentBaseURI.restore();
+  });
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     sideNavItem = fixtureSync(
diff --git a/packages/side-nav/test/side-nav-item.test.js b/packages/side-nav/test/side-nav-item.test.js
index 5d802352eb9..7b50c83cf53 100644
--- a/packages/side-nav/test/side-nav-item.test.js
+++ b/packages/side-nav/test/side-nav-item.test.js
@@ -4,7 +4,15 @@ import sinon from 'sinon';
 import '../vaadin-side-nav-item.js';
 
 describe('side-nav-item', () => {
-  let item;
+  let item, documentBaseURI;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    documentBaseURI = sinon.stub(document, 'baseURI').value('http://localhost/');
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    documentBaseURI.restore();
+  });
 
   describe('custom element definition', () => {
     let tagName;