diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d323e14..c7b1958 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Workflow detail: improve default workflow diagram framing for legibility while still allowing manual zoom-out to view the full graph. [PR #524](https://github.com/riverqueue/riverui/pull/524).
 - Workflow detail: truncate long workflow names in the header to prevent overflow and add a copy button for the full name. [PR #524](https://github.com/riverqueue/riverui/pull/524).
 - JSON viewer: sort keys alphabetically in rendered and copied output for object payloads. [PR #525](https://github.com/riverqueue/riverui/pull/525).
+- Job state sidebar: only highlight `Running` when the selected jobs state is actually running, even with retained search filters in the URL. [Fixes #526](https://github.com/riverqueue/riverui/issues/526). [PR #527](https://github.com/riverqueue/riverui/pull/527).
 
 ## [v0.15.0] - 2026-02-26
 
diff --git a/src/components/JobStateFilters.test.tsx b/src/components/JobStateFilters.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb76ba3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/JobStateFilters.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import { JobState } from "@services/types";
+import {
+  createMemoryHistory,
+  createRootRoute,
+  createRoute,
+  createRouter,
+  Outlet,
+  RouterProvider,
+  stripSearchParams,
+} from "@tanstack/react-router";
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+
+import { defaultValues, jobSearchSchema } from "../routes/jobs/index.schema";
+import { JobStateFilters } from "./JobStateFilters";
+
+const rootRoute = createRootRoute({
+  component: () => <Outlet />,
+});
+
+const jobsRoute = createRoute({
+  component: () => <JobStateFilters />,
+  getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
+  path: "/jobs",
+  search: {
+    middlewares: [stripSearchParams(defaultValues)],
+  },
+  validateSearch: jobSearchSchema,
+});
+
+const routeTree = rootRoute.addChildren([jobsRoute]);
+
+const renderWithLocation = async (location: string) => {
+  const history = createMemoryHistory({
+    initialEntries: [location],
+  });
+
+  const router = createRouter({
+    history,
+    routeTree,
+  });
+
+  await router.load();
+
+  return render(<RouterProvider router={router} />);
+};
+
+describe("JobStateFilters", () => {
+  test("only the selected state link is active", async () => {
+    await renderWithLocation(`/jobs?state=${JobState.Discarded}`);
+
+    const discardedLink = await screen.findByRole("link", {
+      name: "Discarded",
+    });
+    const runningLink = screen.getByRole("link", { name: "Running" });
+
+    expect(discardedLink).toHaveAttribute("data-status", "active");
+    expect(runningLink).not.toHaveAttribute("data-status", "active");
+  });
+
+  test("running is active when no state is explicitly selected", async () => {
+    await renderWithLocation("/jobs");
+
+    const runningLink = await screen.findByRole("link", { name: "Running" });
+    expect(runningLink).toHaveAttribute("data-status", "active");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/components/JobStateFilters.tsx b/src/components/JobStateFilters.tsx
index d47be6c..757119e 100644
--- a/src/components/JobStateFilters.tsx
+++ b/src/components/JobStateFilters.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ export const JobStateFilters: (
                 return (
                   <li key={item.name}>
                     <Link
+                      activeOptions={{
+                        exact: true,
+                        includeSearch: true,
+                      }}
                       activeProps={{
                         className:
                           "bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-800 text-indigo-600 dark:text-slate-100",