From 442f2d6e2c61b02b172a2b54f0105db7db96efc7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jin Yi <jin12cc@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:00:15 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] fix: preserve active nav category when clearing search via
 nav click

---
 src/platform/settings/components/SettingDialog.vue | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/platform/settings/components/SettingDialog.vue b/src/platform/settings/components/SettingDialog.vue
index 6c2432ee80..f8e8027b91 100644
--- a/src/platform/settings/components/SettingDialog.vue
+++ b/src/platform/settings/components/SettingDialog.vue
@@ -190,7 +190,11 @@ function sortedGroups(category: SettingTreeNode): ISettingGroup[] {
 
 function handleSearch(query: string) {
   handleSearchBase(query.trim())
-  activeCategoryKey.value = query ? null : (defaultCategory.value?.key ?? null)
+  if (query) {
+    activeCategoryKey.value = null
+  } else if (!activeCategoryKey.value) {
+    activeCategoryKey.value = defaultCategory.value?.key ?? null
+  }
 }
 
 function onNavItemClick(id: string) {