diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/primary_navigation.js b/app/soapbox/components/primary_navigation.js
index 73101c6c6..af84b6dc3 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/primary_navigation.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/primary_navigation.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import { NavLink, withRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
 import Icon from 'soapbox/components/icon';
 import IconWithCounter from 'soapbox/components/icon_with_counter';
+import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { getFeatures } from 'soapbox/utils/features';
 import { getSoapboxConfig } from 'soapbox/actions/soapbox';
 import { isStaff } from 'soapbox/utils/accounts';
@@ -45,23 +46,24 @@ class PrimaryNavigation extends React.PureComponent {
     chatsCount: PropTypes.number,
     features: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     siteTitle: PropTypes.string,
+    location: PropTypes.object,
   };
 
   render() {
-    const { account, features, notificationCount, chatsCount, dashboardCount, siteTitle } = this.props;
+    const { account, features, notificationCount, chatsCount, dashboardCount, siteTitle, location } = this.props;
 
     return (
       <div className='column-header__wrapper primary-navigation__wrapper'>
         <h1 className='column-header primary-navigation'>
           <NavLink to='/' exact className='btn grouped'>
-            <Icon src={require('@tabler/icons/icons/home-2.svg')} className='primary-navigation__icon' />
+            <Icon src={location.pathname === '/' ? require('icons/home-2-filled.svg') : require('@tabler/icons/icons/home-2.svg')} className='primary-navigation__icon' />
             <FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.home' defaultMessage='Home' />
           </NavLink>
 
           {account && <NavLink key='notifications' className='btn grouped' to='/notifications' data-preview-title-id='column.notifications'>
             <IconWithCounter
               src={notificationCount > 0 ? require('@tabler/icons/icons/bell-ringing-2.svg') : require('@tabler/icons/icons/bell.svg')}
-              className='primary-navigation__icon'
+              className={classNames('primary-navigation__icon', { 'svg-icon--active': location.pathname === '/notifications' })}
               count={notificationCount}
             />
             <FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.notifications' defaultMessage='Notifications' />
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ class PrimaryNavigation extends React.PureComponent {
           {(features.chats && account) && <NavLink key='chats' className='btn grouped' to='/chats' data-preview-title-id='column.chats'>
             <IconWithCounter
               src={require('@tabler/icons/icons/messages.svg')}
-              className='primary-navigation__icon'
+              className={classNames('primary-navigation__icon', { 'svg-icon--active': location.pathname === '/chats' })}
               count={chatsCount}
             />
             <FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.chats' defaultMessage='Chats' />
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ class PrimaryNavigation extends React.PureComponent {
 
           {(account && isStaff(account)) && <NavLink key='dashboard' className='btn grouped' to='/admin' data-preview-title-id='tabs_bar.dashboard'>
             <IconWithCounter
-              src={require('@tabler/icons/icons/dashboard.svg')}
+              src={location.pathname.startsWith('/admin') ? require('icons/dashboard-filled.svg') : require('@tabler/icons/icons/dashboard.svg')}
               className='primary-navigation__icon'
               count={dashboardCount}
             />
@@ -89,7 +91,10 @@ class PrimaryNavigation extends React.PureComponent {
 
           {features.federating ? (
             <NavLink to='/timeline/local' className='btn grouped'>
-              <Icon src={require('@tabler/icons/icons/users.svg')} className='primary-navigation__icon' />
+              <Icon
+                src={require('@tabler/icons/icons/users.svg')}
+                className={classNames('primary-navigation__icon', { 'svg-icon--active': location.pathname === '/timeline/local' })}
+              />
               {siteTitle}
             </NavLink>
           ) : (
diff --git a/app/styles/components/icon.scss b/app/styles/components/icon.scss
index 9a02ac90a..9aeb7f310 100644
--- a/app/styles/components/icon.scss
+++ b/app/styles/components/icon.scss
@@ -5,11 +5,31 @@
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
 
-  > svg {
+  svg {
     // Apparently this won't skew the image as long as it has a viewbox
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
   }
+
+  &--active {
+    .icon-tabler-search {
+      stroke-width: 2px;
+    }
+
+    .icon-tabler-bell,
+    .icon-tabler-messages {
+      path:nth-child(2) {
+        fill: var(--primary-text-color);
+      }
+    }
+
+    .icon-tabler-users {
+      circle,
+      circle + path {
+        fill: var(--primary-text-color);
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 .icon-button > div {
diff --git a/app/styles/navigation.scss b/app/styles/navigation.scss
index 2c0355ecc..0706dabfa 100644
--- a/app/styles/navigation.scss
+++ b/app/styles/navigation.scss
@@ -78,19 +78,6 @@
       svg {
         stroke-width: 1px;
       }
-
-      &--active {
-        svg.icon-tabler-search {
-          stroke-width: 2px;
-        }
-
-        svg.icon-tabler-bell,
-        svg.icon-tabler-messages {
-          path:nth-child(2) {
-            fill: var(--primary-text-color);
-          }
-        }
-      }
     }
 
     .icon-with-counter__counter {