diff --git a/web/packages/teleport/src/Navigation/ResourcesSection.tsx b/web/packages/teleport/src/Navigation/ResourcesSection.tsx
index f0da25f25b4a6..77145168ae694 100644
--- a/web/packages/teleport/src/Navigation/ResourcesSection.tsx
+++ b/web/packages/teleport/src/Navigation/ResourcesSection.tsx
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import {
   SubsectionItem,
   verticalPadding,
 } from './Section';
+import { useDefaultNavigation } from './useDefaultNavigation';
 
 /**
  * getResourcesSection returns a NavigationSection for resources,
@@ -311,7 +312,7 @@ export function ResourcesSection({
 
   const isExpanded = expandedSection?.category === NavigationCategory.Resources;
 
-  const subsections = getResourcesSubsections({
+  section.subsections = getResourcesSubsections({
     clusterId,
     preferences,
     updatePreferences,
@@ -337,6 +338,7 @@ export function ResourcesSection({
       isExpanded={isExpanded}
       showPoweredByLogo={showPoweredByLogo}
       {...getReferenceProps()}
+      {...useDefaultNavigation(section)}
     >
       <RightPanel
         ref={refs.setFloating}
@@ -363,7 +365,7 @@ export function ResourcesSection({
               toggleStickyMode={toggleStickyMode}
               canToggleStickyMode={canToggleStickyMode}
             />
-            {subsections
+            {section.subsections
               .filter(section => !section.subCategory)
               .map(section => (
                 <SubsectionItem
@@ -385,7 +387,7 @@ export function ResourcesSection({
               </Text>
             </Flex>
 
-            {subsections
+            {section.subsections
               .filter(
                 section =>
                   section.subCategory ===
diff --git a/web/packages/teleport/src/Navigation/Section.tsx b/web/packages/teleport/src/Navigation/Section.tsx
index f3b72956d846d..01ad624e365ca 100644
--- a/web/packages/teleport/src/Navigation/Section.tsx
+++ b/web/packages/teleport/src/Navigation/Section.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import {
   NavigationSubsection,
   useFloatingUiWithRestMs,
 } from './Navigation';
+import { useDefaultNavigation } from './useDefaultNavigation';
 import { zIndexMap } from './zIndexMap';
 
 type SharedSectionProps = {
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ export function DefaultSection({
         isExpanded={isExpanded}
         tabIndex={section.standalone ? 0 : -1}
         {...getReferenceProps()}
+        {...useDefaultNavigation(section)}
       >
         <CategoryIcon category={section.category} />
         {section.category}
diff --git a/web/packages/teleport/src/Navigation/useDefaultNavigation.test.ts b/web/packages/teleport/src/Navigation/useDefaultNavigation.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..baf95f5c6c676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/packages/teleport/src/Navigation/useDefaultNavigation.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/**
+ * Teleport
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Gravitational, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+import { act, renderHook } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { useHistory } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+import { NavigationSection, NavigationSubsection } from './Navigation';
+import { useDefaultNavigation } from './useDefaultNavigation';
+
+jest.mock('react-router-dom', () => ({
+  useHistory: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+const pushMock = jest.fn();
+
+describe('useDefaultNavigation', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    (useHistory as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({
+      push: pushMock,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('returns an onClick function that calls the first section onclick and navigates to its route', () => {
+    const sectionOnclickMock = jest.fn();
+    const testRoute = '/test';
+
+    const section = {
+      subsections: [
+        {
+          title: 'test',
+          exact: true,
+          icon: () => null,
+          route: testRoute,
+          onClick: sectionOnclickMock,
+        },
+        {
+          title: 'test2',
+          exact: true,
+          icon: () => null,
+          route: testRoute + '2',
+        },
+      ] as NavigationSubsection[],
+    } as NavigationSection;
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useDefaultNavigation(section));
+
+    act(() => {
+      result.current.onClick?.();
+    });
+
+    expect(sectionOnclickMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(pushMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(testRoute);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/packages/teleport/src/Navigation/useDefaultNavigation.ts b/web/packages/teleport/src/Navigation/useDefaultNavigation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1959ba5db37aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/packages/teleport/src/Navigation/useDefaultNavigation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/**
+ * Teleport
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Gravitational, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+import { useHistory } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+import { NavigationSection } from './Navigation';
+
+export function useDefaultNavigation(section: NavigationSection) {
+  const history = useHistory();
+
+  if (section.subsections?.length === 0) {
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  const first = section.subsections[0];
+
+  return {
+    onClick: () => {
+      first.onClick?.();
+      history.push(first.route);
+    },
+  };
+}