diff --git a/projects/common/src/navigation/navigation.service.test.ts b/projects/common/src/navigation/navigation.service.test.ts
index 90ca857e2..2e08eb5b6 100644
--- a/projects/common/src/navigation/navigation.service.test.ts
+++ b/projects/common/src/navigation/navigation.service.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { Location } from '@angular/common';
 import { Router, UrlSegment } from '@angular/router';
 import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
+import { IconType } from '@hypertrace/assets-library';
+import { NavItemType } from '@hypertrace/components';
 import { patchRouterNavigateForTest } from '@hypertrace/test-utils';
 import { createServiceFactory, mockProvider, SpectatorService } from '@ngneat/spectator/jest';
 import {
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ describe('Navigation Service', () => {
       RouterTestingModule.withRoutes([
         {
           path: 'root',
+          data: { features: ['test-feature'] },
           children: [firstChildRouteConfig, secondChildRouteConfig]
         }
       ])
@@ -285,4 +288,34 @@ describe('Navigation Service', () => {
       );
     }
   });
+
+  test('decorating navItem with features work as expected', () => {
+    expect(
+      spectator.service.decorateNavItem(
+        {
+          type: NavItemType.Header,
+          label: 'Label'
+        },
+        spectator.service.getCurrentActivatedRoute()
+      )
+    ).toEqual({ type: NavItemType.Header, label: 'Label' });
+
+    expect(
+      spectator.service.decorateNavItem(
+        {
+          type: NavItemType.Link,
+          label: 'Label',
+          icon: IconType.None,
+          matchPaths: ['root']
+        },
+        spectator.service.rootRoute()
+      )
+    ).toEqual({
+      type: NavItemType.Link,
+      label: 'Label',
+      icon: IconType.None,
+      matchPaths: ['root'],
+      features: ['test-feature']
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/projects/common/src/navigation/navigation.service.ts b/projects/common/src/navigation/navigation.service.ts
index 1ad2de08f..1414a74f4 100644
--- a/projects/common/src/navigation/navigation.service.ts
+++ b/projects/common/src/navigation/navigation.service.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import {
   UrlSegment,
   UrlTree
 } from '@angular/router';
+import { NavItemConfig, NavItemType } from '@hypertrace/components';
+import { uniq } from 'lodash-es';
 import { from, Observable, of } from 'rxjs';
 import { distinctUntilChanged, filter, map, share, skip, startWith, switchMap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { isEqualIgnoreFunctions, throwIfNil } from '../utilities/lang/lang-utils';
@@ -229,6 +231,26 @@ export class NavigationService {
     return this.findRouteConfig(path, childRoutes ? childRoutes : []);
   }
 
+  public decorateNavItem(navItem: NavItemConfig, activatedRoute: ActivatedRoute): NavItemConfig {
+    if (navItem.type !== NavItemType.Link) {
+      return { ...navItem };
+    }
+    const features = navItem.matchPaths
+      .map(path => this.getRouteConfig([path], activatedRoute))
+      .filter((maybeRoute): maybeRoute is HtRoute => maybeRoute !== undefined)
+      .flatMap(route => this.getFeaturesForRoute(route))
+      .concat(navItem.features || []);
+
+    return {
+      ...navItem,
+      features: uniq(features)
+    };
+  }
+
+  private getFeaturesForRoute(route: HtRoute): string[] {
+    return (route.data && route.data.features) || [];
+  }
+
   public rootRoute(): ActivatedRoute {
     return this.router.routerState.root;
   }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/navigation/navigation.component.test.ts b/src/app/shared/navigation/navigation.component.test.ts
index 873ca3618..7ffe5b976 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/navigation/navigation.component.test.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/navigation/navigation.component.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ describe('NavigationComponent', () => {
           data: {
             features: ['example-feature']
           }
-        })
+        }),
+        decorateNavItem: jest.fn().mockImplementation(navItem => ({ ...navItem, features: ['example-feature'] }))
       }),
       mockProvider(ActivatedRoute),
       mockProvider(PreferenceService, { get: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(of(false)) })
diff --git a/src/app/shared/navigation/navigation.component.ts b/src/app/shared/navigation/navigation.component.ts
index 8e696b005..6c9aed540 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/navigation/navigation.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/navigation/navigation.component.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component } from '@angular/core';
 import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
 import { IconType } from '@hypertrace/assets-library';
-import { HtRoute, NavigationService, PreferenceService } from '@hypertrace/common';
+import { NavigationService, PreferenceService } from '@hypertrace/common';
 import { NavItemConfig, NavItemType } from '@hypertrace/components';
 import { ObservabilityIconType } from '@hypertrace/observability';
-import { uniq } from 'lodash-es';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 
 @Component({
@@ -79,31 +78,13 @@ export class NavigationComponent {
     private readonly preferenceService: PreferenceService,
     private readonly activatedRoute: ActivatedRoute
   ) {
-    this.navItems = this.navItemDefinitions.map(definition => this.decorateNavItem(definition));
+    this.navItems = this.navItemDefinitions.map(definition =>
+      this.navigationService.decorateNavItem(definition, this.activatedRoute)
+    );
     this.isCollapsed$ = this.preferenceService.get(NavigationComponent.COLLAPSED_PREFERENCE, false);
   }
 
   public onViewToggle(collapsed: boolean): void {
     this.preferenceService.set(NavigationComponent.COLLAPSED_PREFERENCE, collapsed);
   }
-
-  private decorateNavItem(navItem: NavItemConfig): NavItemConfig {
-    if (navItem.type !== NavItemType.Link) {
-      return { ...navItem };
-    }
-    const features = navItem.matchPaths
-      .map(path => this.navigationService.getRouteConfig([path], this.activatedRoute))
-      .filter((maybeRoute): maybeRoute is HtRoute => maybeRoute !== undefined)
-      .flatMap(route => this.getFeaturesForRoute(route))
-      .concat(navItem.features || []);
-
-    return {
-      ...navItem,
-      features: uniq(features)
-    };
-  }
-
-  private getFeaturesForRoute(route: HtRoute): string[] {
-    return (route.data && route.data.features) || [];
-  }
 }