diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/DocSidebar/index.js b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/DocSidebar/index.js
index ebe1d4c977..1a5ff3b7a7 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/DocSidebar/index.js
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/DocSidebar/index.js
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ function DocSidebarItemCategory({
   const handleItemClick = useCallback(
     (e) => {
       e.preventDefault();
-      e.target.blur();
       setCollapsed((state) => !state);
     },
     [setCollapsed],
@@ -91,9 +90,10 @@ function DocSidebarItemCategory({
         className={classnames('menu__link', {
           'menu__link--sublist': collapsible,
           'menu__link--active': collapsible && isActive,
+          [styles.menuLinkText]: !collapsible,
         })}
-        href="#!"
         onClick={collapsible ? handleItemClick : undefined}
+        href={collapsible ? '#!' : undefined}
         {...props}>
         {label}
       </a>
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/DocSidebar/styles.module.css b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/DocSidebar/styles.module.css
index af715c0b92..10a7d3faa3 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/DocSidebar/styles.module.css
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/DocSidebar/styles.module.css
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@
     padding: 0.5rem;
   }
 
+  .menuLinkText {
+    cursor: initial;
+  }
+
+  .menuLinkText:hover {
+    background: none;
+  }
+
   .menuWithAnnouncementBar {
     margin-bottom: var(--docusaurus-announcement-bar-height);
   }