diff --git a/public/src/client/popular.js b/public/src/client/popular.js
index 7495f5110d..6edc5a071c 100644
--- a/public/src/client/popular.js
+++ b/public/src/client/popular.js
@@ -12,8 +12,26 @@ define('forum/popular', ['forum/recent', 'forum/infinitescroll'], function(recen
 			$(this).addClass('hide');
 		});
 
-		recent.selectActivePill();
+		selectActivePill();
 	};
 
+	function selectActivePill() {
+		var active = getActiveSection();
+
+		$('.nav-pills li').removeClass('active');
+		$('.nav-pills li a').each(function() {
+			var $this = $(this);
+			if ($this.attr('href').match(active)) {
+				$this.parent().addClass('active');
+				return false;
+			}
+		});
+	};
+
+	function getActiveSection() {
+		parts = window.location.href.split('/');
+		return parts[parts.length - 1];
+	}
+
 	return Popular;
 });