diff --git a/__tests__/e2e/multi-sidebar/index.test.ts b/__tests__/e2e/multi-sidebar/index.test.ts
index b6482bdb..7b290090 100644
--- a/__tests__/e2e/multi-sidebar/index.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/e2e/multi-sidebar/index.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ describe('test multi sidebar sort root', () => {
 
   test('using / sidebar', async () => {
     const sidebarLocator = page.locator(
-      '.VPSidebarItem.level-0 > .item > .text'
+      '.VPSidebarItem.level-0 > .item > summary > .text, \
+      .VPSidebarItem.level-0 > .item > .text'
     )
 
     const sidebarContent = await sidebarLocator.allTextContents()
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPSidebarItem.vue b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPSidebarItem.vue
index 1ce78da6..1629bfd5 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPSidebarItem.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPSidebarItem.vue
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const {
   isActiveLink,
   hasActiveLink,
   hasChildren,
-  toggle
+  handleToggle,
 } = useSidebarControl(computed(() => props.item))
 
 const sectionTag = computed(() => (hasChildren.value ? 'section' : `div`))
@@ -31,41 +31,61 @@ const textTag = computed(() => {
       : `h${props.depth + 2}`
 })
 
-const itemRole = computed(() => (isLink.value ? undefined : 'button'))
-
 const classes = computed(() => [
   [`level-${props.depth}`],
-  { collapsible: collapsible.value },
-  { collapsed: collapsed.value },
   { 'is-link': isLink.value },
   { 'is-active': isActiveLink.value },
   { 'has-active': hasActiveLink.value }
 ])
 
-function onItemInteraction(e: MouseEvent | Event) {
-  if ('key' in e && e.key !== 'Enter') {
-    return
-  }
-  !props.item.link && toggle()
-}
-
-function onCaretClick() {
-  props.item.link && toggle()
+function onToggle(payload: ToggleEvent): void {
+  handleToggle(payload.newState)
 }
 </script>
 
 <template>
   <component :is="sectionTag" class="VPSidebarItem" :class="classes">
+    <details
+      v-if="item.text && collapsible && hasChildren"
+      class="item"
+      :open="!collapsed"
+      @toggle="onToggle"
+    >
+      <summary>
+        <div class="indicator" />
+        
+        <VPLink
+          v-if="item.link"
+          :tag="linkTag"
+          class="link"
+          :href="item.link"
+          :rel="item.rel"
+          :target="item.target"
+        >
+          <component :is="textTag" class="text" v-html="item.text" />
+        </VPLink>
+        <component v-else :is="textTag" class="text" v-html="item.text" />
+
+        <div class="caret">
+          <span class="vpi-chevron-right caret-icon" />
+        </div>
+      </summary>
+
+      <div class="items">
+        <template v-if="depth < 5">
+          <VPSidebarItem
+            v-for="i in item.items"
+            :key="i.text"
+            :item="i"
+            :depth="depth + 1"
+          />
+        </template>
+      </div>
+    </details>
     <div
-      v-if="item.text"
+      v-else
+      :is="item.text"
       class="item"
-      :role="itemRole"
-      v-on="
-        item.items
-          ? { click: onItemInteraction, keydown: onItemInteraction }
-          : {}
-      "
-      :tabindex="item.items && 0"
     >
       <div class="indicator" />
 
@@ -80,21 +100,9 @@ function onCaretClick() {
         <component :is="textTag" class="text" v-html="item.text" />
       </VPLink>
       <component v-else :is="textTag" class="text" v-html="item.text" />
-
-      <div
-        v-if="item.collapsed != null && item.items && item.items.length"
-        class="caret"
-        role="button"
-        aria-label="toggle section"
-        @click="onCaretClick"
-        @keydown.enter="onCaretClick"
-        tabindex="0"
-      >
-        <span class="vpi-chevron-right caret-icon" />
-      </div>
     </div>
 
-    <div v-if="item.items && item.items.length" class="items">
+    <div v-if="(!collapsible || !item.text) && hasChildren" class="items">
       <template v-if="depth < 5">
         <VPSidebarItem
           v-for="i in item.items"
@@ -112,7 +120,7 @@ function onCaretClick() {
   padding-bottom: 24px;
 }
 
-.VPSidebarItem.collapsed.level-0 {
+.VPSidebarItem.level-0:has(> details:not([open])) {
   padding-bottom: 10px;
 }
 
@@ -122,8 +130,24 @@ function onCaretClick() {
   width: 100%;
 }
 
-.VPSidebarItem.collapsible > .item {
+.VPSidebarItem details summary {
   cursor: pointer;
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.VPSidebarItem details summary .link {
+  flex-grow: 0;
+}
+
+  
+.VPSidebarItem details summary::-webkit-details-marker {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+.VPSidebarItem details summary::marker {
+  content: '';
 }
 
 .indicator {
@@ -136,10 +160,8 @@ function onCaretClick() {
   transition: background-color 0.25s;
 }
 
-.VPSidebarItem.level-2.is-active > .item > .indicator,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-3.is-active > .item > .indicator,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-4.is-active > .item > .indicator,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-5.is-active > .item > .indicator {
+.VPSidebarItem:is(.level-2, .level-3, .level-4, .level-5).is-active > .item > .indicator,
+.VPSidebarItem:is(.level-2, .level-3, .level-4, .level-5).is-active > details > summary .indicator {
   background-color: var(--vp-c-brand-1);
 }
 
@@ -162,45 +184,15 @@ function onCaretClick() {
   color: var(--vp-c-text-1);
 }
 
-.VPSidebarItem.level-1 .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-2 .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-3 .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-4 .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-5 .text {
+.VPSidebarItem:is(.level-1, .level-2, .level-3, .level-4, .level-5) .text {
   font-weight: 500;
   color: var(--vp-c-text-2);
 }
 
-.VPSidebarItem.level-0.is-link > .item > .link:hover .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-1.is-link > .item > .link:hover .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-2.is-link > .item > .link:hover .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-3.is-link > .item > .link:hover .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-4.is-link > .item > .link:hover .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-5.is-link > .item > .link:hover .text {
-  color: var(--vp-c-brand-1);
-}
-
-.VPSidebarItem.level-0.has-active > .item > .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-1.has-active > .item > .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-2.has-active > .item > .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-3.has-active > .item > .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-4.has-active > .item > .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-5.has-active > .item > .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-0.has-active > .item > .link > .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-1.has-active > .item > .link > .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-2.has-active > .item > .link > .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-3.has-active > .item > .link > .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-4.has-active > .item > .link > .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-5.has-active > .item > .link > .text {
-  color: var(--vp-c-text-1);
-}
-
-.VPSidebarItem.level-0.is-active > .item .link > .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-1.is-active > .item .link > .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-2.is-active > .item .link > .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-3.is-active > .item .link > .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-4.is-active > .item .link > .text,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-5.is-active > .item .link > .text {
+.VPSidebarItem.is-active:is(.level-0, .level-1, .level-2, .level-3, .level-4, .level-5)  > .item > summary .text,
+.VPSidebarItem.is-active:is(.level-0, .level-1, .level-2, .level-3, .level-4, .level-5)  > .item > .link > .text,
+.VPSidebarItem:is(.level-0, .level-1, .level-2, .level-3, .level-4, .level-5) .link:hover >.text,
+.VPSidebarItem:is(.level-0, .level-1, .level-2, .level-3, .level-4, .level-5) .link:focus >.text {
   color: var(--vp-c-brand-1);
 }
 
@@ -217,12 +209,8 @@ function onCaretClick() {
   flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
-.item:hover .caret {
-  color: var(--vp-c-text-2);
-}
-
-.item:hover .caret:hover {
-  color: var(--vp-c-text-1);
+.item summary:hover .caret {
+  color: var(--vp-c-text-1)
 }
 
 .caret-icon {
@@ -231,20 +219,12 @@ function onCaretClick() {
   transition: transform 0.25s;
 }
 
-.VPSidebarItem.collapsed .caret-icon {
+.VPSidebarItem > details:not([open]) > summary .caret-icon {
   transform: rotate(0);
 }
 
-.VPSidebarItem.level-1 .items,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-2 .items,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-3 .items,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-4 .items,
-.VPSidebarItem.level-5 .items {
+.VPSidebarItem:is(.level-1, .level-2, .level-3, .level-4, .level-5) .items {
   border-left: 1px solid var(--vp-c-divider);
   padding-left: 16px;
 }
-
-.VPSidebarItem.collapsed .items {
-  display: none;
-}
 </style>
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/composables/sidebar.ts b/src/client/theme-default/composables/sidebar.ts
index ed060e4d..38ce1790 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/composables/sidebar.ts
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/composables/sidebar.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export interface SidebarControl {
   isActiveLink: Ref<boolean>
   hasActiveLink: ComputedRef<boolean>
   hasChildren: ComputedRef<boolean>
-  toggle(): void
+  handleToggle(newState: string): void
 }
 
 export function useSidebar() {
@@ -176,13 +176,12 @@ export function useSidebarControl(
   })
 
   watchPostEffect(() => {
+    console.log(item.value.text, isActiveLink.value, hasActiveLink.value)
     ;(isActiveLink.value || hasActiveLink.value) && (collapsed.value = false)
   })
 
-  function toggle() {
-    if (collapsible.value) {
-      collapsed.value = !collapsed.value
-    }
+  function handleToggle(newState: string) {
+    collapsed.value = newState === 'closed'
   }
 
   return {
@@ -192,6 +191,6 @@ export function useSidebarControl(
     isActiveLink,
     hasActiveLink,
     hasChildren,
-    toggle
+    handleToggle
   }
 }