diff --git a/src/themes/dspace/app/navbar/navbar.component.html b/src/themes/dspace/app/navbar/navbar.component.html
index 6b71728494..512ef45265 100644
--- a/src/themes/dspace/app/navbar/navbar.component.html
+++ b/src/themes/dspace/app/navbar/navbar.component.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     </a>
 
     <div id="collapsingNav" class="w-100 h-100">
-      <ul class="navbar-nav navbar-navigation me-auto mb-2 mb-lg-0 h-100">
+      <ul class="navbar-nav navbar-navigation me-auto mb-2 mb-lg-0 h-100 d-flex align-items-center">
         <ng-container *ngFor="let section of (sections | async)">
           <ng-container *ngComponentOutlet="(sectionMap$ | async).get(section.id)?.component; injector: (sectionMap$ | async).get(section.id)?.injector;"></ng-container>
         </ng-container>