diff --git a/src/components/elements/Link.vue b/src/components/elements/Link.vue
index 06b5d764..fcb64958 100644
--- a/src/components/elements/Link.vue
+++ b/src/components/elements/Link.vue
@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
+import { computed } from 'vue'
 import { RouterLink } from 'vue-router'
+import { useRoute } from '#imports'
 
 export default {
   name: 'Link',
+  inheritAttrs: false,
   props: {
     ...RouterLink.props,
     inactiveClass: {
@@ -27,13 +30,18 @@ export default {
       default: false
     }
   },
-  computed: {
-    isActive () {
-      if (!this.exact) {
-        return !!this.$route.path.startsWith(this.to)
+  setup (props) {
+    const route = useRoute()
+    const isActive = computed(() => {
+      if (props.exact) {
+        return [props.to, `${props.to}/`].includes(route.path)
       } else {
-        return this.$route.path === this.to || this.$route.path === `${this.to}/`
+        return !!route.path.startsWith(props.to)
       }
+    })
+
+    return {
+      isActive
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/navigation/VerticalNavigation.vue b/src/components/navigation/VerticalNavigation.vue
index 374785e9..ffdb279a 100644
--- a/src/components/navigation/VerticalNavigation.vue
+++ b/src/components/navigation/VerticalNavigation.vue
@@ -1,65 +1,40 @@
 <template>
-  <nav>
-    <h3
-      v-if="title || $slots.title"
-      class="flex items-center justify-between px-2 mb-1 text-xs font-semibold tracking-wider uppercase u-text-gray-500"
+  <nav class="space-y-1">
+    <Link
+      v-for="link of links"
+      v-slot="{ isActive }"
+      :key="link.to || link.label"
+      :to="link.to"
+      :exact="link.exact"
+      :class="baseClass"
+      :active-class="activeClass"
+      :inactive-class="inactiveClass"
+      @click="link.click && link.click()"
+      @keyup.enter="$event.target.blur()"
     >
-      <slot name="title">
-        {{ title }}
+      <slot name="icon" :link="link">
+        <Icon
+          v-if="link.icon"
+          :name="link.icon"
+          :class="[iconBaseClass, isActive ? iconActiveClass : iconInactiveClass]"
+        />
       </slot>
-    </h3>
-
-    <div class="space-y-1">
-      <Link
-        v-for="link of links"
-        v-slot="{ isActive }"
-        :key="link.to || link.label"
-        :to="link.to"
-        :exact="link.exact"
-        class="flex items-center px-2 py-2 text-sm font-medium rounded-md group focus:outline-none"
-        :active-class="activeVariantClass"
-        :inactive-class="variantClass"
-        @click="link.click && link.click()"
-        @keyup.enter="$event.target.blur()"
-      >
-        <slot name="icon" :link="link">
-          <Icon
-            v-if="link.icon"
-            :name="link.icon"
-            class="w-6 h-6 mr-3"
-            :class="isActive ? activeIconClass : iconClass"
-          />
-        </slot>
-        <slot :link="link">
-          <span class="truncate">{{ link.label }}</span>
-        </slot>
-        <div v-if="link.shortcuts" class="hidden ml-3 space-x-1 lg:flex">
-          <span v-for="shortcut of link.shortcuts" :key="shortcut" class="flex items-center justify-center w-4 h-4 font-normal bg-gray-200 rounded text-xxs dark:bg-gray-700 u-text-gray-600">
-            {{ shortcut }}
-          </span>
-        </div>
-        <span class="inline-block ml-auto">
-          <slot name="badge" :link="link">
-            <span
-              v-if="link.badge"
-              class="ml-auto inline-block py-0.5 px-3 text-xs rounded-full"
-              :class="{
-                'u-bg-gray-50': isActive,
-                'bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-700 u-text-gray-600': !isActive
-              }"
-            >
-              {{ link.badge }}
-            </span>
-          </slot>
+      <slot :link="link">
+        <span class="truncate">{{ link.label }}</span>
+      </slot>
+      <slot name="badge" :link="link">
+        <span v-if="link.badge" :class="[badgeBaseClass, isActive ? badgeActiveClass : badgeInactiveClass]">
+          {{ link.badge }}
         </span>
-      </Link>
-    </div>
+      </slot>
+    </Link>
   </nav>
 </template>
 
 <script>
 import Icon from '../elements/Icon'
 import Link from '../elements/Link'
+import $ui from '#build/ui'
 
 export default {
   components: {
@@ -71,50 +46,41 @@ export default {
       type: Array,
       required: true
     },
-    title: {
+    baseClass: {
       type: String,
-      default: null
+      default: () => $ui.verticalNavigation.base
     },
-    variant: {
+    activeClass: {
       type: String,
-      default: 'white',
-      validator (value) {
-        return ['white', 'gray'].includes(value)
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  computed: {
-    options () {
-      return this.links.map(link => ({ value: link.to, text: link.label }))
+      default: () => $ui.verticalNavigation.active
     },
-    variantClass () {
-      return ({
-        white: 'u-text-gray-600 hover:u-text-gray-900 hover:u-bg-gray-50 focus:u-bg-gray-50',
-        gray: 'u-text-gray-600 hover:u-text-gray-900 hover:u-bg-gray-50 focus:u-bg-gray-50'
-      })[this.variant]
+    inactiveClass: {
+      type: String,
+      default: () => $ui.verticalNavigation.inactive
     },
-    activeVariantClass () {
-      return ({
-        white: 'u-text-gray-900 u-bg-gray-100 hover:u-text-gray-900 hover:u-bg-gray-100 focus:u-bg-gray-100',
-        gray: 'u-text-gray-900 bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-800 hover:u-text-gray-900 hover:bg-gray-200 dark:hover:bg-gray-800 focus:bg-gray-200 dark:focus:bg-gray-800'
-      })[this.variant]
+    iconBaseClass: {
+      type: String,
+      default: () => $ui.verticalNavigation.icon.base
     },
-    iconClass () {
-      return ({
-        white: 'u-text-gray-400 group-hover:u-text-gray-500',
-        gray: 'u-text-gray-400 group-hover:u-text-gray-500'
-      })[this.variant]
+    iconActiveClass: {
+      type: String,
+      default: () => $ui.verticalNavigation.icon.active
     },
-    activeIconClass () {
-      return ({
-        white: 'u-text-gray-500 group-hover:u-text-gray-500',
-        gray: 'u-text-gray-500 group-hover:u-text-gray-500'
-      })[this.variant]
-    }
-  },
-  methods: {
-    changeRoute (to) {
-      this.$router.push(to)
+    iconInactiveClass: {
+      type: String,
+      default: () => $ui.verticalNavigation.icon.inactive
+    },
+    badgeBaseClass: {
+      type: String,
+      default: () => $ui.verticalNavigation.badge.base
+    },
+    badgeActiveClass: {
+      type: String,
+      default: () => $ui.verticalNavigation.badge.active
+    },
+    badgeInactiveClass: {
+      type: String,
+      default: () => $ui.verticalNavigation.badge.inactive
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/presets/tailwindui.ts b/src/presets/tailwindui.ts
index 38879926..1a13dea0 100644
--- a/src/presets/tailwindui.ts
+++ b/src/presets/tailwindui.ts
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ const container = {
   constrained: 'max-w-7xl'
 }
 
+const verticalNavigation = {
+  base: 'flex items-center px-3 py-2 text-sm font-medium rounded-md',
+  active: 'u-text-gray-900 u-bg-gray-100',
+  inactive: 'u-text-gray-600 hover:u-text-gray-900 hover:u-bg-gray-50 focus:u-bg-gray-50',
+  icon: {
+    base: 'flex-shrink-0 -ml-1 mr-3 h-6 w-6',
+    active: 'u-text-gray-500',
+    inactive: 'u-text-gray-400 group-hover:u-text-gray-500'
+  },
+  badge: {
+    base: 'ml-auto inline-block py-0.5 px-3 text-xs rounded-full',
+    active: 'u-bg-white',
+    inactive: 'u-bg-gray-100 group-hove:u-bg'
+  }
+}
+
 export default {
   button,
   formGroup,
@@ -228,5 +244,6 @@ export default {
   checkbox,
   radio,
   card,
-  container
+  container,
+  verticalNavigation
 }