diff --git a/public/app/features/scopes/dashboards/ScopesNavigationTreeLink.test.tsx b/public/app/features/scopes/dashboards/ScopesNavigationTreeLink.test.tsx
index b8775a3c21b..3aba827d4ef 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scopes/dashboards/ScopesNavigationTreeLink.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/scopes/dashboards/ScopesNavigationTreeLink.test.tsx
@@ -105,4 +105,32 @@ describe('ScopesNavigationTreeLink', () => {
     expect(matchingLink).toHaveAttribute('aria-current', 'page');
     expect(otherLink).not.toHaveAttribute('aria-current');
   });
+
+  it('shows correct icon for grafana-metricsdrilldown-app with query parameters', () => {
+    renderWithRouter(
+      <ScopesNavigationTreeLink
+        to="/a/grafana-metricsdrilldown-app?from=now-1h&to=now"
+        title="Metrics Drilldown"
+        id="metrics-drilldown"
+      />
+    );
+
+    const link = screen.getByTestId('scopes-dashboards-metrics-drilldown');
+    // Icon should be rendered (check for SVG element which is how Icon renders)
+    const icon = link.querySelector('svg');
+    expect(icon).toBeInTheDocument();
+    // The link should contain the title text
+    expect(link).toHaveTextContent('Metrics Drilldown');
+  });
+
+  it('shows correct icon for grafana-metricsdrilldown-app without trailing slash', () => {
+    renderWithRouter(
+      <ScopesNavigationTreeLink to="/a/grafana-metricsdrilldown-app" title="Metrics Drilldown" id="metrics-drilldown" />
+    );
+
+    const link = screen.getByTestId('scopes-dashboards-metrics-drilldown');
+    const icon = link.querySelector('svg');
+    expect(icon).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(link).toHaveTextContent('Metrics Drilldown');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/public/app/features/scopes/dashboards/ScopesNavigationTreeLink.tsx b/public/app/features/scopes/dashboards/ScopesNavigationTreeLink.tsx
index 41481ca0446..859b6059059 100644
--- a/public/app/features/scopes/dashboards/ScopesNavigationTreeLink.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/scopes/dashboards/ScopesNavigationTreeLink.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Link, useLocation } from 'react-router-dom-v5-compat';
 import { GrafanaTheme2, IconName, locationUtil } from '@grafana/data';
 import { Icon, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 
-import { isCurrentPath } from './scopeNavgiationUtils';
+import { isCurrentPath, normalizePath } from './scopeNavgiationUtils';
 
 export interface ScopesNavigationTreeLinkProps {
   to: string;
@@ -36,25 +36,30 @@ export function ScopesNavigationTreeLink({ to, title, id }: ScopesNavigationTree
 }
 
 function getLinkIcon(to: string) {
-  // Strip base URL and normalize path
-  const normalizedPath = locationUtil.stripBaseFromUrl(to);
-  for (const [key, value] of linkMap.entries()) {
-    if (normalizedPath.startsWith(key)) {
-      return value;
-    }
+  // Check for external links before stripping base (stripBaseFromUrl removes http:// for same-origin URLs)
+  if (to.startsWith('http')) {
+    return 'external-link-alt';
   }
 
-  return 'link';
+  // Strip base URL and normalize path (remove query params and hash)
+  const baseStripped = locationUtil.stripBaseFromUrl(to);
+  const normalizedPath = normalizePath(baseStripped);
+
+  // Check for dashboard paths with startsWith (e.g., /d/dashboard-id)
+  if (normalizedPath.startsWith('/d')) {
+    return 'apps';
+  }
+
+  // Use direct Map lookup for exact path matches
+  return linkMap.get(normalizedPath) ?? 'link';
 }
 
 const linkMap = new Map<string, IconName>([
-  ['http', 'external-link-alt'],
-  ['/d', 'apps'],
   ['/explore/metrics', 'drilldown'],
-  ['/a/grafana-metricsdrilldown-app/', 'drilldown'],
-  ['/a/grafana-lokiexplore-app/', 'drilldown'],
-  ['/a/grafana-exploretraces-app/', 'drilldown'],
-  ['/a/grafana-pyroscope-app/', 'drilldown'],
+  ['/a/grafana-metricsdrilldown-app', 'drilldown'],
+  ['/a/grafana-lokiexplore-app', 'drilldown'],
+  ['/a/grafana-exploretraces-app', 'drilldown'],
+  ['/a/grafana-pyroscope-app', 'drilldown'],
 ]);
 
 const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => {