diff --git a/pkg/services/navtree/models.go b/pkg/services/navtree/models.go
index 50ccfcb4cdd..8206a45d5ea 100644
--- a/pkg/services/navtree/models.go
+++ b/pkg/services/navtree/models.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const (
 	WeightAlerting
 	WeightAlertsAndIncidents
 	WeightAIAndML
+	WeightAdaptiveTelemetry
 	WeightTestingAndSynthetics
 	WeightObservability
 	WeightCloudServiceProviders
diff --git a/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/applinks.go b/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/applinks.go
index 7a2f15206dc..e3fea6da25e 100644
--- a/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/applinks.go
+++ b/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/applinks.go
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func (s *ServiceImpl) addPluginToSection(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, treeRoot *n
 				Id:         navtree.NavIDAdaptiveTelemetry,
 				SubTitle:   "Reduce noise, cut costs, and accelerate troubleshooting by intelligently ingesting only the telemetry data that matters most.",
 				Icon:       "adaptive-telemetry",
-				SortWeight: navtree.WeightAIAndML + 1, // Place under "AI & Machine Learning"
+				SortWeight: navtree.WeightAdaptiveTelemetry,
 				Children:   sectionChildren,
 				Url:        "adaptive-telemetry",
 				// Use the icon URL from the first "Adaptive Telemetry" plugin in the list (they will all be the same)