diff --git a/app/views/layouts/nav/_new_dashboard.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/nav/_new_dashboard.html.haml
index 88d164cac32cf0beccc5da9d11f2bbe935437b9b..e670e04928c594d97823ff9f118dc6af6a82ac9d 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/nav/_new_dashboard.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/nav/_new_dashboard.html.haml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     = link_to dashboard_groups_path, class: 'dashboard-shortcuts-groups', title: 'Groups' do
       Groups
 
-  = nav_link(path: 'dashboard#activity', html_options: { class: "hidden-xs hidden-sm" }) do
+  = nav_link(path: 'dashboard#activity', html_options: { class: "hidden-xs hidden-sm hidden-md" }) do
     = link_to activity_dashboard_path, class: 'dashboard-shortcuts-activity', title: 'Activity' do
       Activity
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       = icon("chevron-down", class: "dropdown-chevron")
     .dropdown-menu
       %ul
-        = nav_link(path: 'dashboard#activity', html_options: { class: "visible-xs visible-sm" }) do
+        = nav_link(path: 'dashboard#activity', html_options: { class: "visible-xs visible-sm visible-md" }) do
           = link_to activity_dashboard_path, title: 'Activity' do
             Activity
 
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/36821-fix-new-nav-wrapping-caret-and-increasing-height.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/36821-fix-new-nav-wrapping-caret-and-increasing-height.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..54c7a8c87881a718332af00666c377c296ab2f82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/36821-fix-new-nav-wrapping-caret-and-increasing-height.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Fix new navigation wrapping and causing height to grow
+merge_request:
+author:
+type: fixed