diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e45770dd..9ca84c5e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Go to the `v1` branch to see the changelog of Lume 1.
 ## [2.3.1] - Unreleased
 ### Fixed
 - Updated deps: `sass`, `std`, `pagefind`, `xml`, `postcss`, `decap-cms`.
+- Nav plugin: Search for pages with basename as `index`.
 
 ## [2.3.0] - 2024-08-30
 ### Added
diff --git a/plugins/nav.ts b/plugins/nav.ts
index 7dc0d8ec..aa5fc8ef 100644
--- a/plugins/nav.ts
+++ b/plugins/nav.ts
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ function searchData(parts: string[], menu: NavData): NavData | undefined {
       if (child.data.basename === part) {
         return searchData(parts, child);
       }
+      if (child.data.basename === "index" && menu.data.basename === part) {
+        return searchData(parts, child);
+      }
     }
   }
 }