diff --git a/owrx/controllers/settings/sdr.py b/owrx/controllers/settings/sdr.py
index 4966c41..a61a1e8 100644
--- a/owrx/controllers/settings/sdr.py
+++ b/owrx/controllers/settings/sdr.py
@@ -126,13 +126,14 @@ class SdrFormController(SettingsFormController, metaclass=ABCMeta):
                 </li>
                 {profile_tabs}
                 <li class="nav-item">
-                    <a href="{new_profile_link}" class="nav-link">New profile</a>
+                    <a href="{new_profile_link}" class="nav-link {new_profile_active}">New profile</a>
                 </li>
             </ul>
         """.format(
             device_link="{}settings/sdr/{}".format(self.get_document_root(), quote(self.device_id)),
             device_name=self.device["name"],
             device_active="active" if self.isDeviceActive() else "",
+            new_profile_active="active" if self.isNewProfileActive() else "",
             new_profile_link="{}settings/sdr/{}/newprofile".format(self.get_document_root(), quote(self.device_id)),
             profile_tabs="".join(
                 """
@@ -156,6 +157,9 @@ class SdrFormController(SettingsFormController, metaclass=ABCMeta):
     def isProfileActive(self, profile_id) -> bool:
         return False
 
+    def isNewProfileActive(self) -> bool:
+        return False
+
     def store(self):
         # need to overwrite the existing key in the config since the layering won't capture the changes otherwise
         config = Config.get()
@@ -383,6 +387,9 @@ class NewProfileController(SdrFormController):
     def getTitle(self):
         return "New profile"
 
+    def isNewProfileActive(self) -> bool:
+        return True
+
     def store(self):
         if self.stack["id"] in self.device["profiles"]:
             raise ValueError("Profile {} already exists!".format(self.stack["id"]))