diff --git a/admin-web/src/components/Layout.tsx b/admin-web/src/components/Layout.tsx
index 139d52f..2bfcaf2 100644
--- a/admin-web/src/components/Layout.tsx
+++ b/admin-web/src/components/Layout.tsx
@@ -1,26 +1,40 @@
 import { ChevronRight } from "lucide-react";
 import { NavLink, Outlet } from "react-router-dom";
 
-import { appIconMap, topbarIcon, type AppIconKey } from "./app-icons";
+import { appIconMap, type AppIconKey } from "./app-icons";
 
-const items = [
-  ["Dashboard", "/", "dashboard"],
-  ["Users", "/users", "users"],
-  ["Groups", "/groups", "groups"],
-  ["Devices", "/devices", "devices"],
-  ["Services", "/services", "services"],
-  ["Policies", "/policies", "policies"],
-  ["Gateways", "/gateways", "gateways"],
-  ["Audit", "/audit", "audit"],
-  ["Settings", "/settings", "settings"]
-] as const satisfies ReadonlyArray<[string, string, AppIconKey]>;
+const sections = [
+  {
+    title: "Overview",
+    items: [["Dashboard", "/", "dashboard"]]
+  },
+  {
+    title: "Access",
+    items: [
+      ["Users", "/users", "users"],
+      ["Groups", "/groups", "groups"],
+      ["Devices", "/devices", "devices"],
+      ["Services", "/services", "services"],
+      ["Policies", "/policies", "policies"]
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    title: "Infrastructure",
+    items: [
+      ["Gateways", "/gateways", "gateways"],
+      ["Audit", "/audit", "audit"],
+      ["Settings", "/settings", "settings"]
+    ]
+  }
+] as const satisfies ReadonlyArray<{
+  title: string;
+  items: ReadonlyArray<[string, string, AppIconKey]>;
+}>;
 
 type LayoutProps = {
   onLogout: () => void;
 };
 
-const TopbarIcon = topbarIcon;
-
 export function Layout({ onLogout }: LayoutProps) {
   return (
     <div className="shell">
@@ -28,31 +42,35 @@ export function Layout({ onLogout }: LayoutProps) {
         <div className="sidebar-brand">
           <img className="sidebar-brand-logo" src="/NexaVPN_Logo.png" alt="NexaVPN" />
         </div>
-        <nav className="nav">
-          {items.map(([label, path, iconKey]) => {
-            const Icon = appIconMap[iconKey];
-            return (
-              <NavLink
-                key={path}
-                to={path}
-                className={({ isActive }) => (isActive ? "nav-link active" : "nav-link")}
-              >
-                <span className="nav-link-copy">
-                  <Icon className="nav-link-icon" size={18} strokeWidth={2} />
-                  <span>{label}</span>
-                </span>
-                <ChevronRight className="nav-link-chevron" size={16} strokeWidth={2} />
-              </NavLink>
-            );
-          })}
-        </nav>
+        <div className="nav-sections">
+          {sections.map((section) => (
+            <div className="nav-section" key={section.title}>
+              <p className="nav-section-title">{section.title}</p>
+              <nav className="nav">
+                {section.items.map(([label, path, iconKey]) => {
+                  const Icon = appIconMap[iconKey];
+                  return (
+                    <NavLink
+                      key={path}
+                      to={path}
+                      className={({ isActive }) => (isActive ? "nav-link active" : "nav-link")}
+                    >
+                      <span className="nav-link-copy">
+                        <Icon className="nav-link-icon" size={18} strokeWidth={2} />
+                        <span>{label}</span>
+                      </span>
+                      <ChevronRight className="nav-link-chevron" size={16} strokeWidth={2} />
+                    </NavLink>
+                  );
+                })}
+              </nav>
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
       </aside>
       <main className="content">
         <header className="topbar">
           <div className="topbar-brand">
-            <div className="topbar-icon-wrap" aria-hidden="true">
-              <TopbarIcon size={22} strokeWidth={2} />
-            </div>
             <div className="topbar-copy">
               <p className="eyebrow">Enterprise WireGuard</p>
               <h2>Self-hosted VPN management</h2>
diff --git a/admin-web/src/styles/global.css b/admin-web/src/styles/global.css
index a512253..6e7e2d2 100644
--- a/admin-web/src/styles/global.css
+++ b/admin-web/src/styles/global.css
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ button {
   align-items: flex-start;
 }
 
-.topbar-icon-wrap,
 .page-title-icon {
   display: grid;
   place-items: center;
@@ -174,6 +173,8 @@ button {
 .sidebar-brand {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  padding-bottom: 10px;
 }
 
 .sidebar-brand-logo {
@@ -182,10 +183,30 @@ button {
   display: block;
 }
 
+.nav-sections {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 26px;
+  margin-top: 24px;
+}
+
+.nav-section {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 12px;
+}
+
+.nav-section-title {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0 12px;
+  color: var(--muted);
+  font-size: 0.76rem;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
+}
+
 .nav {
   display: grid;
   gap: 10px;
-  margin-top: 28px;
+  margin-top: 0;
 }
 
 .nav-link {
@@ -243,13 +264,6 @@ button {
   gap: 6px;
 }
 
-.topbar-icon-wrap,
-.page-title-icon {
-  width: 52px;
-  height: 52px;
-  border-radius: 18px;
-}
-
 .page {
   display: grid;
   gap: 22px;
@@ -283,6 +297,12 @@ button {
   max-width: 760px;
 }
 
+.page-title-icon {
+  width: 52px;
+  height: 52px;
+  border-radius: 18px;
+}
+
 .grid {
   display: grid;
   gap: 18px;