diff --git a/packages/hub-ui/src/client/components/dock/DockEntries.vue b/packages/hub-ui/src/client/components/dock/DockEntries.vue
index db25673a..d572c4c3 100644
--- a/packages/hub-ui/src/client/components/dock/DockEntries.vue
+++ b/packages/hub-ui/src/client/components/dock/DockEntries.vue
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 import type { DevframeDockEntry } from '@devframes/hub'
 import type { DocksContext } from '@devframes/hub/client'
 import { evaluateWhen } from 'devframe/utils/when'
-import { toRefs } from 'vue'
+import { computed, toRefs } from 'vue'
 import { getGroupMembers, resolveGroupDefaultChild } from '../../state/dock-settings'
+import { getCurrentDockId } from '../../state/docks'
 import { useSettings } from '../../state/settings-defaults'
 import DockEntry from './DockEntry.vue'
 import DockGroupButton from './DockGroupButton.vue'
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
 }>()
 
 const { selected, isVertical, entries } = toRefs(props)
+const currentId = computed(() => getCurrentDockId(props.context))
 
 const settings = useSettings(props.context)
 
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ function toggleDockEntry(dock: DevframeDockEntry) {
         :dock
         :is-action="dock.type === 'action'"
         :is-selected="isDockActive(dock)"
+        :current="currentId === dock.id ? 'page' : undefined"
         :is-dimmed="dimInactive && selected ? !isDockActive(dock) : false"
         :is-vertical="isVertical"
         :badge="dock.badge"
diff --git a/packages/hub-ui/src/client/components/dock/DockEntry.vue b/packages/hub-ui/src/client/components/dock/DockEntry.vue
index 9fc8e3d4..c70c59f2 100644
--- a/packages/hub-ui/src/client/components/dock/DockEntry.vue
+++ b/packages/hub-ui/src/client/components/dock/DockEntry.vue
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ const props = withDefaults(
     dock: DevframeDockEntryBase
     isAction?: boolean
     isSelected?: boolean
+    /**
+     * The `aria-current` of the button: `page` for the dock shown now, `true`
+     * for a group or overflow button that holds it while it is out of sight.
+     * Unlike `isSelected`, which is also on while a group popover is open.
+     */
+    current?: 'page' | 'true'
     isDimmed?: boolean
     isVertical?: boolean
     badge?: string
@@ -98,6 +104,7 @@ useEventListener('pointerdown', () => {
     <button
       ref="button"
       :aria-label="dock.title"
+      :aria-current="current"
       :class="[
         isVertical ? 'rotate-270' : '',
         isDimmed ? 'op50 saturate-0' : '',
diff --git a/packages/hub-ui/src/client/components/dock/DockGroupButton.vue b/packages/hub-ui/src/client/components/dock/DockGroupButton.vue
index 2b262120..938b50bb 100644
--- a/packages/hub-ui/src/client/components/dock/DockGroupButton.vue
+++ b/packages/hub-ui/src/client/components/dock/DockGroupButton.vue
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { DocksContext } from '@devframes/hub/client'
 import { watchDebounced } from '@vueuse/core'
 import { computed, h, onBeforeUnmount, ref, useTemplateRef } from 'vue'
 import { getGroupMembers, getGroupMembersGrouped, resolveGroupPreferredChild } from '../../state/dock-settings'
+import { getCurrentDockId, holdsCurrentDock } from '../../state/docks'
 import { setDocksGroupPanel, useDocksGroupPanel } from '../../state/floating-tooltip'
 import { useSettings } from '../../state/settings-defaults'
 import { accentVarStyle } from '../../utils/accent-color'
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@ const isActive = computed(() => {
   return !!id && members.value.some(m => m.id === id)
 })
 
+// The shown dock is one of this group's members, hidden or not.
+const holdsCurrent = computed(() => holdsCurrentDock(props.context, props.group, getCurrentDockId(props.context)))
+
 // A member toggle action that is on lights the button up too, without owning the panel.
 const hasActiveTool = computed(() => members.value.some(m => m.type === 'action' && props.context.docks.getStateById(m.id)?.isActive))
 
@@ -136,6 +140,7 @@ function onClick() {
       :is-vertical="isVertical"
       :is-selected="isActive || isPanelVisible || hasActiveTool"
       :is-dimmed="dimInactive && selected ? !isActive && !hasActiveTool : false"
+      :current="holdsCurrent ? 'true' : undefined"
       :badge="group.badge"
       :badge-variant="group.badgeVariant"
       @click="onClick"
diff --git a/packages/hub-ui/src/client/components/dock/DockGroupPopover.vue b/packages/hub-ui/src/client/components/dock/DockGroupPopover.vue
index 50feefcd..51f7209f 100644
--- a/packages/hub-ui/src/client/components/dock/DockGroupPopover.vue
+++ b/packages/hub-ui/src/client/components/dock/DockGroupPopover.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type { DevframeDockEntriesGrouped, DevframeDockEntry, DevframeViewGroup }
 import type { DocksContext } from '@devframes/hub/client'
 import { computed } from 'vue'
 import { t } from '../../i18n'
+import { getCurrentDockId } from '../../state/docks'
 import { dockTooltipContent, setFloatingTooltip } from '../../state/floating-tooltip'
 import { accentVarStyle } from '../../utils/accent-color'
 import { openDockContextMenu } from './DockContextMenu'
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
   (e: 'select', entry: DevframeDockEntry): void
 }>()
 
+const currentId = computed(() => getCurrentDockId(props.context))
+
 // A row already shows its title, so only a `description` is worth a tooltip.
 function showTooltip(event: PointerEvent, member: DevframeDockEntry) {
   if (member.description)
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ function openContextMenu(e: MouseEvent, member: DevframeDockEntry) {
       <button
         v-for="member of items"
         :key="member.id"
+        :aria-current="currentId === member.id ? 'page' : undefined"
         class="flex items-center gap-2 w-full px2 py1.5 rounded text-sm text-left transition"
         :class="selectedId === member.id || context.docks.getStateById(member.id)?.isActive ? 'text-primary bg-active' : 'op80 hover:op100 hover:bg-active'"
         @pointerenter="showTooltip($event, member)"
diff --git a/packages/hub-ui/src/client/components/dock/DockGroupSidebar.vue b/packages/hub-ui/src/client/components/dock/DockGroupSidebar.vue
index 0c1655f3..7789320a 100644
--- a/packages/hub-ui/src/client/components/dock/DockGroupSidebar.vue
+++ b/packages/hub-ui/src/client/components/dock/DockGroupSidebar.vue
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { watchDebounced } from '@vueuse/core'
 import { computed, h, ref, useTemplateRef, watch } from 'vue'
 import { t } from '../../i18n'
 import { deriveSidebarCapacity, docksSplitGroupsWithCapacity, getGroupMembersGrouped } from '../../state/dock-settings'
+import { getCurrentDockId } from '../../state/docks'
 import { dockTooltipContent, setDocksSidebarOverflowPanel, setFloatingTooltip, useDocksSidebarOverflowPanel } from '../../state/floating-tooltip'
 import { useSettings } from '../../state/settings-defaults'
 import { accentVarStyle } from '../../utils/accent-color'
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   selectedId: string | null
 }>()
 
+const currentId = computed(() => getCurrentDockId(props.context))
+
 // Vertical rhythm of the rail, in px. Mirrors the Uno classes on the template:
 // each button is `w-8 h-8` (32) and children sit in a `gap-0.5` (2) flex column;
 // the root has `py1.5` (6+6) padding; dividers are `h-px my0.5` (1 + 2*2).
@@ -84,6 +87,10 @@ const overflowCount = computed(() => overflowGroups.value.reduce((acc, [, items]
 const hasOverflow = computed(() => overflowCount.value > 0)
 const overflowBadge = computed(() => (overflowCount.value > 9 ? '9+' : overflowCount.value.toString()))
 
+// The shown member is hidden inside the show-more popover.
+const currentInOverflow = computed(() =>
+  !!currentId.value && overflowGroups.value.some(([, items]) => items.some(m => m.id === currentId.value)))
+
 // The current selection is hidden inside the show-more popover.
 const selectedInOverflow = computed(() =>
   !!props.selectedId && overflowGroups.value.some(([, items]) => items.some(m => m.id === props.selectedId)))
@@ -190,6 +197,7 @@ const moreButtonActive = computed(() => selectedInOverflow.value || isOverflowPa
         v-for="member of members"
         :key="member.id"
         :aria-label="member.title"
+        :aria-current="currentId === member.id ? 'page' : undefined"
         class="relative flex items-center justify-center w-8 h-8 rounded-lg transition"
         :class="selectedId === member.id ? 'text-primary bg-active' : 'op60 hover:op100 hover:bg-active'"
         @pointerenter="showTooltip($event, member)"
@@ -213,6 +221,7 @@ const moreButtonActive = computed(() => selectedInOverflow.value || isOverflowPa
       v-if="hasOverflow"
       ref="moreButton"
       :aria-label="t('dock.showMore')"
+      :aria-current="currentInOverflow ? 'true' : undefined"
       class="relative flex items-center justify-center w-8 h-8 rounded-lg transition mt-auto flex-none"
       :class="moreButtonActive ? 'text-primary bg-active' : 'op60 hover:op100 hover:bg-active'"
       @pointerenter="showTooltip($event, t('dock.showMore'))"
diff --git a/packages/hub-ui/src/client/components/dock/DockOverflowButton.vue b/packages/hub-ui/src/client/components/dock/DockOverflowButton.vue
index b4ace98a..64a261b0 100644
--- a/packages/hub-ui/src/client/components/dock/DockOverflowButton.vue
+++ b/packages/hub-ui/src/client/components/dock/DockOverflowButton.vue
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type { FloatingPopoverProps } from '../../state/floating-tooltip'
 import { watchDebounced } from '@vueuse/core'
 import { computed, h, onBeforeUnmount, ref, useTemplateRef } from 'vue'
 import { t } from '../../i18n'
+import { getCurrentDockId, holdsCurrentDock } from '../../state/docks'
 import { setDocksOverflowPanel, useDocksOverflowPanel } from '../../state/floating-tooltip'
 import DockEntriesWithCategories from './DockEntriesWithCategories.vue'
 import DockEntry from './DockEntry.vue'
@@ -31,6 +32,12 @@ const overflowBadge = computed(() => {
   return count.toString()
 })
 
+// The shown dock, or the group that holds it, is in the overflow.
+const holdsCurrent = computed(() => {
+  const currentId = getCurrentDockId(props.context)
+  return props.groups.some(([, items]) => items.some(entry => holdsCurrentDock(props.context, entry, currentId)))
+})
+
 const isOverflowPanelVisible = ref(false)
 const docksOverflowPanel = useDocksOverflowPanel()
 
@@ -110,6 +117,7 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
       :is-vertical="isVertical"
       :is-selected="false"
       :is-dimmed="false"
+      :current="holdsCurrent ? 'true' : undefined"
       @click="toggleOverflowPanel"
     />
   </div>
diff --git a/packages/hub-ui/src/client/state/docks.test.ts b/packages/hub-ui/src/client/state/docks.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d15e86cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hub-ui/src/client/state/docks.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import type { DevframeDockEntry } from '@devframes/hub'
+import type { DocksContext } from '@devframes/hub/client'
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { getCurrentDockId, holdsCurrentDock } from './docks'
+
+const group = { type: 'group', id: 'tools', title: 'Tools', icon: 'i' } as DevframeDockEntry
+const member = { type: 'iframe', id: 'logs', title: 'Logs', icon: 'i', url: '/', groupId: 'tools' } as DevframeDockEntry
+const action = { type: 'action', id: 'reload', title: 'Reload', icon: 'i' } as DevframeDockEntry
+
+function contextWith(selected: DevframeDockEntry | null, options: { clientType?: 'embedded' | 'standalone', open?: boolean, recent?: string[], topLevel?: DevframeDockEntry[] } = {}): DocksContext {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line slop/no-chained-type-assertions -- this fixture supplies only the context fields the dock helpers read.
+  return {
+    clientType: options.clientType ?? 'standalone',
+    panel: { session: { open: options.open ?? true, recentDockIds: options.recent } },
+    docks: { selected, entries: [group, member, action], groupedEntries: [['default', options.topLevel ?? [group, action]]] },
+  } as unknown as DocksContext
+}
+
+describe('getCurrentDockId', () => {
+  it('is the selected view, never an action, and none while an embedded panel is closed', () => {
+    expect(getCurrentDockId(contextWith(member))).toBe('logs')
+    expect(getCurrentDockId(contextWith(action))).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(getCurrentDockId(contextWith(null))).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(getCurrentDockId(contextWith(member, { clientType: 'embedded', open: false }))).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(getCurrentDockId(contextWith(member, { clientType: 'embedded', open: true }))).toBe('logs')
+  })
+})
+
+describe('holdsCurrentDock', () => {
+  it('holds the current dock itself and the group of a current member', () => {
+    const context = contextWith(member)
+    expect(holdsCurrentDock(context, member, 'logs')).toBe(true)
+    expect(holdsCurrentDock(context, group, 'logs')).toBe(true)
+    expect(holdsCurrentDock(context, action, 'logs')).toBe(false)
+    expect(holdsCurrentDock(context, group, undefined)).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('leaves the group out when the member has its own button on the bar', () => {
+    expect(holdsCurrentDock(contextWith(member, { recent: ['logs'] }), group, 'logs')).toBe(false)
+    expect(holdsCurrentDock(contextWith(member, { topLevel: [group, member] }), group, 'logs')).toBe(false)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/hub-ui/src/client/state/docks.ts b/packages/hub-ui/src/client/state/docks.ts
index ded7c4da..f276f3a2 100644
--- a/packages/hub-ui/src/client/state/docks.ts
+++ b/packages/hub-ui/src/client/state/docks.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,48 @@
 import type { DevframeDockEntry } from '@devframes/hub'
-import type { DevframeRpcClient, DockEntryState, DockEntryStateEvents, DockPanelStorage, DockSessionStorage } from '@devframes/hub/client'
+import type { DevframeRpcClient, DockEntryState, DockEntryStateEvents, DockPanelStorage, DocksContext, DockSessionStorage } from '@devframes/hub/client'
 import type { SharedState } from 'devframe/utils/shared-state'
 import type { Ref, ShallowRef } from 'vue'
 import { createEventEmitter } from 'devframe/utils/events'
 import { markRaw, reactive, shallowRef, watch } from 'vue'
 
+/**
+ * The id of the dock whose view is shown now, which the dock marks
+ * `aria-current`: none for an action, and none while the panel of an
+ * embedded dock is closed.
+ */
+export function getCurrentDockId(context: DocksContext): string | undefined {
+  const entry = context.docks.selected
+  if (!entry || entry.type === 'action')
+    return undefined
+  if (context.clientType === 'embedded' && !context.panel.session.open)
+    return undefined
+  return entry.id
+}
+
+/**
+ * Whether `entry` is the current dock, or a group whose member is the
+ * current dock and has no button of its own on the dock bar (a pinned or
+ * recent button), so the group button stands in for it. `currentId` is
+ * {@link getCurrentDockId}.
+ */
+export function holdsCurrentDock(context: DocksContext, entry: DevframeDockEntry, currentId: string | undefined): boolean {
+  if (!currentId)
+    return false
+  if (entry.id === currentId)
+    return true
+  return entry.type === 'group'
+    && context.docks.entries.find(e => e.id === currentId)?.groupId === entry.id
+    && !hasOwnDockButton(context, currentId)
+}
+
+/** Whether the dock has its own button on the dock bar: pinned out of its group, or raised as a recent dock. */
+function hasOwnDockButton(context: DocksContext, id: string): boolean {
+  const session = context.panel.session
+  const recentIds = session.recentDockIds ?? (session.recentDockId ? [session.recentDockId] : [])
+  return recentIds.includes(id)
+    || context.docks.groupedEntries.some(([, items]) => items.some(entry => entry.id === id))
+}
+
 export function DEFAULT_DOCK_PANEL_STORE(): DockPanelStorage {
   return {
     mode: 'float',