diff --git a/graphql/src/query.rs b/graphql/src/query.rs
index 41a13fc0c..2507294ef 100644
--- a/graphql/src/query.rs
+++ b/graphql/src/query.rs
@@ -947,8 +947,7 @@ impl Mutation {
             .data::<DataLoader<Database>>()?
             .loader()
             .insert_edited_collection(input)
-            .await?
-            .to_string())
+            .await?)
     }
 
     #[graphql(guard = "GroupGuard::new(UserGroup::Editors)")]
diff --git a/types/.sqlx/query-26fb16ba5cc531729a4e24aa202c2c4aba2ea7895d20b129dbe7c330e08270c8.json b/types/.sqlx/query-f6b89363873a4af799c8fde3c0c2f95334b25b895fd7772308d0dc6cdc8c1371.json
similarity index 62%
rename from types/.sqlx/query-26fb16ba5cc531729a4e24aa202c2c4aba2ea7895d20b129dbe7c330e08270c8.json
rename to types/.sqlx/query-f6b89363873a4af799c8fde3c0c2f95334b25b895fd7772308d0dc6cdc8c1371.json
index 157963eb0..de05a7f81 100644
--- a/types/.sqlx/query-26fb16ba5cc531729a4e24aa202c2c4aba2ea7895d20b129dbe7c330e08270c8.json
+++ b/types/.sqlx/query-f6b89363873a4af799c8fde3c0c2f95334b25b895fd7772308d0dc6cdc8c1371.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
-  "query": "insert into edited_collection(title, slug, description, thumbnail_url)\nvalues ($1, $2, $3, $4)\nreturning id\n",
+  "query": "insert into edited_collection(title, slug, description, thumbnail_url)\nvalues ($1, $2, $3, $4)\nreturning slug\n",
   "describe": {
     "columns": [
       {
         "ordinal": 0,
-        "name": "id",
-        "type_info": "Uuid"
+        "name": "slug",
+        "type_info": "Text"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
       false
     ]
   },
-  "hash": "26fb16ba5cc531729a4e24aa202c2c4aba2ea7895d20b129dbe7c330e08270c8"
+  "hash": "f6b89363873a4af799c8fde3c0c2f95334b25b895fd7772308d0dc6cdc8c1371"
 }
diff --git a/types/queries/insert_edited_collection.sql b/types/queries/insert_edited_collection.sql
index 2e298cea2..b2bf26b3f 100644
--- a/types/queries/insert_edited_collection.sql
+++ b/types/queries/insert_edited_collection.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 insert into edited_collection(title, slug, description, thumbnail_url)
 values ($1, $2, $3, $4)
-returning id
+returning slug
diff --git a/types/src/database_sql.rs b/types/src/database_sql.rs
index 1a4ee47b3..867fdec35 100644
--- a/types/src/database_sql.rs
+++ b/types/src/database_sql.rs
@@ -1842,9 +1842,9 @@ impl Database {
     pub async fn insert_edited_collection(
         &self,
         collection: CreateEditedCollectionInput,
-    ) -> Result<Uuid> {
+    ) -> Result<String> {
         // let mut tx = self.client.begin().await?;
-        let collection_id = query_file_scalar!(
+        let collection_slug = query_file_scalar!(
             "queries/insert_edited_collection.sql",
             collection.title,
             slug::slugify(&collection.title).replace("-", "_"),
@@ -1853,7 +1853,7 @@ impl Database {
         )
         .fetch_one(&self.client)
         .await?;
-        Ok(collection_id)
+        Ok(collection_slug)
     }
 
     pub async fn document_breadcrumbs(
diff --git a/website/src/pages/edited-collections/new.page.tsx b/website/src/pages/edited-collections/new.page.tsx
index 7bf70c4b0..fd223b240 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/edited-collections/new.page.tsx
+++ b/website/src/pages/edited-collections/new.page.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,23 @@ interface NewEditedCollectionForm {
   thumbnail: File | null
 }
 
+interface MenuItemLike {
+  label: string
+  path: string
+  items?: ReadonlyArray<MenuItemLike> | null
+}
+
+const toMenuItemInput = (
+  nodes: ReadonlyArray<MenuItemLike> | null | undefined
+): ReadonlyArray<Dailp.MenuItemInput> | null => {
+  if (!nodes?.length) return null
+  return nodes.map((n) => ({
+    label: n.label,
+    path: n.path,
+    items: toMenuItemInput(n.items),
+  }))
+}
+
 const NewEditedCollectionPage = () => {
   const { user } = useUser()
   const [formData, setFormData] = useState<NewEditedCollectionForm>({
@@ -23,6 +40,10 @@ const NewEditedCollectionPage = () => {
   const [isSubmitting, setIsSubmitting] = useState(false)
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const [, addEditedCollection] = Dailp.useAddEditedCollectionMutation()
+  const [, updateMenu] = Dailp.useUpdateMenuMutation()
+  const [{ data: menuData }] = Dailp.useMenuBySlugQuery({
+    variables: { slug: "default-nav" },
+  })
 
   const handleEditedCollectionSubmit = async (
     e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>
@@ -56,10 +77,42 @@ const NewEditedCollectionPage = () => {
       }
 
       if (result.data?.createEditedCollection) {
-        console.log(
-          "Successfully created collection with ID:",
-          result.data.createEditedCollection
-        )
+        // console.log(
+        //   "Successfully created collection with ID:",
+        //   result.data.createEditedCollection
+        // )
+
+        const menu = menuData?.menuBySlug
+        if (menu) {
+          const updatedItems: MenuItemLike[] = (menu.items ?? []).map(
+            (item) => {
+              if (item.label.toLowerCase() === "collections") {
+                return {
+                  label: item.label,
+                  path: item.path,
+                  items: [
+                    ...(item.items ?? []),
+                    {
+                      label: formData.title,
+                      path: `/collections/${result.data?.createEditedCollection}`,
+                      items: [],
+                    },
+                  ],
+                }
+              }
+              return item
+            }
+          )
+
+          updateMenu({
+            menu: {
+              id: menu.id,
+              name: menu.name,
+              items: toMenuItemInput(updatedItems),
+            },
+          })
+        }
+
         // Navigate to the new collection or show success message
         navigate(`/collections/${result.data.createEditedCollection}`)
       } else {