diff --git a/.changeset/real-mails-add.md b/.changeset/real-mails-add.md
index 15cdc2997f..2769fef898 100644
--- a/.changeset/real-mails-add.md
+++ b/.changeset/real-mails-add.md
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 '@backstage/plugin-catalog': patch
 ---
 
-fixed route resolving
+fixed route resolving (ssue #7741) when user cannot select a tab in any of the tabbed pages (like the Catalog page) if it shares the same initial letters as a preceding tab. (i.e. where tab with a path of /ci is followed by a path of /cid, user cannot select /cid as /ci will always be selected first).
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/TabbedLayout/RoutedTabs.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/TabbedLayout/RoutedTabs.tsx
index d0c36e286c..c5c771b739 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/TabbedLayout/RoutedTabs.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/TabbedLayout/RoutedTabs.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export function useSelectedSubRoute(subRoutes: SubRoute[]): {
 
   // TODO: remove once react-router updated
   const sortedRoutes = routes.sort((a, b) =>
+    // remove added "/*" symbols from path before comparing
     b.path.slice(0, -2).localeCompare(a.path.slice(0, -2)),
   );