diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-versioned-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-versioned-docs.yml
index 5295000d84..a641090206 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-versioned-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-versioned-docs.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           if git ls-tree -d origin/2.6.x -- dist/schemas/2.6.0 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
             # Remove existing 2.6.0 schemas to ensure clean sync
             rm -rf dist/schemas/2.6.0
-            
+
             # Extract dist/schemas/2.6.0 folder from 2.6.x branch
             git archive origin/2.6.x -- dist/schemas/2.6.0 | tar -x
             echo "Synced dist/schemas/2.6.0 from 2.6.x branch"
@@ -47,6 +47,48 @@ jobs:
             echo "dist/schemas/2.6.0 does not exist in 2.6.x branch, skipping"
           fi
 
+      - name: Sync navigation from 2.6.x docs.json
+        run: |
+          # Extract docs.json from 2.6.x branch
+          git show origin/2.6.x:docs.json > /tmp/source-docs.json
+
+          # Create jq script to transform navigation
+          # Takes the first version's groups from 2.6.x (which has the actual content)
+          # and transforms all paths by prepending "v2.6-rc/"
+          cat << 'JQSCRIPT' > /tmp/transform.jq
+          def transform_paths:
+            if type == "array" then
+              map(transform_paths)
+            elif type == "object" then
+              if has("pages") then
+                .pages = (.pages | transform_paths)
+              else
+                .
+              end
+            elif type == "string" then
+              "v2.6-rc/" + .
+            else
+              .
+            end;
+
+          # $source is from --slurpfile (array), so use $source[0]
+          ($source[0].navigation.versions[0].groups | transform_paths) as $transformed |
+          (.navigation.versions | to_entries | map(select(.value.version == "2.6-rc")) | .[0].key) as $idx |
+          if $idx != null then
+            .navigation.versions[$idx].groups = $transformed
+          else
+            .
+          end
+          JQSCRIPT
+
+          # Apply transformation: read source groups from 2.6.x, transform paths, update main's docs.json
+          jq --slurpfile source /tmp/source-docs.json -f /tmp/transform.jq docs.json > /tmp/updated-docs.json
+
+          # Replace docs.json with updated version
+          mv /tmp/updated-docs.json docs.json
+
+          echo "Synced navigation from 2.6.x docs.json to v2.6-rc version"
+
       - name: Create Pull Request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7
         with:
@@ -57,10 +99,12 @@ jobs:
             This PR syncs from the 2.6.x branch:
             - Documentation to `v2.6-rc/docs/`
             - Schemas to `dist/schemas/2.6.0/` (if available)
-            
+            - Navigation config from 2.6.x's docs.json to main's v2.6-rc version
+
             Auto-generated by the sync-versioned-docs workflow.
           branch: auto/sync-v2.6-rc
           delete-branch: true
           add-paths: |
             v2.6-rc/
             dist/schemas/2.6.0/
+            docs.json