diff --git a/packages/clay-css/src/scss/components/_navs.scss b/packages/clay-css/src/scss/components/_navs.scss
index 8ea81906a3..67c55fb434 100644
--- a/packages/clay-css/src/scss/components/_navs.scss
+++ b/packages/clay-css/src/scss/components/_navs.scss
@@ -118,7 +118,11 @@
 	flex-direction: column;
 	flex-wrap: nowrap;
 
-	@include clay-nav-nested($nav-nested-spacer-x);
+	@include clay-nav-nested(
+		$nav-nested-spacer-x,
+		$nav-nested-nest-level,
+		$nav-nested-nav-class
+	);
 }
 
 .nav-nested-margins {
diff --git a/packages/clay-css/src/scss/variables/_navs.scss b/packages/clay-css/src/scss/variables/_navs.scss
index 64d58a3ce0..f90a0ca097 100644
--- a/packages/clay-css/src/scss/variables/_navs.scss
+++ b/packages/clay-css/src/scss/variables/_navs.scss
@@ -346,9 +346,14 @@ $nav-unstyled: map-deep-merge(
 	$nav-unstyled
 );
 
-// Nav Nested
+// Nav Nested Margins
 
 $nav-nested-margins-spacer-x: $nav-link-padding-x !default;
+
+// Nav Nested
+
+$nav-nested-nav-class: '.nav' !default;
+$nav-nested-nest-level: 7 !default;
 $nav-nested-spacer-x: $nav-link-padding-x !default;
 
 // Nav Tabs