diff --git a/contributors.yml b/contributors.yml
index aa0469f113..a590747a59 100644
--- a/contributors.yml
+++ b/contributors.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 - Ajayff4
+- akx
 - awreese
 - bhbs
 - brockross
diff --git a/packages/react-router-dom/index.tsx b/packages/react-router-dom/index.tsx
index 40cbe72d2f..cb363353f0 100644
--- a/packages/react-router-dom/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-router-dom/index.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {
   useRoutes,
   useOutletContext
 } from "react-router";
-import type { To } from "react-router";
+import type { To, Path } from "react-router";
 
 function warning(cond: boolean, message: string): void {
   if (!cond) {
@@ -311,21 +311,7 @@ export const NavLink = React.forwardRef<HTMLAnchorElement, NavLinkProps>(
     },
     ref
   ) {
-    let location = useLocation();
-    let path = useResolvedPath(to);
-
-    let locationPathname = location.pathname;
-    let toPathname = path.pathname;
-    if (!caseSensitive) {
-      locationPathname = locationPathname.toLowerCase();
-      toPathname = toPathname.toLowerCase();
-    }
-
-    let isActive =
-      locationPathname === toPathname ||
-      (!end &&
-        locationPathname.startsWith(toPathname) &&
-        locationPathname.charAt(toPathname.length) === "/");
+    let isActive = useIsPathActive(to, caseSensitive, end);
 
     let ariaCurrent = isActive ? ariaCurrentProp : undefined;
 
@@ -411,6 +397,20 @@ export function useLinkClickHandler<E extends Element = HTMLAnchorElement>(
   );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns true if the given location seems currently active.
+ * `caseSensitive` and `end` work the same as with `<NavLink>`.
+ */
+export function useIsPathActive(
+  to: To,
+  caseSensitive: boolean = false,
+  end: boolean = false
+): boolean {
+  let location = useLocation();
+  let path = useResolvedPath(to);
+  return isPathActive(location, path, caseSensitive, end);
+}
+
 /**
  * A convenient wrapper for reading and writing search parameters via the
  * URLSearchParams interface.
@@ -504,3 +504,28 @@ export function createSearchParams(
         }, [] as ParamKeyValuePair[])
   );
 }
+
+/**
+ * Given a location and a path, returns true if the path is active in the location.
+ * `caseSensitive` and `end` work the same as with `<NavLink>`.
+ */
+export function isPathActive(
+  location: Path,
+  path: Path,
+  caseSensitive: boolean = false,
+  end: boolean = false
+) {
+  let locationPathname = location.pathname;
+  let toPathname = path.pathname;
+  if (!caseSensitive) {
+    locationPathname = locationPathname.toLowerCase();
+    toPathname = toPathname.toLowerCase();
+  }
+
+  return (
+    locationPathname === toPathname ||
+    (!end &&
+      locationPathname.startsWith(toPathname) &&
+      locationPathname.charAt(toPathname.length) === "/")
+  );
+}