diff --git a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/ShellPage.xaml b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/ShellPage.xaml
index df87d39218..e7f878da53 100644
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/ShellPage.xaml
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/ShellPage.xaml
@@ -225,22 +225,20 @@
                     Icon="{ui:BitmapIcon Source=/Assets/Settings/Icons/VideoConferenceMute.png}"
                     IsEnabled="{x:Bind ViewModel.IsVideoConferenceBuild, Mode=OneWay}" />
             </NavigationView.MenuItems>
-            <NavigationView.PaneFooter>
-                <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
-                    <NavigationViewItem
-                        x:Uid="OOBE_NavViewItem"
-                        Icon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xF133;}"
-                        Tapped="OOBEItem_Tapped" />
-                    <NavigationViewItem
-                        x:Uid="WhatIsNew_NavViewItem"
-                        Icon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xE789;}"
-                        Tapped="WhatIsNewItem_Tapped" />
-                    <NavigationViewItem
-                        x:Uid="Feedback_NavViewItem"
-                        Icon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xED15;}"
-                        Tapped="FeedbackItem_Tapped" />
-                </StackPanel>
-            </NavigationView.PaneFooter>
+            <NavigationView.FooterMenuItems>
+                <NavigationViewItem
+                    x:Uid="OOBE_NavViewItem"
+                    Icon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xF133;}"
+                    Tapped="OOBEItem_Tapped" />
+                <NavigationViewItem
+                    x:Uid="WhatIsNew_NavViewItem"
+                    Icon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xE789;}"
+                    Tapped="WhatIsNewItem_Tapped" />
+                <NavigationViewItem
+                    x:Uid="Feedback_NavViewItem"
+                    Icon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xED15;}"
+                    Tapped="FeedbackItem_Tapped" />
+            </NavigationView.FooterMenuItems>
             <i:Interaction.Behaviors>
                 <ic:EventTriggerBehavior EventName="ItemInvoked">
                     <ic:InvokeCommandAction Command="{x:Bind ViewModel.ItemInvokedCommand}" />
diff --git a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/ShellPage.xaml.cs b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/ShellPage.xaml.cs
index 4a5f66c11a..952997f399 100644
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/ShellPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/ShellPage.xaml.cs
@@ -347,7 +347,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
             if (selectedItem != null)
             {
                 Type pageType = selectedItem.GetValue(NavHelper.NavigateToProperty) as Type;
-                NavigationService.Navigate(pageType);
+                if (pageType != null)
+                {
+                    // pageType might be null because of the navigation bar footer items.
+                    NavigationService.Navigate(pageType);
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/ShellViewModel.cs b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/ShellViewModel.cs
index b222c4ddf9..5776e38f73 100644
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/ShellViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/ShellViewModel.cs
@@ -108,9 +108,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
         {
             var item = navigationView.MenuItems
                             .OfType<NavigationViewItem>()
-                            .First(menuItem => (string)menuItem.Content == (string)args.InvokedItem);
-            var pageType = item.GetValue(NavHelper.NavigateToProperty) as Type;
-            NavigationService.Navigate(pageType);
+                            .FirstOrDefault(menuItem => (string)menuItem.Content == (string)args.InvokedItem, null);
+            if (item != null)
+            {
+                // item might be null because of the navigation bar footer items.
+                var pageType = item.GetValue(NavHelper.NavigateToProperty) as Type;
+                NavigationService.Navigate(pageType);
+            }
         }
 
         private void OnBackRequested(NavigationView sender, NavigationViewBackRequestedEventArgs args)