diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a222b2b81..93b83503d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 ### 🔧 Internal changes
 
+- Refactor GraphDropdown component from being a child of Graph to being a child of NavBar
+
 ## [0.7.2] - 2025-12-10
 
 ### ✨ New features/enhancements
diff --git a/js/components/common/NavBar.js.jsx b/js/components/common/NavBar.js.jsx
index e046c7976..0f707df21 100644
--- a/js/components/common/NavBar.js.jsx
+++ b/js/components/common/NavBar.js.jsx
@@ -2,12 +2,32 @@ import React from "react"
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome"
 import { faDownload } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons"
 import { Tooltip } from "react-tooltip"
+import GraphDropdown from "../graph/GraphDropdown"
 
 /**
  * NavBar component.
  */
-export function NavBar({ selected_page, open_modal }) {
+export function NavBar({ selected_page, open_modal, graphs = [], updateGraph }) {
   const isActive = page => (page === selected_page ? "selected-page" : undefined)
+  const [showGraphDropdown, setShowGraphDropdown] = React.useState(false)
+  const [dropdownTimeouts, setDropdownTimeouts] = React.useState([])
+
+  const clearDropdownTimeouts = () => {
+    dropdownTimeouts.forEach(timeout => clearTimeout(timeout))
+    setDropdownTimeouts([])
+  }
+
+  const handleShowGraphDropdown = () => {
+    clearDropdownTimeouts()
+    setShowGraphDropdown(true)
+  }
+
+  const handleHideGraphDropdown = () => {
+    const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+      setShowGraphDropdown(false)
+    }, 500)
+    setDropdownTimeouts(dropdownTimeouts.concat(timeout))
+  }
 
   return (
     <nav className="row header">
@@ -26,8 +46,22 @@ export function NavBar({ selected_page, open_modal }) {
       {/* Navigation links */}
       <div className="nav-middle">
         <ul id="nav-links">
-          <li id="nav-graph" className={isActive("graph")}>
+          <li 
+            id="nav-graph"
+            className={`${isActive("graph")} ${graphs.length > 0 ? "show-dropdown-arrow" : ""}`}
+            onMouseEnter={handleShowGraphDropdown}
+            onMouseLeave={handleHideGraphDropdown}
+          >
             <a href="/graph">Graph</a>
+            {selected_page === "graph" && (
+              <GraphDropdown
+                showGraphDropdown={showGraphDropdown}
+                onMouseMove={handleShowGraphDropdown}
+                onMouseLeave={handleHideGraphDropdown}
+                graphs={graphs}
+                updateGraph={updateGraph}
+              />
+            )}
           </li>
           <li id="nav-grid" className={isActive("grid")}>
             <a href="/grid">Grid</a>
diff --git a/js/components/graph/Container.js b/js/components/graph/Container.js
index 2085680b1..1926d9bb3 100644
--- a/js/components/graph/Container.js
+++ b/js/components/graph/Container.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export default class Container extends React.Component {
   render() {
     return (
       <div>
-        <NavBar selected_page="graph" open_modal={this.openExportModal}></NavBar>
+        <NavBar selected_page="graph" open_modal={this.openExportModal} graphs={this.state.graphs} updateGraph={this.updateGraph}></NavBar>
         <ExportModal
           page="graph"
           open={this.state.modalOpen}
diff --git a/js/components/graph/Graph.js b/js/components/graph/Graph.js
index c172a18fa..b3a76b8ec 100644
--- a/js/components/graph/Graph.js
+++ b/js/components/graph/Graph.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import Edge from "./Edge"
 import Node from "./Node"
 import Button from "./Button"
 import InfoBox from "./InfoBox"
-import GraphDropdown from "./GraphDropdown"
 import Sidebar from "./Sidebar"
 import { parseAnd } from "../../util/util.js"
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome"
@@ -24,8 +23,7 @@ const ZOOM_ENUM = {
   ZOOM_IN: 1,
 }
 const TIMEOUT_NAMES_ENUM = {
-  INFOBOX: 0,
-  DROPDOWN: 1,
+  INFOBOX: 0
 }
 
 export class Graph extends React.Component {
@@ -44,7 +42,6 @@ export class Graph extends React.Component {
       highlightedNodesFocus: [],
       highlightedNodesDeps: [],
       infoboxTimeouts: [],
-      dropdownTimeouts: [],
       width: window.innerWidth,
       height: window.innerHeight,
       zoomFactor: 1,
@@ -68,7 +65,6 @@ export class Graph extends React.Component {
       panStartX: 0,
       panStartY: 0,
       showCourseModal: false,
-      showGraphDropdown: false,
       selectedNodes: new Set(),
     }
     this.exportModal = React.createRef()
@@ -83,15 +79,6 @@ export class Graph extends React.Component {
     // can't detect keydown event when adding event listener to react-graph
     document.body.addEventListener("keydown", this.onKeyDown)
 
-    if (document.querySelector("#nav-graph > a")) {
-      document
-        .querySelector("#nav-graph > a")
-        .addEventListener("mouseenter", this.setShowGraphDropdown)
-      document
-        .querySelector("#nav-graph > a")
-        .addEventListener("mouseleave", this.hideGraphDropdown)
-    }
-
     if (document.querySelector(".sidebar")) {
       document
         .querySelector(".sidebar")
@@ -107,7 +94,6 @@ export class Graph extends React.Component {
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
     this.state.infoboxTimeouts.forEach(timeout => clearTimeout(timeout))
-    this.state.dropdownTimeouts.forEach(timeout => clearTimeout(timeout))
     document.body.removeEventListener("keydown", this.onKeyDown)
 
     if (document.getElementById("nav-export")) {
@@ -115,15 +101,6 @@ export class Graph extends React.Component {
         .getElementById("nav-export")
         .removeEventListener("click", this.exportModal.current.openModal)
     }
-
-    if (document.querySelector("#nav-graph > a")) {
-      document
-        .querySelector("#nav-graph > a")
-        .removeEventListener("mouseenter", this.setShowGraphDropdown)
-      document
-        .querySelector("#nav-graph > a")
-        .removeEventListener("mouseleave", this.hideGraphDropdown)
-    }
   }
 
   getGraph = () => {
@@ -361,19 +338,6 @@ export class Graph extends React.Component {
     }
   }
 
-  clearAllTimeouts = timeoutName => {
-    switch (timeoutName) {
-      case TIMEOUT_NAMES_ENUM.INFOBOX:
-        this.state.infoboxTimeouts.forEach(timeout => clearTimeout(timeout))
-        this.setState({ infoboxTimeouts: [] })
-        break
-      case TIMEOUT_NAMES_ENUM.DROPDOWN:
-        this.state.dropdownTimeouts.forEach(timeout => clearTimeout(timeout))
-        this.setState({ dropdownTimeouts: [] })
-        break
-    }
-  }
-
   /**
    * Update the status of the Edge, based on the status of the Node/Bool it points from/to.
    */
@@ -489,8 +453,6 @@ export class Graph extends React.Component {
     const currentNode = this.state.nodesJSON[courseId]
     this.focusPrereqs(courseId)
 
-    this.clearAllTimeouts(TIMEOUT_NAMES_ENUM.INFOBOX)
-
     let xPos = currentNode.pos[0]
     let yPos = currentNode.pos[1]
     const rightSide = xPos > 222
@@ -679,7 +641,6 @@ export class Graph extends React.Component {
   }
 
   infoBoxMouseEnter = () => {
-    this.clearAllTimeouts(TIMEOUT_NAMES_ENUM.INFOBOX)
     this.setState({ showInfoBox: true, isMouseOnInfoBox: true })
   }
 
@@ -702,20 +663,6 @@ export class Graph extends React.Component {
     })
   }
 
-  setShowGraphDropdown = () => {
-    this.clearAllTimeouts(TIMEOUT_NAMES_ENUM.DROPDOWN)
-    this.setState({ showGraphDropdown: true })
-  }
-
-  hideGraphDropdown = () => {
-    const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
-      this.setState({ showGraphDropdown: false })
-    }, 500)
-    this.setState({
-      dropdownTimeouts: this.state.dropdownTimeouts.concat(timeout),
-    })
-  }
-
   onClose = () => {
     this.setState({ showCourseModal: false })
   }
@@ -1654,13 +1601,6 @@ export class Graph extends React.Component {
           onClose={this.onClose}
         />
         <ExportModal context="graph" session="" ref={this.exportModal} />
-        <GraphDropdown
-          showGraphDropdown={this.state.showGraphDropdown}
-          onMouseMove={this.setShowGraphDropdown}
-          onMouseLeave={this.hideGraphDropdown}
-          graphs={this.props.graphs}
-          updateGraph={this.props.updateGraph}
-        />
         {Object.keys(this.state.nodesJSON).length > 1 && (
           <div className="graph-button-group">
             <div className="button-group">
diff --git a/js/components/graph/GraphDropdown.js b/js/components/graph/GraphDropdown.js
index f1cb26ba8..5201ea369 100644
--- a/js/components/graph/GraphDropdown.js
+++ b/js/components/graph/GraphDropdown.js
@@ -1,36 +1,17 @@
 import React from "react"
 import PropTypes from "prop-types"
 
-export default function GraphDropdown({
-  showGraphDropdown,
-  onMouseMove,
-  onMouseLeave,
-  graphs = [],
-  updateGraph,
-}) {
-  let className = "hidden"
-  let graphTabLeft = 0
-  if (graphs.length !== 0 && document.querySelector("#nav-graph")) {
-    const navGraph = document.querySelector("#nav-graph")
-    if (graphs.length === 0) {
-      navGraph.classList.remove("show-dropdown-arrow")
-    } else {
-      if (!navGraph.classList.contains("show-dropdown-arrow")) {
-        navGraph.classList.add("show-dropdown-arrow")
-      }
-      if (showGraphDropdown) {
-        graphTabLeft = navGraph.getBoundingClientRect().left
-        className = "graph-dropdown-display"
-      }
-    }
-  }
+export default function GraphDropdown({showGraphDropdown, onMouseEnter, onMouseLeave, graphs = [], updateGraph }) {
+  const className = showGraphDropdown && graphs.length > 0 
+    ? "graph-dropdown-display" 
+    : "hidden"
+  
   return (
     <ul
       className={className}
-      onMouseMove={onMouseMove}
+      onMouseEnter={onMouseEnter}
       onMouseLeave={onMouseLeave}
-      data-testid={"test-graph-dropdown"}
-      style={{ left: graphTabLeft }}
+      data-testid="test-graph-dropdown"
     >
       {graphs.map((graph, i) => {
         return (
@@ -54,7 +35,7 @@ GraphDropdown.defaultProps = {
 
 GraphDropdown.propTypes = {
   showGraphDropdown: PropTypes.bool,
-  onMouseMove: PropTypes.func,
+  onMouseEnter: PropTypes.func,
   onMouseLeave: PropTypes.func,
   graphs: PropTypes.array,
   updateGraph: PropTypes.func,
diff --git a/js/components/graph/__tests__/__snapshots__/GraphDropdown.test.js.snap b/js/components/graph/__tests__/__snapshots__/GraphDropdown.test.js.snap
index 416b598d8..74761964f 100644
--- a/js/components/graph/__tests__/__snapshots__/GraphDropdown.test.js.snap
+++ b/js/components/graph/__tests__/__snapshots__/GraphDropdown.test.js.snap
@@ -4,6 +4,5 @@ exports[`GraphDropdown should match snapshot 1`] = `
 <ul
   class="hidden"
   data-testid="test-graph-dropdown"
-  style="left: 0px;"
 />
 `;
diff --git a/style/app.scss b/style/app.scss
index e26dda50e..75df39fbb 100644
--- a/style/app.scss
+++ b/style/app.scss
@@ -2204,7 +2204,14 @@ main-filter input {
   display: none;
 }
 
+#nav-graph {
+  position: relative;
+}
+
 .graph-dropdown-display {
+  left: 0px;
+  top: 100%;
+  z-index: 10;
   background-color: #5c497e;
   color: #fff;
   column-count: 2;
@@ -2212,6 +2219,7 @@ main-filter input {
   font-size: 15px;
   list-style: none;
   padding: 8px;
+  min-width: 300px;
   position: absolute;
   text-align: left;
 }