diff --git a/web/app/components/main-nav/__tests__/layout.spec.tsx b/web/app/components/main-nav/__tests__/layout.spec.tsx
index 4937f4e9270..cd8432b762c 100644
--- a/web/app/components/main-nav/__tests__/layout.spec.tsx
+++ b/web/app/components/main-nav/__tests__/layout.spec.tsx
@@ -196,6 +196,31 @@ describe('MainNavLayout', () => {
     expect(screen.getByRole('main')).toHaveTextContent('new knowledge detail')
   })
 
+  it('hides the global main nav on a skill detail route', () => {
+    ;(usePathname as Mock).mockReturnValue('/skills/skill-1')
+
+    render(
+      <MainNavLayout>
+        <div>skill detail</div>
+      </MainNavLayout>,
+    )
+
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('main-nav')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByRole('main')).toHaveTextContent('skill detail')
+  })
+
+  it('keeps the global main nav on the skills collection route', () => {
+    ;(usePathname as Mock).mockReturnValue('/skills')
+
+    render(
+      <MainNavLayout>
+        <div>skills collection</div>
+      </MainNavLayout>,
+    )
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('main-nav')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
   it.each([
     '/datasets/create',
     '/datasets/new/create',
diff --git a/web/app/components/main-nav/routes.ts b/web/app/components/main-nav/routes.ts
index 2aaed683ace..a3506c3aecf 100644
--- a/web/app/components/main-nav/routes.ts
+++ b/web/app/components/main-nav/routes.ts
@@ -151,14 +151,21 @@ function isDatasetDetailPathname(pathname: string) {
   return true
 }
 
+function isSkillDetailPathname(pathname: string) {
+  const [section, skillId] = pathname.split('/').filter(Boolean)
+
+  return section === 'skills' && !!skillId
+}
+
 export function shouldHideMainNavigation(pathname: string) {
   const [section, namespace, knowledgeSpaceId] = pathname.split('/').filter(Boolean)
 
   return (
-    section === 'datasets' &&
-    namespace === 'new' &&
-    !!knowledgeSpaceId &&
-    knowledgeSpaceId !== 'create'
+    (section === 'datasets' &&
+      namespace === 'new' &&
+      !!knowledgeSpaceId &&
+      knowledgeSpaceId !== 'create') ||
+    isSkillDetailPathname(pathname)
   )
 }