diff --git a/app/controllers/visits_controller.rb b/app/controllers/visits_controller.rb
index 8e867ec4..51d33830 100644
--- a/app/controllers/visits_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/visits_controller.rb
@@ -91,9 +91,7 @@ def destroy
   end
 
   def today
-    today = Date.today
-    params.merge! :year => today.year, :month => today.month, :day => today.day
-    day
+    redirect_to today_visits_path(:organization_key => @organization.key)
   end
 
   def day
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 2050c84f..8a0bb38a 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -30,8 +30,14 @@ def time_ago_in_words(from_time, include_seconds=false)
     distance_of_time_in_words(from_time, Time.zone.now, include_seconds)
   end
 
-  def tab_item(label, path)
-    "<li class='#{request.path == path ? 'selected' : ''}'><a href='#{path}'>#{label}</a></li>"
+  def tab_item(label, tab_path, request_path, params = { :select_children => false})
+    selected = false
+    if params[:select_children]
+      selected = request_path.start_with?(tab_path)
+    else
+      selected = tab_path == request_path
+    end
+    "<li class='#{selected ? 'selected' : ''}'><a href='#{tab_path}'>#{label}</a></li>"
   end
 
   def today_visits_path(params={})
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
index e132023a..e346ef52 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
@@ -46,15 +46,15 @@
         %div#application_nav.flex-column
           %ul.tabs
             -if @organization && !@organization.new_record?
-              = tab_item('Home', organization_path(@organization))
-              = tab_item('Visits', today_visits_path(:organization_key => @organization.key))
-              = tab_item('Reports', report_path(:action => 'index', :organization_key => @organization.key))
+              = tab_item('Home', organization_path(@organization), request.path, )
+              = tab_item('Visits', default_visits_path(:organization_key => @organization.key), request.path, :select_children => true)
+              = tab_item('Reports', report_path(:action => 'index', :organization_key => @organization.key), request.path, :select_children => true)
               -if permit? "admin or (manager of :organization)"
-                =tab_item('Settings', edit_organization_path(@organization))
+                =tab_item('Settings', edit_organization_path(@organization), request.path)
             -else
-              =tab_item('Home', root_path)
+              =tab_item('Home', root_path, request.path)
               -if logged_in? && !current_user.organization.nil?
-                = tab_item(current_user.organization.name, organization_path(current_user.organization))
+                = tab_item(current_user.organization.name, organization_path(current_user.organization), request.path)
       %div.content#application_body.flex-container
         = yield
         %div{:style => 'clear:both;'}
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 3976db7d..0752cd25 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
           :controller => 'visits', :action => 'day',
           :requirements => {:year => /\d{4}/, :day => /\d{1,2}/, :month => /\d{1,2}/}
 
+  map.default_visits ':organization_key/visits',
+          :controller => 'visits', :action => 'today'
+
   map.reports ':organization_key/reports', :controller => 'reports', :action => 'index'
   map.report ':organization_key/reports/:action', :controller => 'reports'
 
diff --git a/test/functional/application_helper_test.rb b/test/functional/application_helper_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae7d3a0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/application_helper_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+class ApplicationHelperTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+
+  def test_tab_item
+    assert_match /selected/, tab_item('Home', '/', '/')
+    assert_match /selected/, tab_item('Home', '/sfbk', '/sfbk')
+    assert_no_match /selected/, tab_item('Home', '/sfbk', '/sfbk/edit')
+    assert_match /selected/, tab_item('Visits', '/sfbk/visits', '/sfbk/visits', :select_children => true)
+    assert_match /selected/, tab_item('Visits', '/sfbk/visits', '/sfbk/visits/2020/1/21', :select_children => true)
+    assert_match /selected/, tab_item('Reports', '/sfbk/reports', '/sfbk/reports', :select_children => true)
+    assert_match /selected/, tab_item('Reports', '/sfbk/reports', '/sfbk/reports/visits', :select_children => true)
+    assert_match /selected/, tab_item('Settings', '/sfbk/edit', '/sfbk/edit')
+    assert_no_match /selected/, tab_item('Settings', '/sfbk', '/sfbk/edit')
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/functional/visits_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/visits_controller_test.rb
index 8c984805..98501ad5 100644
--- a/test/functional/visits_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/visits_controller_test.rb
@@ -116,4 +116,9 @@ def test_visits_for_day
     assert_equal 0, assigns(:groups)[:volunteers].size
     assert_equal 2, assigns(:groups)[:patrons].size
   end
+
+  def test_visits_for_today
+    get :today, :organization_key => 'sfbk'
+    assert_redirected_to today_visits_path(:organization_key => 'sfbk')
+  end
 end