diff --git a/packages/fern-docs/bundle/package.json b/packages/fern-docs/bundle/package.json
index 5ee190d816..3a63e2690b 100644
--- a/packages/fern-docs/bundle/package.json
+++ b/packages/fern-docs/bundle/package.json
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
     "cssnano": "^6.0.3",
     "es-toolkit": "^1.27.0",
     "esbuild": "0.24.2",
+    "escape-string-regexp": "^5.0.0",
     "estree-walker": "^3.0.3",
     "fastdom": "^1.0.12",
     "feed": "^4.2.2",
diff --git a/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/app/(docs)/~/api-explorer/[...slug]/page.tsx b/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/app/(docs)/~/api-explorer/[...slug]/page.tsx
index f307a365bf..ab68cf6e01 100644
--- a/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/app/(docs)/~/api-explorer/[...slug]/page.tsx
+++ b/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/app/(docs)/~/api-explorer/[...slug]/page.tsx
@@ -1,27 +1,41 @@
 "use server";
 
 import { PlaygroundEndpoint } from "@/components/playground/endpoint/PlaygroundEndpoint";
+import { conformExplorerRoute } from "@/components/playground/utils/explorer-route";
 import { PlaygroundWebSocket } from "@/components/playground/websocket/PlaygroundWebSocket";
 import { createCachedDocsLoader } from "@/server/docs-loader";
-import { createFindNode } from "@/server/find-node";
 import { getDocsDomainApp } from "@/server/xfernhost/app";
 import { FernNavigation } from "@fern-api/fdr-sdk";
 import {
   createEndpointContext,
   createWebSocketContext,
 } from "@fern-api/fdr-sdk/api-definition";
-import { COOKIE_FERN_TOKEN } from "@fern-docs/utils";
-import { cookies } from "next/headers";
-import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
+import { conformTrailingSlash, COOKIE_FERN_TOKEN } from "@fern-docs/utils";
+import { cookies, headers } from "next/headers";
+import { notFound, redirect } from "next/navigation";
 
 export default async function Page({ params }: { params: { slug: string[] } }) {
-  const slug = FernNavigation.slugjoin(params.slug);
+  const slug = FernNavigation.slugjoin(
+    headers().get("x-basepath"),
+    params.slug
+  );
   const fern_token = cookies().get(COOKIE_FERN_TOKEN)?.value;
   const loader = await createCachedDocsLoader(getDocsDomainApp(), fern_token);
-  const node = await createFindNode(loader)(slug);
-  if (node == null) {
+  const root = await loader.getRoot();
+  if (root == null) {
     notFound();
   }
+  const found = FernNavigation.utils.findNode(root, slug);
+  if (found.type !== "found") {
+    if (found.redirect) {
+      // follows the route path hierarchy
+      // e.g. /docs/foo/bar -> /docs/~/api-explorer/foo/bar
+      redirect(conformTrailingSlash(conformExplorerRoute(slug, root.slug)));
+    }
+
+    notFound();
+  }
+  const node = found.node;
   if (!FernNavigation.isApiLeaf(node)) {
     notFound();
   }
diff --git a/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/app/(docs)/~/api-explorer/layout.tsx b/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/app/(docs)/~/api-explorer/layout.tsx
index caad63aad1..569de35744 100644
--- a/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/app/(docs)/~/api-explorer/layout.tsx
+++ b/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/app/(docs)/~/api-explorer/layout.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export default async function Layout({
         <PlaygroundEndpointSelectorContent
           apiGroups={apiGroups}
           className="h-full"
+          rootslug={root.slug}
         />
         {children}
       </HorizontalSplitPane>
diff --git a/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/app/not-found.tsx b/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/app/not-found.tsx
index 7470ed4e5f..2bf7efa35c 100644
--- a/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/app/not-found.tsx
+++ b/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/app/not-found.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   conformTrailingSlash,
   DEFAULT_LOGO_HEIGHT,
 } from "@fern-docs/utils";
+import { Undo2 } from "lucide-react";
 
 export default async function NotFound() {
   const loader = await createCachedDocsLoader(getDocsDomainApp());
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ export default async function NotFound() {
             )}
             variant="filled"
             intent="primary"
+            rightIcon={<Undo2 />}
           >
             Return Home
           </FernLinkButton>
diff --git a/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/components/playground/endpoint/PlaygroundEndpointSelectorContent.tsx b/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/components/playground/endpoint/PlaygroundEndpointSelectorContent.tsx
index 4eb4bdc2f4..835ca10b2e 100644
--- a/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/components/playground/endpoint/PlaygroundEndpointSelectorContent.tsx
+++ b/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/components/playground/endpoint/PlaygroundEndpointSelectorContent.tsx
@@ -12,15 +12,9 @@ import { removeTrailingSlash } from "@fern-docs/utils";
 import cn, { clsx } from "clsx";
 import { Search, Slash, Xmark } from "iconoir-react";
 import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
-import {
-  Fragment,
-  forwardRef,
-  useEffect,
-  useImperativeHandle,
-  useRef,
-  useState,
-} from "react";
+import { Fragment, forwardRef, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { BuiltWithFern } from "../../sidebar/BuiltWithFern";
+import { conformExplorerRoute } from "../utils/explorer-route";
 import { ApiGroup } from "../utils/flatten-apis";
 import { PlaygroundEndpointSelectorLeafNode } from "./PlaygroundEndpointSelectorLeafNode";
 
@@ -28,6 +22,7 @@ export interface PlaygroundEndpointSelectorContentProps {
   apiGroups: ApiGroup[];
   className?: string;
   shallow?: boolean;
+  rootslug: FernNavigation.Slug;
 }
 
 function matchesEndpoint(
@@ -49,11 +44,8 @@ function matchesEndpoint(
 export const PlaygroundEndpointSelectorContent = forwardRef<
   HTMLDivElement,
   PlaygroundEndpointSelectorContentProps
->(({ apiGroups, className, shallow }, ref) => {
+>(({ apiGroups, className, shallow, rootslug }, forwardedRef) => {
   const pathname = usePathname();
-  const scrollRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
-  useImperativeHandle(ref, () => scrollRef.current!);
 
   const [filterValue, setFilterValue] = useState<string>("");
 
@@ -94,7 +86,8 @@ export const PlaygroundEndpointSelectorContent = forwardRef<
         <ul className="relative z-0 list-none">
           {apiLeafNodes.map((node) => {
             const active =
-              removeTrailingSlash(pathname) === `/~/api-explorer/${node.slug}`;
+              removeTrailingSlash(pathname) ===
+              conformExplorerRoute(node.slug, rootslug);
             return (
               <PlaygroundEndpointSelectorLeafNode
                 key={node.id}
@@ -103,6 +96,7 @@ export const PlaygroundEndpointSelectorContent = forwardRef<
                 ref={active ? selectedItemRef : undefined}
                 filterValue={filterValue}
                 shallow={shallow}
+                rootslug={rootslug}
               />
             );
           })}
@@ -118,7 +112,7 @@ export const PlaygroundEndpointSelectorContent = forwardRef<
     <FernTooltipProvider>
       <div
         className={clsx("relative flex size-full flex-col", className)}
-        ref={scrollRef}
+        ref={forwardedRef}
       >
         <div className={cn("relative z-20 px-3 pb-0 pt-3")}>
           <FernInput
@@ -144,7 +138,6 @@ export const PlaygroundEndpointSelectorContent = forwardRef<
           className="mask-grad-y-6 !flex w-full"
           scrollbars="vertical"
           asChild
-          ref={ref}
         >
           <ul className="flex h-fit w-full list-none flex-col gap-4 p-3">
             {renderedListItems}
diff --git a/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/components/playground/endpoint/PlaygroundEndpointSelectorLeafNode.tsx b/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/components/playground/endpoint/PlaygroundEndpointSelectorLeafNode.tsx
index 6ae3056d29..775a9eaab0 100644
--- a/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/components/playground/endpoint/PlaygroundEndpointSelectorLeafNode.tsx
+++ b/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/components/playground/endpoint/PlaygroundEndpointSelectorLeafNode.tsx
@@ -8,18 +8,20 @@ import { ReactElement, forwardRef } from "react";
 import { useMemoOne } from "use-memo-one";
 import { getApiDefinitionAtom } from "../../atoms";
 import { Markdown } from "../../mdx/Markdown";
+import { conformExplorerRoute } from "../utils/explorer-route";
 
 interface PlaygroundEndpointSelectorLeafNodeProps {
   node: FernNavigation.EndpointNode | FernNavigation.WebSocketNode;
   filterValue: string;
   active: boolean;
   shallow?: boolean;
+  rootslug: FernNavigation.Slug;
 }
 
 export const PlaygroundEndpointSelectorLeafNode = forwardRef<
   HTMLLIElement,
   PlaygroundEndpointSelectorLeafNodeProps
->(({ node, filterValue, active, shallow }, ref) => {
+>(({ node, filterValue, active, shallow, rootslug }, ref) => {
   const text = renderTextWithHighlight(node.title, filterValue);
 
   const description = useAtomValue(
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ export const PlaygroundEndpointSelectorLeafNode = forwardRef<
       <li ref={ref}>
         <FernTooltip content={tooltipContent} side="right">
           <FernLinkButton
-            href={`/~/api-explorer/${node.slug}`}
+            href={conformExplorerRoute(node.slug, rootslug)}
             shallow={shallow}
             text={text}
             className="w-full text-left"
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ export const PlaygroundEndpointSelectorLeafNode = forwardRef<
       <li ref={ref}>
         <FernTooltip content={tooltipContent} side="right">
           <FernLinkButton
-            href={`/~/api-explorer/${node.slug}`}
+            href={conformExplorerRoute(node.slug, rootslug)}
             shallow={shallow}
             text={text}
             className="w-full text-left"
diff --git a/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/components/playground/utils/explorer-route.ts b/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/components/playground/utils/explorer-route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e38d093de4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/components/playground/utils/explorer-route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { FernNavigation } from "@fern-api/fdr-sdk";
+import { addLeadingSlash } from "@fern-docs/utils";
+import escapeStringRegexp from "escape-string-regexp";
+
+/**
+ * Conforms the slug to the explorer route.
+ *
+ * For example, if the original slug is "docs/foo/bar" and the root slug is "docs",
+ * the explorer route is "/docs/~/api-explorer/foo/bar".
+ */
+export function conformExplorerRoute(
+  slug: FernNavigation.Slug,
+  rootslug: FernNavigation.Slug
+): string {
+  return addLeadingSlash(
+    FernNavigation.slugjoin(
+      rootslug,
+      "~/api-explorer",
+      slug.replace(new RegExp(`^${escapeStringRegexp(rootslug)}/`), "")
+    )
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/middleware.ts b/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/middleware.ts
index 4949caf3eb..47b817be2c 100644
--- a/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/packages/fern-docs/bundle/src/middleware.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,19 @@ export const middleware: NextMiddleware = async (request) => {
     );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Rewrite .../~/... to /~/...
+   */
+  if (!pathname.startsWith("/~") && pathname.includes("/~/")) {
+    const index = pathname.indexOf("/~/");
+    pathname = pathname.slice(index);
+    const basepath = pathname.slice(0, index);
+    headers.set("x-basepath", basepath);
+    return NextResponse.rewrite(withPathname(request, pathname), {
+      request: { headers },
+    });
+  }
+
   return NextResponse.next({
     request: { headers },
   });
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 8102f1c7c5..6ffbee3908 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -873,6 +873,9 @@ importers:
       esbuild:
         specifier: 0.24.2
         version: 0.24.2
+      escape-string-regexp:
+        specifier: ^5.0.0
+        version: 5.0.0
       estree-walker:
         specifier: ^3.0.3
         version: 3.0.3