diff --git src/bp-core/bp-core-template.php src/bp-core/bp-core-template.php
index d28a6acd9..8f08f7970 100644
--- src/bp-core/bp-core-template.php
+++ src/bp-core/bp-core-template.php
@@ -3237,7 +3237,7 @@ function bp_the_body_class() {
 				$bp_classes[] = 'my-activity';
 			}
 		} else {
-			if ( bp_get_current_member_type() ) {
+			if ( bp_get_current_member_type() || ( bp_is_groups_directory() && bp_get_current_group_directory_type() ) ) {
 				$bp_classes[] = 'type';
 			}
 		}
diff --git src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/template-tags.php src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/template-tags.php
index fe70b1e8f..682a5efef 100644
--- src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/template-tags.php
+++ src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/template-tags.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Common template tags
  *
  * @since 3.0.0
- * @version 3.1.0
+ * @version 3.2.0
  */
 
 // Exit if accessed directly.
@@ -911,8 +911,14 @@ function bp_nouveau_nav_classes() {
 		$nav_item   = $bp_nouveau->current_nav_item;
 		$classes    = array();
 
-		if ( 'directory' === $bp_nouveau->displayed_nav && ! empty( $nav_item->li_class ) ) {
-			$classes = (array) $nav_item->li_class;
+		if ( 'directory' === $bp_nouveau->displayed_nav ) {
+			if ( ! empty( $nav_item->li_class ) ) {
+				$classes = (array) $nav_item->li_class;
+			}
+
+			if ( bp_get_current_member_type() || ( bp_is_groups_directory() && bp_get_current_group_directory_type() ) ) {
+				$classes[] = 'no-ajax';
+			}
 		} elseif ( 'groups' === $bp_nouveau->displayed_nav || 'personal' === $bp_nouveau->displayed_nav ) {
 			$classes  = array( 'bp-' . $bp_nouveau->displayed_nav . '-tab' );
 			$selected = bp_current_action();