diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/navic.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/navic.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..359c42d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/navic.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+return {
+  -- lsp symbol navigation for lualine. This shows where
+  -- in the code structure you are - within functions, classes,
+  -- etc - in the statusline.
+  {
+    "SmiteshP/nvim-navic",
+    lazy = true,
+    init = function()
+      vim.g.navic_silence = true
+      require("lazyvim.util").lsp.on_attach(function(client, buffer)
+        if client.supports_method("textDocument/documentSymbol") then
+          require("nvim-navic").attach(client, buffer)
+        end
+      end)
+    end,
+    opts = function()
+      return {
+        separator = " ",
+        highlight = true,
+        depth_limit = 5,
+        icons = require("lazyvim.config").icons.kinds,
+        lazy_update_context = true,
+      }
+    end,
+  },
+
+  -- lualine integration
+  {
+    "nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim",
+    optional = true,
+    opts = function(_, opts)
+      table.insert(opts.sections.lualine_c, {
+        function()
+          return require("nvim-navic").get_location()
+        end,
+        cond = function()
+          return package.loaded["nvim-navic"] and require("nvim-navic").is_available()
+        end,
+      })
+    end,
+  },
+}
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
index 3fff8082..4ab461fa 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
@@ -141,8 +141,6 @@ return {
             { "filename", path = 1, symbols = { modified = "  ", readonly = "", unnamed = "" } },
             -- stylua: ignore
             {
-              function() return require("nvim-navic").get_location() end,
-              cond = function() return package.loaded["nvim-navic"] and require("nvim-navic").is_available() end,
             },
           },
           lualine_x = {
@@ -308,31 +306,6 @@ return {
     },
   },
 
-  -- lsp symbol navigation for lualine. This shows where
-  -- in the code structure you are - within functions, classes,
-  -- etc - in the statusline.
-  {
-    "SmiteshP/nvim-navic",
-    lazy = true,
-    init = function()
-      vim.g.navic_silence = true
-      require("lazyvim.util").lsp.on_attach(function(client, buffer)
-        if client.supports_method("textDocument/documentSymbol") then
-          require("nvim-navic").attach(client, buffer)
-        end
-      end)
-    end,
-    opts = function()
-      return {
-        separator = " ",
-        highlight = true,
-        depth_limit = 5,
-        icons = require("lazyvim.config").icons.kinds,
-        lazy_update_context = true,
-      }
-    end,
-  },
-
   -- icons
   { "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons", lazy = true },