I've made reproducible code that shows this issue; but after doing so, I realized that presentationMode isn't the problem. It's the way I've set up my own custom navigation due to the limitations of SwiftUI. I'll repost soon and hopefully there'll be a resolution.

I'm stuck on this right now, did you find a solution?

If anyone comes across this in the future, I solved this problem with the following: struct View1: View{ @State var KeepView2: Bool = false var body: some View{ if self.KeepView2{ NavigationLink(destination: View2(keepViewOpen: self.$keepView2), isActive: self.$keepView2){ Text("Navigate") } } } } struct View2: View{ @Binding keepViewOpen: Bool var body: some View{ VStack{ Text("Hello World") }.onAppear{ self.keepViewOpen = true } } }

Solution: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/670267?commentId=4300025&page=1#684115022