diff --git a/App.tsx b/App.tsx
index 7c5db10b0..85d6aaf2f 100644
--- a/App.tsx
+++ b/App.tsx
@@ -143,8 +143,31 @@ import CustodialWalletWarning from './views/Settings/CustodialWalletWarning';
 
 import PSBT from './views/PSBT';
 import TxHex from './views/TxHex';
+import { BackHandler, NativeEventSubscription } from 'react-native';
 
 export default class App extends React.PureComponent {
+    private backPressListenerSubscription: NativeEventSubscription;
+
+    private handleBackPress = (navigation: any) => {
+        const dialogHasBeenClosed = Stores.modalStore.closeVisibleModalDialog();
+        if (dialogHasBeenClosed) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (Stores.settingsStore.loginRequired()) {
+            BackHandler.exitApp();
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        const navigationState = navigation.getState();
+        if (navigationState.routes.length > 1) {
+            navigation.pop();
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    };
+
     render() {
         const Stack = createStackNavigator();
         return (
@@ -190,6 +213,21 @@ export default class App extends React.PureComponent {
                                             headerShown: false,
                                             animationEnabled: false
                                         }}
+                                        screenListeners={({ navigation }) => ({
+                                            focus: () => {
+                                                this.backPressListenerSubscription?.remove();
+                                                this.backPressListenerSubscription =
+                                                    BackHandler.addEventListener(
+                                                        'hardwareBackPress',
+                                                        () =>
+                                                            this.handleBackPress(
+                                                                navigation
+                                                            )
+                                                    );
+                                            },
+                                            blur: () =>
+                                                this.backPressListenerSubscription?.remove()
+                                        })}
                                     >
                                         <Stack.Screen
                                             name="Wallet"
diff --git a/views/Wallet/Wallet.tsx b/views/Wallet/Wallet.tsx
index 1f4496c8c..aab627ba7 100644
--- a/views/Wallet/Wallet.tsx
+++ b/views/Wallet/Wallet.tsx
@@ -155,26 +155,6 @@ export default class Wallet extends React.Component<WalletProps, WalletState> {
     }
 
     private handleBackButton() {
-        const dialogHasBeenClosed =
-            this.props.ModalStore.closeVisibleModalDialog();
-        if (dialogHasBeenClosed) {
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        const navigation = this.props.navigation;
-
-        if (this.props.SettingsStore.loginRequired()) {
-            // popToTop to close all screens and return false to close the app
-            navigation.popToTop();
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        const navigationState = navigation.getState();
-        if (navigationState.routes.length > 1) {
-            navigation.pop();
-            return true;
-        }
-
         const tabNavigator = this.tabNavigationRef.current;
         if (!tabNavigator) {
             return false;
@@ -197,20 +177,26 @@ export default class Wallet extends React.Component<WalletProps, WalletState> {
         return false;
     }
 
-    handleFocus = () => this.getSettingsAndNavigate();
+    private handleFocus = () => {
+        this.backPressSubscription?.remove();
+        this.backPressSubscription = BackHandler.addEventListener(
+            'hardwareBackPress',
+            this.handleBackButton.bind(this)
+        );
+        this.getSettingsAndNavigate();
+    };
+
+    private handleBlur = () => this.backPressSubscription?.remove();
 
     async componentDidMount() {
         // triggers when loaded from navigation or back action
         this.props.navigation.addListener('focus', this.handleFocus);
+        this.props.navigation.addListener('blur', this.handleBlur);
 
         this.handleAppStateChangeSubscription = AppState.addEventListener(
             'change',
             this.handleAppStateChange
         );
-        this.backPressSubscription = BackHandler.addEventListener(
-            'hardwareBackPress',
-            this.handleBackButton.bind(this)
-        );
     }
 
     componentWillUnmount() {