diff --git a/src/libs/Navigation/Navigation.js b/src/libs/Navigation/Navigation.js
index 28dbfe330da4..a5bd681c2115 100644
--- a/src/libs/Navigation/Navigation.js
+++ b/src/libs/Navigation/Navigation.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import SCREENS from '../../SCREENS';
 import CustomActions from './CustomActions';
 
 export const navigationRef = React.createRef();
+let lastAttemptedRoute;
 
 /**
  * Opens the LHN drawer.
@@ -91,6 +92,27 @@ function dismissModal(shouldOpenDrawer = false) {
     openDrawer();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Capture any navigation attempts until the navigation container and all it's children finish mounting
+ *
+ * @param {String} route
+ */
+function navigateLater(route) {
+    lastAttemptedRoute = route;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Enable navigation after the navigation tree becomes ready
+ * Executes the last captured navigation command if attempts were made prior being ready
+ */
+function enableNavigation() {
+    if (lastAttemptedRoute) {
+        navigate(lastAttemptedRoute);
+    }
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-use-before-define
+    exports.navigate = navigate;
+}
+
 /**
  * Determines whether the drawer is currently open.
  *
@@ -100,9 +122,12 @@ function isDrawerOpen() {
     return getIsDrawerOpenFromState(navigationRef.current.getRootState().routes[0].state);
 }
 
-export default {
-    navigate,
+const exports = {
+    navigate: navigateLater,
+    enableNavigation,
     dismissModal,
     isDrawerOpen,
     goBack,
 };
+
+export default exports;
diff --git a/src/libs/Navigation/NavigationRoot.js b/src/libs/Navigation/NavigationRoot.js
index 322b7036914f..7cb7be9e8027 100644
--- a/src/libs/Navigation/NavigationRoot.js
+++ b/src/libs/Navigation/NavigationRoot.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React, {Component} from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import {getPathFromState, NavigationContainer} from '@react-navigation/native';
-import {navigationRef} from './Navigation';
+import Navigation, {navigationRef} from './Navigation';
 import linkingConfig from './linkingConfig';
 import AppNavigator from './AppNavigator';
 import {setCurrentURL} from '../actions/App';
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class NavigationRoot extends Component {
             <NavigationContainer
                 fallback={<FullScreenLoadingIndicator visible />}
                 onStateChange={this.parseAndStoreRoute}
+                onReady={Navigation.enableNavigation}
                 ref={navigationRef}
                 linking={linkingConfig}
                 documentTitle={{