diff --git a/feature/topic/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/feature/topic/navigation/TopicNavigation.kt b/feature/topic/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/feature/topic/navigation/TopicNavigation.kt
index 1cc43bbd1..abba3a116 100644
--- a/feature/topic/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/feature/topic/navigation/TopicNavigation.kt
+++ b/feature/topic/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/feature/topic/navigation/TopicNavigation.kt
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ internal class TopicArgs(val topicId: String) {
 
 fun NavController.navigateToTopic(topicId: String) {
     val encodedId = Uri.encode(topicId)
-    this.navigate("topic_route/$encodedId")
+    this.navigate("topic_route/$encodedId") {
+        launchSingleTop = true
+    }
 }
 
 fun NavGraphBuilder.topicScreen(