diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/ui/interests2pane/InterestsListDetailScreen.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/ui/interests2pane/InterestsListDetailScreen.kt
index 669c6300a..fb30dcc27 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/ui/interests2pane/InterestsListDetailScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/ui/interests2pane/InterestsListDetailScreen.kt
@@ -147,7 +147,11 @@ internal fun InterestsListDetailScreen(
                     ) {
                         topicScreen(
                             showBackButton = !listDetailNavigator.isListPaneVisible(),
-                            onBackClick = listDetailNavigator::navigateBack,
+                            onBackClick = {
+                                if (listDetailNavigator.canNavigateBack()) {
+                                    listDetailNavigator.navigateBack()
+                                }
+                            },
                             onTopicClick = ::onTopicClickShowDetailPane,
                         )
                         composable<TopicPlaceholderRoute> {