diff --git a/iOS/RootSplitViewController.swift b/iOS/RootSplitViewController.swift
index 302d101ec..7b8c9d0c0 100644
--- a/iOS/RootSplitViewController.swift
+++ b/iOS/RootSplitViewController.swift
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ class RootSplitViewController: UISplitViewController {
 		coordinator.resetFocus()
 	}
 	
+	override func show(_ column: UISplitViewController.Column) {
+		guard !coordinator.isNavigationDisabled else { return }
+		super.show(column)
+	}
+	
 	// MARK: Keyboard Shortcuts
 	
 	@objc func scrollOrGoToNextUnread(_ sender: Any?) {
diff --git a/iOS/SceneCoordinator.swift b/iOS/SceneCoordinator.swift
index d4bad3fbf..2bc9b6f42 100644
--- a/iOS/SceneCoordinator.swift
+++ b/iOS/SceneCoordinator.swift
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ class SceneCoordinator: NSObject, UndoableCommandRunner {
 		return activity
 	}
 	
+	var isNavigationDisabled = false
+	
 	var isRootSplitCollapsed: Bool {
 		return rootSplitViewController.isCollapsed
 	}
@@ -922,6 +924,11 @@ class SceneCoordinator: NSObject, UndoableCommandRunner {
 			return
 		}
 		
+		isNavigationDisabled = true
+		defer {
+			isNavigationDisabled = false
+		}
+		
 		if selectPrevUnreadArticleInTimeline() {
 			return
 		}
@@ -938,6 +945,11 @@ class SceneCoordinator: NSObject, UndoableCommandRunner {
 			return
 		}
 		
+		isNavigationDisabled = true
+		defer {
+			isNavigationDisabled = false
+		}
+		
 		if selectNextUnreadArticleInTimeline() {
 			return
 		}
@@ -949,7 +961,6 @@ class SceneCoordinator: NSObject, UndoableCommandRunner {
 		selectNextUnreadFeed() {
 			self.selectNextUnreadArticleInTimeline()
 		}
-
 	}
 	
 	func scrollOrGoToNextUnread() {