diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/layout/router.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/layout/router.js
index fc19ca9242eace..20d5b463852ff3 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/layout/router.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/layout/router.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export default function useLayoutAreas() {
 	const isSiteEditorLoading = useIsSiteEditorLoading();
 	const history = useHistory();
 	const { params } = useLocation();
-	const { postType, postId, path, layout, isCustom, canvas } = params ?? {};
+	const { postType, postId, path, layout, isCustom, canvas } = params;
 
 	// Note: Since "sidebar" is not yet supported here,
 	// returning undefined from "mobile" means show the sidebar.
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export default function useLayoutAreas() {
 				sidebar: (
 					<SidebarNavigationScreen
 						title={ __( 'Manage pages' ) }
+						backPath={ {} }
 						content={ <DataViewsSidebarContent /> }
 					/>
 				),
@@ -78,13 +79,33 @@ export default function useLayoutAreas() {
 	if ( postType && postId ) {
 		let sidebar;
 		if ( postType === 'wp_template_part' || postType === 'wp_block' ) {
-			sidebar = <SidebarNavigationScreenPattern />;
+			sidebar = (
+				<SidebarNavigationScreenPattern
+					backPath={ {
+						path: '/patterns',
+						categoryId: params.categoryId,
+						categoryType: params.categoryType,
+					} }
+				/>
+			);
 		} else if ( postType === 'wp_template' ) {
-			sidebar = <SidebarNavigationScreenTemplate />;
+			sidebar = (
+				<SidebarNavigationScreenTemplate
+					backPath={ { path: '/wp_template' } }
+				/>
+			);
 		} else if ( postType === 'page' ) {
-			sidebar = <SidebarNavigationScreenPage />;
+			sidebar = (
+				<SidebarNavigationScreenPage
+					backPath={ { path: '/page', postId } }
+				/>
+			);
 		} else {
-			sidebar = <SidebarNavigationScreenNavigationMenu />;
+			sidebar = (
+				<SidebarNavigationScreenNavigationMenu
+					backPath={ { path: '/navigation' } }
+				/>
+			);
 		}
 		return {
 			key: 'page',
@@ -104,7 +125,9 @@ export default function useLayoutAreas() {
 		return {
 			key: 'templates-list',
 			areas: {
-				sidebar: <SidebarNavigationScreenTemplatesBrowse />,
+				sidebar: (
+					<SidebarNavigationScreenTemplatesBrowse backPath={ {} } />
+				),
 				content: <PageTemplates />,
 				preview: isListLayout && (
 					<Editor isLoading={ isSiteEditorLoading } />
@@ -125,7 +148,7 @@ export default function useLayoutAreas() {
 		return {
 			key: 'patterns',
 			areas: {
-				sidebar: <SidebarNavigationScreenPatterns />,
+				sidebar: <SidebarNavigationScreenPatterns backPath={ {} } />,
 				content: <PagePatterns />,
 				mobile: <PagePatterns />,
 			},
@@ -137,7 +160,9 @@ export default function useLayoutAreas() {
 		return {
 			key: 'styles',
 			areas: {
-				sidebar: <SidebarNavigationScreenGlobalStyles />,
+				sidebar: (
+					<SidebarNavigationScreenGlobalStyles backPath={ {} } />
+				),
 				preview: <Editor isLoading={ isSiteEditorLoading } />,
 				mobile: canvas === 'edit' && (
 					<Editor isLoading={ isSiteEditorLoading } />
@@ -152,7 +177,11 @@ export default function useLayoutAreas() {
 			return {
 				key: 'navigation',
 				areas: {
-					sidebar: <SidebarNavigationScreenNavigationMenu />,
+					sidebar: (
+						<SidebarNavigationScreenNavigationMenu
+							backPath={ { path: '/navigation' } }
+						/>
+					),
 					preview: <Editor isLoading={ isSiteEditorLoading } />,
 					mobile: canvas === 'edit' && (
 						<Editor isLoading={ isSiteEditorLoading } />
@@ -163,7 +192,9 @@ export default function useLayoutAreas() {
 		return {
 			key: 'navigation',
 			areas: {
-				sidebar: <SidebarNavigationScreenNavigationMenus />,
+				sidebar: (
+					<SidebarNavigationScreenNavigationMenus backPath={ {} } />
+				),
 				preview: <Editor isLoading={ isSiteEditorLoading } />,
 				mobile: canvas === 'edit' && (
 					<Editor isLoading={ isSiteEditorLoading } />
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-global-styles/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-global-styles/index.js
index f0585b410e40dc..87a7b6d9d15f27 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-global-styles/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-global-styles/index.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ function SidebarNavigationScreenGlobalStylesContent() {
 	);
 }
 
-export default function SidebarNavigationScreenGlobalStyles() {
+export default function SidebarNavigationScreenGlobalStyles( { backPath } ) {
 	const { revisions, isLoading: isLoadingRevisions } =
 		useGlobalStylesRevisions();
 	const { openGeneralSidebar } = useDispatch( editSiteStore );
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ export default function SidebarNavigationScreenGlobalStyles() {
 				description={ __(
 					'Choose a different style combination for the theme styles.'
 				) }
+				backPath={ backPath }
 				content={ <SidebarNavigationScreenGlobalStylesContent /> }
 				footer={
 					shouldShowGlobalStylesFooter && (
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-navigation-menu/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-navigation-menu/index.js
index 2fcac0250c2bf5..24fb9372b4fff0 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-navigation-menu/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-navigation-menu/index.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const { useLocation } = unlock( routerPrivateApis );
 
 export const postType = `wp_navigation`;
 
-export default function SidebarNavigationScreenNavigationMenu() {
+export default function SidebarNavigationScreenNavigationMenu( { backPath } ) {
 	const {
 		params: { postId },
 	} = useLocation();
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ export default function SidebarNavigationScreenNavigationMenu() {
 				description={ __(
 					'Navigation Menus are a curated collection of blocks that allow visitors to get around your site.'
 				) }
+				backPath={ backPath }
 			>
 				<Spinner className="edit-site-sidebar-navigation-screen-navigation-menus__loading" />
 			</SidebarNavigationScreenWrapper>
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ export default function SidebarNavigationScreenNavigationMenu() {
 		return (
 			<SidebarNavigationScreenWrapper
 				description={ __( 'Navigation Menu missing.' ) }
+				backPath={ backPath }
 			/>
 		);
 	}
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ export default function SidebarNavigationScreenNavigationMenu() {
 						onDuplicate={ _handleDuplicate }
 					/>
 				}
+				backPath={ backPath }
 				title={ buildNavigationLabel(
 					navigationMenu?.title,
 					navigationMenu?.id,
@@ -106,6 +109,7 @@ export default function SidebarNavigationScreenNavigationMenu() {
 	return (
 		<SingleNavigationMenu
 			navigationMenu={ navigationMenu }
+			backPath={ backPath }
 			handleDelete={ _handleDelete }
 			handleSave={ _handleSave }
 			handleDuplicate={ _handleDuplicate }
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-navigation-menu/single-navigation-menu.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-navigation-menu/single-navigation-menu.js
index 8a1d08850c4b08..d503869c8d8748 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-navigation-menu/single-navigation-menu.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-navigation-menu/single-navigation-menu.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import buildNavigationLabel from '../sidebar-navigation-screen-navigation-menus/
 
 export default function SingleNavigationMenu( {
 	navigationMenu,
+	backPath,
 	handleDelete,
 	handleDuplicate,
 	handleSave,
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export default function SingleNavigationMenu( {
 					/>
 				</>
 			}
+			backPath={ backPath }
 			title={ buildNavigationLabel(
 				navigationMenu?.title,
 				navigationMenu?.id,
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-navigation-menus/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-navigation-menus/index.js
index 65f80349ddaca2..d5c3fa92c902f9 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-navigation-menus/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-navigation-menus/index.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function buildMenuLabel( title, id, status ) {
 // Save a boolean to prevent us creating a fallback more than once per session.
 let hasCreatedFallback = false;
 
-export default function SidebarNavigationScreenNavigationMenus() {
+export default function SidebarNavigationScreenNavigationMenus( { backPath } ) {
 	const {
 		records: navigationMenus,
 		isResolving: isResolvingNavigationMenus,
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export default function SidebarNavigationScreenNavigationMenus() {
 
 	if ( isLoading ) {
 		return (
-			<SidebarNavigationScreenWrapper>
+			<SidebarNavigationScreenWrapper backPath={ backPath }>
 				<Spinner className="edit-site-sidebar-navigation-screen-navigation-menus__loading" />
 			</SidebarNavigationScreenWrapper>
 		);
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ export default function SidebarNavigationScreenNavigationMenus() {
 		return (
 			<SidebarNavigationScreenWrapper
 				description={ __( 'No Navigation Menus found.' ) }
+				backPath={ backPath }
 			/>
 		);
 	}
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ export default function SidebarNavigationScreenNavigationMenus() {
 		return (
 			<SingleNavigationMenu
 				navigationMenu={ firstNavigationMenu }
+				backPath={ backPath }
 				handleDelete={ () => handleDelete( firstNavigationMenu ) }
 				handleDuplicate={ () => handleDuplicate( firstNavigationMenu ) }
 				handleSave={ ( edits ) =>
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ export default function SidebarNavigationScreenNavigationMenus() {
 	}
 
 	return (
-		<SidebarNavigationScreenWrapper>
+		<SidebarNavigationScreenWrapper backPath={ backPath }>
 			<ItemGroup>
 				{ navigationMenus?.map( ( { id, title, status }, index ) => (
 					<NavMenuItem
@@ -138,12 +140,14 @@ export function SidebarNavigationScreenWrapper( {
 	actions,
 	title,
 	description,
+	backPath,
 } ) {
 	return (
 		<SidebarNavigationScreen
 			title={ title || __( 'Navigation' ) }
 			actions={ actions }
 			description={ description || __( 'Manage your Navigation Menus.' ) }
+			backPath={ backPath }
 			content={ children }
 		/>
 	);
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-pattern/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-pattern/index.js
index 6058b7d907d821..1b21466576f8ef 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-pattern/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-pattern/index.js
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ import TemplateActions from '../template-actions';
 
 const { useLocation, useHistory } = unlock( routerPrivateApis );
 
-export default function SidebarNavigationScreenPattern() {
+export default function SidebarNavigationScreenPattern( { backPath } ) {
 	const history = useHistory();
 	const location = useLocation();
 	const {
-		params: { postType, postId, categoryId, categoryType },
+		params: { postType, postId },
 	} = location;
 	const { setCanvasMode } = unlock( useDispatch( editSiteStore ) );
 
@@ -31,12 +31,6 @@ export default function SidebarNavigationScreenPattern() {
 
 	const patternDetails = usePatternDetails( postType, postId );
 
-	const backPath = {
-		categoryId,
-		categoryType,
-		path: '/patterns',
-	};
-
 	return (
 		<SidebarNavigationScreen
 			actions={
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-patterns/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-patterns/index.js
index 352c0c4c455ec3..ee01a427e6dc91 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-patterns/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-patterns/index.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ function CategoriesGroup( {
 	);
 }
 
-export default function SidebarNavigationScreenPatterns() {
+export default function SidebarNavigationScreenPatterns( { backPath } ) {
 	const {
 		params: { categoryType, categoryId, path },
 	} = useLocation();
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ export default function SidebarNavigationScreenPatterns() {
 			description={ __(
 				'Manage what patterns are available when editing the site.'
 			) }
+			backPath={ backPath }
 			actions={ <AddNewPattern /> }
 			content={
 				<>
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-template/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-template/index.js
index ff12434b278952..76641f969fca79 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-template/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-template/index.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function useTemplateDetails( postType, postId ) {
 	return { title, description, content, footer };
 }
 
-export default function SidebarNavigationScreenTemplate() {
+export default function SidebarNavigationScreenTemplate( { backPath } ) {
 	const history = useHistory();
 	const {
 		params: { postType, postId },
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ export default function SidebarNavigationScreenTemplate() {
 	return (
 		<SidebarNavigationScreen
 			title={ title }
+			backPath={ backPath }
 			actions={
 				<>
 					<TemplateActions
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-templates-browse/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-templates-browse/index.js
index d48314d1f36e64..cf7b4fa114cf4d 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-templates-browse/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-templates-browse/index.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import DataviewsTemplatesSidebarContent from './content';
 
 const { useLocation } = unlock( routerPrivateApis );
 
-export default function SidebarNavigationScreenTemplatesBrowse() {
+export default function SidebarNavigationScreenTemplatesBrowse( { backPath } ) {
 	const {
 		params: { activeView = 'all' },
 	} = useLocation();
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export default function SidebarNavigationScreenTemplatesBrowse() {
 			description={ __(
 				'Create new templates, or reset any customizations made to the templates supplied by your theme.'
 			) }
+			backPath={ backPath }
 			content={
 				<DataviewsTemplatesSidebarContent
 					activeView={ activeView }
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen/index.js
index ef7605e003cdb1..e9c11573ab9bf7 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen/index.js
@@ -32,32 +32,6 @@ import { SidebarNavigationContext } from '../sidebar';
 
 const { useHistory, useLocation } = unlock( routerPrivateApis );
 
-function getBackPath( params ) {
-	// Navigation Menus are not currently part of a data view.
-	// Therefore when navigating back from a navigation menu
-	// the target path is the navigation listing view.
-	if ( params.path === '/navigation' && params.postId ) {
-		return { path: '/navigation' };
-	}
-
-	// From a data view path we navigate back to root
-	if ( params.path ) {
-		return {};
-	}
-
-	// From edit screen for a post we navigate back to post-type specific data view
-	if ( params.postType === 'page' ) {
-		return { path: '/page', postId: params.postId };
-	} else if ( params.postType === 'wp_template' ) {
-		return { path: '/wp_template', postId: params.postId };
-	} else if ( params.postType === 'wp_navigation' ) {
-		return { path: '/navigation', postId: params.postId };
-	}
-
-	// Go back to root by default
-	return {};
-}
-
 export default function SidebarNavigationScreen( {
 	isRoot,
 	title,
@@ -89,7 +63,9 @@ export default function SidebarNavigationScreen( {
 	const location = useLocation();
 	const history = useHistory();
 	const navigate = useContext( SidebarNavigationContext );
+	const backPath = backPathProp ?? location.state?.backPath;
 	const icon = isRTL() ? chevronRight : chevronLeft;
+
 	return (
 		<>
 			<VStack
@@ -107,10 +83,6 @@ export default function SidebarNavigationScreen( {
 					{ ! isRoot && (
 						<SidebarButton
 							onClick={ () => {
-								const backPath =
-									backPathProp ??
-									location.state?.backPath ??
-									getBackPath( location.params );
 								history.push( backPath );
 								navigate( 'back' );
 							} }