diff --git a/app/src/screens/verification/DocumentSelectorForProvingScreen.tsx b/app/src/screens/verification/DocumentSelectorForProvingScreen.tsx
index a370ea643..1efae78a0 100644
--- a/app/src/screens/verification/DocumentSelectorForProvingScreen.tsx
+++ b/app/src/screens/verification/DocumentSelectorForProvingScreen.tsx
@@ -303,6 +303,43 @@ const DocumentSelectorForProvingScreen: React.FC = () => {
     };
   }, []);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const unsubscribe = navigation.addListener('beforeRemove', event => {
+      if (
+        event.data.action.type !== 'GO_BACK' &&
+        event.data.action.type !== 'POP'
+      ) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      event.preventDefault();
+      const state = navigation.getState();
+      const routerIndex = state.routes.findIndex(
+        route => route.name === 'ProvingScreenRouter',
+      );
+
+      if (routerIndex > 0) {
+        const targetIndex = routerIndex - 1;
+        const routes = state.routes.slice(0, targetIndex + 1).map(route => ({
+          name: route.name as keyof RootStackParamList,
+          params: route.params,
+        }));
+        navigation.reset({
+          index: targetIndex,
+          routes,
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      navigation.reset({
+        index: 0,
+        routes: [{ name: 'Home' }],
+      });
+    });
+
+    return unsubscribe;
+  }, [navigation]);
+
   const documents = useMemo(() => {
     return documentCatalog.documents
       .map(metadata => {
diff --git a/app/src/screens/verification/ProveScreen.tsx b/app/src/screens/verification/ProveScreen.tsx
index 6376bdd32..e2443ed2b 100644
--- a/app/src/screens/verification/ProveScreen.tsx
+++ b/app/src/screens/verification/ProveScreen.tsx
@@ -76,8 +76,9 @@ function getDocumentTypeName(category: string | undefined): string {
 const ProveScreen: React.FC = () => {
   const selfClient = useSelfClient();
   const { trackEvent } = selfClient;
-  const { navigate } =
+  const navigation =
     useNavigation<NativeStackNavigationProp<RootStackParamList>>();
+  const { navigate } = navigation;
   const route = useRoute<RouteProp<RootStackParamList, 'Prove'>>();
   const isFocused = useIsFocused();
   const { useProvingStore, useSelfAppStore } = selfClient;
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ const ProveScreen: React.FC = () => {
   );
   const provingStore = useProvingStore();
   const currentState = useProvingStore(state => state.currentState);
+  const provingSessionId = useProvingStore(state => state.uuid);
   const isReadyToProve = currentState === 'ready_to_prove';
 
   const { addProofHistory } = useProofHistoryStore();
@@ -207,6 +209,22 @@ const ProveScreen: React.FC = () => {
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [selectedApp?.sessionId, isFocused, selfClient]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isFocused) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (
+      !selectedApp?.sessionId ||
+      (provingSessionId && selectedApp.sessionId !== provingSessionId)
+    ) {
+      navigation.reset({
+        index: 0,
+        routes: [{ name: 'Home' }],
+      });
+    }
+  }, [isFocused, navigation, provingSessionId, selectedApp?.sessionId]);
+
   // Enhance selfApp with user's points address if not already set
   useEffect(() => {
     console.log('useEffect selectedApp', selectedApp);