diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/browser/engine/Session.java b/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/browser/engine/Session.java
index 6a21ea7f74f..68c8c8c10e2 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/browser/engine/Session.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/browser/engine/Session.java
@@ -788,14 +788,22 @@ public boolean isInputActive() {
         return mState.mIsInputActive;
     }
 
+    public void setCanGoBackForNewTab() {
+        mState.mCanGoBack = true;
+    }
+
     public boolean canGoBack() {
         if (mState.mCanGoBack || isInFullScreen()) {
+            Log.e("New Tab PR", "Session canGoBack() - First case (mState.mCanGoBack): true");
             return true;
         }
         if (mState.mParentId != null) {
             Session parent = SessionStore.get().getSession(mState.mParentId);
+            Log.e("New Tab PR", "Session canGoBack() - Second case - parent != null: " + (parent != null));
+            Log.e("New Tab PR", "Session canGoBack() - Second case - parent.mState.mDisplay == null: " + (parent.mState.mDisplay == null));
             return  parent != null && parent.mState.mDisplay == null;
         }
+        Log.e("New Tab PR", "Session canGoBack() - Third case: false");
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/viewmodel/WindowViewModel.java b/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/viewmodel/WindowViewModel.java
index 9a09be8bda5..72ca93b8684 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/viewmodel/WindowViewModel.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/viewmodel/WindowViewModel.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import android.text.Spannable;
 import android.text.SpannableString;
 import android.text.style.ForegroundColorSpan;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.TypedValue;
 import android.webkit.URLUtil;
 
@@ -697,6 +698,7 @@ public MutableLiveData<ObservableBoolean> getCanGoBack() {
     }
 
     public void setCanGoBack(boolean canGoBack) {
+        Log.e("New Tab PR", "canGoBack: " + canGoBack);
         this.canGoBack.postValue(new ObservableBoolean(canGoBack));
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/widgets/NavigationBarWidget.java b/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/widgets/NavigationBarWidget.java
index 5e62273569a..997867243cd 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/widgets/NavigationBarWidget.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/widgets/NavigationBarWidget.java
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ public interface NavigationListener {
     private WidgetPlacement mBeforeFullscreenPlacement;
     private float mSavedCylinderDensity = 0.0f;
     private Animation mAnimation;
+    public boolean setBackButtonForNewTab;
 
     private class MoveTouchListener implements OnTouchListener {
         @Override
@@ -240,9 +241,16 @@ private void updateUI() {
 
         mBinding.navigationBarFullscreen.fullScreenModeContainer.setVisibility(View.GONE);
 
+        if (setBackButtonForNewTab) {
+            mBinding.navigationBarNavigation.backButton.setEnabled(true);
+        }
         mBinding.navigationBarNavigation.backButton.setOnClickListener(v -> {
             v.requestFocusFromTouch();
 
+            if (setBackButtonForNewTab) {
+                mAttachedWindow.showNewTab();
+            }
+
             if (getSession().canGoBack()) {
                 getSession().goBack();
             }
diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/widgets/WindowWidget.java b/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/widgets/WindowWidget.java
index 49c98c94e53..a113a1fc983 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/widgets/WindowWidget.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/widgets/WindowWidget.java
@@ -527,8 +527,8 @@ public void showPanel(@Windows.PanelType int panelType) {
     }
 
     public void showNewTab() {
-        hidePanel();
         if (mNewTab != null) {
+            hidePanel();
             setView(mNewTab, true);
             mViewModel.setIsFindInPage(false);
             mViewModel.setIsNewTabVisible(true);
@@ -544,6 +544,9 @@ public void showNewTab() {
                     }
                 };
             }
+            mViewModel.setCanGoBack(true);
+            mWidgetManager.getNavigationBar().setBackButtonForNewTab = true;
+            mSession.setCanGoBackForNewTab();
         }
     }
 
@@ -592,7 +595,7 @@ private void hidePanel(boolean switchSurface) {
     public void hideNewTab() {
         if (mViewModel.getIsNewTabVisible().getValue().get()) {
             hideNewTab(true);
-            mViewModel.setIsNewTabVisible(false);
+            //mViewModel.setIsNewTabVisible(false);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/navigation_bar_navigation.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/navigation_bar_navigation.xml
index f20e9caac80..bf81d40f0e2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/navigation_bar_navigation.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/navigation_bar_navigation.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
             android:src="@drawable/ic_icon_back"
             android:tint="@color/midnight"
             android:tooltipText="@string/back_tooltip"
-            android:enabled="@{viewmodel.canGoBack}"
+            android:enabled="@{viewmodel.canGoBack || viewmodel.isNewTabVisible}"
             app:privateMode="@{viewmodel.isPrivateSession}" />
 
         <com.igalia.wolvic.ui.views.UIButton