diff --git a/native/account/qr-auth/qr-auth-navigator.react.js b/native/account/qr-auth/qr-auth-navigator.react.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/account/qr-auth/qr-auth-navigator.react.js
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// @flow
+
+import type {
+  StackNavigationHelpers,
+  StackNavigationProp,
+} from '@react-navigation/core';
+import { createStackNavigator } from '@react-navigation/stack';
+import * as React from 'react';
+
+import type { RootNavigationProp } from '../../navigation/root-navigator.react.js';
+import {
+  type NavigationRoute,
+  type QRAuthNavigatorParamList,
+  type ScreenParamList,
+  SecondaryDeviceQRCodeScannerRouteName,
+} from '../../navigation/route-names.js';
+import SecondaryDeviceQRCodeScanner from '../../profile/secondary-device-qr-code-scanner.react.js';
+import { deviceIsEmulator } from '../../utils/url-utils.js';
+
+export type QRAuthNavigationProp<RouteName: $Keys<QRAuthNavigatorParamList>> =
+  StackNavigationProp<ScreenParamList, RouteName>;
+
+const QRAuthStack = createStackNavigator<
+  ScreenParamList,
+  QRAuthNavigatorParamList,
+  StackNavigationHelpers<ScreenParamList>,
+>();
+
+type Props = {
+  +navigation: RootNavigationProp<'QRAuthNavigator'>,
+  +route: NavigationRoute<'QRAuthNavigator'>,
+};
+
+const screenOptions = {
+  headerShown: true,
+  headerTransparent: true,
+  headerBackTitleVisible: false,
+  headerTitle: '',
+  headerTintColor: 'white',
+  headerLeftContainerStyle: {
+    paddingLeft: 12,
+  },
+  gestureEnabled: true,
+};
+const secondaryDeviceQRCodeScannerOptions = {
+  headerTitle: deviceIsEmulator ? 'Link device' : '',
+  headerBackTitleVisible: false,
+};
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+function QRAuthNavigator(props: Props): React.Node {
+  return (
+    <QRAuthStack.Navigator screenOptions={screenOptions}>
+      <QRAuthStack.Screen
+        name={SecondaryDeviceQRCodeScannerRouteName}
+        component={SecondaryDeviceQRCodeScanner}
+        options={secondaryDeviceQRCodeScannerOptions}
+      />
+    </QRAuthStack.Navigator>
+  );
+}
+
+export default QRAuthNavigator;
diff --git a/native/navigation/deep-links-context-provider.react.js b/native/navigation/deep-links-context-provider.react.js
--- a/native/navigation/deep-links-context-provider.react.js
+++ b/native/navigation/deep-links-context-provider.react.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 import {
   InviteLinkModalRouteName,
-  SecondaryDeviceQRCodeScannerRouteName,
+  QRAuthNavigatorRouteName,
 } from './route-names.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import {
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
           showVersionUnsupportedAlert();
           return;
         }
-        navigation.navigate(SecondaryDeviceQRCodeScannerRouteName);
+        navigation.navigate(QRAuthNavigatorRouteName);
       }
     })();
   }, [
diff --git a/native/navigation/root-navigator.react.js b/native/navigation/root-navigator.react.js
--- a/native/navigation/root-navigator.react.js
+++ b/native/navigation/root-navigator.react.js
@@ -57,8 +57,10 @@
   CreateMissingSIWEBackupMessageRouteName,
   RestoreSIWEBackupRouteName,
   LinkedDevicesBottomSheetRouteName,
+  QRAuthNavigatorRouteName,
 } from './route-names.js';
 import LoggedOutModal from '../account/logged-out-modal.react.js';
+import QRAuthNavigator from '../account/qr-auth/qr-auth-navigator.react.js';
 import CreateMissingSIWEBackupMessage from '../account/registration/missing-registration-data/missing-siwe-backup-message.react.js';
 import RegistrationNavigator from '../account/registration/registration-navigator.react.js';
 import SignInNavigator from '../account/sign-in-navigator.react.js';
@@ -316,6 +318,11 @@
         name={RestoreSIWEBackupRouteName}
         component={RestoreSIWEBackup}
       />
+      <Root.Screen
+        name={QRAuthNavigatorRouteName}
+        component={QRAuthNavigator}
+        options={disableGesturesScreenOptions}
+      />
     </Root.Navigator>
   );
 }
diff --git a/native/navigation/route-names.js b/native/navigation/route-names.js
--- a/native/navigation/route-names.js
+++ b/native/navigation/route-names.js
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@
 export const HomeTabTipRouteName = 'HomeTabTip';
 export const MutedTabTipRouteName = 'MutedTabTip';
 export const NUXTipOverlayBackdropRouteName = 'NUXTipOverlayBackdrop';
+export const QRAuthNavigatorRouteName = 'QRAuthNavigator';
 
 export type RootParamList = {
   +LoggedOutModal: void,
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@
   +TagFarcasterChannelNavigator: void,
   +CreateMissingSIWEBackupMessage: void,
   +RestoreSIWEBackup: RestoreSIWEBackupParams,
+  +QRAuthNavigator: void,
 };
 
 export type NUXTipRouteNames =
@@ -289,7 +291,6 @@
   +FriendList: void,
   +BlockList: void,
   +LinkedDevices: void,
-  +SecondaryDeviceQRCodeScanner: void,
   +BackupMenu: void,
   +TunnelbrokerMenu: void,
   +KeyserverSelectionList: void,
@@ -351,6 +352,10 @@
   +UserRelationshipTooltipModal: UserRelationshipTooltipModalParams,
 };
 
+export type QRAuthNavigatorParamList = {
+  +SecondaryDeviceQRCodeScanner: void,
+};
+
 export type ScreenParamList = {
   ...RootParamList,
   ...OverlayParamList,
@@ -367,6 +372,7 @@
   ...SignInParamList,
   ...UserProfileBottomSheetParamList,
   ...TagFarcasterChannelParamList,
+  ...QRAuthNavigatorParamList,
 };
 
 export type NavigationRoute<RouteName: string = $Keys<ScreenParamList>> =
diff --git a/native/profile/linked-devices-header-right-button.react.js b/native/profile/linked-devices-header-right-button.react.js
--- a/native/profile/linked-devices-header-right-button.react.js
+++ b/native/profile/linked-devices-header-right-button.react.js
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import HeaderRightTextButton from '../navigation/header-right-text-button.react.js';
-import { SecondaryDeviceQRCodeScannerRouteName } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
+import { QRAuthNavigatorRouteName } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 
 function LinkedDevicesHeaderRightButton(): React.Node {
   const { navigate } = useNavigation();
 
   const navigateToQRCodeScanner = React.useCallback(() => {
-    navigate(SecondaryDeviceQRCodeScannerRouteName);
+    navigate(QRAuthNavigatorRouteName);
   }, [navigate]);
 
   return (
diff --git a/native/profile/profile.react.js b/native/profile/profile.react.js
--- a/native/profile/profile.react.js
+++ b/native/profile/profile.react.js
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 import ProfileHeader from './profile-header.react.js';
 import ProfileScreen from './profile-screen.react.js';
 import RelationshipList from './relationship-list.react.js';
-import SecondaryDeviceQRCodeScanner from './secondary-device-qr-code-scanner.react.js';
 import TunnelbrokerMenu from './tunnelbroker-menu.react.js';
 import KeyboardAvoidingView from '../components/keyboard-avoiding-view.react.js';
 import CommunityDrawerButton from '../navigation/community-drawer-button.react.js';
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@
   DefaultNotificationsPreferencesRouteName,
   BlockListRouteName,
   LinkedDevicesRouteName,
-  SecondaryDeviceQRCodeScannerRouteName,
   BackupMenuRouteName,
   KeyserverSelectionListRouteName,
   AddKeyserverRouteName,
@@ -57,7 +55,6 @@
 } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import type { TabNavigationProp } from '../navigation/tab-navigator.react.js';
 import { useStyles, useColors } from '../themes/colors.js';
-import { deviceIsEmulator } from '../utils/url-utils.js';
 
 const header = (props: StackHeaderProps) => <ProfileHeader {...props} />;
 const profileScreenOptions = { headerTitle: 'Profile' };
@@ -78,10 +75,6 @@
 const addKeyserverOptions = { headerTitle: 'Add keyserver' };
 const backupMenuOptions = { headerTitle: 'Backup menu' };
 const tunnelbrokerMenuOptions = { headerTitle: 'Tunnelbroker menu' };
-const secondaryDeviceQRCodeScannerOptions = {
-  headerTitle: deviceIsEmulator ? 'Link device' : '',
-  headerBackTitleVisible: false,
-};
 const buildInfoOptions = { headerTitle: 'Build info' };
 const devToolsOptions = { headerTitle: 'Developer tools' };
 const appearanceOptions = { headerTitle: 'Appearance' };
@@ -189,11 +182,6 @@
             component={TunnelbrokerMenu}
             options={tunnelbrokerMenuOptions}
           />
-          <Profile.Screen
-            name={SecondaryDeviceQRCodeScannerRouteName}
-            component={SecondaryDeviceQRCodeScanner}
-            options={secondaryDeviceQRCodeScannerOptions}
-          />
           <Profile.Screen
             name={BuildInfoRouteName}
             component={BuildInfo}
diff --git a/native/profile/secondary-device-qr-code-scanner.react.js b/native/profile/secondary-device-qr-code-scanner.react.js
--- a/native/profile/secondary-device-qr-code-scanner.react.js
+++ b/native/profile/secondary-device-qr-code-scanner.react.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 } from 'lib/types/tunnelbroker/peer-to-peer-message-types.js';
 import { qrCodeAuthMessageTypes } from 'lib/types/tunnelbroker/qr-code-auth-message-types.js';
 
-import type { ProfileNavigationProp } from './profile.react.js';
+import type { QRAuthNavigationProp } from '../account/qr-auth/qr-auth-navigator.react.js';
 import TextInput from '../components/text-input.react.js';
 import { commCoreModule } from '../native-modules.js';
 import HeaderRightTextButton from '../navigation/header-right-text-button.react.js';
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 const barCodeTypes = [BarCodeScanner.Constants.BarCodeType.qr];
 
 type Props = {
-  +navigation: ProfileNavigationProp<'SecondaryDeviceQRCodeScanner'>,
+  +navigation: QRAuthNavigationProp<'SecondaryDeviceQRCodeScanner'>,
   +route: NavigationRoute<'SecondaryDeviceQRCodeScanner'>,
 };