diff --git a/native/navigation/nav-selectors.js b/native/navigation/nav-selectors.js
index 6aeb98125..708e36b61 100644
--- a/native/navigation/nav-selectors.js
+++ b/native/navigation/nav-selectors.js
@@ -1,365 +1,404 @@
 // @flow
 
 import type { PossiblyStaleNavigationState } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import _memoize from 'lodash/memoize.js';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
 
 import { nonThreadCalendarFiltersSelector } from 'lib/selectors/calendar-filter-selectors.js';
 import { currentCalendarQuery } from 'lib/selectors/nav-selectors.js';
 import type { CalendarQuery } from 'lib/types/entry-types.js';
 import type { CalendarFilter } from 'lib/types/filter-types.js';
 
 import type { NavContextType } from './navigation-context.js';
 import { NavContext } from './navigation-context.js';
 import {
   getStateFromNavigatorRoute,
   getThreadIDFromRoute,
   currentLeafRoute,
 } from './navigation-utils.js';
 import {
   AppRouteName,
   TabNavigatorRouteName,
   MessageListRouteName,
   ChatRouteName,
   CalendarRouteName,
   ThreadPickerModalRouteName,
   ActionResultModalRouteName,
   accountModals,
   scrollBlockingModals,
   chatRootModals,
   threadRoutes,
   CommunityDrawerNavigatorRouteName,
 } from './route-names.js';
 import type { RemoveEditMode } from '../chat/message-list-types';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import type { NavPlusRedux } from '../types/selector-types.js';
 import type { GlobalTheme } from '../types/themes.js';
 
 const baseCreateIsForegroundSelector = (routeName: string) =>
   createSelector(
     (context: ?NavContextType) => context && context.state,
     (navigationState: ?PossiblyStaleNavigationState) => {
       if (!navigationState) {
         return false;
       }
       return navigationState.routes[navigationState.index].name === routeName;
     },
   );
 const createIsForegroundSelector: (
   routeName: string,
 ) => (context: ?NavContextType) => boolean = _memoize(
   baseCreateIsForegroundSelector,
 );
 
 function useIsAppLoggedIn(): boolean {
   const navContext = React.useContext(NavContext);
   return React.useMemo(() => {
     if (!navContext) {
       return false;
     }
     const { state } = navContext;
     return !accountModals.includes(state.routes[state.index].name);
   }, [navContext]);
 }
 
 const baseCreateActiveTabSelector = (routeName: string) =>
   createSelector(
     (context: ?NavContextType) => context && context.state,
     (navigationState: ?PossiblyStaleNavigationState) => {
       if (!navigationState) {
         return false;
       }
       const currentRootSubroute = navigationState.routes[navigationState.index];
       if (currentRootSubroute.name !== AppRouteName) {
         return false;
       }
       const appState = getStateFromNavigatorRoute(currentRootSubroute);
       const [firstAppSubroute] = appState.routes;
       if (firstAppSubroute.name !== CommunityDrawerNavigatorRouteName) {
         return false;
       }
       const communityDrawerState = getStateFromNavigatorRoute(firstAppSubroute);
       const [firstCommunityDrawerSubroute] = communityDrawerState.routes;
       if (firstCommunityDrawerSubroute.name !== TabNavigatorRouteName) {
         return false;
       }
       const tabState = getStateFromNavigatorRoute(firstCommunityDrawerSubroute);
       return tabState.routes[tabState.index].name === routeName;
     },
   );
 const createActiveTabSelector: (
   routeName: string,
 ) => (context: ?NavContextType) => boolean = _memoize(
   baseCreateActiveTabSelector,
 );
 
 const scrollBlockingModalsClosedSelector: (
   context: ?NavContextType,
 ) => boolean = createSelector(
   (context: ?NavContextType) => context && context.state,
   (navigationState: ?PossiblyStaleNavigationState) => {
     if (!navigationState) {
       return false;
     }
     const currentRootSubroute = navigationState.routes[navigationState.index];
     if (currentRootSubroute.name !== AppRouteName) {
       return true;
     }
     const appState = getStateFromNavigatorRoute(currentRootSubroute);
     for (let i = appState.index; i >= 0; i--) {
       const route = appState.routes[i];
       if (scrollBlockingModals.includes(route.name)) {
         return false;
       }
     }
     return true;
   },
 );
 
 function selectBackgroundIsDark(
   navigationState: ?PossiblyStaleNavigationState,
   theme: ?GlobalTheme,
 ): boolean {
   if (!navigationState) {
     return false;
   }
   const currentRootSubroute = navigationState.routes[navigationState.index];
   if (currentRootSubroute.name !== AppRouteName) {
     // Very bright... we'll call it non-dark. Doesn't matter right now since
     // we only use this selector for determining ActionResultModal appearance
     return false;
   }
   const appState = getStateFromNavigatorRoute(currentRootSubroute);
   let appIndex = appState.index;
   let currentAppSubroute = appState.routes[appIndex];
   while (currentAppSubroute.name === ActionResultModalRouteName) {
     currentAppSubroute = appState.routes[--appIndex];
   }
   if (scrollBlockingModals.includes(currentAppSubroute.name)) {
     // All the scroll-blocking chat modals have a dark background
     return true;
   }
   return theme === 'dark';
 }
 
 function activeThread(
   navigationState: ?PossiblyStaleNavigationState,
   validRouteNames: $ReadOnlyArray<string>,
 ): ?string {
   if (!navigationState) {
     return null;
   }
   let rootIndex = navigationState.index;
   let currentRootSubroute = navigationState.routes[rootIndex];
   while (currentRootSubroute.name !== AppRouteName) {
     if (!chatRootModals.includes(currentRootSubroute.name)) {
       return null;
     }
     if (rootIndex === 0) {
       return null;
     }
     currentRootSubroute = navigationState.routes[--rootIndex];
   }
   const appState = getStateFromNavigatorRoute(currentRootSubroute);
   const [firstAppSubroute] = appState.routes;
   if (firstAppSubroute.name !== CommunityDrawerNavigatorRouteName) {
     return null;
   }
   const communityDrawerState = getStateFromNavigatorRoute(firstAppSubroute);
   const [firstCommunityDrawerSubroute] = communityDrawerState.routes;
   if (firstCommunityDrawerSubroute.name !== TabNavigatorRouteName) {
     return null;
   }
   const tabState = getStateFromNavigatorRoute(firstCommunityDrawerSubroute);
   const currentTabSubroute = tabState.routes[tabState.index];
   if (currentTabSubroute.name !== ChatRouteName) {
     return null;
   }
   const chatState = getStateFromNavigatorRoute(currentTabSubroute);
   const currentChatSubroute = chatState.routes[chatState.index];
   return getThreadIDFromRoute(currentChatSubroute, validRouteNames);
 }
 
 const activeThreadSelector: (context: ?NavContextType) => ?string =
   createSelector(
     (context: ?NavContextType) => context && context.state,
     (navigationState: ?PossiblyStaleNavigationState): ?string =>
       activeThread(navigationState, threadRoutes),
   );
 
 const messageListRouteNames = [MessageListRouteName];
 const activeMessageListSelector: (context: ?NavContextType) => ?string =
   createSelector(
     (context: ?NavContextType) => context && context.state,
     (navigationState: ?PossiblyStaleNavigationState): ?string =>
       activeThread(navigationState, messageListRouteNames),
   );
 
 function useActiveThread(): ?string {
   const navContext = React.useContext(NavContext);
   return React.useMemo(() => {
     if (!navContext) {
       return null;
     }
     const { state } = navContext;
     return activeThread(state, threadRoutes);
   }, [navContext]);
 }
 
 function useActiveMessageList(): ?string {
   const navContext = React.useContext(NavContext);
   return React.useMemo(() => {
     if (!navContext) {
       return null;
     }
     const { state } = navContext;
     return activeThread(state, messageListRouteNames);
   }, [navContext]);
 }
 
 const calendarTabActiveSelector = createActiveTabSelector(CalendarRouteName);
 const threadPickerActiveSelector = createIsForegroundSelector(
   ThreadPickerModalRouteName,
 );
 const calendarActiveSelector: (context: ?NavContextType) => boolean =
   createSelector(
     calendarTabActiveSelector,
     threadPickerActiveSelector,
     (calendarTabActive: boolean, threadPickerActive: boolean) =>
       calendarTabActive || threadPickerActive,
   );
 
 const nativeCalendarQuery: (input: NavPlusRedux) => () => CalendarQuery =
   createSelector(
     (input: NavPlusRedux) => currentCalendarQuery(input.redux),
     (input: NavPlusRedux) => calendarActiveSelector(input.navContext),
     (
         calendarQuery: (calendarActive: boolean) => CalendarQuery,
         calendarActive: boolean,
       ) =>
       () =>
         calendarQuery(calendarActive),
   );
 
 const nonThreadCalendarQuery: (input: NavPlusRedux) => () => CalendarQuery =
   createSelector(
     nativeCalendarQuery,
     (input: NavPlusRedux) => nonThreadCalendarFiltersSelector(input.redux),
     (
       calendarQuery: () => CalendarQuery,
       filters: $ReadOnlyArray<CalendarFilter>,
     ) => {
       return (): CalendarQuery => {
         const query = calendarQuery();
         return {
           startDate: query.startDate,
           endDate: query.endDate,
           filters,
         };
       };
     },
   );
 
 function useCalendarQuery(): () => CalendarQuery {
   const navContext = React.useContext(NavContext);
   return useSelector(state =>
     nonThreadCalendarQuery({
       redux: state,
       navContext,
     }),
   );
 }
 
 const drawerSwipeEnabledSelector: (context: ?NavContextType) => boolean =
   createSelector(
     (context: ?NavContextType) => context && context.state,
     (navigationState: ?PossiblyStaleNavigationState) => {
       if (!navigationState) {
         return true;
       }
 
       // First, we recurse into the navigation state until we find the tab route
       // The tab route should always be accessible by recursing through the
       // first routes of each subsequent nested navigation state
       const [firstRootSubroute] = navigationState.routes;
       if (firstRootSubroute.name !== AppRouteName) {
         return true;
       }
       const appState = getStateFromNavigatorRoute(firstRootSubroute);
       const [firstAppSubroute] = appState.routes;
       if (firstAppSubroute.name !== CommunityDrawerNavigatorRouteName) {
         return true;
       }
       const communityDrawerState = getStateFromNavigatorRoute(firstAppSubroute);
       const [firstCommunityDrawerSubroute] = communityDrawerState.routes;
       if (firstCommunityDrawerSubroute.name !== TabNavigatorRouteName) {
         return true;
       }
       const tabState = getStateFromNavigatorRoute(firstCommunityDrawerSubroute);
 
       // Once we have the tab state, we want to figure out if we currently have
       // an active StackNavigator
       const currentTabSubroute = tabState.routes[tabState.index];
       if (!currentTabSubroute.state) {
         return true;
       }
       const currentTabSubrouteState =
         getStateFromNavigatorRoute(currentTabSubroute);
       if (currentTabSubrouteState.type !== 'stack') {
         return true;
       }
 
       // Finally, we want to disable the swipe gesture if there is a stack with
       // more than one subroute, since then the stack will have its own swipe
       // gesture that will conflict with the drawer's
       return currentTabSubrouteState.routes.length < 2;
     },
   );
 
+function getChatNavState(
+  navigationState: ?PossiblyStaleNavigationState,
+): ?PossiblyStaleNavigationState {
+  if (!navigationState) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const [firstAppSubroute] = navigationState.routes;
+  if (firstAppSubroute.name !== CommunityDrawerNavigatorRouteName) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const communityDrawerState = getStateFromNavigatorRoute(firstAppSubroute);
+  const [firstCommunityDrawerSubroute] = communityDrawerState.routes;
+  if (firstCommunityDrawerSubroute.name !== TabNavigatorRouteName) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const tabState = getStateFromNavigatorRoute(firstCommunityDrawerSubroute);
+  if (!tabState) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  let chatRoute;
+  for (const route of tabState.routes) {
+    if (route.name === ChatRouteName) {
+      chatRoute = route;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  if (!chatRoute || !chatRoute.state) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const chatRouteState = getStateFromNavigatorRoute(chatRoute);
+  if (chatRouteState.type !== 'stack') {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return chatRouteState;
+}
+
 function getRemoveEditMode(
   chatRouteState: ?PossiblyStaleNavigationState,
 ): ?RemoveEditMode {
   if (!chatRouteState) {
     return null;
   }
   const messageListRoute =
     chatRouteState.routes[chatRouteState.routes.length - 1];
   if (messageListRoute.name !== MessageListRouteName) {
     return null;
   }
   if (!messageListRoute || !messageListRoute.params) {
     return null;
   }
   const removeEditMode: Function = messageListRoute.params.removeEditMode;
   return removeEditMode;
 }
 
 function useCurrentLeafRouteName(): ?string {
   const navContext = React.useContext(NavContext);
   return React.useMemo(() => {
     if (!navContext) {
       return undefined;
     }
     return currentLeafRoute(navContext.state).name;
   }, [navContext]);
 }
 
 export {
   createIsForegroundSelector,
   useIsAppLoggedIn,
   createActiveTabSelector,
   scrollBlockingModalsClosedSelector,
   selectBackgroundIsDark,
   activeThreadSelector,
   activeMessageListSelector,
   useActiveThread,
   useActiveMessageList,
   calendarActiveSelector,
   nativeCalendarQuery,
   nonThreadCalendarQuery,
   useCalendarQuery,
   drawerSwipeEnabledSelector,
   useCurrentLeafRouteName,
   getRemoveEditMode,
+  getChatNavState,
 };
diff --git a/native/navigation/overlay-router.js b/native/navigation/overlay-router.js
index 889323016..e3b386f72 100644
--- a/native/navigation/overlay-router.js
+++ b/native/navigation/overlay-router.js
@@ -1,106 +1,111 @@
 // @flow
 
 import type {
   StackAction,
   Route,
   Router,
   StackRouterOptions,
   StackNavigationState,
   RouterConfigOptions,
   ScreenParams,
 } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import { StackRouter, CommonActions } from '@react-navigation/native';
 
 import {
   clearOverlayModalsActionType,
   setRouteParamsActionType,
 } from './action-types.js';
+import { getRemoveEditMode, getChatNavState } from './nav-selectors.js';
 import { removeScreensFromStack } from './navigation-utils.js';
 
 type ClearOverlayModalsAction = {
   +type: 'CLEAR_OVERLAY_MODALS',
   +payload: {
     +keys: $ReadOnlyArray<string>,
   },
 };
 type SetRouteParamsAction = {
   +type: 'SET_ROUTE_PARAMS',
   +payload: {
     +routeKey: string,
     +params: ScreenParams,
   },
 };
 export type OverlayRouterNavigationAction =
   | StackAction
   | ClearOverlayModalsAction
   | SetRouteParamsAction;
 
 export type OverlayRouterExtraNavigationHelpers = {
   +clearOverlayModals: (keys: $ReadOnlyArray<string>) => void,
   +goBackOnce: () => void,
   +setRouteParams: (routeKey: string, params: ScreenParams) => void,
 };
 
 function OverlayRouter(
   routerOptions: StackRouterOptions,
 ): Router<StackNavigationState, OverlayRouterNavigationAction> {
   const {
     getStateForAction: baseGetStateForAction,
     actionCreators: baseActionCreators,
     ...rest
   } = StackRouter(routerOptions);
   return {
     ...rest,
     getStateForAction: (
       lastState: StackNavigationState,
       action: OverlayRouterNavigationAction,
       options: RouterConfigOptions,
     ) => {
+      const chatNavState = getChatNavState(lastState);
+      const removeEditMode = getRemoveEditMode(chatNavState);
       if (action.type === clearOverlayModalsActionType) {
         const { keys } = action.payload;
         if (!lastState) {
           return lastState;
         }
         return removeScreensFromStack(lastState, (route: Route<>) =>
           keys.includes(route.key) ? 'remove' : 'keep',
         );
       } else if (action.type === setRouteParamsActionType) {
         const newRoutes = lastState.routes.map(route => {
           if (route.key !== action.payload.routeKey || route.state) {
             return route;
           }
           return {
             ...route,
             params: {
               ...route.params,
               ...action.payload.params,
             },
           };
         });
         return {
           ...lastState,
           routes: newRoutes,
         };
+      } else if (removeEditMode && removeEditMode(action) === 'ignore_action') {
+        return lastState;
       } else {
         return baseGetStateForAction(lastState, action, options);
       }
     },
     actionCreators: {
       ...baseActionCreators,
       clearOverlayModals: (keys: $ReadOnlyArray<string>) => ({
         type: clearOverlayModalsActionType,
         payload: { keys },
       }),
       goBackOnce: () => state => ({
         ...CommonActions.goBack(),
         target: state.key,
       }),
       setRouteParams: (routeKey: string, params: ScreenParams) => ({
         type: setRouteParamsActionType,
         payload: { routeKey, params },
       }),
     },
   };
 }
 
 export default OverlayRouter;