diff --git a/src/navigation/service.js b/src/navigation/service.js
index 5968e70fb..8be379790 100644
--- a/src/navigation/service.js
+++ b/src/navigation/service.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { BackHandler } from 'react-native';
 import { NavigationActions } from 'react-navigation';
 
 let _navigator;
@@ -24,6 +25,17 @@ const navigate = (navigationProps) => {
   }
 };
 
+const navigateBack = () => {
+  if (_navigator) {
+    const { index } = _navigator.state.nav.routes[0];
+    if (index) {
+      _navigator.dispatch(NavigationActions.back());
+    } else {
+      BackHandler.exitApp();
+    }
+  }
+};
+
 // add other navigation functions that you need and export them
 
-export { navigate, setTopLevelNavigator };
+export { navigate, setTopLevelNavigator, navigateBack };
diff --git a/src/screens/application/container/applicationContainer.tsx b/src/screens/application/container/applicationContainer.tsx
index 6eebf14fd..6fac05852 100644
--- a/src/screens/application/container/applicationContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/application/container/applicationContainer.tsx
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import {
   getUnreadNotificationCount,
 } from '../../../providers/ecency/ecency';
 import { fetchLatestAppVersion } from '../../../providers/github/github';
-import { navigate } from '../../../navigation/service';
+import { navigate, navigateBack } from '../../../navigation/service';
 
 // Actions
 import {
@@ -566,14 +566,15 @@ class ApplicationContainer extends Component {
   };
 
   _onBackPress = () => {
+    navigateBack();
+    /* 
     const { dispatch, nav } = this.props;
-
     if (nav && nav[0].index !== 0) {
       dispatch(NavigationActions.back());
     } else {
       BackHandler.exitApp();
     }
-
+    */
     return true;
   };