diff --git a/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/createSplitNavigator/SplitRouter.ts b/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/createSplitNavigator/SplitRouter.ts
index 3af6e3f40087..0d16deacbb82 100644
--- a/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/createSplitNavigator/SplitRouter.ts
+++ b/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/createSplitNavigator/SplitRouter.ts
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ function SplitRouter(options: SplitNavigatorRouterOptions) {
             if (isPushingSidebarOnCentralPane(state, action, options)) {
                 if (getIsNarrowLayout()) {
                     const newAction = StackActions.popToTop();
-                    return stackRouter.getStateForAction(state, newAction, configOptions);
+                    // popToTop returns null when the sidebar is already the only screen, so there is nothing to do.
+                    return stackRouter.getStateForAction(state, newAction, configOptions) ?? state;
                 }
                 // On wide screen do nothing as we want to keep the central pane screen and the sidebar is visible.
                 return state;
diff --git a/tests/unit/Navigation/SplitRouterTest.ts b/tests/unit/Navigation/SplitRouterTest.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..652f018ee737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/Navigation/SplitRouterTest.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import getIsNarrowLayout from '@libs/getIsNarrowLayout';
+import SplitRouter from '@libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/createSplitNavigator/SplitRouter';
+
+import NAVIGATORS from '@src/NAVIGATORS';
+import SCREENS from '@src/SCREENS';
+
+import type {ParamListBase, RouterConfigOptions, StackNavigationState} from '@react-navigation/native';
+
+import {CommonActions} from '@react-navigation/native';
+
+jest.mock('@libs/getIsNarrowLayout', () => jest.fn(() => true));
+
+const mockGetIsNarrowLayout = jest.mocked(getIsNarrowLayout);
+
+const CONFIG_OPTIONS: RouterConfigOptions = {
+    routeNames: [SCREENS.INBOX, SCREENS.REPORT],
+    routeParamList: {},
+    routeGetIdList: {},
+};
+
+const router = SplitRouter({
+    sidebarScreen: SCREENS.INBOX,
+    defaultCentralScreen: SCREENS.REPORT,
+    parentRoute: {key: 'reports-split-key', name: NAVIGATORS.REPORTS_SPLIT_NAVIGATOR},
+});
+
+function makeState(routeNames: string[]): StackNavigationState<ParamListBase> {
+    return {
+        key: 'split-test',
+        index: routeNames.length - 1,
+        routeNames: [SCREENS.INBOX, SCREENS.REPORT],
+        routes: routeNames.map((name, index) => ({key: `${name}-${index}`, name})),
+        type: 'stack',
+        stale: false,
+        preloadedRoutes: [],
+    };
+}
+
+describe('SplitRouter', () => {
+    describe('navigating to the sidebar screen on narrow layout', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            mockGetIsNarrowLayout.mockReturnValue(true);
+        });
+
+        it('returns the current state when the sidebar is the only screen', () => {
+            // Given a split navigator that only shows the sidebar, as it does after the Reports tab is preloaded
+            const state = makeState([SCREENS.INBOX]);
+
+            // When something navigates to the sidebar screen again, for example tapping the Inbox tab
+            const result = router.getStateForAction(state, CommonActions.navigate(SCREENS.INBOX), CONFIG_OPTIONS);
+
+            // Then the router reports the action as handled with no change, instead of returning null, which React Navigation reports as params it couldn't apply
+            expect(result).toBe(state);
+        });
+
+        it('pops back to the sidebar when a central screen is on top', () => {
+            // Given a split navigator with a report opened on top of the sidebar
+            const state = makeState([SCREENS.INBOX, SCREENS.REPORT]);
+
+            // When something navigates to the sidebar screen
+            const result = router.getStateForAction(state, CommonActions.navigate(SCREENS.INBOX), CONFIG_OPTIONS);
+
+            // Then the router still pops to the sidebar, so the fallback only applies when there is nothing to pop
+            expect(result?.index).toBe(0);
+            expect(result?.routes.map((route) => route.name)).toEqual([SCREENS.INBOX]);
+        });
+    });
+});