diff --git a/src/app/Components/ArtsyWebView.tests.tsx b/src/app/Components/ArtsyWebView.tests.tsx
index 788be111e57..aacb1763c09 100644
--- a/src/app/Components/ArtsyWebView.tests.tsx
+++ b/src/app/Components/ArtsyWebView.tests.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { goBack, navigate } from "app/system/navigation/navigate"
 import { appJson } from "app/utils/jsonFiles"
 import { renderWithWrappers } from "app/utils/tests/renderWithWrappers"
 import mockFetch from "jest-fetch-mock"
+import { debounce } from "lodash"
 import { stringify } from "query-string"
 import Share from "react-native-share"
 import WebView, { WebViewProps } from "react-native-webview"
@@ -24,6 +25,36 @@ jest.mock("app/utils/useWebViewEvent", () => ({
   }),
 }))
 
+// mock implementation of an inner WebView's goBack method that can be observed
+const mockGoBack = jest.fn()
+
+// mocked ref to the inner WebView of an ArtsyWebView whose properties can be observed
+const mockRef = {
+  current: {
+    goBack: mockGoBack,
+    stopLoading: jest.fn(),
+  },
+}
+
+// mock implementation of the react-native-webview that allows us to observe its properties
+jest.mock("react-native-webview", () => {
+  const React = require("react")
+  const { View } = require("react-native")
+
+  return {
+    __esModule: true,
+    default: React.forwardRef((props: any, ref: any) => {
+      React.useImperativeHandle(ref, () => mockRef.current)
+      return <View ref={ref} {...props} />
+    }),
+  }
+})
+
+jest.mock("lodash", () => ({
+  ...jest.requireActual("lodash"),
+  debounce: jest.fn(),
+}))
+
 const mockOnNavigationStateChange: WebViewNavigation = {
   navigationType: "click",
   url: "https://gooooogle.com",
@@ -42,7 +73,10 @@ describe("ArtsyWebView", () => {
 })
 
 describe("ArtsyWebViewPage", () => {
-  beforeEach(() => jest.clearAllMocks())
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks()
+    ;(debounce as jest.Mock).mockImplementation((func) => func)
+  })
 
   const render = (props: Partial<React.ComponentProps<typeof ArtsyWebViewPage>> = {}) =>
     renderWithWrappers(<ArtsyWebViewPage url="https://staging.artsy.net/hello" {...props} />)
@@ -206,6 +240,63 @@ describe("ArtsyWebViewPage", () => {
       })
       expect(navigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith("https://google.com")
     })
+
+    describe("the inner WebView's goBack method", () => {
+      it("is called when the URL matches a route that is not loaded in a web view", () => {
+        const tree = render()
+
+        webViewProps(tree).onNavigationStateChange?.({
+          ...mockOnNavigationStateChange,
+          url: "https://staging.artsy.net/artwork/foo",
+        })
+
+        expect(mockGoBack).toHaveBeenCalled()
+      })
+
+      it("is not called when the URL does not match any route", () => {
+        const tree = render()
+
+        webViewProps(tree).onNavigationStateChange?.({
+          ...mockOnNavigationStateChange,
+          url: "https://support.artsy.net/",
+        })
+
+        expect(mockGoBack).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      })
+
+      it("is not called when the URL matches a ModalWebView route", () => {
+        const tree = render()
+
+        webViewProps(tree).onNavigationStateChange?.({
+          ...mockOnNavigationStateChange,
+          url: "https://staging.artsy.net/orders/foo",
+        })
+
+        expect(mockGoBack).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      })
+
+      it("is not called when the URL matches a ReactWebView route", () => {
+        const tree = render()
+
+        webViewProps(tree).onNavigationStateChange?.({
+          ...mockOnNavigationStateChange,
+          url: "https://staging.artsy.net/meet-the-specialists",
+        })
+
+        expect(mockGoBack).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      })
+
+      it("is not called when the URL matches a VanityURLEntity route", () => {
+        const tree = render()
+
+        webViewProps(tree).onNavigationStateChange?.({
+          ...mockOnNavigationStateChange,
+          url: "https://staging.artsy.net/foo",
+        })
+
+        expect(mockGoBack).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      })
+    })
   })
 })
 
diff --git a/src/app/Components/ArtsyWebView.tsx b/src/app/Components/ArtsyWebView.tsx
index 2624d8db696..28574e8d99e 100644
--- a/src/app/Components/ArtsyWebView.tsx
+++ b/src/app/Components/ArtsyWebView.tsx
@@ -189,9 +189,12 @@ export const ArtsyWebView = forwardRef<
     const uri = url.startsWith("/") ? webURL + url : url
 
     // Debounce calls just in case multiple stopLoading calls are made in a row
-    const stopLoading = debounce(() => {
+    const stopLoading = debounce((needToGoBack = true) => {
       innerRef.current?.stopLoading()
-      innerRef.current?.goBack()
+
+      if (needToGoBack) {
+        innerRef.current?.goBack()
+      }
     }, 500)
 
     const onNavigationStateChange = (evt: WebViewNavigation) => {
@@ -215,13 +218,13 @@ export const ArtsyWebView = forwardRef<
       // to a different vanityURL that we can handle inapp, such as Fair & Partner.
       if (
         result.type === "match" &&
-        (["ReactWebView", "ModalWebView"].includes(result.module) ||
-          result.module === "VanityURLEntity")
+        ["ReactWebView", "ModalWebView", "VanityURLEntity"].includes(result.module)
       ) {
         innerRef.current!.shareTitleUrl = targetURL
         return
       } else {
-        stopLoading()
+        const needToGoBack = result.type !== "external_url"
+        stopLoading(needToGoBack)
       }
 
       // In case of a webview presented modally, if the targetURL is a tab View,