I think I have the same issue with the following view. Use the sidebar to navigate to "Item home" Use a navigation link to go to "Nav Test 1" Use the sidebar to navigate to "Item market" Use a navigation link to go to "Nav Test 2" Use the sidebar to navigate back to "Item home" Note the path is not the same as when you navigated away from the original selection in step 3. import SwiftUI struct NavBug1: View { @State var selection: Item? @State var paths: [Item: NavigationPath] = [:] var body: some View { NavigationSplitView { List(Item.allCases, selection: $selection) { item in Text("Item \(item.rawValue)") } } detail: { if let selection { NavigationStack(path: path(for: selection)) { List { Text("Item \(selection.rawValue)") NavigationLink("Nav Test 1", value: Nav1.test1) NavigationLink("Nav Test 2", value: Nav1.test2) } .navigationTitle("Item \(selection.rawValue)") .navigationDestination(for: Nav1.self) { nav1 in Text("Nav Item \(nav1.rawValue)") .navigationTitle("Nav Item \(nav1.rawValue)") } } } } } func path(for item: Item?) -> Binding<NavigationPath> { Binding { if let selection, let path = paths[selection] { path } else { .init() } } set: { newValue in if let selection { paths[selection] = newValue } } } enum Item: String, Equatable, Hashable, Identifiable, CaseIterable { case home case market var id: Self { self } } enum Nav1: String, Equatable, Hashable, Identifiable, CaseIterable { case test1 case test2 var id: Self { self } } }