diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/MainMenuScreen.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/MainMenuScreen.kt
index ede6b9b889..8bae55c111 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/MainMenuScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/MainMenuScreen.kt
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ class MainMenuScreen: CameraStageBaseScreen() {
         stage.addActor(scroll)
 
         onBackButtonClicked {
+            if(hasOpenPopups()) {
+                closeAllPopups()
+                return@onBackButtonClicked
+            }
             val promptWindow = Popup(this)
             promptWindow.addGoodSizedLabel("Do you want to exit the game?".tr())
             promptWindow.row()
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/pickerscreens/PickerScreen.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/pickerscreens/PickerScreen.kt
index 98b64db99d..90062f54ac 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/pickerscreens/PickerScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/pickerscreens/PickerScreen.kt
@@ -46,11 +46,13 @@ open class PickerScreen : CameraStageBaseScreen() {
     }
 
     fun setDefaultCloseAction(previousScreen: CameraStageBaseScreen?=null) {
-        closeButton.onClick {
+        val closeAction = {
             if (previousScreen != null) game.setScreen(previousScreen)
             else game.setWorldScreen()
             dispose()
         }
+        closeButton.onClick(closeAction)
+        onBackButtonClicked(closeAction)
     }
 
     fun setRightSideButtonEnabled(bool: Boolean) {
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ open class PickerScreen : CameraStageBaseScreen() {
     }
 
     protected fun pick(rightButtonText: String) {
-        if(UncivGame.Current.worldScreen.isPlayersTurn) rightSideButton.enable()
+        if (UncivGame.Current.worldScreen.isPlayersTurn) rightSideButton.enable()
         rightSideButton.setText(rightButtonText)
     }