diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/main/KiwixMainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/main/KiwixMainActivity.kt
index 86e50cd26..159b66ceb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/main/KiwixMainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/main/KiwixMainActivity.kt
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ class KiwixMainActivity : CoreMainActivity() {
   override val drawerNavView: NavigationView by lazy { drawer_nav_view }
   override val bookmarksFragmentResId: Int = R.id.bookmarksFragment
   override val historyFragmentResId: Int = R.id.historyFragment
+  override val topLevelDestinations =
+    setOf(R.id.navigation_downloads, R.id.navigation_library, R.id.navigation_reader)
 
   override fun injection(coreComponent: CoreComponent) {
     cachedComponent.inject(this)
@@ -77,12 +79,15 @@ class KiwixMainActivity : CoreMainActivity() {
       onNavigationItemSelected(item)
     }
     bottom_nav_view.setupWithNavController(navController)
+  }
 
-    val topLevelDestinations =
-      setOf(R.id.navigation_downloads, R.id.navigation_library, R.id.navigation_reader)
-
+  override fun onPostCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
+    super.onPostCreate(savedInstanceState)
     navController.addOnDestinationChangedListener { _, destination, _ ->
       bottom_nav_view.isVisible = destination.id in topLevelDestinations
+      if (destination.id !in topLevelDestinations) {
+        handleDrawerOnNavigation()
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/CoreMainActivity.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/CoreMainActivity.kt
index e346af8be..fcf46eabb 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/CoreMainActivity.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/CoreMainActivity.kt
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ abstract class CoreMainActivity : BaseActivity(), WebViewProvider {
   abstract val bookmarksFragmentResId: Int
   abstract val historyFragmentResId: Int
   abstract val cachedComponent: CoreActivityComponent
+  abstract val topLevelDestinations: Set<Int>
 
   override fun onActivityResult(requestCode: Int, resultCode: Int, data: Intent?) {
     super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data)
@@ -190,7 +191,6 @@ abstract class CoreMainActivity : BaseActivity(), WebViewProvider {
 
   private fun openHistoryActivity() {
     navigate(historyFragmentResId)
-    handleDrawerOnNavigation()
   }
 
   private fun openBookmarksActivity() {
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ abstract class CoreMainActivity : BaseActivity(), WebViewProvider {
     handleDrawerOnNavigation()
   }
 
-  private fun handleDrawerOnNavigation() {
+  protected fun handleDrawerOnNavigation() {
     closeNavigationDrawer()
     disableDrawer()
   }
diff --git a/custom/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/custom/main/CustomMainActivity.kt b/custom/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/custom/main/CustomMainActivity.kt
index 6ab04ea5d..bffcd3b39 100644
--- a/custom/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/custom/main/CustomMainActivity.kt
+++ b/custom/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/custom/main/CustomMainActivity.kt
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ class CustomMainActivity : CoreMainActivity() {
   override val bookmarksFragmentResId: Int = R.id.bookmarksFragment
   override val historyFragmentResId: Int = R.id.historyFragment
   override val cachedComponent by lazy { customActivityComponent }
+  override val topLevelDestinations =
+    setOf(R.id.customReaderFragment)
 
   override fun injection(coreComponent: CoreComponent) {
     customActivityComponent.inject(this)
@@ -62,6 +64,15 @@ class CustomMainActivity : CoreMainActivity() {
     }
   }
 
+  override fun onPostCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
+    super.onPostCreate(savedInstanceState)
+    navController.addOnDestinationChangedListener { _, destination, _ ->
+      if (destination.id !in topLevelDestinations) {
+        handleDrawerOnNavigation()
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   override fun onOptionsItemSelected(item: MenuItem): Boolean {
     if (drawerToggle.isDrawerIndicatorEnabled) {
       return drawerToggle.onOptionsItemSelected(item)