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 7f3234c9a..c9618433c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/main/KiwixMainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/main/KiwixMainActivity.kt
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.compose.LocalLifecycleOwner
 import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
 import androidx.lifecycle.repeatOnLifecycle
 import androidx.navigation.NavController
+import androidx.navigation.NavOptions
 import androidx.navigation.compose.rememberNavController
 import eu.mhutti1.utils.storage.StorageDevice
 import eu.mhutti1.utils.storage.StorageDeviceUtils
@@ -368,7 +369,8 @@ class KiwixMainActivity : CoreMainActivity() {
         searchString = searchString,
         isOpenedFromTabView = isOpenedFromTabView,
         isVoice = isVoice
-      )
+      ),
+      NavOptions.Builder().setPopUpTo(searchFragmentRoute, inclusive = true).build()
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/effects/SearchInPreviousScreen.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/effects/SearchInPreviousScreen.kt
index a90dd1104..f8bd7b1a6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/effects/SearchInPreviousScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/effects/SearchInPreviousScreen.kt
@@ -20,14 +20,25 @@ package org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.viewmodel.effects
 
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.base.SideEffect
-import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.extensions.ActivityExtensions.popNavigationBackstack
-import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.extensions.ActivityExtensions.setNavigationResult
+import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.extensions.ActivityExtensions.setNavigationResultOnCurrent
+import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.main.CoreMainActivity
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.main.FIND_IN_PAGE_SEARCH_STRING
 
 data class SearchInPreviousScreen(private val searchString: String) : SideEffect<Unit> {
   override fun invokeWith(activity: AppCompatActivity) {
-    activity.setNavigationResult(searchString, FIND_IN_PAGE_SEARCH_STRING)
-    activity.popNavigationBackstack()
+    val coreMainActivity = activity as CoreMainActivity
+
+    // Remove current ReaderFragment. Bug Fix #4377
+    coreMainActivity.navController.popBackStack(
+      coreMainActivity.readerFragmentRoute,
+      inclusive = true
+    )
+
+    // Launch fresh ReaderFragment so all the previous arguments will remove.
+    coreMainActivity.navController.navigate(coreMainActivity.readerFragmentRoute)
+
+    // Pass search result to the *new* instance
+    activity.setNavigationResultOnCurrent(searchString, FIND_IN_PAGE_SEARCH_STRING)
   }
 
   companion object {
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/effects/SearchInPreviousScreenTest.kt b/core/src/test/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/effects/SearchInPreviousScreenTest.kt
index baedf1344..70e88d82c 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/effects/SearchInPreviousScreenTest.kt
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/search/viewmodel/effects/SearchInPreviousScreenTest.kt
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@
 package org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.search.viewmodel.effects
 
 import android.content.Intent
+import androidx.navigation.NavHostController
+import io.mockk.every
 import io.mockk.mockk
 import io.mockk.mockkConstructor
-import io.mockk.verify
+import io.mockk.verifyOrder
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
-import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.extensions.ActivityExtensions.popNavigationBackstack
-import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.extensions.ActivityExtensions.setNavigationResult
+import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.extensions.ActivityExtensions.setNavigationResultOnCurrent
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.main.CoreMainActivity
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.main.FIND_IN_PAGE_SEARCH_STRING
 
@@ -33,11 +34,20 @@ internal class SearchInPreviousScreenTest {
   fun `invoke with returns positive result with string to previous screen`() {
     val searchString = "search"
     mockkConstructor(Intent::class)
-    val activity = mockk<CoreMainActivity>(relaxed = true)
+
+    // Mock the activity & navController
+    val mockNavController = mockk<NavHostController>(relaxed = true)
+    val activity = mockk<CoreMainActivity>(relaxed = true) {
+      every { readerFragmentRoute } returns "readerRoute"
+      every { navController } returns mockNavController
+    }
+
     SearchInPreviousScreen(searchString).invokeWith(activity)
-    verify {
-      activity.setNavigationResult(searchString, FIND_IN_PAGE_SEARCH_STRING)
-      activity.popNavigationBackstack()
+
+    verifyOrder {
+      mockNavController.popBackStack("readerRoute", true)
+      mockNavController.navigate("readerRoute")
+      activity.setNavigationResultOnCurrent(searchString, FIND_IN_PAGE_SEARCH_STRING)
     }
   }
 }
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 f4287235b..829d0a912 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
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import androidx.core.content.pm.ShortcutInfoCompat
 import androidx.core.content.pm.ShortcutManagerCompat
 import androidx.core.graphics.drawable.IconCompat
 import androidx.core.net.toUri
+import androidx.navigation.NavOptions
 import androidx.navigation.compose.rememberNavController
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.CoreApp
 import org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.core.R.drawable
@@ -182,7 +183,8 @@ class CustomMainActivity : CoreMainActivity() {
         searchString = searchString,
         isOpenedFromTabView = isOpenedFromTabView,
         isVoice = isVoice
-      )
+      ),
+      NavOptions.Builder().setPopUpTo(searchFragmentRoute, inclusive = true).build()
     )
   }