diff --git a/system/ui/widgets/__init__.py b/system/ui/widgets/__init__.py
index 5d474e8ae..b3b1276a5 100644
--- a/system/ui/widgets/__init__.py
+++ b/system/ui/widgets/__init__.py
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ class NavWidget(Widget, abc.ABC):
     self._pos_filter = BounceFilter(0.0, 0.1, 1 / gui_app.target_fps, bounce=1)
     self._playing_dismiss_animation = False
     self._trigger_animate_in = False
+    self._nav_bar_show_time = 0.0
     self._back_enabled: bool | Callable[[], bool] = True
     self._nav_bar = NavBar()
 
@@ -330,6 +331,7 @@ class NavWidget(Widget, abc.ABC):
     if self._trigger_animate_in:
       self._pos_filter.x = self._rect.height
       self._nav_bar_y_filter.x = -NAV_BAR_MARGIN - NAV_BAR_HEIGHT
+      self._nav_bar_show_time = rl.get_time()
       self._trigger_animate_in = False
 
     new_y = 0.0
@@ -366,8 +368,14 @@ class NavWidget(Widget, abc.ABC):
 
     if self.back_enabled:
       bar_x = self._rect.x + (self._rect.width - self._nav_bar.rect.width) / 2
+      nav_bar_delayed = rl.get_time() - self._nav_bar_show_time < 0.4
+      # User dragging or dismissing, nav bar follows NavWidget
       if self._back_button_start_pos is not None or self._playing_dismiss_animation:
         self._nav_bar_y_filter.x = NAV_BAR_MARGIN + self._pos_filter.x
+      # Waiting to show
+      elif nav_bar_delayed:
+        self._nav_bar_y_filter.x = -NAV_BAR_MARGIN - NAV_BAR_HEIGHT
+      # Animate back to top
       else:
         self._nav_bar_y_filter.update(NAV_BAR_MARGIN)