diff --git a/eslint-suppressions.json b/eslint-suppressions.json
index 12375b5e909c..1a5c4e22c9a7 100644
--- a/eslint-suppressions.json
+++ b/eslint-suppressions.json
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@
   },
   "ui/pages/settings/settings.tsx": {
     "react-hooks/preserve-manual-memoization": {
-      "count": 3
+      "count": 1
     }
   },
   "ui/pages/shield/transaction-shield/shield-banner-animation.tsx": {
@@ -653,4 +653,4 @@
       "count": 1
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/pages/settings/settings.test.tsx b/ui/pages/settings/settings.test.tsx
index 24957505d7bc..d18f3433b089 100644
--- a/ui/pages/settings/settings.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/pages/settings/settings.test.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ jest.mock('react-router-dom', () => ({
   useNavigate: () => mockNavigate,
 }));
 
+jest.mock('../../hooks/useInAppBack', () => ({
+  useInAppBack: () => () => mockNavigate(-1),
+}));
+
 jest.mock('../../../shared/lib/environment-type', () => ({
   ...jest.requireActual('../../../shared/lib/environment-type'),
   getEnvironmentType: () => mockGetEnvironmentType(),
@@ -148,7 +152,7 @@ describe('Settings', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    it('navigates to home with the global menu drawer open when back is clicked at settings root', async () => {
+    it('navigates back when back is clicked at settings root', async () => {
       renderSettings(mockStore);
 
       const backButton = await screen.findByTestId('page-header-back-button');
@@ -156,13 +160,11 @@ describe('Settings', () => {
       fireEvent.click(backButton);
 
       await waitFor(() => {
-        expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-          `${DEFAULT_ROUTE}?drawerOpen=true`,
-        );
+        expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(-1);
       });
     });
 
-    it('navigates to home with the drawer open when back is clicked at settings root regardless of settings URL query', async () => {
+    it('navigates back when back is clicked at settings root regardless of settings URL query', async () => {
       mockPathname = `${SETTINGS_ROUTE}?drawerOpen=true`;
       renderSettings(mockStore);
 
@@ -171,9 +173,7 @@ describe('Settings', () => {
       fireEvent.click(backButton);
 
       await waitFor(() => {
-        expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-          `${DEFAULT_ROUTE}?drawerOpen=true`,
-        );
+        expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(-1);
       });
     });
 
@@ -186,9 +186,7 @@ describe('Settings', () => {
       fireEvent.click(backButton);
 
       await waitFor(() => {
-        expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-          PREFERENCES_AND_DISPLAY_ROUTE,
-        );
+        expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(-1);
       });
     });
 
@@ -201,7 +199,7 @@ describe('Settings', () => {
       fireEvent.click(backButton);
 
       await waitFor(() => {
-        expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(NOTIFICATIONS_SETTINGS_ROUTE);
+        expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(-1);
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/ui/pages/settings/settings.tsx b/ui/pages/settings/settings.tsx
index 298d82ed9b4d..b9bbbbd0743a 100644
--- a/ui/pages/settings/settings.tsx
+++ b/ui/pages/settings/settings.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
 } from '@metamask/design-system-react';
 import classnames from 'clsx';
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+import { useInAppBack } from '#ui/hooks/useInAppBack';
 import {
   DEFAULT_ROUTE,
   SETTINGS_ROUTE,
@@ -146,9 +147,7 @@ const SettingsLayout = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => {
     environmentType === ENVIRONMENT_TYPE_POPUP || isCompactSidepanel;
   const isOnSettingsRoot = normalizedPathname === SETTINGS_ROUTE;
   const showRootLandingPage = isOnSettingsRoot && usesCompactSettingsLayout;
-  const backRoute = isOnSettingsRoot
-    ? `${DEFAULT_ROUTE}?drawerOpen=true`
-    : (meta?.parentPath ?? SETTINGS_ROUTE);
+  const navigateBack = useInAppBack(DEFAULT_ROUTE);
 
   const [isSearchOpen, setIsSearchOpen] = useState(false);
   const [searchValue, setSearchValue] = useState('');
@@ -222,12 +221,12 @@ const SettingsLayout = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => {
 
   const handleClose = useCallback(() => {
     if (isOnSettingsRoot) {
-      runCloseTransition(() => navigate(backRoute));
+      runCloseTransition(navigateBack);
       return;
     }
 
-    transitionBack(() => navigate(backRoute));
-  }, [backRoute, isOnSettingsRoot, navigate, runCloseTransition]);
+    transitionBack(navigateBack);
+  }, [isOnSettingsRoot, navigateBack, runCloseTransition]);
 
   // Header: "Settings" on fullscreen; tab or sub-page name on popup/sidepanel
   const headerTitle =
diff --git a/ui/pages/shield/transaction-shield/claims-list/claims-list.tsx b/ui/pages/shield/transaction-shield/claims-list/claims-list.tsx
index 3723457a2b2b..7c0b831bc01f 100644
--- a/ui/pages/shield/transaction-shield/claims-list/claims-list.tsx
+++ b/ui/pages/shield/transaction-shield/claims-list/claims-list.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback } from 'react';
 import {
   Box,
   BoxBackgroundColor,
@@ -39,24 +39,17 @@ const ClaimsList = () => {
     useClaims();
   const { drafts } = useClaimDraft();
 
-  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState(() => {
-    const tabParam = searchParams.get('tab');
-    if (
-      tabParam === CLAIMS_TAB_KEYS.PENDING ||
-      tabParam === CLAIMS_TAB_KEYS.HISTORY
-    ) {
-      return tabParam;
-    }
-    return CLAIMS_TAB_KEYS.PENDING;
-  });
+  // The URL is the source of truth for the active tab so that history
+  // navigation (e.g. Back from a claim) restores the tab the user was on.
+  const activeTab =
+    searchParams.get('tab') === CLAIMS_TAB_KEYS.HISTORY
+      ? CLAIMS_TAB_KEYS.HISTORY
+      : CLAIMS_TAB_KEYS.PENDING;
 
-  // Clear the tab param from the URL after reading it
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (searchParams.has('tab')) {
-      searchParams.delete('tab');
-      setSearchParams(searchParams, { replace: true });
-    }
-  }, [searchParams, setSearchParams]);
+  const handleTabClick = useCallback(
+    (tabKey: string) => setSearchParams({ tab: tabKey }, { replace: true }),
+    [setSearchParams],
+  );
 
   const claimItem = useCallback(
     (claimData: Claim | ClaimDraft, tabKey: ClaimsTabKey, isDraft = false) => {
@@ -234,7 +227,7 @@ const ClaimsList = () => {
     <Tabs
       data-testid="claims-list-page"
       activeTab={activeTab}
-      onTabClick={setActiveTab}
+      onTabClick={handleTabClick}
       className="h-full flex flex-col overflow-y-hidden"
       tabListProps={{
         className: 'px-4',