diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/navigation/NodesRoutes.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/navigation/NodesRoutes.kt
index 53548c262..bfd1579d0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/navigation/NodesRoutes.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/navigation/NodesRoutes.kt
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ fun NavGraphBuilder.nodeDetailGraph(
                 onNavigate = {
                     navController.navigate(it)
                 },
+                onNavigateUp = {
+                    navController.navigateUp()
+                },
                 viewModel = hiltViewModel(parentEntry),
             )
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/node/NodeDetail.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/node/NodeDetail.kt
index 2c6c50957..017c4e310 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/node/NodeDetail.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/node/NodeDetail.kt
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ fun NodeDetailScreen(
     uiViewModel: UIViewModel = hiltViewModel(),
     navigateToMessages: (String) -> Unit,
     onNavigate: (Route) -> Unit = {},
+    onNavigateUp: () -> Unit = {},
 ) {
     val state by viewModel.state.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
     val environmentState by viewModel.environmentState.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
@@ -229,6 +230,9 @@ fun NodeDetailScreen(
                             val channel =
                                 if (hasPKC) DataPacket.PKC_CHANNEL_INDEX else node.channel
                             navigateToMessages("$channel${node.user.id}")
+                        } else if (action is NodeMenuAction.Remove) {
+                            uiViewModel.handleNodeMenuAction(action)
+                            onNavigateUp()
                         } else {
                             uiViewModel.handleNodeMenuAction(action)
                         }