diff --git a/Examples/CaseStudiesTests/PresentationTests.swift b/Examples/CaseStudiesTests/PresentationTests.swift
index d318c3555..33b28506a 100644
--- a/Examples/CaseStudiesTests/PresentationTests.swift
+++ b/Examples/CaseStudiesTests/PresentationTests.swift
@@ -422,6 +422,38 @@ final class PresentationTests: XCTestCase {
     await assertEventuallyEqual(nav.viewControllers.count, 1)
     await assertEventuallyNil(nav.presentedViewController)
   }
+
+  @MainActor func testAnimatedPopFromModallyNavigationController() async throws {
+    class VC: ViewController {
+      @UIBinding var presentedChild: Model?
+      override func viewDidLoad() {
+        super.viewDidLoad()
+        present(item: $presentedChild) { model in
+          let root = BasicViewController(model: model)
+          return UINavigationController(rootViewController: root)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    let vc = VC()
+    try await setUp(controller: vc)
+
+    vc.presentedChild = Model()
+    await assertEventuallyNotNil(vc.presentedViewController)
+
+    vc.presentedChild?.isPushed = true
+    await assertEventuallyEqual(
+      (vc.presentedViewController as? UINavigationController)?.viewControllers.count,
+      2
+    )
+
+    try await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(0.3))
+    vc.presentedChild?.isPushed = false
+    await assertEventuallyEqual(
+      (vc.presentedViewController as? UINavigationController)?.viewControllers.count,
+      1
+    )
+    await assertEventuallyNotNil(vc.presentedChild)
+  }
 }
 
 @Observable
diff --git a/Examples/Examples.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved b/Examples/Examples.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved
index 8b6ab712a..d51a77cc5 100644
--- a/Examples/Examples.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved
+++ b/Examples/Examples.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "originHash" : "808eb8e1d07661e8b57a786176eca2c0701a6e550ecfe221b0585e8b058c8ebd",
+  "originHash" : "d0f789afc5a07ea2d162d8405e7e2c61a4303155472804d542723dbcf4eba9e7",
   "pins" : [
     {
       "identity" : "combine-schedulers",
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     {
       "identity" : "swift-docc-plugin",
       "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
-      "location" : "https://github.com/apple/swift-docc-plugin",
+      "location" : "https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-docc-plugin",
       "state" : {
         "revision" : "26ac5758409154cc448d7ab82389c520fa8a8247",
         "version" : "1.3.0"
diff --git a/Sources/UIKitNavigation/Navigation/Presentation.swift b/Sources/UIKitNavigation/Navigation/Presentation.swift
index 3c18892d9..e3675e7fd 100644
--- a/Sources/UIKitNavigation/Navigation/Presentation.swift
+++ b/Sources/UIKitNavigation/Navigation/Presentation.swift
@@ -452,7 +452,8 @@
       //     deinit alongside it on the main thread. If we use this other places we should force it
       //     to be a UIViewController as well, to ensure this functionality.
       MainActor._assumeIsolated {
-        self.controller?.dismiss(animated: false)
+        guard let controller, controller.parent == nil else { return }
+        controller.dismiss(animated: false)
       }
     }
     init(_ controller: UIViewController, id presentationID: AnyHashable? = nil) {