diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/back-button/back-button.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/back-button/back-button.tsx
index c2dd1eab79..19ef796604 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/back-button/back-button.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/back-button/back-button.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export class BackButton {
       ev.preventDefault();
       nav.pop();
     } else if (this.defaultHref) {
-      openURL(this.defaultHref, ev);
+      openURL(this.defaultHref, ev, true);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/router/router.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/router/router.tsx
index 44883b4648..f899687f46 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/router/router.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/router/router.tsx
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ export class Router {
   }
 
   @Method()
-  pushURL(url: string) {
-    this.writePath(parsePath(url), false);
+  pushURL(url: string, isPop = false) {
+    this.writePath(parsePath(url), isPop);
     return this.writeNavStateRoot();
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/theme.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/theme.ts
index a92741c096..adb80cb8fc 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/theme.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/theme.ts
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ export function getClassMap(classes: string | undefined): CssClassMap {
   return map;
 }
 
-export function openURL(url: string, ev: Event) {
+export function openURL(url: string, ev: Event, isPop = false) {
   if (url && url.indexOf('://') === -1) {
     const router = document.querySelector('ion-router');
     if (router) {
       ev && ev.preventDefault();
-      return router.componentOnReady().then(() => router.pushURL(url));
+      return router.componentOnReady().then(() => router.pushURL(url, isPop));
     }
   }
   return Promise.resolve();