diff --git a/app/actions/navigation/index.js b/app/actions/navigation/index.js
index 02b226ae5..b09f4b888 100644
--- a/app/actions/navigation/index.js
+++ b/app/actions/navigation/index.js
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ import merge from 'deepmerge';
 
 import {Preferences} from '@mm-redux/constants';
 import {getTheme} from '@mm-redux/selectors/entities/preferences';
+import EventEmmiter from '@mm-redux/utils/event_emitter';
 
 import EphemeralStore from '@store/ephemeral_store';
 import Store from '@store/store';
+import {NavigationTypes} from '@constants';
 
 const CHANNEL_SCREEN = 'Channel';
 
@@ -223,6 +225,13 @@ export async function popToRoot() {
     }
 }
 
+export async function dismissAllModalsAndPopToRoot() {
+    await dismissAllModals();
+    await popToRoot();
+
+    EventEmmiter.emit(NavigationTypes.NAVIGATION_DISMISS_AND_POP_TO_ROOT);
+}
+
 export function showModal(name, title, passProps = {}, options = {}) {
     const theme = getThemeFromState();
     const defaultOptions = {
diff --git a/app/actions/navigation/index.test.js b/app/actions/navigation/index.test.js
index 8f7b6664d..de94c3bcb 100644
--- a/app/actions/navigation/index.test.js
+++ b/app/actions/navigation/index.test.js
@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@ import configureMockStore from 'redux-mock-store';
 import thunk from 'redux-thunk';
 import merge from 'deepmerge';
 
+import EventEmitter from '@mm-redux/utils/event_emitter';
+
 import * as NavigationActions from '@actions/navigation';
 import Preferences from '@mm-redux/constants/preferences';
 import EphemeralStore from '@store/ephemeral_store';
 import intitialState from '@store/initial_state';
 import Store from '@store/store';
+import {NavigationTypes} from '@constants';
 
 jest.unmock('@actions/navigation');
 jest.mock('@store/ephemeral_store', () => ({
@@ -480,4 +483,15 @@ describe('@actions/navigation', () => {
         await NavigationActions.dismissOverlay(topComponentId);
         expect(dismissOverlay).toHaveBeenCalledWith(topComponentId);
     });
+
+    test('dismissAllModalsAndPopToRoot should call Navigation.dismissAllModals, Navigation.popToRoot, and emit event', async () => {
+        const dismissAllModals = jest.spyOn(Navigation, 'dismissAllModals');
+        const popToRoot = jest.spyOn(Navigation, 'popToRoot');
+        EventEmitter.emit = jest.fn();
+
+        await NavigationActions.dismissAllModalsAndPopToRoot();
+        expect(dismissAllModals).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(popToRoot).toHaveBeenCalledWith(topComponentId);
+        expect(EventEmitter.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(NavigationTypes.NAVIGATION_DISMISS_AND_POP_TO_ROOT);
+    });
 });
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diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post_list.js b/app/components/post_list/post_list.js
index ab9fd3173..89c0ffe97 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post_list.js
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post_list.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import * as PostListUtils from '@mm-redux/utils/post_list';
 
 import CombinedUserActivityPost from 'app/components/combined_user_activity_post';
 import Post from 'app/components/post';
-import {DeepLinkTypes, ListTypes} from 'app/constants';
+import {DeepLinkTypes, ListTypes, NavigationTypes} from '@constants';
 import mattermostManaged from 'app/mattermost_managed';
 import {makeExtraData} from 'app/utils/list_view';
 import {changeOpacity} from 'app/utils/theme';
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ export default class PostList extends PureComponent {
         const {actions, deepLinkURL, highlightPostId, initialIndex} = this.props;
 
         EventEmitter.on('scroll-to-bottom', this.handleSetScrollToBottom);
+        EventEmitter.on(NavigationTypes.NAVIGATION_DISMISS_AND_POP_TO_ROOT, this.handleClosePermalink);
 
         // Invoked when hitting a deep link and app is not already running.
         if (deepLinkURL) {
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ export default class PostList extends PureComponent {
 
     componentWillUnmount() {
         EventEmitter.off('scroll-to-bottom', this.handleSetScrollToBottom);
+        EventEmitter.off(NavigationTypes.NAVIGATION_DISMISS_AND_POP_TO_ROOT, this.handleClosePermalink);
 
         this.resetPostList();
     }
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post_list.test.js b/app/components/post_list/post_list.test.js
index ea303d261..aafd200b4 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post_list.test.js
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post_list.test.js
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import React from 'react';
 import {shallow} from 'enzyme';
 
 import Preferences from '@mm-redux/constants/preferences';
+import EventEmitter from '@mm-redux/utils/event_emitter';
 
 import * as NavigationActions from 'app/actions/navigation';
+import {NavigationTypes} from '@constants';
 import PostList from './post_list';
 
 jest.useFakeTimers();
@@ -121,4 +123,36 @@ describe('PostList', () => {
 
         expect(instance.loadToFillContent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
+
+    test('should register listeners on componentDidMount', () => {
+        const wrapper = shallow(
+            <PostList {...baseProps}/>,
+        );
+        const instance = wrapper.instance();
+        instance.handleSetScrollToBottom = jest.fn();
+        instance.handleClosePermalink = jest.fn();
+        EventEmitter.on = jest.fn();
+
+        expect(EventEmitter.on).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        instance.componentDidMount();
+        expect(EventEmitter.on).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+        expect(EventEmitter.on).toHaveBeenCalledWith('scroll-to-bottom', instance.handleSetScrollToBottom);
+        expect(EventEmitter.on).toHaveBeenCalledWith(NavigationTypes.NAVIGATION_DISMISS_AND_POP_TO_ROOT, instance.handleClosePermalink);
+    });
+
+    test('should remove listeners on componentWillUnmount', () => {
+        const wrapper = shallow(
+            <PostList {...baseProps}/>,
+        );
+        const instance = wrapper.instance();
+        instance.handleSetScrollToBottom = jest.fn();
+        instance.handleClosePermalink = jest.fn();
+        EventEmitter.off = jest.fn();
+
+        expect(EventEmitter.off).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        instance.componentWillUnmount();
+        expect(EventEmitter.off).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+        expect(EventEmitter.off).toHaveBeenCalledWith('scroll-to-bottom', instance.handleSetScrollToBottom);
+        expect(EventEmitter.off).toHaveBeenCalledWith(NavigationTypes.NAVIGATION_DISMISS_AND_POP_TO_ROOT, instance.handleClosePermalink);
+    });
 });
diff --git a/app/constants/navigation.js b/app/constants/navigation.js
index a7226d2d4..7892bbd37 100644
--- a/app/constants/navigation.js
+++ b/app/constants/navigation.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const NavigationTypes = keyMirror({
     RESTART_APP: null,
     NAVIGATION_ERROR_TEAMS: null,
     NAVIGATION_SHOW_OVERLAY: null,
+    NAVIGATION_DISMISS_AND_POP_TO_ROOT: null,
     CLOSE_MAIN_SIDEBAR: null,
     MAIN_SIDEBAR_DID_CLOSE: null,
     MAIN_SIDEBAR_DID_OPEN: null,
diff --git a/app/screens/user_profile/user_profile.js b/app/screens/user_profile/user_profile.js
index ab2e2cf9d..cccaeca68 100644
--- a/app/screens/user_profile/user_profile.js
+++ b/app/screens/user_profile/user_profile.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
     goToScreen,
     dismissModal,
     setButtons,
+    dismissAllModalsAndPopToRoot,
 } from '@actions/navigation';
 import Config from '@assets/config';
 import FormattedTime from '@components/formatted_time';
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ export default class UserProfile extends PureComponent {
                 },
             );
         } else {
-            this.close();
+            dismissAllModalsAndPopToRoot();
         }
     };