diff --git a/app/actions/navigation.js b/app/actions/navigation.js
index 5d6828dcb..219bb26a7 100644
--- a/app/actions/navigation.js
+++ b/app/actions/navigation.js
@@ -363,15 +363,21 @@ export function dismissOverlay(componentId) {
     };
 }
 
-export function applyTheme(componentId) {
+export function applyTheme(componentId, skipBackButtonStyle = false) {
     return (dispatch, getState) => {
         const theme = getTheme(getState());
 
+        let backButton = {
+            color: theme.sidebarHeaderTextColor,
+        };
+
+        if (skipBackButtonStyle && Platform.OS === 'android') {
+            backButton = null;
+        }
+
         Navigation.mergeOptions(componentId, {
             topBar: {
-                backButton: {
-                    color: theme.sidebarHeaderTextColor,
-                },
+                backButton,
                 background: {
                     color: theme.sidebarHeaderBg,
                 },
diff --git a/app/screens/settings/advanced_settings/advanced_settings.js b/app/screens/settings/advanced_settings/advanced_settings.js
index 4da5576e3..2d1eda211 100644
--- a/app/screens/settings/advanced_settings/advanced_settings.js
+++ b/app/screens/settings/advanced_settings/advanced_settings.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import Config from 'assets/config';
 class AdvancedSettings extends PureComponent {
     static propTypes = {
         actions: PropTypes.shape({
+            dismissAllModals: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
             purgeOfflineStore: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
         }).isRequired,
         intl: intlShape.isRequired,
@@ -74,6 +75,10 @@ class AdvancedSettings extends PureComponent {
         await deleteFileCache();
         this.setState({cacheSize: 0, cacheSizedFetched: true});
         actions.purgeOfflineStore();
+
+        if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
+            actions.dismissAllModals();
+        }
     });
 
     renderCacheFileSize = () => {
diff --git a/app/screens/settings/advanced_settings/index.js b/app/screens/settings/advanced_settings/index.js
index 0655ea903..1109a77a1 100644
--- a/app/screens/settings/advanced_settings/index.js
+++ b/app/screens/settings/advanced_settings/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import {bindActionCreators} from 'redux';
 import {connect} from 'react-redux';
 
+import {dismissAllModals} from 'app/actions/navigation';
 import {purgeOfflineStore} from 'app/actions/views/root';
 import {getTheme} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entities/preferences';
 import {isLandscape} from 'app/selectors/device';
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ function mapStateToProps(state) {
 function mapDispatchToProps(dispatch) {
     return {
         actions: bindActionCreators({
+            dismissAllModals,
             purgeOfflineStore,
         }, dispatch),
     };
diff --git a/app/screens/settings/general/settings.js b/app/screens/settings/general/settings.js
index 3377d0754..52a347175 100644
--- a/app/screens/settings/general/settings.js
+++ b/app/screens/settings/general/settings.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Settings extends PureComponent {
 
     componentDidAppear() {
         const {actions, componentId} = this.props;
-        actions.applyTheme(componentId);
+        actions.applyTheme(componentId, true);
     }
 
     navigationButtonPressed({buttonId}) {