diff --git a/app/components/channel_link/channel_link.js b/app/components/channel_link/channel_link.js
index 0c3ef67f1..de35dac4e 100644
--- a/app/components/channel_link/channel_link.js
+++ b/app/components/channel_link/channel_link.js
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ export default class ChannelLink extends React.PureComponent {
         textStyle: CustomPropTypes.Style,
         channelsByName: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
         actions: PropTypes.shape({
+            dismissAllModals: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
             handleSelectChannel: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
             joinChannel: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+            popToRoot: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
         }).isRequired,
     };
 
@@ -73,7 +75,10 @@ export default class ChannelLink extends React.PureComponent {
         }
 
         if (channel.id) {
-            this.props.actions.handleSelectChannel(channel.id);
+            const {dismissAllModals, handleSelectChannel, popToRoot} = this.props.actions;
+            handleSelectChannel(channel.id);
+            dismissAllModals();
+            popToRoot();
 
             if (this.props.onChannelLinkPress) {
                 this.props.onChannelLinkPress(channel);
diff --git a/app/components/channel_link/channel_link.test.js b/app/components/channel_link/channel_link.test.js
index 611b1a120..a79abfad7 100644
--- a/app/components/channel_link/channel_link.test.js
+++ b/app/components/channel_link/channel_link.test.js
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ describe('ChannelLink', () => {
         textStyle: {color: '#3d3c40', fontSize: 15, lineHeight: 20},
         channelsByName,
         actions: {
+            dismissAllModals: jest.fn(),
             handleSelectChannel: jest.fn(),
             joinChannel: jest.fn(),
+            popToRoot: jest.fn(),
         },
     };
 
diff --git a/app/components/channel_link/index.js b/app/components/channel_link/index.js
index 6b2ed9edd..174c2b93f 100644
--- a/app/components/channel_link/index.js
+++ b/app/components/channel_link/index.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {getChannelsNameMapInCurrentTeam} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entiti
 import {getCurrentTeamId} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entities/teams';
 import {getCurrentUserId} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entities/users';
 
+import {dismissAllModals, popToRoot} from 'app/actions/navigation';
 import {handleSelectChannel} from 'app/actions/views/channel';
 
 import ChannelLink from './channel_link';
@@ -43,8 +44,10 @@ function makeMapStateToProps() {
 function mapDispatchToProps(dispatch) {
     return {
         actions: bindActionCreators({
+            dismissAllModals,
             handleSelectChannel,
             joinChannel,
+            popToRoot,
         }, dispatch),
     };
 }