diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/base/controller/ComposeController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/base/controller/ComposeController.kt
index 030a87053..3fb57878f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/base/controller/ComposeController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/base/controller/ComposeController.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.base.controller
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
+import androidx.activity.OnBackPressedDispatcherOwner
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.databinding.ComposeControllerBinding
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.setComposeContent
@@ -24,6 +25,16 @@ abstract class FullComposeController<P : Presenter<*>>(bundle: Bundle? = null) :
             }
         }
     }
+
+    override fun handleBack(): Boolean {
+        val dispatcher = (activity as? OnBackPressedDispatcherOwner)?.onBackPressedDispatcher ?: return false
+        return if (dispatcher.hasEnabledCallbacks()) {
+            dispatcher.onBackPressed()
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/browse/BrowseSourceController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/browse/BrowseSourceController.kt
index a89f39e1c..1de01cbab 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/browse/BrowseSourceController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/browse/BrowseSourceController.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.browse.source.browse
 
 import android.os.Bundle
+import androidx.activity.compose.BackHandler
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.rememberCoroutineScope
@@ -52,13 +53,7 @@ open class BrowseSourceController(bundle: Bundle) :
 
         BrowseSourceScreen(
             presenter = presenter,
-            navigateUp = {
-                if (presenter.isUserQuery) {
-                    presenter.search()
-                } else {
-                    router.popCurrentController()
-                }
-            },
+            navigateUp = ::navigateUp,
             openFilterSheet = { filterSheet?.show() },
             onMangaClick = { router.pushController(MangaController(it.id, true)) },
             onMangaLongClick = { manga ->
@@ -114,11 +109,21 @@ open class BrowseSourceController(bundle: Bundle) :
             null -> {}
         }
 
+        BackHandler(onBack = ::navigateUp)
+
         LaunchedEffect(presenter.filters) {
             initFilterSheet()
         }
     }
 
+    private fun navigateUp() {
+        when {
+            presenter.searchQuery != null -> presenter.searchQuery = null
+            presenter.isUserQuery -> presenter.search()
+            else -> router.popCurrentController()
+        }
+    }
+
     open fun initFilterSheet() {
         if (presenter.filters.isEmpty()) {
             return
@@ -144,8 +149,7 @@ open class BrowseSourceController(bundle: Bundle) :
      * @param newQuery the new query.
      */
     fun searchWithQuery(newQuery: String) {
-        presenter.searchQuery = newQuery
-        presenter.search()
+        presenter.search(newQuery)
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/MangaController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/MangaController.kt
index b19bf884e..e6b858505 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/MangaController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/manga/MangaController.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
-import androidx.activity.OnBackPressedDispatcherOwner
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 import androidx.compose.material3.SnackbarHostState
 import androidx.compose.material3.SnackbarResult
@@ -196,17 +195,6 @@ class MangaController : FullComposeController<MangaPresenter> {
         }
     }
 
-    // Let Compose view handle this
-    override fun handleBack(): Boolean {
-        val dispatcher = (activity as? OnBackPressedDispatcherOwner)?.onBackPressedDispatcher ?: return false
-        return if (dispatcher.hasEnabledCallbacks()) {
-            dispatcher.onBackPressed()
-            true
-        } else {
-            false
-        }
-    }
-
     override fun onCreateView(inflater: LayoutInflater, container: ViewGroup, savedViewState: Bundle?): View {
         settingsSheet = ChaptersSettingsSheet(router, presenter)
         trackSheet = TrackSheet(this, (activity as MainActivity).supportFragmentManager)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/updates/UpdatesController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/updates/UpdatesController.kt
index 3928eab70..24784d280 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/updates/UpdatesController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/updates/UpdatesController.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.recent.updates
 
-import androidx.activity.OnBackPressedDispatcherOwner
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
 import eu.kanade.presentation.updates.UpdateScreen
@@ -36,15 +35,4 @@ class UpdatesController :
             }
         }
     }
-
-    // Let Compose view handle this
-    override fun handleBack(): Boolean {
-        val dispatcher = (activity as? OnBackPressedDispatcherOwner)?.onBackPressedDispatcher ?: return false
-        return if (dispatcher.hasEnabledCallbacks()) {
-            dispatcher.onBackPressed()
-            true
-        } else {
-            false
-        }
-    }
 }