diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/platform/base/util/BackgroundEvent.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/platform/base/util/BackgroundEvent.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9f2e9d6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/platform/base/util/BackgroundEvent.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package com.x8bit.bitwarden.ui.platform.base.util
+
+/**
+ * Almost all the events in the app involve navigation or toasts. To prevent accidentally
+ * navigating to the same view twice, by default, events are ignored if the view is not currently
+ * resumed. To avoid that restriction, specific events can implement [BackgroundEvent].
+ */
+interface BackgroundEvent
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/platform/base/util/EventsEffect.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/platform/base/util/EventsEffect.kt
index ccfb4d240..146deb3fe 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/platform/base/util/EventsEffect.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/platform/base/util/EventsEffect.kt
@@ -2,20 +2,32 @@ package com.x8bit.bitwarden.ui.platform.base.util
 
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalLifecycleOwner
+import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
 import com.x8bit.bitwarden.ui.platform.base.BaseViewModel
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.filter
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.launchIn
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.onEach
 
 /**
  * Convenience method for observing event flow from [BaseViewModel].
+ *
+ * By default, events will only be consumed when the associated screen is
+ * resumed, to avoid bugs like duplicate navigation calls. To override
+ * this behavior, a given event type can implement [BackgroundEvent].
  */
 @Composable
 fun <E> EventsEffect(
     viewModel: BaseViewModel<*, E, *>,
+    lifecycleOwner: Lifecycle = LocalLifecycleOwner.current.lifecycle,
     handler: suspend (E) -> Unit,
 ) {
     LaunchedEffect(key1 = Unit) {
         viewModel.eventFlow
+            .filter {
+                it is BackgroundEvent ||
+                    lifecycleOwner.currentState.isAtLeast(Lifecycle.State.RESUMED)
+            }
             .onEach { handler.invoke(it) }
             .launchIn(this)
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/vault/feature/addedit/VaultAddEditViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/vault/feature/addedit/VaultAddEditViewModel.kt
index cc023483b..99e451178 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/vault/feature/addedit/VaultAddEditViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/vault/feature/addedit/VaultAddEditViewModel.kt
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import com.x8bit.bitwarden.data.vault.repository.model.TotpCodeResult
 import com.x8bit.bitwarden.data.vault.repository.model.UpdateCipherResult
 import com.x8bit.bitwarden.data.vault.repository.model.VaultData
 import com.x8bit.bitwarden.ui.platform.base.BaseViewModel
+import com.x8bit.bitwarden.ui.platform.base.util.BackgroundEvent
 import com.x8bit.bitwarden.ui.platform.base.util.Text
 import com.x8bit.bitwarden.ui.platform.base.util.asText
 import com.x8bit.bitwarden.ui.platform.base.util.concat
@@ -2358,8 +2359,7 @@ sealed class VaultAddEditEvent {
     /**
      * Navigate the user to the tooltip URI.
      */
-    data object NavigateToTooltipUri :
-        VaultAddEditEvent()
+    data object NavigateToTooltipUri : VaultAddEditEvent()
 
     /**
      * Navigate to the QR code scan screen.
@@ -2385,7 +2385,7 @@ sealed class VaultAddEditEvent {
      */
     data class CompleteFido2Registration(
         val result: Fido2RegisterCredentialResult,
-    ) : VaultAddEditEvent()
+    ) : BackgroundEvent, VaultAddEditEvent()
 
     /**
      * Perform user verification for a FIDO 2 credential operation.
@@ -2394,7 +2394,7 @@ sealed class VaultAddEditEvent {
      */
     data class Fido2UserVerification(
         val isRequired: Boolean,
-    ) : VaultAddEditEvent()
+    ) : BackgroundEvent, VaultAddEditEvent()
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/vault/feature/itemlisting/VaultItemListingViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/vault/feature/itemlisting/VaultItemListingViewModel.kt
index a3f9f169b..29b35ef3a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/vault/feature/itemlisting/VaultItemListingViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/vault/feature/itemlisting/VaultItemListingViewModel.kt
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import com.x8bit.bitwarden.data.vault.repository.model.GenerateTotpResult
 import com.x8bit.bitwarden.data.vault.repository.model.RemovePasswordSendResult
 import com.x8bit.bitwarden.data.vault.repository.model.VaultData
 import com.x8bit.bitwarden.ui.platform.base.BaseViewModel
+import com.x8bit.bitwarden.ui.platform.base.util.BackgroundEvent
 import com.x8bit.bitwarden.ui.platform.base.util.Text
 import com.x8bit.bitwarden.ui.platform.base.util.asText
 import com.x8bit.bitwarden.ui.platform.base.util.concat
@@ -2102,7 +2103,7 @@ sealed class VaultItemListingEvent {
      */
     data class CompleteFido2Registration(
         val result: Fido2RegisterCredentialResult,
-    ) : VaultItemListingEvent()
+    ) : BackgroundEvent, VaultItemListingEvent()
 
     /**
      * Perform user verification for a FIDO 2 credential operation.
@@ -2110,7 +2111,7 @@ sealed class VaultItemListingEvent {
     data class Fido2UserVerification(
         val isRequired: Boolean,
         val selectedCipherView: CipherView,
-    ) : VaultItemListingEvent()
+    ) : BackgroundEvent, VaultItemListingEvent()
 
     /**
      * FIDO 2 credential assertion result has been received and the process is ready to be
@@ -2120,7 +2121,7 @@ sealed class VaultItemListingEvent {
      */
     data class CompleteFido2Assertion(
         val result: Fido2CredentialAssertionResult,
-    ) : VaultItemListingEvent()
+    ) : BackgroundEvent, VaultItemListingEvent()
 
     /**
      * FIDO 2 credential lookup result has been received and the process is ready to be completed.
@@ -2129,7 +2130,7 @@ sealed class VaultItemListingEvent {
      */
     data class CompleteFido2GetCredentialsRequest(
         val result: Fido2GetCredentialsResult,
-    ) : VaultItemListingEvent()
+    ) : BackgroundEvent, VaultItemListingEvent()
 }
 
 /**