diff --git a/example/src/Screens/AuthFlow.tsx b/example/src/Screens/AuthFlow.tsx
index 2117a27d..7068d88e 100644
--- a/example/src/Screens/AuthFlow.tsx
+++ b/example/src/Screens/AuthFlow.tsx
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ export default function SimpleStackScreen({
     []
   );
 
+  if (state.isLoading) {
+    return <SplashScreen />;
+  }
+
   return (
     <AuthContext.Provider value={authContext}>
       <SimpleStack.Navigator
@@ -156,13 +160,7 @@ export default function SimpleStackScreen({
           ),
         }}
       >
-        {state.isLoading ? (
-          <SimpleStack.Screen
-            name="Splash"
-            component={SplashScreen}
-            options={{ title: 'Auth Flow' }}
-          />
-        ) : state.userToken === undefined ? (
+        {state.userToken === undefined ? (
           <SimpleStack.Screen
             name="SignIn"
             options={{
diff --git a/packages/core/src/BaseNavigationContainer.tsx b/packages/core/src/BaseNavigationContainer.tsx
index 081cfaa8..a129c66c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/BaseNavigationContainer.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/BaseNavigationContainer.tsx
@@ -247,6 +247,10 @@ const BaseNavigationContainer = React.forwardRef(
       [scheduleUpdate, flushUpdates]
     );
 
+    const isInitialRef = React.useRef(true);
+
+    const getIsInitial = React.useCallback(() => isInitialRef.current, []);
+
     const context = React.useMemo(
       () => ({
         state,
@@ -254,14 +258,24 @@ const BaseNavigationContainer = React.forwardRef(
         setState,
         getKey,
         setKey,
+        getIsInitial,
         addOptionsGetter,
       }),
-      [getKey, getState, setKey, setState, state, addOptionsGetter]
+      [
+        state,
+        getState,
+        setState,
+        getKey,
+        setKey,
+        getIsInitial,
+        addOptionsGetter,
+      ]
     );
 
     const onStateChangeRef = React.useRef(onStateChange);
 
     React.useEffect(() => {
+      isInitialRef.current = false;
       onStateChangeRef.current = onStateChange;
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/NavigationStateContext.tsx b/packages/core/src/NavigationStateContext.tsx
index d0efbc48..d4191f45 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/NavigationStateContext.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/NavigationStateContext.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export default React.createContext<{
   setState: (
     state: NavigationState | PartialState<NavigationState> | undefined
   ) => void;
+  getIsInitial: () => boolean;
   addOptionsGetter?: (
     key: string,
     getter: () => object | undefined | null
@@ -32,4 +33,7 @@ export default React.createContext<{
   get setState(): any {
     throw new Error(MISSING_CONTEXT_ERROR);
   },
+  get getIsInitial(): any {
+    throw new Error(MISSING_CONTEXT_ERROR);
+  },
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/SceneView.tsx b/packages/core/src/SceneView.tsx
index 87e1c53f..df8cabdf 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/SceneView.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/SceneView.tsx
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ export default function SceneView<
     [getState, route.key, setState]
   );
 
+  const isInitialRef = React.useRef(true);
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    isInitialRef.current = false;
+  });
+
+  const getIsInitial = React.useCallback(() => isInitialRef.current, []);
+
   const context = React.useMemo(
     () => ({
       state: route.state,
@@ -83,14 +91,16 @@ export default function SceneView<
       setState: setCurrentState,
       getKey,
       setKey,
+      getIsInitial,
       addOptionsGetter,
     }),
     [
-      getCurrentState,
-      getKey,
       route.state,
+      getCurrentState,
       setCurrentState,
+      getKey,
       setKey,
+      getIsInitial,
       addOptionsGetter,
     ]
   );
diff --git a/packages/core/src/__tests__/BaseNavigationContainer.test.tsx b/packages/core/src/__tests__/BaseNavigationContainer.test.tsx
index 5df2ff20..8f5a108b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/__tests__/BaseNavigationContainer.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/__tests__/BaseNavigationContainer.test.tsx
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ it('handles getRootState', () => {
     type: 'test',
   });
 });
+
 it('emits state events when the state changes', () => {
   const TestNavigator = (props: any) => {
     const { state, descriptors } = useNavigationBuilder(MockRouter, props);
@@ -401,6 +402,7 @@ it('emits state events when the state changes', () => {
     ref.current?.navigate('bar');
   });
 
+  expect(listener).toBeCalledTimes(1);
   expect(listener.mock.calls[0][0].data.state).toEqual({
     type: 'test',
     stale: false,
@@ -418,6 +420,7 @@ it('emits state events when the state changes', () => {
     ref.current?.navigate('baz', { answer: 42 });
   });
 
+  expect(listener).toBeCalledTimes(2);
   expect(listener.mock.calls[1][0].data.state).toEqual({
     type: 'test',
     stale: false,
@@ -432,6 +435,97 @@ it('emits state events when the state changes', () => {
   });
 });
 
+it('emits state events when new navigator mounts', () => {
+  jest.useFakeTimers();
+
+  const TestNavigator = (props: any) => {
+    const { state, descriptors } = useNavigationBuilder(MockRouter, props);
+
+    return (
+      <React.Fragment>
+        {state.routes.map((route) => descriptors[route.key].render())}
+      </React.Fragment>
+    );
+  };
+
+  const ref = React.createRef<NavigationContainerRef>();
+
+  const NestedNavigator = () => {
+    const [isRendered, setIsRendered] = React.useState(false);
+
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+      setTimeout(() => setIsRendered(true), 100);
+    }, []);
+
+    if (!isRendered) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <TestNavigator>
+        <Screen name="baz">{() => null}</Screen>
+        <Screen name="bax">{() => null}</Screen>
+      </TestNavigator>
+    );
+  };
+
+  const onStateChange = jest.fn();
+
+  const element = (
+    <BaseNavigationContainer ref={ref} onStateChange={onStateChange}>
+      <TestNavigator>
+        <Screen name="foo">{() => null}</Screen>
+        <Screen name="bar" component={NestedNavigator} />
+      </TestNavigator>
+    </BaseNavigationContainer>
+  );
+
+  render(element).update(element);
+
+  const listener = jest.fn();
+
+  ref.current?.addListener('state', listener);
+
+  expect(listener).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  expect(onStateChange).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+  act(() => {
+    jest.runAllTimers();
+  });
+
+  const resultState = {
+    stale: false,
+    type: 'test',
+    index: 0,
+    key: '10',
+    routeNames: ['foo', 'bar'],
+    routes: [
+      { key: 'foo', name: 'foo' },
+      {
+        key: 'bar',
+        name: 'bar',
+        state: {
+          stale: false,
+          type: 'test',
+          index: 0,
+          key: '11',
+          routeNames: ['baz', 'bax'],
+          routes: [
+            { key: 'baz', name: 'baz' },
+            { key: 'bax', name: 'bax' },
+          ],
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+  };
+
+  expect(listener).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+  expect(listener.mock.calls[0][0].data.state).toEqual(resultState);
+
+  expect(onStateChange).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+  expect(onStateChange).lastCalledWith(resultState);
+});
+
 it('emits option events when options change with tab router', () => {
   const TestNavigator = (props: any) => {
     const { state, descriptors } = useNavigationBuilder(TabRouter, props);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/useNavigationBuilder.tsx b/packages/core/src/useNavigationBuilder.tsx
index 37d774a7..56520f4b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/useNavigationBuilder.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/useNavigationBuilder.tsx
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ export default function useNavigationBuilder<
     setState,
     setKey,
     getKey,
+    getIsInitial,
   } = React.useContext(NavigationStateContext);
 
   const [initializedState, isFirstStateInitialization] = React.useMemo(() => {
@@ -372,6 +373,13 @@ export default function useNavigationBuilder<
   React.useEffect(() => {
     setKey(navigatorKey);
 
+    if (!getIsInitial()) {
+      // If it's not initial render, we need to update the state
+      // This will make sure that our container gets notifier of state changes due to new mounts
+      // This is necessary for proper screen tracking, URL updates etc.
+      setState(nextState);
+    }
+
     return () => {
       // We need to clean up state for this navigator on unmount
       // We do it in a timeout because we need to detect if another navigator mounted in the meantime