diff --git a/example/StackNavigator.tsx b/example/StackNavigator.tsx
index 3df29622..c53fc399 100644
--- a/example/StackNavigator.tsx
+++ b/example/StackNavigator.tsx
@@ -228,6 +228,10 @@ const StackRouter: Router<CommonAction | Action> = {
     };
   },
 
+  shouldActionPropagateToChildren(action) {
+    return action.type === 'NAVIGATE';
+  },
+
   shouldActionChangeFocus(action) {
     return action.type === 'NAVIGATE';
   },
diff --git a/example/TabNavigator.tsx b/example/TabNavigator.tsx
index cbf0c8ad..cdbfd62b 100644
--- a/example/TabNavigator.tsx
+++ b/example/TabNavigator.tsx
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ const TabRouter: Router<Action | CommonAction> = {
     };
   },
 
+  shouldActionPropagateToChildren(action) {
+    return action.type === 'NAVIGATE';
+  },
+
   shouldActionChangeFocus(action) {
     return action.type === 'NAVIGATE';
   },
diff --git a/src/types.tsx b/src/types.tsx
index 43707b3e..c67caf39 100644
--- a/src/types.tsx
+++ b/src/types.tsx
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ export type Router<Action extends NavigationAction = CommonAction> = {
     }
   ): NavigationState;
 
+  /**
+   * Whether the action bubbles to other navigators
+   * When an action isn't handled by current navigator, it can be passed to nested navigators
+   */
+  shouldActionPropagateToChildren(action: Action): boolean;
+
   /**
    * Whether the action should also change focus in parent navigator
    */
diff --git a/src/useNavigationBuilder.tsx b/src/useNavigationBuilder.tsx
index a3b84216..b950fefe 100644
--- a/src/useNavigationBuilder.tsx
+++ b/src/useNavigationBuilder.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ type Options = {
   children: React.ReactNode;
 };
 
-type HandleAction = (action: NavigationAction, fromKey: string) => boolean;
+type HandleAction = (action: NavigationAction, fromKey?: string) => boolean;
 
 const NavigationBuilderContext = React.createContext<{
   helpers?: NavigationHelpers;
@@ -134,19 +134,22 @@ export default function useNavigationBuilder(
         return true;
       }
 
-      // If router returned `null`, it didn't handle it
-      // try to delegate the action to child navigators
-      for (let i = dispatchListeners.current.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-        const listener = dispatchListeners.current[i];
+      if (
+        fromKey === undefined &&
+        router.shouldActionPropagateToChildren(action)
+      ) {
+        // Try to delegate the action to child navigators
+        for (let i = dispatchListeners.current.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+          const listener = dispatchListeners.current[i];
 
-        if (listener(action, state.key)) {
-          return true;
+          if (listener(action, state.key)) {
+            return true;
+          }
         }
       }
 
       if (handleActionParent !== undefined) {
-        // If non of the child navigators could handle the action, delegate it to parent
-        // This will enable sibling navigators to handle the action
+        // Bubble action to the parent if the current navigator didn't handle it
         if (handleActionParent(action, state.key)) {
           return true;
         }