diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
index ea765d069d..dd1b6d385b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ open class MainActivity : BaseActivity<MainActivityBinding>(), DownloadServiceLi
 
     fun showTabBar(show: Boolean, animate: Boolean = true) {
         if (animate) {
-            if (show) {
+            if (show && !binding.tabsFrameLayout.isVisible) {
                 binding.tabsFrameLayout.alpha = 0f
                 binding.tabsFrameLayout.isVisible = true
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentsController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentsController.kt
index 6db9ce9f31..724752fd96 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentsController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentsController.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.download.model.Download
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.library.LibraryUpdateService
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.databinding.RecentsControllerBinding
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.base.controller.BaseController
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.base.controller.DialogController
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.main.BottomSheetController
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.main.MainActivity
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.main.RootSearchInterface
@@ -579,7 +580,9 @@ class RecentsController(bundle: Bundle? = null) :
             }
         } else {
             if (type == ControllerChangeType.POP_EXIT) presenter.onDestroy()
-            (activity as? MainActivity)?.showTabBar(false)
+            if (router.backstack.lastOrNull()?.controller() !is DialogController) {
+                (activity as? MainActivity)?.showTabBar(false)
+            }
             snack?.dismiss()
         }
         setBottomPadding()