diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserTabViewModelTest.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserTabViewModelTest.kt
index 291e9c21ff0d..8914b6e70fbd 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserTabViewModelTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserTabViewModelTest.kt
@@ -3248,6 +3248,21 @@ class BrowserTabViewModelTest {
         assertCommandIssued<Navigate>()
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun whenSubmittedQueryAndNavigationStateIsNullThenResetHistoryCommandSent() {
+        whenever(mockOmnibarConverter.convertQueryToUrl("nytimes.com", null)).thenReturn("nytimes.com")
+        testee.onUserSubmittedQuery("nytimes.com")
+        assertCommandIssued<Command.ResetHistory>()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun whenSubmittedQueryAndNavigationStateIsNotNullThenResetHistoryCommandNotSent() {
+        setupNavigation(isBrowsing = true)
+        whenever(mockOmnibarConverter.convertQueryToUrl("nytimes.com", null)).thenReturn("nytimes.com")
+        testee.onUserSubmittedQuery("nytimes.com")
+        assertCommandNotIssued<Command.ResetHistory>()
+    }
+
     private suspend fun givenFireButtonPulsing() {
         whenever(mockUserStageStore.getUserAppStage()).thenReturn(AppStage.DAX_ONBOARDING)
         dismissedCtaDaoChannel.send(listOf(DismissedCta(CtaId.DAX_DIALOG_TRACKERS_FOUND)))
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserTabViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserTabViewModel.kt
index 1f3ac9476514..248aeafdc459 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserTabViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserTabViewModel.kt
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ class BrowserTabViewModel(
     }
 
     private fun shouldClearHistoryOnNewQuery(): Boolean {
-        val navigation = webNavigationState ?: return false
+        val navigation = webNavigationState ?: return true
         return !currentBrowserViewState().browserShowing && navigation.hasNavigationHistory
     }