diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/changelogs/fix-woonav-page-refresh b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/changelogs/fix-woonav-page-refresh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ce8f65a39e3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/changelogs/fix-woonav-page-refresh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: Fix
+
+Fixing an unwanted page refresh when using Woo Navigation
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/layout/index.js b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/layout/index.js
index 8eadde2d7a77..9e1fdbd5fb3d 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/layout/index.js
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/layout/index.js
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ class _Layout extends Component {
 					) }
 				</div>
 				<PluginArea scope="woocommerce-admin" />
+				{ window.wcAdminFeatures.navigation && (
+					<PluginArea scope="woocommerce-navigation" />
+				) }
 			</SlotFillProvider>
 		);
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/layout/navigation.js b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/layout/navigation.js
index 35e036755edb..73bc6c603439 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/layout/navigation.js
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/layout/navigation.js
@@ -93,4 +93,5 @@ const NavigationPlugin = () => {
 
 registerPlugin( 'wc-admin-navigation', {
 	render: NavigationPlugin,
+	scope: 'woocommerce-navigation',
 } );
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/docs/examples/extensions/add-navigation-items/js/index.js b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/docs/examples/extensions/add-navigation-items/js/index.js
index 5bde5df5fcea..561e2ab73798 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/docs/examples/extensions/add-navigation-items/js/index.js
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/docs/examples/extensions/add-navigation-items/js/index.js
@@ -3,21 +3,24 @@
  */
 import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import { Button } from '@wordpress/components';
-import { registerPlugin } from "@wordpress/plugins";
-import { WooNavigationItem } from "@woocommerce/navigation";
+import { registerPlugin } from '@wordpress/plugins';
+import { WooNavigationItem } from '@woocommerce/navigation';
 
 const MyPlugin = () => {
-    const handleClick = () => {
-        alert( 'Menu item clicked!' );
-    }
+	const handleClick = () => {
+		alert( 'Menu item clicked!' );
+	};
 
-    return (
-        <WooNavigationItem item="example-category-child-2">
-            <Button onClick={ handleClick }>
-                { __( 'JavaScript Example', 'plugin-domain' ) }
-            </Button>
-        </WooNavigationItem>
-    );
+	return (
+		<WooNavigationItem item="example-category-child-2">
+			<Button onClick={ handleClick }>
+				{ __( 'JavaScript Example', 'plugin-domain' ) }
+			</Button>
+		</WooNavigationItem>
+	);
 };
 
-registerPlugin('my-plugin', { render: MyPlugin });
+registerPlugin( 'my-plugin', {
+	render: MyPlugin,
+	scope: 'woocommerce-navigation',
+} );
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/docs/features/navigation.md b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/docs/features/navigation.md
index a307ca23d850..6bb687ed9205 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/docs/features/navigation.md
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/docs/features/navigation.md
@@ -121,5 +121,5 @@ const MyPlugin = () => {
     );
 };
 
-registerPlugin('my-plugin', { render: MyPlugin });
+registerPlugin( 'my-plugin', { render: MyPlugin, scope: 'woocommerce-navigation' } );
 ```