diff --git a/src/app/Scenes/Home/HomeContainer.tsx b/src/app/Scenes/Home/HomeContainer.tsx
index af6bee79638..d6db7e28c8e 100644
--- a/src/app/Scenes/Home/HomeContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/app/Scenes/Home/HomeContainer.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { GlobalStore } from "app/store/GlobalStore"
 import { navigate } from "app/system/navigation/navigate"
 import { useDevToggle } from "app/utils/hooks/useDevToggle"
 import { useFeatureFlag } from "app/utils/hooks/useFeatureFlag"
+import { useIsDeepLink } from "app/utils/hooks/useIsDeepLink"
 import { useSwitchStatusBarStyle } from "app/utils/useStatusBarStyle"
 import { useEffect } from "react"
 
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ export const InnerHomeContainer = () => {
   const enableDynamicHomeView = useFeatureFlag("AREnableDynamicHomeView")
   const preferLegacyHomeScreen = useFeatureFlag("ARPreferLegacyHomeScreen")
 
+  const { isDeepLink } = useIsDeepLink()
+
   const shouldDisplayNewHomeView = enableDynamicHomeView && !preferLegacyHomeScreen
 
   const navigateToArtQuiz = async () => {
@@ -32,6 +35,12 @@ export const InnerHomeContainer = () => {
     }
   }, [artQuizState, navigateToArtQuiz, isNavigationReady])
 
+  // We want to avoid rendering the home view when the user comes back from a deep link
+  // Because it triggers a lot of queries that affect the user's experience and can be avoided
+  if (isDeepLink !== false) {
+    return null
+  }
+
   if (artQuizState === "incomplete") {
     return null
   }
diff --git a/src/app/Scenes/HomeView/HomeView.tsx b/src/app/Scenes/HomeView/HomeView.tsx
index f634c3e4752..198df652f39 100644
--- a/src/app/Scenes/HomeView/HomeView.tsx
+++ b/src/app/Scenes/HomeView/HomeView.tsx
@@ -23,18 +23,8 @@ import { ProvidePlaceholderContext } from "app/utils/placeholders"
 import { usePrefetch } from "app/utils/queryPrefetching"
 import { requestPushNotificationsPermission } from "app/utils/requestPushNotificationsPermission"
 import { useMaybePromptForReview } from "app/utils/useMaybePromptForReview"
-import {
-  RefObject,
-  Suspense,
-  useCallback,
-  useEffect,
-  useState,
-  Suspense,
-  useCallback,
-  useEffect,
-  useState,
-} from "react"
-import { FlatList, RefreshControl, FlatList, Linking, RefreshControl } from "react-native"
+import { RefObject, Suspense, useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react"
+import { FlatList, RefreshControl } from "react-native"
 import { fetchQuery, graphql, useLazyLoadQuery, usePaginationFragment } from "react-relay"
 
 export const NUMBER_OF_SECTIONS_TO_LOAD = 10
@@ -88,15 +78,10 @@ export const HomeView: React.FC = () => {
   const sections = extractNodes(data?.homeView.sectionsConnection)
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    Linking.getInitialURL().then((url) => {
-      const isDeepLink = !!url
-      if (!isDeepLink) {
-        prefetchUrl<SearchQuery>("search", searchQueryDefaultVariables)
-        prefetchUrl("my-profile")
-        prefetchUrl("inbox")
-        prefetchUrl("sell")
-      }
-    })
+    prefetchUrl<SearchQuery>("search", searchQueryDefaultVariables)
+    prefetchUrl("my-profile")
+    prefetchUrl("inbox")
+    prefetchUrl("sell")
   }, [])
 
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/src/app/utils/hooks/useIsDeepLink.tests.ts b/src/app/utils/hooks/useIsDeepLink.tests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2da1e423980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/utils/hooks/useIsDeepLink.tests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { renderHook } from "@testing-library/react-hooks"
+import { useIsDeepLink } from "app/utils/hooks/useIsDeepLink"
+import { Linking } from "react-native"
+
+// Existing mocks
+const mockUseIsFocusedMock = jest.fn()
+jest.mock("@react-navigation/native", () => ({
+  useIsFocused: () => mockUseIsFocusedMock(),
+}))
+
+jest.mock("react-native", () => ({
+  Linking: {
+    getInitialURL: jest.fn(),
+  },
+}))
+
+// Start of the new test case
+describe("useIsDeepLink", () => {
+  const mockLinkingGetInitialURL = Linking.getInitialURL as jest.Mock
+
+  it("should return true if opened from a deep link", async () => {
+    // Setup the mock to return the specific URL
+    mockLinkingGetInitialURL.mockResolvedValue("artst.net/foo/bar")
+    mockUseIsFocusedMock.mockReturnValue(true)
+
+    // Render the hook under test
+    const { result, waitForNextUpdate } = renderHook(() => useIsDeepLink())
+
+    // Wait for async effects to resolve
+    await waitForNextUpdate()
+
+    expect(result.current).toEqual({
+      isDeepLink: true,
+    })
+    expect(mockUseIsFocusedMock).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(mockLinkingGetInitialURL).toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it("should return false if not opened from a deep link", async () => {
+    // Setup the mock to return null
+    mockLinkingGetInitialURL.mockResolvedValue(null)
+    mockUseIsFocusedMock.mockReturnValue(true)
+
+    // Render the hook under test
+    const { result, waitForNextUpdate } = renderHook(() => useIsDeepLink())
+
+    // Wait for async effects to resolve
+    await waitForNextUpdate()
+
+    expect(result.current.isDeepLink).toEqual(false)
+    expect(mockUseIsFocusedMock).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(mockLinkingGetInitialURL).toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/app/utils/hooks/useIsDeepLink.ts b/src/app/utils/hooks/useIsDeepLink.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f691edc9409
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/utils/hooks/useIsDeepLink.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { useIsFocused } from "@react-navigation/native"
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
+import { Linking } from "react-native"
+
+/**
+ * This is a hook that returns whether the user came from a deep link or not
+ * This can be used to avoid rendering content in previous screens in react-navigation history
+ * @returns {isDeepLink: boolean | null} isDeepLink is true if the user came from a deep link
+ */
+export const useIsDeepLink = () => {
+  const [isDeepLink, setIsDeepLink] = useState<boolean | null>(null)
+
+  const isFocused = useIsFocused()
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // When the user comes back from a deep link,
+    // we want to show content again
+    if (isFocused && isDeepLink === true) {
+      setIsDeepLink(false)
+    }
+  }, [isFocused])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    Linking.getInitialURL()
+      .then((url) => {
+        const isDeepLink = !!url
+        if (!isDeepLink) {
+          setIsDeepLink(false)
+        } else {
+          setIsDeepLink(true)
+        }
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        console.error("Error getting initial URL", error)
+        setIsDeepLink(false)
+      })
+  }, [])
+
+  return {
+    isDeepLink,
+  }
+}