diff --git a/core/ui/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/ui/component/MeshtasticNavDisplay.kt b/core/ui/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/ui/component/MeshtasticNavDisplay.kt
index 18462b7c5..42797cee5 100644
--- a/core/ui/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/ui/component/MeshtasticNavDisplay.kt
+++ b/core/ui/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/ui/component/MeshtasticNavDisplay.kt
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ fun MeshtasticNavDisplay(
 }
 
 /** Shared [NavDisplay] wrapper for a single backstack. */
+@Suppress("LongMethod")
 @OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3AdaptiveApi::class)
 @Composable
 fun MeshtasticNavDisplay(
diff --git a/docs/agent-playbooks/di-navigation3-anti-patterns-playbook.md b/docs/agent-playbooks/di-navigation3-anti-patterns-playbook.md
index 2767375b2..bbb4f62e1 100644
--- a/docs/agent-playbooks/di-navigation3-anti-patterns-playbook.md
+++ b/docs/agent-playbooks/di-navigation3-anti-patterns-playbook.md
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ Version note: align guidance with repository-pinned versions in `gradle/libs.ver
 - Do use the official KMP `NavigationBackHandler` from `androidx.navigationevent:navigationevent-compose` for back gestures.
 - Don't parse deep links manually in platform code or push single routes without a backstack.
 - Do use `DeepLinkRouter.route()` in `core:navigation` to synthesize the correct typed backstack from RESTful paths.
+- **Don't use a single `NavBackStack` list for multiple tabs, nor reuse the same `NavEntryDecorator` instances across different backstacks.**
+- **Do** use `MultiBackstack` (from `core:navigation`) to manage independent `NavBackStack` instances per tab. When rendering the active tab in `MeshtasticNavDisplay`, you **must** supply a fresh set of decorators (using `remember(backStack) { ... }`) bound to the active backstack instance. Failure to swap decorators when swapping backstacks causes Navigation 3 to perceive the inactive entries as "popped", permanently destroying their `ViewModelStore` and saved UI state.
 
 ### Current code anchors (Navigation 3)