diff --git a/lib/core/shell/src/lib/components/shell/shell.component.spec.ts b/lib/core/shell/src/lib/components/shell/shell.component.spec.ts
index 85e8e59d0e..6278b90ef5 100644
--- a/lib/core/shell/src/lib/components/shell/shell.component.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/core/shell/src/lib/components/shell/shell.component.spec.ts
@@ -18,29 +18,19 @@
 import { TestBed, ComponentFixture } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { AppConfigService } from '@alfresco/adf-core';
 import { ShellLayoutComponent } from './shell.component';
-import { Router, NavigationStart, RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
-import { of, Subject } from 'rxjs';
+import { provideRouter, RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
+import { of } from 'rxjs';
 import { ShellAppService, SHELL_APP_SERVICE } from '../../services/shell-app.service';
-
-class MockRouter {
-    private url = 'some-url';
-    private subject = new Subject();
-    events = this.subject.asObservable();
-    routerState = { snapshot: { url: this.url } };
-
-    navigateByUrl(url: string) {
-        const navigationStart = new NavigationStart(0, url);
-        this.subject.next(navigationStart);
-    }
-}
+import { RouterTestingHarness } from '@angular/router/testing';
 
 describe('AppLayoutComponent', () => {
     let fixture: ComponentFixture<ShellLayoutComponent>;
     let component: ShellLayoutComponent;
     let appConfig: AppConfigService;
     let shellAppService: ShellAppService;
+    let routerHarness: RouterTestingHarness;
 
-    beforeEach(() => {
+    beforeEach(async () => {
         const shellService: ShellAppService = {
             pageHeading$: of('Title'),
             hideSidenavConditions: [],
@@ -54,14 +44,11 @@ describe('AppLayoutComponent', () => {
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({
             imports: [RouterModule.forChild([]), ShellLayoutComponent],
             providers: [
-                {
-                    provide: Router,
-                    useClass: MockRouter
-                },
                 {
                     provide: SHELL_APP_SERVICE,
                     useValue: shellService
-                }
+                },
+                provideRouter([{ path: 'minimize', component: ShellLayoutComponent }])
             ]
         });
 
@@ -69,6 +56,7 @@ describe('AppLayoutComponent', () => {
         component = fixture.componentInstance;
         appConfig = TestBed.inject(AppConfigService);
         shellAppService = TestBed.inject(SHELL_APP_SERVICE);
+        routerHarness = await RouterTestingHarness.create();
     });
 
     beforeEach(() => {
@@ -163,4 +151,43 @@ describe('AppLayoutComponent', () => {
 
         expect(component.layout.container.toggleMenu).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
+
+    it('should minimize menu when navigates to minimize url', async () => {
+        shellAppService.minimizeSidenavConditions = ['/minimize'];
+        component.layout.container = {
+            isMobileScreenSize: false,
+            isMenuMinimized: false,
+            toggleMenu: () => {}
+        };
+
+        spyOn(component.layout.container, 'toggleMenu');
+
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        await routerHarness.navigateByUrl('/minimize');
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(component.minimizeSidenav).toBeTrue();
+        expect(component.layout.isMenuMinimized).toBeTrue();
+        expect(component.layout.container.toggleMenu).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should not minimize menu again when previous and current route contain minimize url', async () => {
+        shellAppService.minimizeSidenavConditions = ['/minimize'];
+        component.layout.container = {
+            isMobileScreenSize: false,
+            isMenuMinimized: false,
+            toggleMenu: () => {}
+        };
+
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        await routerHarness.navigateByUrl('/minimize?query=123');
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(component.minimizeSidenav).toBeTrue();
+
+        await routerHarness.navigateByUrl('/minimize?query=456');
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(component.minimizeSidenav).toBeFalse();
+    });
 });
diff --git a/lib/core/shell/src/lib/components/shell/shell.component.ts b/lib/core/shell/src/lib/components/shell/shell.component.ts
index 94998d5288..4ad1d913b4 100644
--- a/lib/core/shell/src/lib/components/shell/shell.component.ts
+++ b/lib/core/shell/src/lib/components/shell/shell.component.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,11 @@ export class ShellLayoutComponent implements OnInit {
                 takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroyRef)
             )
             .subscribe((event: NavigationEnd) => {
-                this.minimizeSidenav = this.shellService.minimizeSidenavConditions.some((el) => event.urlAfterRedirects.includes(el));
+                this.minimizeSidenav = this.shellService.minimizeSidenavConditions.some((el) => {
+                    const previousNavigation = this.router.getCurrentNavigation()?.previousNavigation?.finalUrl;
+                    const previousPath = previousNavigation ? this.router.serializeUrl(previousNavigation) : '';
+                    return event.urlAfterRedirects.includes(el) && !previousPath.includes(el);
+                });
                 this.hideSidenav = this.shellService.hideSidenavConditions.some((el) => event.urlAfterRedirects.includes(el));
 
                 this.updateState();