diff --git a/backup/controller/restore_controller.class.php b/backup/controller/restore_controller.class.php
index 0e60d08d53a..61032de826a 100644
--- a/backup/controller/restore_controller.class.php
+++ b/backup/controller/restore_controller.class.php
@@ -384,6 +384,9 @@ class restore_controller extends base_controller {
 
         // Release the session so other tabs in the same session are not blocked.
         if ($this->get_releasesession() === backup::RELEASESESSION_YES) {
+            // Preemptively reset the navcache before closing, so it remains the same on shutdown.
+            navigation_cache::destroy_volatile_caches();
+
             \core\session\manager::write_close();
         }