diff --git a/e2e/Buttons.test.js b/e2e/Buttons.test.js
index 5f73233730a..73d7f13c145 100644
--- a/e2e/Buttons.test.js
+++ b/e2e/Buttons.test.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import Utils from './Utils';
 import TestIDs from '../playground/src/testIDs';
 
-const { elementById, elementByLabel } = Utils;
+const {elementById, elementByLabel} = Utils;
 
 describe('Buttons', () => {
   beforeEach(async () => {
-    await device.launchApp({ newInstance: true });
+    await device.launchApp({newInstance: true});
     await elementById(TestIDs.OPTIONS_TAB).tap();
     await elementById(TestIDs.GOTO_BUTTONS_SCREEN).tap();
   });
@@ -45,4 +45,10 @@ describe('Buttons', () => {
     await elementById(TestIDs.CHANGE_BUTTON_PROPS).tap();
     await expect(elementByLabel('Three')).toBeVisible();
   });
+
+  it('pop using back button', async () => {
+    await elementById(TestIDs.PUSH_BTN).tap();
+    await elementById(TestIDs.BACK_BUTTON).tap();
+    await expect(elementByLabel('Buttons')).toBeVisible();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/lib/ios/RNNStackPresenter.m b/lib/ios/RNNStackPresenter.m
index 299d1a5a8ed..56227cd0517 100644
--- a/lib/ios/RNNStackPresenter.m
+++ b/lib/ios/RNNStackPresenter.m
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ - (void)bindViewController:(UINavigationController *)boundViewController {
 
 - (void)componentDidAppear {
     [_topBarBackgroundReactView componentDidAppear];
+    [_topBarPresenter componentDidAppear];
 }
 
 - (void)componentDidDisappear {
diff --git a/lib/ios/TopBarPresenter.m b/lib/ios/TopBarPresenter.m
index ae9eee60730..ed152c4c25d 100644
--- a/lib/ios/TopBarPresenter.m
+++ b/lib/ios/TopBarPresenter.m
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #import "UIImage+tint.h"
 #import "RNNFontAttributesCreator.h"
 #import "UIColor+RNNUtils.h"
+#import "UIViewController+LayoutProtocol.h"
+#import "UINavigationController+RNNOptions.h"
 
 @implementation TopBarPresenter
 
@@ -112,6 +114,11 @@ - (void)setLargeTitleAttributes:(RNNLargeTitleOptions *)largeTitleOptions {
     }
 }
 
+- (void)componentDidAppear {
+    NSString* backButtonTestID = [self.navigationController.topViewController.resolveOptionsWithDefault.topBar.backButton.testID getWithDefaultValue:nil];
+    [self.navigationController setBackButtonTestID:backButtonTestID];
+}
+
 - (void)setBackButtonOptions:(RNNBackButtonOptions *)backButtonOptions {
     UIImage* icon = [backButtonOptions.icon getWithDefaultValue:nil];
     UIColor* color = [backButtonOptions.color getWithDefaultValue:nil];
@@ -119,12 +126,9 @@ - (void)setBackButtonOptions:(RNNBackButtonOptions *)backButtonOptions {
     BOOL showTitle = [backButtonOptions.showTitle getWithDefaultValue:YES];
     NSString* fontFamily = [backButtonOptions.fontFamily getWithDefaultValue:nil];
     NSNumber* fontSize = [backButtonOptions.fontSize getWithDefaultValue:nil];
-    NSString* testID = [backButtonOptions.testID getWithDefaultValue:nil];
     
-    NSArray* stackChildren = self.navigationController.viewControllers;
-    UIViewController *lastViewControllerInStack = stackChildren.count > 1 ? stackChildren[stackChildren.count - 2] : self.navigationController.topViewController;
+    UIViewController *previousViewControllerInStack = self.previousViewControllerInStack;
     UIBarButtonItem *backItem = [UIBarButtonItem new];
-    backItem.accessibilityIdentifier = testID;
 
     icon = color
     ? [[icon withTintColor:color] imageWithRenderingMode:UIImageRenderingModeAlwaysOriginal]
@@ -132,7 +136,7 @@ - (void)setBackButtonOptions:(RNNBackButtonOptions *)backButtonOptions {
     [self setBackIndicatorImage:icon withColor:color];
     
     if (showTitle) {
-        backItem.title = title ? title : lastViewControllerInStack.navigationItem.title;
+        backItem.title = title ? title : previousViewControllerInStack.navigationItem.title;
     } else {
         backItem.title = @"";
     }
@@ -145,7 +149,13 @@ - (void)setBackButtonOptions:(RNNBackButtonOptions *)backButtonOptions {
         [backItem setTitleTextAttributes:[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys: [UIFont fontWithName:fontFamily size:resolvedFontSize], NSFontAttributeName, nil] forState:UIControlStateHighlighted];
     }
     
-    lastViewControllerInStack.navigationItem.backBarButtonItem = backItem;
+    previousViewControllerInStack.navigationItem.backBarButtonItem = backItem;
+}
+
+- (UIViewController *)previousViewControllerInStack {
+    NSArray* stackChildren = self.navigationController.viewControllers;
+    UIViewController *previousViewControllerInStack = stackChildren.count > 1 ? stackChildren[stackChildren.count - 2] : self.navigationController.topViewController;
+    return previousViewControllerInStack;
 }
 
 - (BOOL)transparent {
diff --git a/lib/ios/UINavigationController+RNNOptions.h b/lib/ios/UINavigationController+RNNOptions.h
index 46388cf61a4..0ff0267eef1 100644
--- a/lib/ios/UINavigationController+RNNOptions.h
+++ b/lib/ios/UINavigationController+RNNOptions.h
@@ -16,4 +16,6 @@
 
 - (void)setNavigationBarClipsToBounds:(BOOL)clipsToBounds;
 
+- (void)setBackButtonTestID:(NSString *)testID;
+
 @end
diff --git a/lib/ios/UINavigationController+RNNOptions.m b/lib/ios/UINavigationController+RNNOptions.m
index bda2673f526..9be81995c4a 100644
--- a/lib/ios/UINavigationController+RNNOptions.m
+++ b/lib/ios/UINavigationController+RNNOptions.m
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #import "UINavigationController+RNNOptions.h"
 #import "RNNFontAttributesCreator.h"
+#import "UIView+Utils.h"
 
 const NSInteger BLUR_TOPBAR_TAG = 78264802;
 
@@ -58,6 +59,12 @@ - (void)setNavigationBarClipsToBounds:(BOOL)clipsToBounds {
 	self.navigationBar.clipsToBounds = clipsToBounds;
 }
 
+- (void)setBackButtonTestID:(NSString *)testID {
+    UIView* navigationBarContentView = [self.navigationBar findChildByClass:NSClassFromString(@"_UINavigationBarContentView")];
+    UIView* barButton = [navigationBarContentView findChildByClass:NSClassFromString(@"_UIButtonBarButton")];
+    if (barButton) barButton.accessibilityIdentifier = testID;
+}
+
 - (CGFloat)getTopBarHeight {
     return self.navigationBar.frame.size.height;
 }
diff --git a/lib/ios/Utils/UIView+Utils.h b/lib/ios/Utils/UIView+Utils.h
index 903d4a3339a..952a0537da8 100644
--- a/lib/ios/Utils/UIView+Utils.h
+++ b/lib/ios/Utils/UIView+Utils.h
@@ -13,6 +13,4 @@ typedef NS_ENUM(NSInteger, ViewType) {
 
 - (ViewType)viewType;
 
-- (void)layout:(CGFloat)p;
-
 @end
diff --git a/lib/ios/Utils/UIView+Utils.m b/lib/ios/Utils/UIView+Utils.m
index 9839e195a76..350aaf1d036 100644
--- a/lib/ios/Utils/UIView+Utils.m
+++ b/lib/ios/Utils/UIView+Utils.m
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ - (UIView *)findChildByClass:(id)clazz {
     return nil;
 }
 
-- (void)layout:(CGFloat)p {
-    
-}
-
 - (ViewType)viewType {
     if ([self isKindOfClass:[RCTImageView class]]) {
         return ViewTypeImage;
diff --git a/playground/ios/NavigationTests/RNNStackControllerTest.m b/playground/ios/NavigationTests/RNNStackControllerTest.m
index d5e2a2a0721..9b1609d3eaa 100644
--- a/playground/ios/NavigationTests/RNNStackControllerTest.m
+++ b/playground/ios/NavigationTests/RNNStackControllerTest.m
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #import <ReactNativeNavigation/RNNStackController.h>
 #import <ReactNativeNavigation/RNNComponentViewController.h>
 #import "RNNTestRootViewCreator.h"
+#import "RNNComponentViewController+Utils.h"
 
 @interface RNNStackControllerTest : XCTestCase
 
@@ -210,6 +211,17 @@ - (void)testMergeChildOptionsShouldNotUpdatePresenterForInvisibleChild {
 	[_presenter verify];
 }
 
+- (void)testOnChildWillAppear_shouldSetBackButtonTestID {
+	RNNNavigationOptions* options = [[RNNNavigationOptions alloc] initEmptyOptions];
+	options.topBar.backButton.testID = [Text withValue:@"TestID"];
+	RNNComponentViewController* pushedController = [RNNComponentViewController createWithComponentId:@"pushedController"];
+	pushedController.options.topBar.backButton.testID = [Text withValue:@"TestID"];
+	[[[UIApplication sharedApplication] keyWindow] setRootViewController:_uut];
+	[_uut pushViewController:pushedController animated:NO];
+	[pushedController viewDidAppear:YES];
+	XCTAssertTrue([[[_uut.navigationBar.subviews[2] subviews][0] valueForKey:@"accessibilityIdentifier"] isEqualToString:@"TestID"]);
+}
+
 - (RNNStackController *)createNavigationControllerWithOptions:(RNNNavigationOptions *)options {
 	RNNStackController* nav = [[RNNStackController alloc] initWithLayoutInfo:nil creator:_creator options:options defaultOptions:nil presenter:[[RNNStackPresenter alloc] init] eventEmitter:nil childViewControllers:@[_vc1]];
 	return nav;
diff --git a/playground/ios/NavigationTests/TopBarAppearancePresenterTest.m b/playground/ios/NavigationTests/TopBarAppearancePresenterTest.m
index 88eb3aaab51..fef4afa1d36 100644
--- a/playground/ios/NavigationTests/TopBarAppearancePresenterTest.m
+++ b/playground/ios/NavigationTests/TopBarAppearancePresenterTest.m
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ @implementation TopBarAppearancePresenterTest {
 - (void)setUp {
     [super setUp];
 	_componentViewController = [RNNComponentViewController createWithComponentId:@"componentId"];
-	_stack = [[RNNStackController alloc] initWithLayoutInfo:nil creator:nil options:[[RNNNavigationOptions alloc] initEmptyOptions] defaultOptions:[[RNNNavigationOptions alloc] initEmptyOptions] presenter:_uut eventEmitter:nil childViewControllers:@[_componentViewController]];
 	_uut = [[TopBarAppearancePresenter alloc] initWithNavigationController:_stack];
+	_stack = [[RNNStackController alloc] initWithLayoutInfo:nil creator:nil options:[[RNNNavigationOptions alloc] initEmptyOptions] defaultOptions:[[RNNNavigationOptions alloc] initEmptyOptions] presenter:_uut eventEmitter:nil childViewControllers:@[_componentViewController]];
 }
 
 - (void)testMergeOptions_shouldMergeWithDefault {
@@ -36,14 +36,4 @@ - (void)testMergeOptions_shouldMergeWithDefault {
 	XCTAssertEqual(font.pointSize, 21);
 }
 
-- (void)testApplyOptions_shouldSetBackButtonTestID {
-	RNNNavigationOptions* options = [[RNNNavigationOptions alloc] initEmptyOptions];
-	options.topBar.backButton.testID = [Text withValue:@"TestID"];
-	
-	[_uut applyOptions:options.topBar];
-	XCTAssertTrue([_componentViewController.navigationItem.backBarButtonItem.accessibilityIdentifier isEqualToString:@"TestID"]);
-}
-
-
-
 @end
diff --git a/playground/ios/NavigationTests/utils/RNNComponentViewController+Utils.m b/playground/ios/NavigationTests/utils/RNNComponentViewController+Utils.m
index f8a8a7a8606..3270b3afa3e 100644
--- a/playground/ios/NavigationTests/utils/RNNComponentViewController+Utils.m
+++ b/playground/ios/NavigationTests/utils/RNNComponentViewController+Utils.m
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ + (RNNComponentViewController *)createWithComponentId:(NSString *)componentId in
 }
 
 + (RNNComponentViewController *)createWithComponentId:(NSString *)componentId {
-	return [self createWithComponentId:componentId initialOptions:nil];
+	return [self createWithComponentId:componentId initialOptions:RNNNavigationOptions.emptyOptions];
 }
 
 @end
diff --git a/playground/src/screens/PushedScreen.tsx b/playground/src/screens/PushedScreen.tsx
index 2d45666e766..46c0dfeffcf 100644
--- a/playground/src/screens/PushedScreen.tsx
+++ b/playground/src/screens/PushedScreen.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const {
   SET_STACK_ROOT_BUTTON,
   PUSH_OPTIONS_BUTTON,
   HIDE_PREVIOUS_SCREEN_TOP_BAR,
+  BACK_BUTTON,
 } = testIDs;
 
 interface Props extends NavigationComponentProps {
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ export default class PushedScreen extends React.Component<Props> {
           text: 'single',
           testID: TOP_BAR_BTN,
         },
+        backButton: {
+          testID: BACK_BUTTON,
+        },
       },
     };
   }
diff --git a/playground/src/testIDs.ts b/playground/src/testIDs.ts
index e4fc4b6261c..a391af1f284 100644
--- a/playground/src/testIDs.ts
+++ b/playground/src/testIDs.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ const testIDs = {
   TOP_BAR_BTN: 'TOP_BAR_BUTTON',
   CUSTOM_BACK_BTN: 'CUSTOM_BACK_BUTTON',
   PUSH_CUSTOM_BACK_BTN: 'PUSH_CUSTOM_BACK_BTN',
+  BACK_BUTTON: 'BACK_BUTTON',
   SWITCH_TAB_BY_INDEX_BTN: 'SWITCH_TAB_BY_INDEX_BTN',
   SWITCH_TAB_BY_COMPONENT_ID_BTN: 'SWITCH_TAB_BY_COMPONENT_ID_BTN',
   PUSHED_BOTTOM_TABS: 'PUSHED_BOTTOM_TABS',
diff --git a/website/api/options-backButton.mdx b/website/api/options-backButton.mdx
index 3fa6daae80c..92bbaa18bd2 100644
--- a/website/api/options-backButton.mdx
+++ b/website/api/options-backButton.mdx
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ Controls the back button styling.
 ```js
 const options = {
   topBar: {
-    backButton: {}
-  }
-}
+    backButton: {},
+  },
+};
 ```
 
 ### `color`
+
 Change the back button color. This will change the text color as well.
 
 | Type  | Required | Platform |
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ Change the back button color. This will change the text color as well.
 | color | No       | Both     |
 
 ### `icon`
+
 Change the default back button icon.
 
 | Type   | Required | Platform |
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ Change the default back button icon.
 | number | No       | Both     |
 
 ### `showTitle`
+
 Show or hide the text displayed next to the back button.
 
 | Type   | Required | Platform |
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ Show or hide the text displayed next to the back button.
 | number | No       | iOS      |
 
 ### `title`
+
 Change the text displayed next to the title. Usually the back button shows the title of the previous screen.
 
 | Type   | Required | Platform |
@@ -43,8 +47,17 @@ Change the text displayed next to the title. Usually the back button shows the t
 | string | No       | iOS      |
 
 ### `visible`
+
 Hide or show the back button.
 
 | Type    | Required | Platform |
 | ------- | -------- | -------- |
 | boolean | No       | Both     |
+
+### `testID`
+
+Used to interact with the back button in e2e tests.
+
+| Type   | Required | Platform |
+| ------ | -------- | -------- |
+| string | No       | Both     |