diff --git a/mobile/lib/routing/gallery_guard.dart b/mobile/lib/routing/gallery_guard.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fcac142271
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/lib/routing/gallery_guard.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import 'package:auto_route/auto_route.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/routing/router.dart';
+
+/// Handles duplicate navigation to this route (primarily for deep linking)
+class GalleryGuard extends AutoRouteGuard {
+  const GalleryGuard();
+  @override
+  void onNavigation(NavigationResolver resolver, StackRouter router) async {
+    final newRouteName = resolver.route.name;
+    final currentTopRouteName =
+        router.stack.isNotEmpty ? router.stack.last.name : null;
+
+    if (currentTopRouteName == newRouteName) {
+      // Replace instead of pushing duplicate
+      final args = resolver.route.args as GalleryViewerRouteArgs;
+
+      router.replace(
+        GalleryViewerRoute(
+          renderList: args.renderList,
+          initialIndex: args.initialIndex,
+          heroOffset: args.heroOffset,
+          showStack: args.showStack,
+        ),
+      );
+      // Prevent further navigation since we replaced the route
+      resolver.next(false);
+      return;
+    }
+    resolver.next(true);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/mobile/lib/routing/router.dart b/mobile/lib/routing/router.dart
index 2dbd835ce8..18aa937a9d 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/routing/router.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/routing/router.dart
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ import 'package:immich_mobile/routing/auth_guard.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/routing/backup_permission_guard.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/routing/custom_transition_builders.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/routing/duplicate_guard.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/routing/gallery_guard.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/routing/locked_guard.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/services/api.service.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/services/local_auth.service.dart';
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ class AppRouter extends RootStackRouter {
   late final DuplicateGuard _duplicateGuard;
   late final BackupPermissionGuard _backupPermissionGuard;
   late final LockedGuard _lockedGuard;
+  late final GalleryGuard _galleryGuard;
 
   AppRouter(
     ApiService apiService,
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ class AppRouter extends RootStackRouter {
     _lockedGuard =
         LockedGuard(apiService, secureStorageService, localAuthService);
     _backupPermissionGuard = BackupPermissionGuard(galleryPermissionNotifier);
+    _galleryGuard = const GalleryGuard();
   }
 
   @override
@@ -197,7 +200,7 @@ class AppRouter extends RootStackRouter {
     ),
     CustomRoute(
       page: GalleryViewerRoute.page,
-      guards: [_authGuard, _duplicateGuard],
+      guards: [_authGuard, _galleryGuard],
       transitionsBuilder: CustomTransitionsBuilders.zoomedPage,
     ),
     AutoRoute(
diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/deep_link.service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/deep_link.service.dart
index 2665d9ee52..e97a370967 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/deep_link.service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/deep_link.service.dart
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ class DeepLinkService {
 
   Future<PageRouteInfo?> _buildAssetDeepLink(String assetId) async {
     final asset = await _assetService.getAssetByRemoteId(assetId);
-
     if (asset == null) {
       return null;
     }