diff --git a/packages/shared/src/components/modals/DirtyFormModal.tsx b/packages/shared/src/components/modals/DirtyFormModal.tsx
index 88e9111e30..36db5c7d52 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/components/modals/DirtyFormModal.tsx
+++ b/packages/shared/src/components/modals/DirtyFormModal.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { ReactElement } from 'react';
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import type { LazyModalCommonProps } from './common/Modal';
 import { Modal } from './common/Modal';
 import { Button, ButtonSize, ButtonVariant } from '../buttons/Button';
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { useLazyModal } from '../../hooks/useLazyModal';
 
 interface DirtyFormModalProps extends LazyModalCommonProps {
   onDiscard: () => void;
-  onSave: () => void;
+  onSave: () => void | Promise<void>;
 }
 
 export default function DirtyFormModal({
@@ -22,12 +22,23 @@ export default function DirtyFormModal({
   onSave,
 }: DirtyFormModalProps): ReactElement {
   const { closeModal } = useLazyModal();
+  const [isSaving, setIsSaving] = useState(false);
 
-  const handleSave = () => {
-    if (onSave) {
-      onSave();
+  const handleSave = async () => {
+    if (!onSave) {
+      closeModal();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setIsSaving(true);
+    try {
+      await onSave();
+      closeModal();
+    } catch {
+      // Error handled by caller's onError - keep modal open
+    } finally {
+      setIsSaving(false);
     }
-    closeModal();
   };
 
   const handleDiscard = () => {
@@ -67,6 +78,7 @@ export default function DirtyFormModal({
             variant={ButtonVariant.Secondary}
             size={ButtonSize.Medium}
             onClick={handleDiscard}
+            disabled={isSaving}
           >
             Discard
           </Button>
@@ -75,6 +87,8 @@ export default function DirtyFormModal({
             variant={ButtonVariant.Primary}
             size={ButtonSize.Medium}
             onClick={handleSave}
+            loading={isSaving}
+            disabled={isSaving}
           >
             Save changes
           </Button>
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/hooks/useDirtyForm.ts b/packages/shared/src/hooks/useDirtyForm.ts
index a7a3822632..974caae3e6 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/hooks/useDirtyForm.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/hooks/useDirtyForm.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useLazyModal } from './useLazyModal';
 import { LazyModal } from '../components/modals/common/types';
 
 export interface UseDirtyFormOptions {
-  onSave: () => void;
+  onSave: () => void | Promise<void>;
   onDiscard?: () => void;
 }
 
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@ export const useDirtyForm = (
     }
   }, [onDiscard, router]);
 
+  const handleSave = useCallback(async () => {
+    await onSave();
+
+    allowNavigationRef.current = true;
+
+    if (pendingUrlRef.current) {
+      router.push(pendingUrlRef.current);
+      pendingUrlRef.current = null;
+    }
+  }, [onSave, router]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleRouteChangeStart = (url: string) => {
       if (allowNavigationRef.current || !isDirty || url === router.asPath) {
@@ -43,7 +54,7 @@ export const useDirtyForm = (
         type: LazyModal.DirtyForm,
         props: {
           onDiscard: handleDiscard,
-          onSave,
+          onSave: handleSave,
         },
       });
 
@@ -58,7 +69,36 @@ export const useDirtyForm = (
     return () => {
       router.events.off('routeChangeStart', handleRouteChangeStart);
     };
-  }, [isDirty, router, openModal, handleDiscard, onSave]);
+  }, [isDirty, router, openModal, handleDiscard, handleSave]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleBeforePopState = ({ url }: { url: string }) => {
+      if (allowNavigationRef.current || !isDirty) {
+        allowNavigationRef.current = false;
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      // Store the URL we're trying to navigate to
+      pendingUrlRef.current = url;
+
+      openModal({
+        type: LazyModal.DirtyForm,
+        props: {
+          onDiscard: handleDiscard,
+          onSave: handleSave,
+        },
+      });
+
+      // Prevent the navigation
+      return false;
+    };
+
+    router.beforePopState(handleBeforePopState);
+
+    return () => {
+      router.beforePopState(() => true);
+    };
+  }, [isDirty, router, openModal, handleDiscard, handleSave]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleBeforeUnload = (e: BeforeUnloadEvent) => {
@@ -89,6 +129,6 @@ export const useDirtyForm = (
     },
     hasPendingNavigation: () => pendingUrlRef.current !== null,
     navigateToPending,
-    save: onSave,
+    save: handleSave,
   };
 };
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/hooks/useUserExperienceForm.ts b/packages/shared/src/hooks/useUserExperienceForm.ts
index 038c07ad0b..3f5f72754b 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/hooks/useUserExperienceForm.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/hooks/useUserExperienceForm.ts
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ const useUserExperienceForm = ({
     { condition: isNewExperience },
   );
 
-  const { mutate, isPending } = useMutation({
+  const { mutateAsync, isPending } = useMutation({
     mutationFn: (data: UserExperience | UserExperienceWork) =>
       type === UserExperienceType.Work
         ? upsertUserWorkExperience(data as UserExperienceWork, id)
@@ -147,7 +147,11 @@ const useUserExperienceForm = ({
         queryKey: generateQueryKey(RequestKey.UserExperience, user, 'profile'),
         exact: false,
       });
-      router.push(`${webappUrl}settings/profile/experience/${type}`);
+
+      // Only navigate to default location if there's no pending navigation from dirty form
+      if (!dirtyFormRef.current?.hasPendingNavigation()) {
+        router.push(`${webappUrl}settings/profile/experience/${type}`);
+      }
     },
     onError: (error: ApiErrorResult) => {
       if (
@@ -166,9 +170,9 @@ const useUserExperienceForm = ({
     },
   });
   const dirtyForm = useDirtyForm(methods.formState.isDirty, {
-    onSave: () => {
+    onSave: async () => {
       const formData = methods.getValues();
-      mutate(formData);
+      await mutateAsync(formData);
     },
     onDiscard: () => {
       methods.reset();