diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/column_back_button.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/column_back_button.jsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d9f541049..0000000000
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/column_back_button.jsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { PureComponent } from 'react';
-import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
-
-import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
-
-import { withRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
-
-import { ReactComponent as ArrowBackIcon } from '@material-symbols/svg-600/outlined/arrow_back.svg';
-
-import { Icon }  from 'flavours/glitch/components/icon';
-import { WithRouterPropTypes } from 'flavours/glitch/utils/react_router';
-
-export class ColumnBackButton extends PureComponent {
-
-  static propTypes = {
-    multiColumn: PropTypes.bool,
-    onClick: PropTypes.func,
-    ...WithRouterPropTypes,
-  };
-
-  handleClick = () => {
-    const { onClick, history } = this.props;
-
-    if (onClick) {
-      onClick();
-    } else if (history.location?.state?.fromMastodon) {
-      history.goBack();
-    } else {
-      history.push('/');
-    }
-  };
-
-  render () {
-    const { multiColumn } = this.props;
-
-    const component = (
-      <button onClick={this.handleClick} className='column-back-button'>
-        <Icon id='chevron-left' icon={ArrowBackIcon} className='column-back-button__icon' />
-        <FormattedMessage id='column_back_button.label' defaultMessage='Back' />
-      </button>
-    );
-
-    if (multiColumn) {
-      return component;
-    } else {
-      // The portal container and the component may be rendered to the DOM in
-      // the same React render pass, so the container might not be available at
-      // the time `render()` is called.
-      const container = document.getElementById('tabs-bar__portal');
-      if (container === null) {
-        // The container wasn't available, force a re-render so that the
-        // component can eventually be inserted in the container and not scroll
-        // with the rest of the area.
-        this.forceUpdate();
-        return component;
-      } else {
-        return createPortal(component, container);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-}
-
-export default withRouter(ColumnBackButton);
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/column_back_button.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/column_back_button.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f90f1dddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/column_back_button.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { useCallback } from 'react';
+
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
+
+import { ReactComponent as ArrowBackIcon } from '@material-symbols/svg-600/outlined/arrow_back.svg';
+
+import { Icon } from 'flavours/glitch/components/icon';
+import { ButtonInTabsBar } from 'flavours/glitch/features/ui/util/columns_context';
+
+import { useAppHistory } from './router';
+
+type OnClickCallback = () => void;
+
+function useHandleClick(onClick?: OnClickCallback) {
+  const history = useAppHistory();
+
+  return useCallback(() => {
+    if (onClick) {
+      onClick();
+    } else if (history.location.state?.fromMastodon) {
+      history.goBack();
+    } else {
+      history.push('/');
+    }
+  }, [history, onClick]);
+}
+
+export const ColumnBackButton: React.FC<{ onClick: OnClickCallback }> = ({
+  onClick,
+}) => {
+  const handleClick = useHandleClick(onClick);
+
+  const component = (
+    <button onClick={handleClick} className='column-back-button'>
+      <Icon
+        id='chevron-left'
+        icon={ArrowBackIcon}
+        className='column-back-button__icon'
+      />
+      <FormattedMessage id='column_back_button.label' defaultMessage='Back' />
+    </button>
+  );
+
+  return <ButtonInTabsBar>{component}</ButtonInTabsBar>;
+};
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/column_back_button_slim.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/column_back_button_slim.jsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 7cd20c2237..0000000000
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/column_back_button_slim.jsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-import { PureComponent } from 'react';
-
-import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
-
-import { withRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
-
-import { ReactComponent as ArrowBackIcon } from '@material-symbols/svg-600/outlined/arrow_back.svg';
-
-import { Icon } from 'flavours/glitch/components/icon';
-import { WithRouterPropTypes } from 'flavours/glitch/utils/react_router';
-
-class ColumnBackButtonSlim extends PureComponent {
-
-  static propTypes = {
-    ...WithRouterPropTypes,
-  };
-
-  handleClick = () => {
-    const { location, history } = this.props;
-
-    // Check if there is a previous page in the app to go back to per https://stackoverflow.com/a/70532858/9703201
-    // When upgrading to V6, check `location.key !== 'default'` instead per https://github.com/remix-run/history/blob/main/docs/api-reference.md#location
-    if (location.key) {
-      history.goBack();
-    } else {
-      history.push('/');
-    }
-  };
-
-  render () {
-    return (
-      <div className='column-back-button--slim'>
-        <div role='button' tabIndex={0} onClick={this.handleClick} className='column-back-button column-back-button--slim-button'>
-          <Icon id='chevron-left' icon={ArrowBackIcon} className='column-back-button__icon' />
-          <FormattedMessage id='column_back_button.label' defaultMessage='Back' />
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-export default withRouter(ColumnBackButtonSlim);
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/column_header.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/column_header.jsx
index d44f284f9b..8cc9fde9d3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/column_header.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/column_header.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { PureComponent } from 'react';
-import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
+import { PureComponent, useCallback } from 'react';
 
 import { FormattedMessage, injectIntl, defineMessages } from 'react-intl';
 
@@ -15,8 +14,11 @@ import { ReactComponent as CloseIcon } from '@material-symbols/svg-600/outlined/
 import { ReactComponent as TuneIcon } from '@material-symbols/svg-600/outlined/tune.svg';
 
 import { Icon }  from 'flavours/glitch/components/icon';
+import { ButtonInTabsBar, useColumnsContext } from 'flavours/glitch/features/ui/util/columns_context';
 import { WithRouterPropTypes } from 'flavours/glitch/utils/react_router';
 
+import { useAppHistory } from './router';
+
 const messages = defineMessages({
   show: { id: 'column_header.show_settings', defaultMessage: 'Show settings' },
   hide: { id: 'column_header.hide_settings', defaultMessage: 'Hide settings' },
@@ -24,6 +26,34 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   moveRight: { id: 'column_header.moveRight_settings', defaultMessage: 'Move column to the right' },
 });
 
+const BackButton = ({ pinned, show }) => {
+  const history = useAppHistory();
+  const { multiColumn } = useColumnsContext();
+
+  const handleBackClick = useCallback(() => {
+    if (history.location?.state?.fromMastodon) {
+      history.goBack();
+    } else {
+      history.push('/');
+    }
+  }, [history]);
+
+  const showButton = history && !pinned && ((multiColumn && history.location?.state?.fromMastodon) || show);
+
+  if(!showButton) return null;
+
+  return (<button onClick={handleBackClick} className='column-header__back-button'>
+    <Icon id='chevron-left' icon={ArrowBackIcon} className='column-back-button__icon' />
+    <FormattedMessage id='column_back_button.label' defaultMessage='Back' />
+  </button>);
+
+};
+
+BackButton.propTypes = {
+  pinned: PropTypes.bool,
+  show: PropTypes.bool,
+};
+
 class ColumnHeader extends PureComponent {
 
   static contextTypes = {
@@ -72,16 +102,6 @@ class ColumnHeader extends PureComponent {
     this.props.onMove(1);
   };
 
-  handleBackClick = () => {
-    const { history } = this.props;
-
-    if (history.location?.state?.fromMastodon) {
-      history.goBack();
-    } else {
-      history.push('/');
-    }
-  };
-
   handleTransitionEnd = () => {
     this.setState({ animating: false });
   };
@@ -95,7 +115,7 @@ class ColumnHeader extends PureComponent {
   };
 
   render () {
-    const { title, icon, iconComponent, active, children, pinned, multiColumn, extraButton, showBackButton, intl: { formatMessage }, placeholder, appendContent, collapseIssues, history } = this.props;
+    const { title, icon, iconComponent, active, children, pinned, multiColumn, extraButton, showBackButton, intl: { formatMessage }, placeholder, appendContent, collapseIssues } = this.props;
     const { collapsed, animating } = this.state;
 
     const wrapperClassName = classNames('column-header__wrapper', {
@@ -138,14 +158,7 @@ class ColumnHeader extends PureComponent {
       pinButton = <button key='pin-button' className='text-btn column-header__setting-btn' onClick={this.handlePin}><Icon id='plus' icon={AddIcon} /> <FormattedMessage id='column_header.pin' defaultMessage='Pin' /></button>;
     }
 
-    if (!pinned && ((multiColumn && history.location?.state?.fromMastodon) || showBackButton)) {
-      backButton = (
-        <button onClick={this.handleBackClick} className='column-header__back-button'>
-          <Icon id='chevron-left' icon={ArrowBackIcon} className='column-back-button__icon' />
-          <FormattedMessage id='column_back_button.label' defaultMessage='Back' />
-        </button>
-      );
-    }
+    backButton = <BackButton pinned={pinned} show={showBackButton} />;
 
     const collapsedContent = [
       extraContent,
@@ -203,22 +216,12 @@ class ColumnHeader extends PureComponent {
       </div>
     );
 
-    if (multiColumn || placeholder) {
+    if (placeholder) {
       return component;
     } else {
-      // The portal container and the component may be rendered to the DOM in
-      // the same React render pass, so the container might not be available at
-      // the time `render()` is called.
-      const container = document.getElementById('tabs-bar__portal');
-      if (container === null) {
-        // The container wasn't available, force a re-render so that the
-        // component can eventually be inserted in the container and not scroll
-        // with the rest of the area.
-        this.forceUpdate();
-        return component;
-      } else {
-        return createPortal(component, container);
-      }
+      return (<ButtonInTabsBar>
+        {component}
+      </ButtonInTabsBar>);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/router.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/router.tsx
index 96cc049b1b..22f22c65cc 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/router.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/router.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
 import React from 'react';
 
-import { Router as OriginalRouter } from 'react-router';
+import { Router as OriginalRouter, useHistory } from 'react-router';
 
 import type {
   LocationDescriptor,
@@ -16,18 +16,23 @@ interface MastodonLocationState {
   fromMastodon?: boolean;
   mastodonModalKey?: string;
 }
-type HistoryPath = Path | LocationDescriptor<MastodonLocationState>;
 
-const browserHistory = createBrowserHistory<
-  MastodonLocationState | undefined
->();
+type LocationState = MastodonLocationState | null | undefined;
+
+type HistoryPath = Path | LocationDescriptor<LocationState>;
+
+const browserHistory = createBrowserHistory<LocationState>();
 const originalPush = browserHistory.push.bind(browserHistory);
 const originalReplace = browserHistory.replace.bind(browserHistory);
 
+export function useAppHistory() {
+  return useHistory<LocationState>();
+}
+
 function normalizePath(
   path: HistoryPath,
-  state?: MastodonLocationState,
-): LocationDescriptorObject<MastodonLocationState> {
+  state?: LocationState,
+): LocationDescriptorObject<LocationState> {
   const location = typeof path === 'string' ? { pathname: path } : { ...path };
 
   if (location.state === undefined && state !== undefined) {
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/blocks/index.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/blocks/index.jsx
index 210260c811..615e4c8be2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/blocks/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/blocks/index.jsx
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import { ReactComponent as BlockIcon } from '@material-symbols/svg-600/outlined/
 import { debounce } from 'lodash';
 
 import { fetchBlocks, expandBlocks } from '../../actions/blocks';
-import ColumnBackButtonSlim from '../../components/column_back_button_slim';
 import { LoadingIndicator } from '../../components/loading_indicator';
 import ScrollableList from '../../components/scrollable_list';
 import AccountContainer from '../../containers/account_container';
@@ -60,8 +59,7 @@ class Blocks extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const emptyMessage = <FormattedMessage id='empty_column.blocks' defaultMessage="You haven't blocked any users yet." />;
 
     return (
-      <Column bindToDocument={!multiColumn} icon='ban' iconComponent={BlockIcon} heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.heading)}>
-        <ColumnBackButtonSlim />
+      <Column bindToDocument={!multiColumn} icon='ban' iconComponent={BlockIcon} heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.heading)} alwaysShowBackButton>
         <ScrollableList
           scrollKey='blocks'
           onLoadMore={this.handleLoadMore}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/domain_blocks/index.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/domain_blocks/index.jsx
index 5ac1d2a71e..142f14bf71 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/domain_blocks/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/domain_blocks/index.jsx
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { ReactComponent as BlockIcon } from '@material-symbols/svg-600/outlined/
 import { debounce } from 'lodash';
 
 import { fetchDomainBlocks, expandDomainBlocks } from '../../actions/domain_blocks';
-import ColumnBackButtonSlim from '../../components/column_back_button_slim';
 import { LoadingIndicator } from '../../components/loading_indicator';
 import ScrollableList from '../../components/scrollable_list';
 import DomainContainer from '../../containers/domain_container';
@@ -61,9 +60,7 @@ class Blocks extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const emptyMessage = <FormattedMessage id='empty_column.domain_blocks' defaultMessage='There are no blocked domains yet.' />;
 
     return (
-      <Column bindToDocument={!multiColumn} icon='ban' iconComponent={BlockIcon} heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.heading)}>
-        <ColumnBackButtonSlim />
-
+      <Column bindToDocument={!multiColumn} icon='ban' iconComponent={BlockIcon} heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.heading)} alwaysShowBackButton>
         <ScrollableList
           scrollKey='domain_blocks'
           onLoadMore={this.handleLoadMore}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/follow_requests/index.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/follow_requests/index.jsx
index 8e17607fd9..3b98791926 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/follow_requests/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/follow_requests/index.jsx
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { ReactComponent as PersonAddIcon } from '@material-symbols/svg-600/outli
 import { debounce } from 'lodash';
 
 import { fetchFollowRequests, expandFollowRequests } from '../../actions/accounts';
-import ColumnBackButtonSlim from '../../components/column_back_button_slim';
 import ScrollableList from '../../components/scrollable_list';
 import { me } from '../../initial_state';
 import Column from '../ui/components/column';
@@ -68,8 +67,7 @@ class FollowRequests extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     );
 
     return (
-      <Column bindToDocument={!multiColumn} icon='user-plus' iconComponent={PersonAddIcon} heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.heading)}>
-        <ColumnBackButtonSlim />
+      <Column bindToDocument={!multiColumn} icon='user-plus' iconComponent={PersonAddIcon} heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.heading)} alwaysShowBackButton>
         <ScrollableList
           scrollKey='follow_requests'
           onLoadMore={this.handleLoadMore}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/getting_started_misc/index.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/getting_started_misc/index.jsx
index 9c14f94b0e..aa07b64c90 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/getting_started_misc/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/getting_started_misc/index.jsx
@@ -13,12 +13,10 @@ import { ReactComponent as StarIcon } from '@material-symbols/svg-600/outlined/s
 import { ReactComponent as VolumeOffIcon } from '@material-symbols/svg-600/outlined/volume_off.svg';
 
 import { openModal } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/modal';
-import ColumnBackButtonSlim from 'flavours/glitch/components/column_back_button_slim';
 import Column from 'flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/column';
 import ColumnLink from 'flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/column_link';
 import ColumnSubheading from 'flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/column_subheading';
 
-
 const messages = defineMessages({
   heading: { id: 'column.heading', defaultMessage: 'Misc' },
   subheading: { id: 'column.subheading', defaultMessage: 'Miscellaneous options' },
@@ -53,9 +51,7 @@ class GettingStartedMisc extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const { signedIn } = this.context.identity;
 
     return (
-      <Column icon='ellipsis-h' heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.heading)}>
-        <ColumnBackButtonSlim />
-
+      <Column icon='ellipsis-h' heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.heading)} alwaysShowBackButton>
         <div className='scrollable'>
           <ColumnSubheading text={intl.formatMessage(messages.subheading)} />
           {signedIn && (<ColumnLink key='favourites' icon='star' iconComponent={StarIcon} text={intl.formatMessage(messages.favourites)} to='/favourites' />)}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/lists/index.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/lists/index.jsx
index b47a8c07ce..89aea03321 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/lists/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/lists/index.jsx
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { ReactComponent as ListAltIcon } from '@material-symbols/svg-600/outlined/list_alt.svg';
 
 import { fetchLists } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/lists';
-import ColumnBackButtonSlim from 'flavours/glitch/components/column_back_button_slim';
 import { LoadingIndicator } from 'flavours/glitch/components/loading_indicator';
 import ScrollableList from 'flavours/glitch/components/scrollable_list';
 import Column from 'flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/column';
@@ -66,9 +65,7 @@ class Lists extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const emptyMessage = <FormattedMessage id='empty_column.lists' defaultMessage="You don't have any lists yet. When you create one, it will show up here." />;
 
     return (
-      <Column bindToDocument={!multiColumn} icon='bars' iconComponent={ListAltIcon} heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.heading)}>
-        <ColumnBackButtonSlim />
-
+      <Column bindToDocument={!multiColumn} icon='bars' iconComponent={ListAltIcon} heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.heading)} alwaysShowBackButton>
         <NewListForm />
 
         <ColumnSubheading text={intl.formatMessage(messages.subheading)} />
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/mutes/index.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/mutes/index.jsx
index da69bc547d..7f66edc03d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/mutes/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/mutes/index.jsx
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { ReactComponent as VolumeOffIcon } from '@material-symbols/svg-600/outli
 import { debounce } from 'lodash';
 
 import { fetchMutes, expandMutes } from '../../actions/mutes';
-import ColumnBackButtonSlim from '../../components/column_back_button_slim';
 import { LoadingIndicator } from '../../components/loading_indicator';
 import ScrollableList from '../../components/scrollable_list';
 import AccountContainer from '../../containers/account_container';
@@ -62,8 +61,7 @@ class Mutes extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const emptyMessage = <FormattedMessage id='empty_column.mutes' defaultMessage="You haven't muted any users yet." />;
 
     return (
-      <Column bindToDocument={!multiColumn} icon='volume-off' iconComponent={VolumeOffIcon} heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.heading)}>
-        <ColumnBackButtonSlim />
+      <Column bindToDocument={!multiColumn} icon='volume-off' iconComponent={VolumeOffIcon} heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.heading)} alwaysShowBackButton>
         <ScrollableList
           scrollKey='mutes'
           onLoadMore={this.handleLoadMore}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/onboarding/follows.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/onboarding/follows.jsx
index 76673cdb41..bc9dede93f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/onboarding/follows.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/onboarding/follows.jsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { fetchSuggestions } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/suggestions';
 import { markAsPartial } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/timelines';
 import Column from 'flavours/glitch/components/column';
-import ColumnBackButton from 'flavours/glitch/components/column_back_button';
+import { ColumnBackButton } from 'flavours/glitch/components/column_back_button';
 import { EmptyAccount } from 'flavours/glitch/components/empty_account';
 import Account from 'flavours/glitch/containers/account_container';
 
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ class Follows extends PureComponent {
     dispatch: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     suggestions: ImmutablePropTypes.list,
     isLoading: PropTypes.bool,
-    multiColumn: PropTypes.bool,
   };
 
   componentDidMount () {
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ class Follows extends PureComponent {
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { onBack, isLoading, suggestions, multiColumn } = this.props;
+    const { onBack, isLoading, suggestions } = this.props;
 
     let loadedContent;
 
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ class Follows extends PureComponent {
 
     return (
       <Column>
-        <ColumnBackButton multiColumn={multiColumn} onClick={onBack} />
+        <ColumnBackButton onClick={onBack} />
 
         <div className='scrollable privacy-policy'>
           <div className='column-title'>
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/onboarding/index.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/onboarding/index.jsx
index 129dd0da3e..2729e760f2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/onboarding/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/onboarding/index.jsx
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ class Onboarding extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   static propTypes = {
     dispatch: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     account: ImmutablePropTypes.record,
-    multiColumn: PropTypes.bool,
     ...WithRouterPropTypes,
   };
 
@@ -101,14 +100,14 @@ class Onboarding extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { account, multiColumn } = this.props;
+    const { account } = this.props;
     const { step, shareClicked } = this.state;
 
     switch(step) {
     case 'follows':
-      return <Follows onBack={this.handleBackClick} multiColumn={multiColumn} />;
+      return <Follows onBack={this.handleBackClick} />;
     case 'share':
-      return <Share onBack={this.handleBackClick} multiColumn={multiColumn} />;
+      return <Share onBack={this.handleBackClick} />;
     }
 
     return (
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/onboarding/share.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/onboarding/share.jsx
index 66c95b8c9b..7c35c9a492 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/onboarding/share.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/onboarding/share.jsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { ReactComponent as ContentCopyIcon } from '@material-symbols/svg-600/out
 import SwipeableViews from 'react-swipeable-views';
 
 import Column from 'flavours/glitch/components/column';
-import ColumnBackButton from 'flavours/glitch/components/column_back_button';
+import { ColumnBackButton } from 'flavours/glitch/components/column_back_button';
 import { Icon }  from 'flavours/glitch/components/icon';
 import { me, domain } from 'flavours/glitch/initial_state';
 
@@ -146,18 +146,17 @@ class Share extends PureComponent {
   static propTypes = {
     onBack: PropTypes.func,
     account: ImmutablePropTypes.record,
-    multiColumn: PropTypes.bool,
     intl: PropTypes.object,
   };
 
   render () {
-    const { onBack, account, multiColumn, intl } = this.props;
+    const { onBack, account, intl } = this.props;
 
     const url = (new URL(`/@${account.get('username')}`, document.baseURI)).href;
 
     return (
       <Column>
-        <ColumnBackButton multiColumn={multiColumn} onClick={onBack} />
+        <ColumnBackButton onClick={onBack} />
 
         <div className='scrollable privacy-policy'>
           <div className='column-title'>
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/pinned_statuses/index.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/pinned_statuses/index.jsx
index fafcb78f1d..b888ab6850 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/pinned_statuses/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/pinned_statuses/index.jsx
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import { ReactComponent as PushPinIcon } from '@material-symbols/svg-600/outline
 import { getStatusList } from 'flavours/glitch/selectors';
 
 import { fetchPinnedStatuses } from '../../actions/pin_statuses';
-import ColumnBackButtonSlim from '../../components/column_back_button_slim';
 import StatusList from '../../components/status_list';
 import Column from '../ui/components/column';
 
@@ -52,8 +51,7 @@ class PinnedStatuses extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     const { intl, statusIds, hasMore, multiColumn } = this.props;
 
     return (
-      <Column bindToDocument={!multiColumn} icon='thumb-tack' iconComponent={PushPinIcon} heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.heading)} ref={this.setRef}>
-        <ColumnBackButtonSlim />
+      <Column bindToDocument={!multiColumn} icon='thumb-tack' iconComponent={PushPinIcon} heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.heading)} ref={this.setRef} alwaysShowBackButton>
         <StatusList
           statusIds={statusIds}
           scrollKey='pinned_statuses'
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/column.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/column.jsx
index a2335bd2b5..80e46af094 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/column.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/column.jsx
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ import { PureComponent } from 'react';
 
 import { debounce } from 'lodash';
 
+import ColumnHeader from '../../../components/column_header';
 import { isMobile } from '../../../is_mobile';
 import { scrollTop } from '../../../scroll';
 
-import ColumnHeader from './column_header';
-
 export default class Column extends PureComponent {
 
   static propTypes = {
     heading: PropTypes.string,
+    alwaysShowBackButton: PropTypes.bool,
     icon: PropTypes.string,
     iconComponent: PropTypes.func,
     children: PropTypes.node,
@@ -53,13 +53,14 @@ export default class Column extends PureComponent {
   };
 
   render () {
-    const { heading, icon, iconComponent, children, active, hideHeadingOnMobile, name } = this.props;
+    const { heading, icon, iconComponent, children, active, hideHeadingOnMobile, alwaysShowBackButton, name } = this.props;
 
     const showHeading = heading && (!hideHeadingOnMobile || (hideHeadingOnMobile && !isMobile(window.innerWidth)));
 
     const columnHeaderId = showHeading && heading.replace(/ /g, '-');
+
     const header = showHeading && (
-      <ColumnHeader icon={icon} iconComponent={iconComponent} active={active} type={heading} onClick={this.handleHeaderClick} columnHeaderId={columnHeaderId} />
+      <ColumnHeader icon={icon} iconComponent={iconComponent} active={active} title={heading} onClick={this.handleHeaderClick} columnHeaderId={columnHeaderId} showBackButton={alwaysShowBackButton} />
     );
     return (
       <div
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/column_header.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/column_header.jsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 04fe975dbc..0000000000
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/column_header.jsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { PureComponent } from 'react';
-
-import classNames from 'classnames';
-
-import { Icon }  from 'flavours/glitch/components/icon';
-
-export default class ColumnHeader extends PureComponent {
-
-  static propTypes = {
-    icon: PropTypes.string,
-    iconComponent: PropTypes.func,
-    type: PropTypes.string,
-    active: PropTypes.bool,
-    onClick: PropTypes.func,
-    columnHeaderId: PropTypes.string,
-  };
-
-  handleClick = () => {
-    this.props.onClick();
-  };
-
-  render () {
-    const { icon, iconComponent, type, active, columnHeaderId } = this.props;
-    let iconElement = '';
-
-    if (icon) {
-      iconElement = <Icon id={icon} icon={iconComponent} className='column-header__icon' />;
-    }
-
-    return (
-      <h1 className={classNames('column-header', { active })} id={columnHeaderId || null}>
-        <button onClick={this.handleClick}>
-          {iconElement}
-          {type}
-        </button>
-      </h1>
-    );
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/columns_area.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/columns_area.jsx
index a37e3cadce..f3e1bfe492 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/columns_area.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/components/columns_area.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { Children, cloneElement } from 'react';
+import { Children, cloneElement, useCallback } from 'react';
 
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   ListTimeline,
   Directory,
 } from '../util/async-components';
+import { useColumnsContext } from '../util/columns_context';
 
 import BundleColumnError from './bundle_column_error';
 import { ColumnLoading } from './column_loading';
@@ -43,6 +44,17 @@ const componentMap = {
   'DIRECTORY': Directory,
 };
 
+const TabsBarPortal = () => {
+  const {setTabsBarElement} = useColumnsContext();
+
+  const setRef = useCallback((element) => {
+    if(element)
+      setTabsBarElement(element);
+  }, [setTabsBarElement]);
+
+  return <div id='tabs-bar__portal' ref={setRef} />;
+};
+
 export default class ColumnsArea extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   static propTypes = {
     columns: ImmutablePropTypes.list.isRequired,
@@ -146,7 +158,7 @@ export default class ColumnsArea extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           </div>
 
           <div className='columns-area__panels__main'>
-            <div className='tabs-bar__wrapper'><div id='tabs-bar__portal' /></div>
+            <div className='tabs-bar__wrapper'><TabsBarPortal /></div>
             <div className='columns-area columns-area--mobile'>{children}</div>
           </div>
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.jsx
index fa943f579f..dc3a7ce37b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/index.jsx
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ import {
   About,
   PrivacyPolicy,
 } from './util/async-components';
+import { ColumnsContextProvider } from './util/columns_context';
 import { WrappedSwitch, WrappedRoute } from './util/react_router_helpers';
-
 // Dummy import, to make sure that <Status /> ends up in the application bundle.
 // Without this it ends up in ~8 very commonly used bundles.
 import '../../components/status';
@@ -188,69 +188,71 @@ class SwitchingColumnsArea extends PureComponent {
     }
 
     return (
-      <ColumnsAreaContainer ref={this.setRef} singleColumn={singleColumn}>
-        <WrappedSwitch>
-          {redirect}
+      <ColumnsContextProvider multiColumn={!singleColumn}>
+        <ColumnsAreaContainer ref={this.setRef} singleColumn={singleColumn}>
+          <WrappedSwitch>
+            {redirect}
 
-          {singleColumn ? <Redirect from='/deck' to='/home' exact /> : null}
-          {singleColumn && pathName.startsWith('/deck/') ? <Redirect from={pathName} to={pathName.slice(5)} /> : null}
-          {/* Redirect old bookmarks (without /deck) with home-like routes to the advanced interface */}
-          {!singleColumn && pathName === '/getting-started' ? <Redirect from='/getting-started' to='/deck/getting-started' exact /> : null}
-          {!singleColumn && pathName === '/home' ? <Redirect from='/home' to='/deck/getting-started' exact /> : null}
+            {singleColumn ? <Redirect from='/deck' to='/home' exact /> : null}
+            {singleColumn && pathName.startsWith('/deck/') ? <Redirect from={pathName} to={pathName.slice(5)} /> : null}
+            {/* Redirect old bookmarks (without /deck) with home-like routes to the advanced interface */}
+            {!singleColumn && pathName === '/getting-started' ? <Redirect from='/getting-started' to='/deck/getting-started' exact /> : null}
+            {!singleColumn && pathName === '/home' ? <Redirect from='/home' to='/deck/getting-started' exact /> : null}
 
-          <WrappedRoute path='/getting-started' component={GettingStarted} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/keyboard-shortcuts' component={KeyboardShortcuts} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/about' component={About} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/privacy-policy' component={PrivacyPolicy} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/getting-started' component={GettingStarted} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/keyboard-shortcuts' component={KeyboardShortcuts} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/about' component={About} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/privacy-policy' component={PrivacyPolicy} content={children} />
 
-          <WrappedRoute path={['/home', '/timelines/home']} component={HomeTimeline} content={children} />
-          <Redirect from='/timelines/public' to='/public' exact />
-          <Redirect from='/timelines/public/local' to='/public/local' exact />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/public' exact component={Firehose} componentParams={{ feedType: 'public' }} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/public/local' exact component={Firehose} componentParams={{ feedType: 'community' }} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/public/remote' exact component={Firehose} componentParams={{ feedType: 'public:remote' }} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path={['/conversations', '/timelines/direct']} component={DirectTimeline} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/tags/:id' component={HashtagTimeline} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/lists/:id' component={ListTimeline} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/notifications' component={Notifications} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/favourites' component={FavouritedStatuses} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path={['/home', '/timelines/home']} component={HomeTimeline} content={children} />
+            <Redirect from='/timelines/public' to='/public' exact />
+            <Redirect from='/timelines/public/local' to='/public/local' exact />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/public' exact component={Firehose} componentParams={{ feedType: 'public' }} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/public/local' exact component={Firehose} componentParams={{ feedType: 'community' }} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/public/remote' exact component={Firehose} componentParams={{ feedType: 'public:remote' }} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path={['/conversations', '/timelines/direct']} component={DirectTimeline} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/tags/:id' component={HashtagTimeline} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/lists/:id' component={ListTimeline} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/notifications' component={Notifications} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/favourites' component={FavouritedStatuses} content={children} />
 
-          <WrappedRoute path='/bookmarks' component={BookmarkedStatuses} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/pinned' component={PinnedStatuses} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/bookmarks' component={BookmarkedStatuses} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/pinned' component={PinnedStatuses} content={children} />
 
-          <WrappedRoute path='/start' exact component={Onboarding} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/directory' component={Directory} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path={['/explore', '/search']} component={Explore} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path={['/publish', '/statuses/new']} component={Compose} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/start' exact component={Onboarding} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/directory' component={Directory} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path={['/explore', '/search']} component={Explore} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path={['/publish', '/statuses/new']} component={Compose} content={children} />
 
-          <WrappedRoute path={['/@:acct', '/accounts/:id']} exact component={AccountTimeline} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/@:acct/tagged/:tagged?' exact component={AccountTimeline} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path={['/@:acct/with_replies', '/accounts/:id/with_replies']} component={AccountTimeline} content={children} componentParams={{ withReplies: true }} />
-          <WrappedRoute path={['/accounts/:id/followers', '/users/:acct/followers', '/@:acct/followers']} component={Followers} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path={['/accounts/:id/following', '/users/:acct/following', '/@:acct/following']} component={Following} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path={['/@:acct/media', '/accounts/:id/media']} component={AccountGallery} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/@:acct/:statusId' exact component={Status} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/@:acct/:statusId/reblogs' component={Reblogs} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/@:acct/:statusId/favourites' component={Favourites} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path={['/@:acct', '/accounts/:id']} exact component={AccountTimeline} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/@:acct/tagged/:tagged?' exact component={AccountTimeline} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path={['/@:acct/with_replies', '/accounts/:id/with_replies']} component={AccountTimeline} content={children} componentParams={{ withReplies: true }} />
+            <WrappedRoute path={['/accounts/:id/followers', '/users/:acct/followers', '/@:acct/followers']} component={Followers} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path={['/accounts/:id/following', '/users/:acct/following', '/@:acct/following']} component={Following} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path={['/@:acct/media', '/accounts/:id/media']} component={AccountGallery} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/@:acct/:statusId' exact component={Status} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/@:acct/:statusId/reblogs' component={Reblogs} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/@:acct/:statusId/favourites' component={Favourites} content={children} />
 
-          {/* Legacy routes, cannot be easily factored with other routes because they share a param name */}
-          <WrappedRoute path='/timelines/tag/:id' component={HashtagTimeline} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/timelines/list/:id' component={ListTimeline} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/statuses/:statusId' exact component={Status} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/statuses/:statusId/reblogs' component={Reblogs} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/statuses/:statusId/favourites' component={Favourites} content={children} />
+            {/* Legacy routes, cannot be easily factored with other routes because they share a param name */}
+            <WrappedRoute path='/timelines/tag/:id' component={HashtagTimeline} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/timelines/list/:id' component={ListTimeline} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/statuses/:statusId' exact component={Status} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/statuses/:statusId/reblogs' component={Reblogs} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/statuses/:statusId/favourites' component={Favourites} content={children} />
 
-          <WrappedRoute path='/follow_requests' component={FollowRequests} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/blocks' component={Blocks} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/domain_blocks' component={DomainBlocks} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/followed_tags' component={FollowedTags} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/mutes' component={Mutes} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/lists' component={Lists} content={children} />
-          <WrappedRoute path='/getting-started-misc' component={GettingStartedMisc} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/follow_requests' component={FollowRequests} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/blocks' component={Blocks} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/domain_blocks' component={DomainBlocks} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/followed_tags' component={FollowedTags} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/mutes' component={Mutes} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/lists' component={Lists} content={children} />
+            <WrappedRoute path='/getting-started-misc' component={GettingStartedMisc} content={children} />
 
-          <Route component={BundleColumnError} />
-        </WrappedSwitch>
-      </ColumnsAreaContainer>
+            <Route component={BundleColumnError} />
+          </WrappedSwitch>
+        </ColumnsAreaContainer>
+      </ColumnsContextProvider>
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/util/columns_context.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/util/columns_context.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e02918deb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/ui/util/columns_context.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import type { ReactElement } from 'react';
+import { createContext, useContext, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
+
+export const ColumnsContext = createContext<{
+  tabsBarElement: HTMLElement | null;
+  setTabsBarElement: (element: HTMLElement) => void;
+  multiColumn: boolean;
+}>({
+  tabsBarElement: null,
+  multiColumn: false,
+  setTabsBarElement: () => undefined, // no-op
+});
+
+export function useColumnsContext() {
+  return useContext(ColumnsContext);
+}
+
+export const ButtonInTabsBar: React.FC<{
+  children: ReactElement | string | undefined;
+}> = ({ children }) => {
+  const { multiColumn, tabsBarElement } = useColumnsContext();
+
+  if (multiColumn) {
+    return children;
+  } else if (!tabsBarElement) {
+    return children;
+  } else {
+    return createPortal(children, tabsBarElement);
+  }
+};
+
+type ContextValue = React.ContextType<typeof ColumnsContext>;
+
+export const ColumnsContextProvider: React.FC<
+  React.PropsWithChildren<{ multiColumn: boolean }>
+> = ({ multiColumn, children }) => {
+  const [tabsBarElement, setTabsBarElement] =
+    useState<ContextValue['tabsBarElement']>(null);
+
+  const contextValue = useMemo<ContextValue>(
+    () => ({ multiColumn, tabsBarElement, setTabsBarElement }),
+    [multiColumn, tabsBarElement],
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <ColumnsContext.Provider value={contextValue}>
+      {children}
+    </ColumnsContext.Provider>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/columns.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/columns.scss
index e210c553bb..5a2962e881 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/columns.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/columns.scss
@@ -218,20 +218,6 @@ $ui-header-height: 55px;
   margin-inline-end: 5px;
 }
 
-.column-back-button--slim {
-  position: relative;
-}
-
-.column-back-button--slim-button {
-  cursor: pointer;
-  flex: 0 0 auto;
-  font-size: 16px;
-  padding: 15px;
-  position: absolute;
-  inset-inline-end: 0;
-  top: -48px;
-}
-
 .switch-to-advanced {
   color: $light-text-color;
   background-color: $ui-base-color;
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/test_helpers.tsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/test_helpers.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6895895569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/test_helpers.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import type { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
+import { Component } from 'react';
+
+import { IntlProvider } from 'react-intl';
+
+import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router';
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies
+import { render as rtlRender } from '@testing-library/react';
+
+class FakeIdentityWrapper extends Component<
+  PropsWithChildren<{ signedIn: boolean }>
+> {
+  static childContextTypes = {
+    identity: PropTypes.shape({
+      signedIn: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+      accountId: PropTypes.string,
+      disabledAccountId: PropTypes.string,
+      accessToken: PropTypes.string,
+    }).isRequired,
+  };
+
+  getChildContext() {
+    return {
+      identity: {
+        signedIn: this.props.signedIn,
+        accountId: '123',
+        accessToken: 'test-access-token',
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    return this.props.children;
+  }
+}
+
+function render(
+  ui: React.ReactElement,
+  { locale = 'en', signedIn = true, ...renderOptions } = {},
+) {
+  const Wrapper = (props: { children: React.ReactElement }) => {
+    return (
+      <MemoryRouter>
+        <IntlProvider locale={locale}>
+          <FakeIdentityWrapper signedIn={signedIn}>
+            {props.children}
+          </FakeIdentityWrapper>
+        </IntlProvider>
+      </MemoryRouter>
+    );
+  };
+  return rtlRender(ui, { wrapper: Wrapper, ...renderOptions });
+}
+
+// re-export everything
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies
+export * from '@testing-library/react';
+
+// override render method
+export { render };