Refer to Jetpack Compose Navigation using BottomNavigation and also navigate to a new screen.
You use navController to check if current destination is part of the BottomNavigation's screen (show BottomNavigation if it is).
@Composablefun JourneyApp() { JourneyTheme { val navController = rememberNavController() val onBack: () -> Unit = { navController.popBackStack() } val screens = listOf( Screen.Home, Screen.Collections, Screen.UserProfile ) val showBottomBar = navController .currentBackStackEntryAsState().value?.destination?.route in screens.map { it.route } // https://developer.android.com/jetpack/compose/navigation Scaffold( bottomBar = { if (showBottomBar) { BottomNavigation { val navBackStackEntry by navController.currentBackStackEntryAsState() val currentDestination = navBackStackEntry?.destination screens.forEach { screen -> BottomNavigationItem( icon = { Icon(imageVector = screen.icon, contentDescription = screen.label) }, label = { Text(screen.label) }, selected = currentDestination?.hierarchy?.any { it.route == screen.route } == true, onClick = { navController.navigate(screen.route) { // Pop up to the start destination of the graph to // avoid building up a large stack of destinations // on the back stack as users select items popUpTo(navController.graph.findStartDestination().id) { saveState = true } // Avoid multiple copies of the same destination when // reselecting the same item launchSingleTop = true // Restore state when reselecting a previously selected item restoreState = true } } ) } } } } ) { innerPadding -> Box(modifier = Modifier.padding(innerPadding)) { // nav graph NavHost(navController = navController, startDestination = Screen.Home.route) { // add new navigation function composable(Screen.Home.route) { HomeScreen(navigateToImportPhoto = { navController.navigate("importPhoto") }) } composable(Screen.Collections.route) { CollectionsScreen() } composable(Screen.UserProfile.route) { UserProfileScreen() } // new screen, not part of bottom nav composable("importPhoto") { ImportPhotoScreen(onBack = onBack) } } } } }}