diff --git a/nativescript-angular/common/utils.ts b/nativescript-angular/common/utils.ts
index 7d00c6f89..5cee9f9ba 100644
--- a/nativescript-angular/common/utils.ts
+++ b/nativescript-angular/common/utils.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,20 @@ export function throwIfAlreadyLoaded(
     parentModule: any,
     moduleName: string,
 ) {
-    if ( parentModule ) {
+    if (parentModule) {
         throw new Error(`${moduleName} has already been loaded. Import ${moduleName} in the AppModule only.`);
     }
 }
+
+export function once(fn: Function) {
+    let wasCalled = false;
+
+    return function wrapper() {
+        if (wasCalled) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        wasCalled = true;
+        fn.apply(null, arguments);
+    };
+}
diff --git a/nativescript-angular/directives/dialogs.ts b/nativescript-angular/directives/dialogs.ts
index 6dc804a90..0365ff2a3 100644
--- a/nativescript-angular/directives/dialogs.ts
+++ b/nativescript-angular/directives/dialogs.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { ProxyViewContainer } from "tns-core-modules/ui/proxy-view-container/pro
 import { AppHostView } from "../app-host-view";
 import { DetachedLoader } from "../common/detached-loader";
 import { PageFactory, PAGE_FACTORY } from "../platform-providers";
+import { once } from "../common/utils";
 
 export interface ModalDialogOptions {
     context?: any;
@@ -106,19 +107,17 @@ export class ModalDialogService {
         let componentView: View;
         let detachedLoaderRef: ComponentRef<DetachedLoader>;
 
-        const closeCallback = (...args) => {
+        const closeCallback = once((...args) => {
             doneCallback.apply(undefined, args);
-            if (componentView && !this.location._isModalClosing) {
+            if (componentView) {
                 this.location._beginCloseModalNavigation();
-
                 componentView.closeModal();
-            } else if (this.location._isModalClosing) {
                 this.location.back();
                 this.location._finishCloseModalNavigation();
                 detachedLoaderRef.instance.detectChanges();
                 detachedLoaderRef.destroy();
             }
-        };
+        });
 
         const modalParams = new ModalDialogParams(context, closeCallback);
         const providers = ReflectiveInjector.resolve([
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ export class ModalDialogService {
             }
 
             // TODO: remove <any> cast after https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/pull/5734
-            //       is in a published version of tns-core-modules.
+            // is in a published version of tns-core-modules.
             (<any>parentView).showModal(componentView, context, closeCallback, fullscreen, animated, stretched);
         });
     }