diff --git a/src/plugins/visualize/public/application/components/visualize_top_nav.tsx b/src/plugins/visualize/public/application/components/visualize_top_nav.tsx
index 57f4637bda690..2d9105dec4714 100644
--- a/src/plugins/visualize/public/application/components/visualize_top_nav.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/visualize/public/application/components/visualize_top_nav.tsx
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ const TopNav = ({
       }
       return actions.default();
     });
+    return () => {
+      // reset on app leave handler so leaving from the listing page doesn't trigger a confirmation
+      onAppLeave((actions) => actions.default());
+    };
   }, [
     onAppLeave,
     hasUnappliedChanges,