diff --git a/assets/js/upload.js b/assets/js/upload.js
index 0f931037..99145df4 100644
--- a/assets/js/upload.js
+++ b/assets/js/upload.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { assertNotNull } from './utils/assert';
 import { fetchJson, handleError } from './utils/requests';
 import { $, $$, clearEl, hideEl, makeEl, showEl } from './utils/dom';
 import { addTag } from './tagsinput';
+import { oncePersistedPageShown } from './utils/events';
 
 const MATROSKA_MAGIC = 0x1a45dfa3;
 
@@ -64,17 +65,21 @@ function setupImageUpload() {
       imgPreviews.appendChild(label);
     });
   }
+
   function showError() {
     clearEl(imgPreviews);
     showEl(scraperError);
     enableFetch();
   }
+
   function hideError() {
     hideEl(scraperError);
   }
+
   function disableFetch() {
     fetchButton.setAttribute('disabled', '');
   }
+
   function enableFetch() {
     fetchButton.removeAttribute('disabled');
   }
@@ -231,13 +236,30 @@ function setupImageUpload() {
 
   function disableUploadButton() {
     const submitButton = $('.button.input--separate-top');
-    if (submitButton !== null) {
-      submitButton.disabled = true;
-      submitButton.innerText = 'Please wait...';
+
+    if (!submitButton) {
+      return;
     }
 
+    const originalButtonText = submitButton.innerText;
+
+    submitButton.disabled = true;
+    submitButton.innerText = 'Please wait...';
+
     // delay is needed because Safari stops the submit if the button is immediately disabled
     requestAnimationFrame(() => submitButton.setAttribute('disabled', 'disabled'));
+
+    // Rolling back the disabled state when user navigated back to the form.
+    oncePersistedPageShown(() => {
+      if (!submitButton.disabled) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      submitButton.disabled = false;
+      submitButton.innerText = originalButtonText;
+
+      submitButton.removeAttribute('disabled');
+    });
   }
 
   function submitHandler(event) {
diff --git a/assets/js/utils/__tests__/events.spec.ts b/assets/js/utils/__tests__/events.spec.ts
index ab1dbd67..f53b22ce 100644
--- a/assets/js/utils/__tests__/events.spec.ts
+++ b/assets/js/utils/__tests__/events.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-import { delegate, fire, mouseMoveThenOver, leftClick, on, PhilomenaAvailableEventsMap } from '../events';
+import {
+  delegate,
+  fire,
+  mouseMoveThenOver,
+  leftClick,
+  on,
+  PhilomenaAvailableEventsMap,
+  oncePersistedPageShown,
+} from '../events';
 import { getRandomArrayItem } from '../../../test/randomness';
 import { fireEvent } from '@testing-library/dom';
 
@@ -129,6 +137,51 @@ describe('Event utils', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('oncePersistedPageShown', () => {
+    it('should NOT fire on usual page show', () => {
+      const mockHandler = vi.fn();
+
+      oncePersistedPageShown(mockHandler);
+
+      fireEvent.pageShow(window, { persisted: false });
+
+      expect(mockHandler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+    });
+
+    it('should fire on persisted pageshow', () => {
+      const mockHandler = vi.fn();
+
+      oncePersistedPageShown(mockHandler);
+
+      fireEvent.pageShow(window, { persisted: true });
+
+      expect(mockHandler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('should keep waiting until the first persistent page shown fired', () => {
+      const mockHandler = vi.fn();
+
+      oncePersistedPageShown(mockHandler);
+
+      fireEvent.pageShow(window, { persisted: false });
+      fireEvent.pageShow(window, { persisted: false });
+      fireEvent.pageShow(window, { persisted: true });
+
+      expect(mockHandler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('should NOT fire more than once', () => {
+      const mockHandler = vi.fn();
+
+      oncePersistedPageShown(mockHandler);
+
+      fireEvent.pageShow(window, { persisted: true });
+      fireEvent.pageShow(window, { persisted: true });
+
+      expect(mockHandler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('delegate', () => {
     it('should call the native addEventListener method on the element', () => {
       const mockElement = document.createElement('div');
diff --git a/assets/js/utils/events.ts b/assets/js/utils/events.ts
index 458df039..f9d31c29 100644
--- a/assets/js/utils/events.ts
+++ b/assets/js/utils/events.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,23 @@ export function mouseMoveThenOver<El extends HTMLElement>(element: El, func: (e:
   );
 }
 
+export function oncePersistedPageShown(func: (e: PageTransitionEvent) => void) {
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+
+  window.addEventListener(
+    'pageshow',
+    (e: PageTransitionEvent) => {
+      if (!e.persisted) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      controller.abort();
+      func(e);
+    },
+    { signal: controller.signal },
+  );
+}
+
 export function delegate<K extends keyof PhilomenaAvailableEventsMap, Target extends Element>(
   node: PhilomenaEventElement,
   event: K,