diff --git a/web/src/canvas/canvas.ts b/web/src/canvas/canvas.ts
index df107ce8a81da3cd4e71058f87659f4a6e271297..835c9c388a24276a7ed9b395ee09a8a001a28dfa 100644
--- a/web/src/canvas/canvas.ts
+++ b/web/src/canvas/canvas.ts
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export class Canvas {
 
         // needs to be added after the carousel transition because the transition layer spans over the entire screen
         // which captures mouse clicks that otherwise would not arrive at the navigation buttons
-        if (this.isMobileScreen) {
+        if (this.isMobileScreen && !this.settings.embedded_mode) {
             this.navigation = new Navigation(this)
         }