diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useUnsavedMapLeaveGuard.js b/frontend/src/hooks/useUnsavedMapLeaveGuard.js
index c1bd893..46beba4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useUnsavedMapLeaveGuard.js
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useUnsavedMapLeaveGuard.js
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ export default function useUnsavedMapLeaveGuard({
   const [pendingLeaveTarget, setPendingLeaveTarget] = useState(null);
   const guardedClickTargetRef = useRef(null);
   const allowGuardedClickRef = useRef(false);
+  const confirmedLeaveRef = useRef(false);
+  const historyGuardActiveRef = useRef(false);
+  const guardedUrlRef = useRef("");
 
   useBeforeUnload(
     useCallback((event) => {
@@ -23,9 +26,21 @@ export default function useUnsavedMapLeaveGuard({
     if (!shouldGuardLeave) {
       setPendingLeaveTarget(null);
       guardedClickTargetRef.current = null;
+      confirmedLeaveRef.current = false;
+      historyGuardActiveRef.current = false;
       return undefined;
     }
 
+    if (!historyGuardActiveRef.current) {
+      guardedUrlRef.current = window.location.href;
+      window.history.pushState(
+        { ...(window.history.state || {}), unsavedMapGuard: true },
+        "",
+        guardedUrlRef.current
+      );
+      historyGuardActiveRef.current = true;
+    }
+
     const handleDocumentClick = (event) => {
       if (allowGuardedClickRef.current) return;
 
@@ -71,9 +86,23 @@ export default function useUnsavedMapLeaveGuard({
       event.preventDefault();
       setPendingLeaveTarget({ type: "path", path: nextPath });
     };
+    const handleBrowserHistoryNavigation = () => {
+      if (confirmedLeaveRef.current) return;
+
+      window.history.pushState(
+        { ...(window.history.state || {}), unsavedMapGuard: true },
+        "",
+        guardedUrlRef.current || window.location.href
+      );
+      setPendingLeaveTarget({ type: "history" });
+    };
 
     document.addEventListener("click", handleDocumentClick, true);
-    return () => document.removeEventListener("click", handleDocumentClick, true);
+    window.addEventListener("popstate", handleBrowserHistoryNavigation, true);
+    return () => {
+      document.removeEventListener("click", handleDocumentClick, true);
+      window.removeEventListener("popstate", handleBrowserHistoryNavigation, true);
+    };
   }, [shouldGuardLeave]);
 
   const requestBackNavigation = useCallback(() => {
@@ -92,6 +121,12 @@ export default function useUnsavedMapLeaveGuard({
   const confirmPendingLeave = useCallback(() => {
     const target = pendingLeaveTarget;
     setPendingLeaveTarget(null);
+    confirmedLeaveRef.current = true;
+    if (target?.type === "history") {
+      historyGuardActiveRef.current = false;
+      window.history.go(-2);
+      return;
+    }
     if (target?.type === "click") {
       const guardedClickTarget = guardedClickTargetRef.current;
       guardedClickTargetRef.current = null;
diff --git a/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts b/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts
index d3efe37..39ceffe 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/tests/location-map-manager.spec.ts
@@ -2618,6 +2618,59 @@ test("admin app navigation warns when draft edits are unsaved", async ({ page })
   await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/$/);
 });
 
+test("admin browser back warns when draft edits are unsaved", async ({ page }) => {
+  await mockMapShell(page);
+
+  const mapState = draftMapState([
+    {
+      id: 1375,
+      location_map_id: 900,
+      zone_id: 501,
+      zone_name: "Bakery",
+      type: "zone",
+      label: "Bakery",
+      x: 40,
+      y: 40,
+      width: 260,
+      height: 160,
+      rotation: 0,
+      locked: false,
+      visible: true,
+      sort_order: 1,
+    },
+  ], true);
+
+  await page.route("**/households/1/locations/10/map", async (route) => {
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify(mapState),
+    });
+  });
+
+  await page.goto("/stores/100/locations/10/map");
+  await page.evaluate(() => {
+    window.history.replaceState(window.history.state, "", "/");
+    window.history.pushState({}, "", "/stores/100/locations/10/map");
+  });
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/stores\/100\/locations\/10\/map$/);
+
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Continue Editing" }).click();
+  await page.locator(".location-map-object", { hasText: "Bakery" }).locator("rect").first().click();
+  await page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Label" }).fill("Unsaved Back Bakery");
+
+  await page.evaluate(() => window.history.back());
+  await expect(page.getByRole("heading", { name: "Leave with unsaved changes?" })).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/stores\/100\/locations\/10\/map$/);
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Cancel" }).click();
+  await expect(page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Label" })).toHaveValue("Unsaved Back Bakery");
+
+  await page.evaluate(() => window.history.back());
+  await expect(page.getByRole("heading", { name: "Leave with unsaved changes?" })).toBeVisible();
+  await confirmSlide(page);
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/$/);
+});
+
 test("admin logout warns when draft edits are unsaved", async ({ page }) => {
   await mockMapShell(page);