diff --git a/libs/blocks/global-navigation/global-navigation.js b/libs/blocks/global-navigation/global-navigation.js
index 9dbd4727ee..6fb48d4ac8 100644
--- a/libs/blocks/global-navigation/global-navigation.js
+++ b/libs/blocks/global-navigation/global-navigation.js
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ class Gnav {
 export default async function init(block) {
   const { mep } = getConfig();
   const sourceUrl = await getGnavSource();
-  const newMobileNav = getMetadata('mobile-gnav-v2') !== 'false';
+  const newMobileNav = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get('newNav') === 'true' || getMetadata('mobile-gnav-v2') !== 'false';
   const [url, hash = ''] = sourceUrl.split('#');
   if (hash === '_noActiveItem') {
     setDisableAEDState();