diff --git a/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/TestShell.cs b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/TestShell.cs
index b12a60f8cf52..6f210c4ad544 100644
--- a/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/TestShell.cs
+++ b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/TestShell.cs
@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@ public abstract class TestShell : Shell
 #else
 		protected const string FlyoutIconAutomationId = "OK";
 #endif
-#if IOS || MACCATALYST
+#if __IOS__ || WINDOWS
 		protected const string BackButtonAutomationId = "Back";
-#elif WINDOWS
-        protected const string BackButtonAutomationId = "NavigationViewBackButton";
 #else
-        protected const string BackButtonAutomationId = "Navigate up";
+		protected const string BackButtonAutomationId = "Navigate up";
 #endif
 
 		protected void IncreaseFlyoutItemsHeightSoUITestsCanClickOnThem()
diff --git a/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/XFIssue/Issue1024.cs b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/XFIssue/Issue1024.cs
index d75f5987ddd6..d3fc3b67ed5e 100644
--- a/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/XFIssue/Issue1024.cs
+++ b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/XFIssue/Issue1024.cs
@@ -22,11 +22,8 @@ public void Bugzilla1024Test()
 			App.Tap("Push");
 
 			App.WaitForElement("ListView");
-#if ANDROID
-			App.Tap(AppiumQuery.ByXPath("//android.widget.ImageButton[@content-desc='Navigate up']"));
-#else
-			App.Tap("NavigationViewBackButton");
-#endif
+			App.NavigateBack();
+
 		}
 
 		// At this point, the counter can be any value, but it's most likely not zero.
diff --git a/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/XFIssue/Issue12126.cs b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/XFIssue/Issue12126.cs
index 6c9f958c3933..b04866906ff5 100644
--- a/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/XFIssue/Issue12126.cs
+++ b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/XFIssue/Issue12126.cs
@@ -18,12 +18,7 @@ public Issue12126(TestDevice testDevice) : base(testDevice)
 	public void NavigatingBackFromMultiplePushPagesChangesTabVisibilityCorrectly()
 	{
 		App.WaitForElement("TestReady");
-#if ANDROID
-		App.Tap(AppiumQuery.ByXPath("//android.widget.ImageButton[@content-desc='Navigate up']"));
-#else
-		App.Tap(BackButtonAutomationId);
-#endif
-
+		App.NavigateBack();
 #if WINDOWS
 		App.WaitForElement("navViewItem");
 #else
diff --git a/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/_IssuesUITest.cs b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/_IssuesUITest.cs
index b228710004e2..ab2dd7e87a2d 100644
--- a/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/_IssuesUITest.cs
+++ b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/_IssuesUITest.cs
@@ -11,12 +11,10 @@ public abstract class _IssuesUITest : UITest
 #else
 		protected const string FlyoutIconAutomationId = "OK";
 #endif
-#if IOS || MACCATALYST
+#if __IOS__ || WINDOWS
 		protected const string BackButtonAutomationId = "Back";
-#elif WINDOWS
-        protected const string BackButtonAutomationId = "NavigationViewBackButton";
 #else
-        protected const string BackButtonAutomationId = "Navigate up";
+		protected const string BackButtonAutomationId = "Navigate up";
 #endif
 
 		public _IssuesUITest(TestDevice device) : base(device) { }
diff --git a/src/TestUtils/src/UITest.Appium/HelperExtensions.cs b/src/TestUtils/src/UITest.Appium/HelperExtensions.cs
index 7790e2134d38..a93bf1fcee3e 100644
--- a/src/TestUtils/src/UITest.Appium/HelperExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/TestUtils/src/UITest.Appium/HelperExtensions.cs
@@ -1657,6 +1657,25 @@ public static IList<object> GetPerformanceData(this IApp app, string performance
 			throw new InvalidOperationException($"Could not get the performance data");
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Navigates back in the application by simulating a tap on the platform-specific back navigation button.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="app">Represents the main gateway to interact with an app.</param>
+		public static void NavigateBack(this IApp app)
+		{
+			if (app is AppiumAndroidApp)
+			{
+				app.Tap(AppiumQuery.ByXPath("//android.widget.ImageButton[@content-desc='Navigate up']"));
+			}
+			else if (app is AppiumIOSApp || app is AppiumCatalystApp)
+			{
+				app.Tap(AppiumQuery.ByAccessibilityId("Back"));
+			}
+			else if (app is AppiumWindowsApp)
+			{
+				app.Tap(AppiumQuery.ByAccessibilityId("NavigationViewBackButton"));
+			}
+		}
 		static IUIElement Wait(Func<IUIElement?> query,
 			Func<IUIElement?, bool> satisfactory,
 			string? timeoutMessage = null,