diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/remove-nav-unification-preferred-view-param b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/remove-nav-unification-preferred-view-param
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..03650a387d6f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/remove-nav-unification-preferred-view-param
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: other
+
+Nav Unification: Removes the `preferred-view` param from the URL after changing the preffered view. This fix only affects WP.com sites.
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/modules/masterbar/admin-menu/class-base-admin-menu.php b/projects/plugins/jetpack/modules/masterbar/admin-menu/class-base-admin-menu.php
index 8db8e53c480ae..c71a602a84088 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/modules/masterbar/admin-menu/class-base-admin-menu.php
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/modules/masterbar/admin-menu/class-base-admin-menu.php
@@ -639,14 +639,19 @@ public function handle_preferred_view() {
 		 */
 		\do_action( 'jetpack_dashboard_switcher_changed_view', $current_screen, $preferred_view );
 
-		// Redirect to default view if that's the newly preferred view.
 		if ( self::DEFAULT_VIEW === $preferred_view ) {
+			// Redirect to default view if that's the newly preferred view.
 			$menu_mappings = require __DIR__ . '/menu-mappings.php';
 			if ( isset( $menu_mappings[ $current_screen ] ) ) {
 				// Using `wp_redirect` intentionally because we're redirecting to Calypso.
 				wp_redirect( $menu_mappings[ $current_screen ] . $this->domain ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.SafeRedirect
 				exit;
 			}
+		} elseif ( self::CLASSIC_VIEW === $preferred_view ) {
+			// Removes the `preferred-view` param from the URL to avoid issues with
+			// screens that don't expect this param to be present in the URL.
+			wp_safe_redirect( remove_query_arg( 'preferred-view' ) );
+			exit;
 		}
 		// phpcs:enable WordPress.Security.NonceVerification
 	}
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/tests/php/modules/masterbar/test-class-base-admin-menu.php b/projects/plugins/jetpack/tests/php/modules/masterbar/test-class-base-admin-menu.php
index b86a73f0137b0..bc66fbc22151f 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/tests/php/modules/masterbar/test-class-base-admin-menu.php
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/tests/php/modules/masterbar/test-class-base-admin-menu.php
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ public function test_handle_preferred_view() {
 		global $pagenow;
 		$pagenow                = 'test.php';
 		$_GET['preferred-view'] = 'classic';
+
+		$this->expectException( ExitException::class );
+
 		static::$admin_menu->handle_preferred_view();
 
 		$this->assertSame( 'classic', static::$admin_menu->get_preferred_view( 'test.php' ) );