diff --git a/mobile/android/fenix/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/trackingprotection/TrackingProtectionPanelInteractor.kt b/mobile/android/fenix/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/trackingprotection/TrackingProtectionPanelInteractor.kt
index 9804e3d0b848..679898c888a6 100644
--- a/mobile/android/fenix/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/trackingprotection/TrackingProtectionPanelInteractor.kt
+++ b/mobile/android/fenix/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/trackingprotection/TrackingProtectionPanelInteractor.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package org.mozilla.fenix.trackingprotection
 
 import android.content.Context
+import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import androidx.navigation.NavController
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
@@ -50,37 +51,57 @@ class TrackingProtectionPanelInteractor(
     override fun selectTrackingProtectionSettings() {
         openTrackingProtectionSettings.invoke()
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Handles the navigation after checking for exceptions in tracking protection.
+     * This function is responsible for navigating to the QuickSettingsSheetDialogFragment
+     * after determining the state of tracking protection and cookie banners for the given tab.
+     *
+     * It first retrieves the cookie banner UI mode for the current tab.
+     * Then, on the main thread, it pops the back stack and navigates to the
+     * QuickSettingsSheetDialogFragment, passing along various details about the tab,
+     * site permissions, and tracking protection status.
+     *
+     * @param tab The current [SessionState] representing the active tab.
+     * @param containsException A boolean indicating whether the current site has an exception
+     *                          for tracking protection.
+     */
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    internal fun handleNavigationAfterCheck(tab: SessionState, containsException: Boolean) {
+        ioScope.launch {
+            val cookieBannerUIMode = cookieBannersStorage.getCookieBannerUIMode(
+                context,
+                tab,
+            )
+            withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
+                fragment.runIfFragmentIsAttached {
+                    navController().popBackStack()
+                    val isTrackingProtectionEnabled =
+                        tab.trackingProtection.enabled && !containsException
+                    val directions =
+                        BrowserFragmentDirections.actionGlobalQuickSettingsSheetDialogFragment(
+                            sessionId = tab.id,
+                            url = tab.content.url,
+                            title = tab.content.title,
+                            isLocalPdf = tab.content.url.isContentUrl(),
+                            isSecured = tab.content.securityInfo.secure,
+                            sitePermissions = sitePermissions,
+                            gravity = gravity,
+                            certificateName = tab.content.securityInfo.issuer,
+                            permissionHighlights = tab.content.permissionHighlights,
+                            isTrackingProtectionEnabled = isTrackingProtectionEnabled,
+                            cookieBannerUIMode = cookieBannerUIMode,
+                        )
+                    navController().navigate(directions)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     override fun onBackPressed() {
         getCurrentTab()?.let { tab ->
             context.components.useCases.trackingProtectionUseCases.containsException(tab.id) { contains ->
-                ioScope.launch {
-                    val cookieBannerUIMode = cookieBannersStorage.getCookieBannerUIMode(
-                        context,
-                        tab,
-                    )
-                    withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
-                        fragment.runIfFragmentIsAttached {
-                            navController().popBackStack()
-                            val isTrackingProtectionEnabled =
-                                tab.trackingProtection.enabled && !contains
-                            val directions =
-                                BrowserFragmentDirections.actionGlobalQuickSettingsSheetDialogFragment(
-                                    sessionId = tab.id,
-                                    url = tab.content.url,
-                                    title = tab.content.title,
-                                    isLocalPdf = tab.content.url.isContentUrl(),
-                                    isSecured = tab.content.securityInfo.secure,
-                                    sitePermissions = sitePermissions,
-                                    gravity = gravity,
-                                    certificateName = tab.content.securityInfo.issuer,
-                                    permissionHighlights = tab.content.permissionHighlights,
-                                    isTrackingProtectionEnabled = isTrackingProtectionEnabled,
-                                    cookieBannerUIMode = cookieBannerUIMode,
-                                )
-                            navController().navigate(directions)
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
+                handleNavigationAfterCheck(tab, contains)
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/mobile/android/fenix/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/trackingprotection/TrackingProtectionPanelInteractorTest.kt b/mobile/android/fenix/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/trackingprotection/TrackingProtectionPanelInteractorTest.kt
index 21830daa3cfa..750a3d4d09fe 100644
--- a/mobile/android/fenix/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/trackingprotection/TrackingProtectionPanelInteractorTest.kt
+++ b/mobile/android/fenix/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/trackingprotection/TrackingProtectionPanelInteractorTest.kt
@@ -87,14 +87,6 @@ class TrackingProtectionPanelInteractorTest {
         every { fragment.context } returns context
         every { context.components.useCases.trackingProtectionUseCases } returns trackingProtectionUseCases
         every { context.components.appStore.state.isPrivateScreenLocked } returns true
-
-        val onComplete = slot<(Boolean) -> Unit>()
-        every {
-            trackingProtectionUseCases.containsException.invoke(
-                "testID",
-                capture(onComplete),
-            )
-        }.answers { onComplete.captured.invoke(true) }
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -141,7 +133,7 @@ class TrackingProtectionPanelInteractorTest {
         every { context.settings().shouldUseCookieBannerPrivateMode } returns false
         val directionsSlot = slot<NavDirections>()
 
-        interactor.onBackPressed()
+        interactor.handleNavigationAfterCheck(tab, true)
 
         coVerify {
             navController.popBackStack()