diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 71acd565..dbae1d27 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ kotlin.mpp.enableGranularSourceSetsMetadata=true
 
 # Maven
 GROUP=cafe.adriel.voyager
-VERSION_NAME=1.0.0-rc01
+VERSION_NAME=1.0.0-rc02
 
 POM_DESCRIPTION=A pragmatic navigation library for Jetpack Compose
 POM_INCEPTION_YEAR=2021
diff --git a/samples/android/src/main/java/cafe/adriel/voyager/sample/tabNavigation/tabs/TabContent.kt b/samples/android/src/main/java/cafe/adriel/voyager/sample/tabNavigation/tabs/TabContent.kt
index 5216fedc..418b2596 100644
--- a/samples/android/src/main/java/cafe/adriel/voyager/sample/tabNavigation/tabs/TabContent.kt
+++ b/samples/android/src/main/java/cafe/adriel/voyager/sample/tabNavigation/tabs/TabContent.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import cafe.adriel.voyager.core.lifecycle.LifecycleEffect
 import cafe.adriel.voyager.core.model.rememberScreenModel
 import cafe.adriel.voyager.navigator.Navigator
-import cafe.adriel.voyager.navigator.NavigatorDisposeBehavior
 import cafe.adriel.voyager.navigator.tab.LocalTabNavigator
 import cafe.adriel.voyager.navigator.tab.Tab
 import cafe.adriel.voyager.sample.androidViewModel.AndroidListViewModel
@@ -34,10 +33,7 @@ fun Tab.TabContent() {
         onDisposed = { Log.d("Navigator", "Dispose tab $tabTitle") },
     )
 
-    Navigator(
-        screen = BasicNavigationScreen(index = 0),
-        disposeBehavior = NavigatorDisposeBehavior(autoDisposeNavigator = false),
-    ) { navigator ->
+    Navigator(BasicNavigationScreen(index = 0)) { navigator ->
         SlideTransition(navigator) { screen ->
             val screenModel = rememberScreenModel { ListScreenModel() }
             val viewModel = getViewModel<AndroidListViewModel>()
diff --git a/voyager-navigator/src/commonMain/kotlin/cafe/adriel/voyager/navigator/Navigator.kt b/voyager-navigator/src/commonMain/kotlin/cafe/adriel/voyager/navigator/Navigator.kt
index 871ca050..f24be165 100644
--- a/voyager-navigator/src/commonMain/kotlin/cafe/adriel/voyager/navigator/Navigator.kt
+++ b/voyager-navigator/src/commonMain/kotlin/cafe/adriel/voyager/navigator/Navigator.kt
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ public fun Navigator(
     CompositionLocalProvider(
         LocalNavigatorStateHolder providesDefault rememberSaveableStateHolder()
     ) {
-        val navigator = rememberNavigator(screens, LocalNavigator.current)
+        val navigator = rememberNavigator(screens, disposeBehavior, LocalNavigator.current)
         val lifecycleOwner = rememberScreenLifecycleOwner(navigator.lastItem)
         val hooks = lifecycleOwner.getHooks()
 
-        if (disposeBehavior.autoDisposeNavigator) {
+        if (navigator.parent?.disposeBehavior?.disposeNestedNavigators != false) {
             NavigatorDisposableEffect(navigator)
         }
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public fun Navigator(
             LocalNavigator provides navigator,
             *hooks.providers.toTypedArray()
         ) {
-            if (disposeBehavior.autoDisposeSteps) {
+            if (disposeBehavior.disposeSteps) {
                 StepDisposableEffect(navigator)
             }
 
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ public fun Navigator(
 
 public class Navigator internal constructor(
     screens: List<Screen>,
+    public val disposeBehavior: NavigatorDisposeBehavior,
     public val stateHolder: SaveableStateHolder,
     public val parent: Navigator? = null
 ) : Stack<Screen> by screens.toMutableStateStack(minSize = 1) {
@@ -124,6 +125,6 @@ public class Navigator internal constructor(
 }
 
 public data class NavigatorDisposeBehavior(
-    val autoDisposeNavigator: Boolean = true,
-    val autoDisposeSteps: Boolean = true,
+    val disposeNestedNavigators: Boolean = true,
+    val disposeSteps: Boolean = true,
 )
diff --git a/voyager-navigator/src/commonMain/kotlin/cafe/adriel/voyager/navigator/internal/NavigatorDisposable.kt b/voyager-navigator/src/commonMain/kotlin/cafe/adriel/voyager/navigator/internal/NavigatorDisposable.kt
index 032a65c8..d9b84bc2 100644
--- a/voyager-navigator/src/commonMain/kotlin/cafe/adriel/voyager/navigator/internal/NavigatorDisposable.kt
+++ b/voyager-navigator/src/commonMain/kotlin/cafe/adriel/voyager/navigator/internal/NavigatorDisposable.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.DisposableEffect
 import cafe.adriel.voyager.core.lifecycle.ScreenLifecycleStore
 import cafe.adriel.voyager.core.model.ScreenModelStore
+import cafe.adriel.voyager.core.screen.Screen
 import cafe.adriel.voyager.core.stack.StackEvent
 import cafe.adriel.voyager.navigator.Navigator
 
@@ -17,9 +18,7 @@ internal fun NavigatorDisposableEffect(
     DisposableEffect(navigator) {
         onDispose {
             for (screen in navigator.items) {
-                ScreenModelStore.remove(screen)
-                ScreenLifecycleStore.remove(screen)
-                navigator.stateHolder.removeState(screen.key)
+                navigator.dispose(screen)
             }
             navigator.clearEvent()
         }
@@ -35,11 +34,17 @@ internal fun StepDisposableEffect(
     DisposableEffect(currentScreen.key) {
         onDispose {
             if (navigator.lastEvent in disposableEvents) {
-                ScreenModelStore.remove(currentScreen)
-                ScreenLifecycleStore.remove(currentScreen)
-                navigator.stateHolder.removeState(currentScreen.key)
+                navigator.dispose(currentScreen)
                 navigator.clearEvent()
             }
         }
     }
 }
+
+private fun Navigator.dispose(
+    screen: Screen
+) {
+    ScreenModelStore.remove(screen)
+    ScreenLifecycleStore.remove(screen)
+    stateHolder.removeState(screen.key)
+}
diff --git a/voyager-navigator/src/commonMain/kotlin/cafe/adriel/voyager/navigator/internal/NavigatorSaver.kt b/voyager-navigator/src/commonMain/kotlin/cafe/adriel/voyager/navigator/internal/NavigatorSaver.kt
index 54c5aba8..27040256 100644
--- a/voyager-navigator/src/commonMain/kotlin/cafe/adriel/voyager/navigator/internal/NavigatorSaver.kt
+++ b/voyager-navigator/src/commonMain/kotlin/cafe/adriel/voyager/navigator/internal/NavigatorSaver.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.saveable.rememberSaveable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.staticCompositionLocalOf
 import cafe.adriel.voyager.core.screen.Screen
 import cafe.adriel.voyager.navigator.Navigator
+import cafe.adriel.voyager.navigator.NavigatorDisposeBehavior
 
 internal val LocalNavigatorStateHolder: ProvidableCompositionLocal<SaveableStateHolder> =
     staticCompositionLocalOf { error("LocalNavigatorStateHolder not initialized") }
@@ -16,20 +17,22 @@ internal val LocalNavigatorStateHolder: ProvidableCompositionLocal<SaveableState
 @Composable
 internal fun rememberNavigator(
     screens: List<Screen>,
+    disposeBehavior: NavigatorDisposeBehavior,
     parent: Navigator?
 ): Navigator {
     val stateHolder = LocalNavigatorStateHolder.current
 
-    return rememberSaveable(saver = navigatorSaver(stateHolder, parent)) {
-        Navigator(screens, stateHolder, parent)
+    return rememberSaveable(saver = navigatorSaver(stateHolder, disposeBehavior, parent)) {
+        Navigator(screens, disposeBehavior, stateHolder, parent)
     }
 }
 
 private fun navigatorSaver(
     stateHolder: SaveableStateHolder,
+    disposeBehavior: NavigatorDisposeBehavior,
     parent: Navigator?
 ): Saver<Navigator, Any> =
     listSaver(
         save = { navigator -> navigator.items },
-        restore = { items -> Navigator(items, stateHolder, parent) }
+        restore = { items -> Navigator(items, disposeBehavior, stateHolder, parent) }
     )
diff --git a/voyager-tab-navigator/src/commonMain/kotlin/cafe/adriel/voyager/navigator/tab/TabNavigator.kt b/voyager-tab-navigator/src/commonMain/kotlin/cafe/adriel/voyager/navigator/tab/TabNavigator.kt
index 85e4b17f..78cab410 100644
--- a/voyager-tab-navigator/src/commonMain/kotlin/cafe/adriel/voyager/navigator/tab/TabNavigator.kt
+++ b/voyager-tab-navigator/src/commonMain/kotlin/cafe/adriel/voyager/navigator/tab/TabNavigator.kt
@@ -17,11 +17,15 @@ public val LocalTabNavigator: ProvidableCompositionLocal<TabNavigator> =
 @Composable
 public fun TabNavigator(
     tab: Tab,
+    disposeNestedNavigators: Boolean = false,
     content: TabNavigatorContent = { CurrentTab() }
 ) {
     Navigator(
         screen = tab,
-        disposeBehavior = NavigatorDisposeBehavior(autoDisposeSteps = false),
+        disposeBehavior = NavigatorDisposeBehavior(
+            disposeNestedNavigators = disposeNestedNavigators,
+            disposeSteps = false
+        ),
         onBackPressed = null
     ) { navigator ->
         val tabNavigator = remember(navigator) {