diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/wp-single-view-tabs/keep-tab/keep-tab.service.ts b/frontend/src/app/components/wp-single-view-tabs/keep-tab/keep-tab.service.ts
index cbd2d6968a..275d0f8f9b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/wp-single-view-tabs/keep-tab/keep-tab.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/wp-single-view-tabs/keep-tab/keep-tab.service.ts
@@ -68,8 +68,12 @@ export class KeepTabService {
     return 'work-packages.partitioned.list.details.' + this.currentDetailsTab;
   }
 
+  public get currentDetailsSubState():string {
+    return '.details.' + this.currentDetailsTab;
+  }
+
   public isDetailsState(stateName:string) {
-    return stateName === 'work-packages.partitioned.list.details';
+    return !!stateName && stateName.includes('.details');
   }
 
   public get currentShowTab():string {
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/modules/bim/ifc_models/openproject-ifc-models.routes.ts b/frontend/src/app/modules/bim/ifc_models/openproject-ifc-models.routes.ts
index eec1ee4e38..0e269e6bcc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/modules/bim/ifc_models/openproject-ifc-models.routes.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/modules/bim/ifc_models/openproject-ifc-models.routes.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ export const IFC_ROUTES:Ng2StateDeclaration[] = [
     name: 'bim.partitioned.split',
     url: '/split',
     data: {
+      baseRoute: 'bim.partitioned.split',
       partition: '-split',
       newRoute: 'bim.partitioned.split.new',
       bodyClasses: 'router--work-packages-partitioned-split-view'
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/modules/common/back-routing/back-routing.service.ts b/frontend/src/app/modules/common/back-routing/back-routing.service.ts
index a6b2493364..9cd9850453 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/modules/common/back-routing/back-routing.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/modules/common/back-routing/back-routing.service.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ interface BackRouteOptions {
   name:string;
   params:{};
   parent:string;
+  baseRoute:string;
 }
 
 @Injectable({ providedIn: 'root' })
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ export class BackRoutingService {
   public goBack(preferListOverSplit:boolean = false) {
     // Default: back to list
     // When coming from a deep link or a create form
-    const baseRoute = this.$state.current.data.baseRoute || 'work-packages.partitioned.list';
+    const baseRoute = this.backRoute?.baseRoute || this.$state.current.data.baseRoute || 'work-packages.partitioned.list';
 
     if (!this.backRoute || this.backRoute.name.includes('new')) {
       this.$state.go(baseRoute, this.$state.params);
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ export class BackRoutingService {
         if (preferListOverSplit) {
           this.$state.go(baseRoute, this.$state.params);
         } else {
-          this.$state.go(this.keepTab.currentDetailsState, this.$state.params);
+          this.$state.go(baseRoute + this.keepTab.currentDetailsSubState, this.$state.params);
         }
       } else {
         this.$state.go(this.backRoute.name, this.backRoute.params);
@@ -82,7 +83,10 @@ export class BackRoutingService {
       toState.data &&
       fromState.data.parent !== toState.data.parent) {
       const paramsFromCopy = { ...transition.params('from') };
-      this.backRoute = { name: fromState.name, params: paramsFromCopy, parent: fromState.data.parent };
+      this.backRoute = { name: fromState.name,
+                         params: paramsFromCopy,
+                         parent: fromState.data.parent,
+                         baseRoute: fromState.data.baseRoute };
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/modules/work_packages/routing/split-view-routes.template.ts b/frontend/src/app/modules/work_packages/routing/split-view-routes.template.ts
index 6d5ac1e1d9..c77d5423ef 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/modules/work_packages/routing/split-view-routes.template.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/modules/work_packages/routing/split-view-routes.template.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ export function makeSplitViewRoutes(baseRoute:string,
       url: '/overview',
       component: WorkPackageOverviewTabComponent,
       data: {
+        baseRoute: baseRoute,
         menuItem: menuItemClass,
         parent: baseRoute + '.details'
       }
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ export function makeSplitViewRoutes(baseRoute:string,
       url: '/activity',
       component: WorkPackageActivityTabComponent,
       data: {
+        baseRoute: baseRoute,
         menuItem: menuItemClass,
         parent: baseRoute + '.details'
       }
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ export function makeSplitViewRoutes(baseRoute:string,
       url: '/relations',
       component: WorkPackageRelationsTabComponent,
       data: {
+        baseRoute: baseRoute,
         menuItem: menuItemClass,
         parent: baseRoute + '.details'
       }
@@ -110,6 +113,7 @@ export function makeSplitViewRoutes(baseRoute:string,
       url: '/watchers',
       component: WorkPackageWatchersTabComponent,
       data: {
+        baseRoute: baseRoute,
         menuItem: menuItemClass,
         parent: baseRoute + '.details'
       }
diff --git a/modules/bim/spec/features/bim_navigation_spec.rb b/modules/bim/spec/features/bim_navigation_spec.rb
index 1425cd9959..e91056a49b 100644
--- a/modules/bim/spec/features/bim_navigation_spec.rb
+++ b/modules/bim/spec/features/bim_navigation_spec.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe 'BIM navigation spec',
          js: true do
   let(:project) { FactoryBot.create :project, enabled_module_names: [:bim, :work_package_tracking] }
   let!(:work_package) { FactoryBot.create(:work_package, project: project) }
-  let(:role) { FactoryBot.create(:role, permissions: %i[view_ifc_models manage_ifc_models view_work_packages]) }
+  let(:role) { FactoryBot.create(:role, permissions: %i[view_ifc_models manage_ifc_models view_work_packages delete_work_packages]) }
 
   let(:user) do
     FactoryBot.create :user,
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ describe 'BIM navigation spec',
   let(:details_view) { ::Pages::BcfDetailsPage.new(work_package, project) }
   let(:full_view) { Pages::FullWorkPackage.new(work_package) }
   let(:model_tree) { ::Components::XeokitModelTree.new }
+  let(:destroy_modal) { Components::WorkPackages::DestroyModal.new }
 
   shared_examples 'can switch from split to viewer to list-only' do
     before do
@@ -65,9 +66,7 @@ describe 'BIM navigation spec',
         login_as(user)
         model_page.visit!
         model_page.finished_loading
-      end
 
-      it 'can switch between the different view modes' do
         # Should be at split view
         model_page.model_viewer_visible true
         model_page.model_viewer_shows_a_toolbar true
@@ -75,7 +74,9 @@ describe 'BIM navigation spec',
         model_tree.sidebar_shows_viewer_menu true
         expect(page).to have_selector('.wp-cards-container')
         card_view.expect_work_package_listed work_package
+      end
 
+      it 'can switch between the different view modes' do
         # Go to single view
         card_view.open_full_screen_by_details(work_package)
 
@@ -119,6 +120,25 @@ describe 'BIM navigation spec',
         details_view.close
         details_view.expect_closed
       end
+
+      it 'after deleting an WP in full view it returns to the model and list view (see #33317)' do
+        # Go to full single view
+        card_view.open_full_screen_by_details(work_package)
+        details_view.switch_to_fullscreen
+        full_view.expect_tab 'Activity'
+
+        # Delete via the context menu
+        find('#action-show-more-dropdown-menu .button').click
+        find('.menu-item', text: 'Delete').click
+
+        destroy_modal.expect_listed(work_package)
+        destroy_modal.confirm_deletion
+
+        # Expect to return to the start page with closed details view and delete WP
+        model_page.model_viewer_visible true
+        details_view.expect_closed
+        card_view.expect_work_package_not_listed work_package
+      end
     end
   end