diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/MyResearchController.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/MyResearchController.php
index 3eae2a3fe1ad6e1020af1f026a13d6a7d360e10f..19d2e2952f4284a1cf98c44e63cfe6c18df752e8 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/MyResearchController.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Controller/MyResearchController.php
@@ -322,7 +322,11 @@ class MyResearchController extends AbstractBase
                 : $this->redirect()->toRoute('home');
         }
         $this->clearFollowupUrl();
-        $this->setFollowupUrlToReferer();
+        // Set followup only if we're not in lightbox since it has the short-circuit
+        // for reloading current page:
+        if (!$this->inLightbox()) {
+            $this->setFollowupUrlToReferer();
+        }
         if ($si = $this->getSessionInitiator()) {
             return $this->redirect()->toUrl($si);
         }