diff --git a/priv/templates/phx.gen.live/form.ex b/priv/templates/phx.gen.live/form.ex
index dcc121e97f..b5c0711f1e 100644
--- a/priv/templates/phx.gen.live/form.ex
+++ b/priv/templates/phx.gen.live/form.ex
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ defmodule <%= inspect context.web_module %>.<%= inspect Module.concat(schema.web
         </:actions>
       </.simple_form>
 
-      <.back navigate={~p"<%= schema.route_prefix %>"}>Back to <%= schema.plural %></.back>
+      <.back navigate={return_path(@return_to.key, @<%= schema.singular %>)}>Back to <%%= @return_to.name %></.back>
     </div>
     """
   end
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ defmodule <%= inspect context.web_module %>.<%= inspect Module.concat(schema.web
     {:noreply, apply_action(socket, socket.assigns.live_action, params)}
   end
 
-  defp return_to("show"), do: "show"
-  defp return_to(_), do: "index"
+  defp return_to("show"), do: %{key: "show", name: "<%= schema.singular %>"}
+  defp return_to(_), do: %{key: "index", name: "<%= schema.plural %>"}
 
   defp apply_action(socket, :edit, %{"id" => id}) do
     <%= schema.singular %> = <%= inspect context.alias %>.get_<%= schema.singular %>!(id)
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ defmodule <%= inspect context.web_module %>.<%= inspect Module.concat(schema.web
         {:noreply,
          socket
          |> put_flash(:info, "<%= schema.human_singular %> updated successfully")
-         |> push_navigate(to: return_path(socket.assigns.return_to, <%= schema.singular %>))}
+         |> push_navigate(to: return_path(socket.assigns.return_to.key, <%= schema.singular %>))}
 
       {:error, %Ecto.Changeset{} = changeset} ->
         {:noreply, assign(socket, form: to_form(changeset))}
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ defmodule <%= inspect context.web_module %>.<%= inspect Module.concat(schema.web
         {:noreply,
          socket
          |> put_flash(:info, "<%= schema.human_singular %> created successfully")
-         |> push_navigate(to: return_path(socket.assigns.return_to, <%= schema.singular %>))}
+         |> push_navigate(to: return_path(socket.assigns.return_to.key, <%= schema.singular %>))}
 
       {:error, %Ecto.Changeset{} = changeset} ->
         {:noreply, assign(socket, form: to_form(changeset))}
diff --git a/priv/templates/phx.gen.live/live_test.exs b/priv/templates/phx.gen.live/live_test.exs
index 7fce16ea06..1fba90bf87 100644
--- a/priv/templates/phx.gen.live/live_test.exs
+++ b/priv/templates/phx.gen.live/live_test.exs
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ defmodule <%= inspect context.web_module %>.<%= inspect Module.concat(schema.web
                |> render_click()
                |> follow_redirect(conn, ~p"<%= schema.route_prefix %>/new")
 
-      assert render(form_live) =~ "New <%= schema.human_singular %>"
+      html = render(form_live)
+      assert html =~ "New <%= schema.human_singular %>"
+      assert html =~ "Back to <%= schema.plural %>"
 
       assert form_live
              |> form("#<%= schema.singular %>-form", <%= schema.singular %>: @invalid_attrs)
@@ -58,7 +60,9 @@ defmodule <%= inspect context.web_module %>.<%= inspect Module.concat(schema.web
                |> render_click()
                |> follow_redirect(conn, ~p"<%= schema.route_prefix %>/#{<%= schema.singular %>}/edit")
 
-      assert render(form_live) =~ "Edit <%= schema.human_singular %>"
+      html = render(form_live)
+      assert html =~ "Edit <%= schema.human_singular %>"
+      assert html =~ "Back to <%= schema.plural %>"
 
       assert form_live
              |> form("#<%= schema.singular %>-form", <%= schema.singular %>: @invalid_attrs)
@@ -102,7 +106,9 @@ defmodule <%= inspect context.web_module %>.<%= inspect Module.concat(schema.web
                |> render_click()
                |> follow_redirect(conn, ~p"<%= schema.route_prefix %>/#{<%= schema.singular %>}/edit?return_to=show")
 
-      assert render(form_live) =~ "Edit <%= schema.human_singular %>"
+      html = render(form_live)
+      assert html =~ "Edit <%= schema.human_singular %>"
+      assert html =~ "Back to <%= schema.singular %>"
 
       assert form_live
              |> form("#<%= schema.singular %>-form", <%= schema.singular %>: @invalid_attrs)