diff --git a/src/NavbarOffcanvas.tsx b/src/NavbarOffcanvas.tsx
index 05c6110428..dee2c4c8fc 100644
--- a/src/NavbarOffcanvas.tsx
+++ b/src/NavbarOffcanvas.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,14 @@ const NavbarOffcanvas = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, NavbarOffcanvasProps>(
   (props, ref) => {
     const context = useContext(NavbarContext);
 
-    return <Offcanvas ref={ref} show={!!context?.expanded} {...props} />;
+    return (
+      <Offcanvas
+        ref={ref}
+        show={!!context?.expanded}
+        {...props}
+        renderStaticNode
+      />
+    );
   },
 );
 
diff --git a/src/Offcanvas.tsx b/src/Offcanvas.tsx
index 37baf71cc9..2eae124c6d 100644
--- a/src/Offcanvas.tsx
+++ b/src/Offcanvas.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export interface OffcanvasProps
   scroll?: boolean;
   placement?: OffcanvasPlacement;
   responsive?: 'sm' | 'md' | 'lg' | 'xl' | 'xxl' | string;
+  renderStaticNode?: boolean;
 }
 
 const propTypes = {
@@ -176,6 +177,13 @@ const propTypes = {
    */
   container: PropTypes.any,
 
+  /**
+   * For internal use to render static node from NavbarOffcanvas.
+   *
+   * @private
+   */
+  renderStaticNode: PropTypes.bool,
+
   'aria-labelledby': PropTypes.string,
 };
 
@@ -188,6 +196,7 @@ const defaultProps: Partial<OffcanvasProps> = {
   enforceFocus: true,
   restoreFocus: true,
   placement: 'start',
+  renderStaticNode: false,
 };
 
 function DialogTransition(props) {
@@ -231,6 +240,7 @@ const Offcanvas: BsPrefixRefForwardingComponent<'div', OffcanvasProps> =
         onExited,
         backdropClassName,
         manager: propsManager,
+        renderStaticNode,
         ...props
       },
       ref,
@@ -317,9 +327,14 @@ const Offcanvas: BsPrefixRefForwardingComponent<'div', OffcanvasProps> =
         <>
           {/* 
             Only render static elements when offcanvas isn't shown so we 
-            don't duplicate elements 
+            don't duplicate elements.
+
+            TODO: Should follow bootstrap behavior and don't unmount children
+            when show={false} in BaseModal. Will do this next major version.
           */}
-          {!showOffcanvas && renderDialog({})}
+          {!showOffcanvas &&
+            (responsive || renderStaticNode) &&
+            renderDialog({})}
 
           <ModalContext.Provider value={modalContext}>
             <BaseModal
diff --git a/test/OffcanvasSpec.tsx b/test/OffcanvasSpec.tsx
index 1f32c788b2..cca9cba6a4 100644
--- a/test/OffcanvasSpec.tsx
+++ b/test/OffcanvasSpec.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 import ModalManager from '@restart/ui/ModalManager';
 import { fireEvent, render } from '@testing-library/react';
@@ -286,4 +287,32 @@ describe('<Offcanvas>', () => {
     const offcanvasElem = getByTestId('test');
     expect(offcanvasElem.getAttribute('role')).to.not.exist;
   });
+
+  it('should not mount, unmount and mount content on show', () => {
+    const InnerComponent = ({ onMount, onUnmount }) => {
+      useEffect(() => {
+        onMount();
+        return () => {
+          onUnmount();
+        };
+      }, []);
+
+      return <div>Content</div>;
+    };
+
+    const onMountSpy = sinon.spy();
+    const onUnmountSpy = sinon.spy();
+
+    const { unmount } = render(
+      <Offcanvas data-testid="test" onHide={noop} show>
+        <InnerComponent onMount={onMountSpy} onUnmount={onUnmountSpy} />
+      </Offcanvas>,
+    );
+
+    onMountSpy.callCount.should.equal(1);
+
+    unmount();
+
+    onUnmountSpy.callCount.should.equal(1);
+  });
 });