Due to this bug-report:
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/142847973
This is the only way (currently):
val navHostFragment = supportFragmentManager
.findFragmentById(R.id.my_nav_host_fragment) as NavHostFragment
val navController = navHostFragment.navController
(Java):
NavHostFragment navHostFragment =
(NavHostFragment) getSupportFragmentManager()
.findFragmentById(R.id.my_nav_host_fragment);
NavController navController = navHostFragment.getNavController();