diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/BooleanFilter.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/BooleanFilter.tsx
index 18df1b9f1..657e9ddbd 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/BooleanFilter.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/BooleanFilter.tsx
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ interface ISidebarFilter {
   option: CriterionOption;
   filter: ListFilterModel;
   setFilter: (f: ListFilterModel) => void;
+  sectionID?: string;
 }
 
 export const SidebarBooleanFilter: React.FC<ISidebarFilter> = ({
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ export const SidebarBooleanFilter: React.FC<ISidebarFilter> = ({
   option,
   filter,
   setFilter,
+  sectionID,
 }) => {
   const intl = useIntl();
 
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ export const SidebarBooleanFilter: React.FC<ISidebarFilter> = ({
         onUnselect={onUnselect}
         selected={selected}
         singleValue
+        sectionID={sectionID}
       />
     </>
   );
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/FilterSidebar.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/FilterSidebar.tsx
index 1623c83d7..6b6503993 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/FilterSidebar.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/FilterSidebar.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import ScreenUtils from "src/utils/screen";
 import Mousetrap from "mousetrap";
 import { Button } from "react-bootstrap";
 
+const savedFiltersSectionID = "saved-filters";
+
 export const FilteredSidebarHeader: React.FC<{
   sidebarOpen: boolean;
   showEditFilter: () => void;
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ export const FilteredSidebarHeader: React.FC<{
       <SidebarSection
         className="sidebar-saved-filters"
         text={<FormattedMessage id="search_filter.saved_filters" />}
+        sectionID={savedFiltersSectionID}
       >
         <SidebarSavedFilterList
           filter={filter}
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/PerformersFilter.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/PerformersFilter.tsx
index 79ad18c1b..3df19593f 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/PerformersFilter.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/PerformersFilter.tsx
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ export const SidebarPerformersFilter: React.FC<{
   filter: ListFilterModel;
   setFilter: (f: ListFilterModel) => void;
   filterHook?: (f: ListFilterModel) => ListFilterModel;
-}> = ({ title, option, filter, setFilter, filterHook }) => {
+  sectionID?: string;
+}> = ({ title, option, filter, setFilter, filterHook, sectionID }) => {
   const state = useLabeledIdFilterState({
     filter,
     setFilter,
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ export const SidebarPerformersFilter: React.FC<{
     useQuery: usePerformerQueryFilter,
   });
 
-  return <SidebarListFilter {...state} title={title} />;
+  return <SidebarListFilter {...state} title={title} sectionID={sectionID} />;
 };
 
 export default PerformersFilter;
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/RatingFilter.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/RatingFilter.tsx
index 86d6a905b..1a0f14452 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/RatingFilter.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/RatingFilter.tsx
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ interface ISidebarFilter {
   option: CriterionOption;
   filter: ListFilterModel;
   setFilter: (f: ListFilterModel) => void;
+  sectionID?: string;
 }
 
 const any = "any";
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ export const SidebarRatingFilter: React.FC<ISidebarFilter> = ({
   option,
   filter,
   setFilter,
+  sectionID,
 }) => {
   const intl = useIntl();
 
@@ -199,6 +201,7 @@ export const SidebarRatingFilter: React.FC<ISidebarFilter> = ({
         singleValue
         preCandidates={ratingValue === null ? ratingStars : undefined}
         preSelected={ratingValue !== null ? ratingStars : undefined}
+        sectionID={sectionID}
       />
       <div></div>
     </>
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/SidebarListFilter.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/SidebarListFilter.tsx
index 71a56f23d..6754787db 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/SidebarListFilter.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/SidebarListFilter.tsx
@@ -275,7 +275,8 @@ export const SidebarListFilter: React.FC<{
   postSelected?: React.ReactNode;
   preCandidates?: React.ReactNode;
   postCandidates?: React.ReactNode;
-  onOpen?: () => void;
+  // used to store open/closed state in SidebarStateContext
+  sectionID?: string;
 }> = ({
   title,
   selected,
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ export const SidebarListFilter: React.FC<{
   postCandidates,
   preSelected,
   postSelected,
-  onOpen,
+  sectionID,
 }) => {
   // TODO - sort items?
 
@@ -325,6 +326,7 @@ export const SidebarListFilter: React.FC<{
     <SidebarSection
       className="sidebar-list-filter"
       text={title}
+      sectionID={sectionID}
       outsideCollapse={
         <>
           {preSelected ? <div className="extra">{preSelected}</div> : null}
@@ -342,7 +344,6 @@ export const SidebarListFilter: React.FC<{
           {postSelected ? <div className="extra">{postSelected}</div> : null}
         </>
       }
-      onOpen={onOpen}
     >
       {preCandidates ? <div className="extra">{preCandidates}</div> : null}
       <CandidateList
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/StudiosFilter.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/StudiosFilter.tsx
index 9065f2452..e922e688a 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/StudiosFilter.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/StudiosFilter.tsx
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ export const SidebarStudiosFilter: React.FC<{
   filter: ListFilterModel;
   setFilter: (f: ListFilterModel) => void;
   filterHook?: (f: ListFilterModel) => ListFilterModel;
-}> = ({ title, option, filter, setFilter, filterHook }) => {
+  sectionID?: string;
+}> = ({ title, option, filter, setFilter, filterHook, sectionID }) => {
   const state = useLabeledIdFilterState({
     filter,
     setFilter,
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ export const SidebarStudiosFilter: React.FC<{
     includeSubMessageID: "subsidiary_studios",
   });
 
-  return <SidebarListFilter {...state} title={title} />;
+  return <SidebarListFilter {...state} title={title} sectionID={sectionID} />;
 };
 
 export default StudiosFilter;
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/TagsFilter.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/TagsFilter.tsx
index e8e25db56..f4c618ffa 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/TagsFilter.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/Filters/TagsFilter.tsx
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ export const SidebarTagsFilter: React.FC<{
   filter: ListFilterModel;
   setFilter: (f: ListFilterModel) => void;
   filterHook?: (f: ListFilterModel) => ListFilterModel;
-}> = ({ title, option, filter, setFilter, filterHook }) => {
+  sectionID?: string;
+}> = ({ title, option, filter, setFilter, filterHook, sectionID }) => {
   const state = useLabeledIdFilterState({
     filter,
     setFilter,
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ export const SidebarTagsFilter: React.FC<{
     includeSubMessageID: "sub_tags",
   });
 
-  return <SidebarListFilter {...state} title={title} />;
+  return <SidebarListFilter {...state} title={title} sectionID={sectionID} />;
 };
 
 export default TagsFilter;
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Scenes/SceneList.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Scenes/SceneList.tsx
index f9257c9ad..3936be6f2 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Scenes/SceneList.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Scenes/SceneList.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import {
   Sidebar,
   SidebarPane,
   SidebarPaneContent,
+  SidebarStateContext,
   useSidebarState,
 } from "../Shared/Sidebar";
 import { SidebarPerformersFilter } from "../List/Filters/PerformersFilter";
@@ -290,6 +291,7 @@ const SidebarContent: React.FC<{
             filter={filter}
             setFilter={setFilter}
             filterHook={filterHook}
+            sectionID="studios"
           />
         )}
         <SidebarPerformersFilter
@@ -299,6 +301,7 @@ const SidebarContent: React.FC<{
           filter={filter}
           setFilter={setFilter}
           filterHook={filterHook}
+          sectionID="performers"
         />
         <SidebarTagsFilter
           title={<FormattedMessage id="tags" />}
@@ -307,6 +310,7 @@ const SidebarContent: React.FC<{
           filter={filter}
           setFilter={setFilter}
           filterHook={filterHook}
+          sectionID="tags"
         />
         <SidebarRatingFilter
           title={<FormattedMessage id="rating" />}
@@ -314,6 +318,7 @@ const SidebarContent: React.FC<{
           option={RatingCriterionOption}
           filter={filter}
           setFilter={setFilter}
+          sectionID="rating"
         />
         <SidebarBooleanFilter
           title={<FormattedMessage id="organized" />}
@@ -321,6 +326,7 @@ const SidebarContent: React.FC<{
           option={OrganizedCriterionOption}
           filter={filter}
           setFilter={setFilter}
+          sectionID="organized"
         />
       </ScenesFilterSidebarSections>
 
@@ -447,6 +453,8 @@ export const FilteredSceneList = (props: IFilteredScenes) => {
     showSidebar,
     setShowSidebar,
     loading: sidebarStateLoading,
+    sectionOpen,
+    setSectionOpen,
   } = useSidebarState(view);
 
   const { filterState, queryResult, modalState, listSelect, showEditFilter } =
@@ -695,86 +703,90 @@ export const FilteredSceneList = (props: IFilteredScenes) => {
       >
         {modal}
 
-        <SidebarPane hideSidebar={!showSidebar}>
-          <Sidebar hide={!showSidebar} onHide={() => setShowSidebar(false)}>
-            <SidebarContent
-              filter={filter}
-              setFilter={setFilter}
-              filterHook={filterHook}
-              showEditFilter={showEditFilter}
-              view={view}
-              sidebarOpen={showSidebar}
-              onClose={() => setShowSidebar(false)}
-              count={cachedResult.loading ? undefined : totalCount}
-              focus={searchFocus}
-            />
-          </Sidebar>
-          <SidebarPaneContent>
-            <FilteredListToolbar2
-              className="scene-list-toolbar"
-              hasSelection={hasSelection}
-              filterSection={
-                <ToolbarFilterSection
-                  filter={filter}
-                  onSetFilter={setFilter}
-                  onToggleSidebar={() => setShowSidebar(!showSidebar)}
-                  onEditCriterion={(c) =>
-                    showEditFilter(c?.criterionOption.type)
-                  }
-                  onRemoveCriterion={removeCriterion}
-                  onRemoveAllCriterion={() => clearAllCriteria(true)}
-                  onEditSearchTerm={() => {
-                    setShowSidebar(true);
-                    setSearchFocus(true);
-                  }}
-                  onRemoveSearchTerm={() => setFilter(filter.clearSearchTerm())}
-                  view={view}
-                />
-              }
-              selectionSection={
-                <ToolbarSelectionSection
-                  selected={selectedIds.size}
-                  onToggleSidebar={() => setShowSidebar(!showSidebar)}
-                  onSelectAll={() => onSelectAll()}
-                  onSelectNone={() => onSelectNone()}
-                  operations={operations}
-                />
-              }
-              operationSection={operations}
-            />
-
-            <ListResultsHeader
-              loading={cachedResult.loading}
-              filter={filter}
-              totalCount={totalCount}
-              metadataByline={metadataByline}
-              onChangeFilter={(newFilter) => setFilter(newFilter)}
-            />
-
-            <LoadedContent loading={result.loading} error={result.error}>
-              <SceneList
-                filter={effectiveFilter}
-                scenes={items}
-                selectedIds={selectedIds}
-                onSelectChange={onSelectChange}
-                fromGroupId={fromGroupId}
+        <SidebarStateContext.Provider value={{ sectionOpen, setSectionOpen }}>
+          <SidebarPane hideSidebar={!showSidebar}>
+            <Sidebar hide={!showSidebar} onHide={() => setShowSidebar(false)}>
+              <SidebarContent
+                filter={filter}
+                setFilter={setFilter}
+                filterHook={filterHook}
+                showEditFilter={showEditFilter}
+                view={view}
+                sidebarOpen={showSidebar}
+                onClose={() => setShowSidebar(false)}
+                count={cachedResult.loading ? undefined : totalCount}
+                focus={searchFocus}
+              />
+            </Sidebar>
+            <SidebarPaneContent>
+              <FilteredListToolbar2
+                className="scene-list-toolbar"
+                hasSelection={hasSelection}
+                filterSection={
+                  <ToolbarFilterSection
+                    filter={filter}
+                    onSetFilter={setFilter}
+                    onToggleSidebar={() => setShowSidebar(!showSidebar)}
+                    onEditCriterion={(c) =>
+                      showEditFilter(c?.criterionOption.type)
+                    }
+                    onRemoveCriterion={removeCriterion}
+                    onRemoveAllCriterion={() => clearAllCriteria(true)}
+                    onEditSearchTerm={() => {
+                      setShowSidebar(true);
+                      setSearchFocus(true);
+                    }}
+                    onRemoveSearchTerm={() =>
+                      setFilter(filter.clearSearchTerm())
+                    }
+                    view={view}
+                  />
+                }
+                selectionSection={
+                  <ToolbarSelectionSection
+                    selected={selectedIds.size}
+                    onToggleSidebar={() => setShowSidebar(!showSidebar)}
+                    onSelectAll={() => onSelectAll()}
+                    onSelectNone={() => onSelectNone()}
+                    operations={operations}
+                  />
+                }
+                operationSection={operations}
               />
-            </LoadedContent>
 
-            {totalCount > filter.itemsPerPage && (
-              <div className="pagination-footer">
-                <Pagination
-                  itemsPerPage={filter.itemsPerPage}
-                  currentPage={filter.currentPage}
-                  totalItems={totalCount}
-                  metadataByline={metadataByline}
-                  onChangePage={setPage}
-                  pagePopupPlacement="top"
+              <ListResultsHeader
+                loading={cachedResult.loading}
+                filter={filter}
+                totalCount={totalCount}
+                metadataByline={metadataByline}
+                onChangeFilter={(newFilter) => setFilter(newFilter)}
+              />
+
+              <LoadedContent loading={result.loading} error={result.error}>
+                <SceneList
+                  filter={effectiveFilter}
+                  scenes={items}
+                  selectedIds={selectedIds}
+                  onSelectChange={onSelectChange}
+                  fromGroupId={fromGroupId}
                 />
-              </div>
-            )}
-          </SidebarPaneContent>
-        </SidebarPane>
+              </LoadedContent>
+
+              {totalCount > filter.itemsPerPage && (
+                <div className="pagination-footer">
+                  <Pagination
+                    itemsPerPage={filter.itemsPerPage}
+                    currentPage={filter.currentPage}
+                    totalItems={totalCount}
+                    metadataByline={metadataByline}
+                    onChangePage={setPage}
+                    pagePopupPlacement="top"
+                  />
+                </div>
+              )}
+            </SidebarPaneContent>
+          </SidebarPane>
+        </SidebarStateContext.Provider>
       </div>
     </TaggerContext>
   );
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Shared/CollapseButton.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Shared/CollapseButton.tsx
index d0b192162..0d05f6e64 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Shared/CollapseButton.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Shared/CollapseButton.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {
   faChevronRight,
   faChevronUp,
 } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
-import React, { useState } from "react";
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { Button, Collapse, CollapseProps } from "react-bootstrap";
 import { Icon } from "./Icon";
 
@@ -12,22 +12,27 @@ interface IProps {
   text: React.ReactNode;
   collapseProps?: Partial<CollapseProps>;
   outsideCollapse?: React.ReactNode;
-  onOpen?: () => void;
+  onOpenChanged?: (o: boolean) => void;
+  open?: boolean;
 }
 
 export const CollapseButton: React.FC<React.PropsWithChildren<IProps>> = (
   props: React.PropsWithChildren<IProps>
 ) => {
-  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(props.open ?? false);
 
   function toggleOpen() {
     const nv = !open;
     setOpen(nv);
-    if (props.onOpen && nv) {
-      props.onOpen();
-    }
+    props.onOpenChanged?.(nv);
   }
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (props.open !== undefined) {
+      setOpen(props.open);
+    }
+  }, [props.open]);
+
   return (
     <div className={props.className}>
       <div className="collapse-header">
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Shared/Sidebar.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Shared/Sidebar.tsx
index 2fe0c48af..0130fe85f 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Shared/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Shared/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ import { Button, CollapseProps } from "react-bootstrap";
 import { useIntl } from "react-intl";
 import { Icon } from "./Icon";
 import { faSliders } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
+import { useHistory } from "react-router-dom";
+
+export type SidebarSectionStates = Record<string, boolean>;
 
 // this needs to correspond to the CSS media query that overlaps the sidebar over content
 const fixedSidebarMediaQuery = "only screen and (max-width: 767px)";
@@ -61,14 +64,35 @@ export const SidebarPaneContent: React.FC = ({ children }) => {
   return <div className="sidebar-pane-content">{children}</div>;
 };
 
+interface IContext {
+  sectionOpen: SidebarSectionStates;
+  setSectionOpen: (section: string, open: boolean) => void;
+}
+
+export const SidebarStateContext = React.createContext<IContext | null>(null);
+
 export const SidebarSection: React.FC<
   PropsWithChildren<{
     text: React.ReactNode;
     className?: string;
     outsideCollapse?: React.ReactNode;
-    onOpen?: () => void;
+    // used to store open/closed state in SidebarStateContext
+    sectionID?: string;
   }>
-> = ({ className = "", text, outsideCollapse, onOpen, children }) => {
+> = ({ className = "", text, outsideCollapse, sectionID = "", children }) => {
+  // this is optional
+  const contextState = React.useContext(SidebarStateContext);
+  const openState =
+    !contextState || !sectionID
+      ? undefined
+      : contextState.sectionOpen[sectionID] ?? undefined;
+
+  function onOpenInternal(open: boolean) {
+    if (contextState && sectionID) {
+      contextState.setSectionOpen(sectionID, open);
+    }
+  }
+
   const collapseProps: Partial<CollapseProps> = {
     mountOnEnter: true,
     unmountOnExit: true,
@@ -79,7 +103,8 @@ export const SidebarSection: React.FC<
       collapseProps={collapseProps}
       text={text}
       outsideCollapse={outsideCollapse}
-      onOpen={onOpen}
+      onOpenChanged={onOpenInternal}
+      open={openState}
     >
       {children}
     </CollapseButton>
@@ -110,6 +135,7 @@ export function defaultShowSidebar() {
 export function useSidebarState(view?: View) {
   const [interfaceLocalForage, setInterfaceLocalForage] =
     useInterfaceLocalForage();
+  const history = useHistory();
 
   const { data: interfaceLocalForageData, loading } = interfaceLocalForage;
 
@@ -118,6 +144,7 @@ export function useSidebarState(view?: View) {
   }, [view, interfaceLocalForageData]);
 
   const [showSidebar, setShowSidebar] = useState<boolean>();
+  const [sectionOpen, setSectionOpen] = useState<SidebarSectionStates>();
 
   // set initial state once loading is done
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -132,7 +159,17 @@ export function useSidebarState(view?: View) {
 
     // only show sidebar by default on large screens
     setShowSidebar(!!viewConfig.showSidebar && defaultShowSidebar());
-  }, [view, loading, showSidebar, viewConfig.showSidebar]);
+    setSectionOpen(
+      (history.location.state as { sectionOpen?: SidebarSectionStates })
+        ?.sectionOpen || {}
+    );
+  }, [
+    view,
+    loading,
+    showSidebar,
+    viewConfig.showSidebar,
+    history.location.state,
+  ]);
 
   const onSetShowSidebar = useCallback(
     (show: boolean | ((prevState: boolean | undefined) => boolean)) => {
@@ -154,9 +191,28 @@ export function useSidebarState(view?: View) {
     [showSidebar, setInterfaceLocalForage, view, viewConfig]
   );
 
+  const onSetSectionOpen = useCallback(
+    (section: string, open: boolean) => {
+      const newSectionOpen = { ...sectionOpen, [section]: open };
+      setSectionOpen(newSectionOpen);
+      if (view === undefined) return;
+
+      history.replace({
+        ...history.location,
+        state: {
+          ...(history.location.state as {}),
+          sectionOpen: newSectionOpen,
+        },
+      });
+    },
+    [sectionOpen, view, history]
+  );
+
   return {
     showSidebar: showSidebar ?? defaultShowSidebar(),
+    sectionOpen: sectionOpen || {},
     setShowSidebar: onSetShowSidebar,
+    setSectionOpen: onSetSectionOpen,
     loading: showSidebar === undefined,
   };
 }