diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
index b387675e22..04ffcbe9df 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ class PreferencesHelper(val context: Context) {
     fun getStringPref(key: String, default: String?) = rxPrefs.getString(key, default)
     fun getStringSet(key: String, default: Set<String>) = rxPrefs.getStringSet(key, default)
 
+    fun lastTab() = rxPrefs.getInteger("last_tab", 0)
+
     fun clear() = prefs.edit().clear().apply()
 
     fun theme() = prefs.getInt(Keys.theme, 5)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
index 01bbb51b90..179a1e9fd6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.launchUI
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.doOnApplyWindowInsets
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.updateLayoutParams
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.view.updatePadding
-import java.util.Date
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
-import kotlin.math.abs
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.main_activity.*
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.GlobalScope
@@ -71,6 +68,9 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import timber.log.Timber
 import uy.kohesive.injekt.injectLazy
+import java.util.Date
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
+import kotlin.math.abs
 
 open class MainActivity : BaseActivity(), DownloadServiceListener {
 
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ open class MainActivity : BaseActivity(), DownloadServiceListener {
                     }) return@setOnNavigationItemSelectedListener false
             }
             continueSwitchingTabs = false
+            preferences.lastTab().set(item.itemId)
             val currentRoot = router.backstack.firstOrNull()
             if (currentRoot?.tag()?.toIntOrNull() != id) {
                 when (id) {
@@ -223,7 +224,8 @@ open class MainActivity : BaseActivity(), DownloadServiceListener {
         if (!router.hasRootController()) {
             // Set start screen
             if (!handleIntentAction(intent)) {
-                bottom_nav.selectedItemId = R.id.nav_library
+                val lastItemId = bottom_nav.menu.findItem(preferences.lastTab().getOrDefault())?.itemId
+                bottom_nav.selectedItemId = lastItemId ?: R.id.nav_library
             }
         }
 
@@ -387,14 +389,12 @@ open class MainActivity : BaseActivity(), DownloadServiceListener {
         when (intent.action) {
             SHORTCUT_LIBRARY -> bottom_nav.selectedItemId = R.id.nav_library
             SHORTCUT_RECENTLY_UPDATED, SHORTCUT_RECENTLY_READ -> {
-                // preferences.showRecentUpdates().set(intent.action == SHORTCUT_RECENTLY_UPDATED)
                 bottom_nav.selectedItemId = R.id.nav_recents
                 val controller: Controller = when (intent.action) {
                     SHORTCUT_RECENTLY_UPDATED -> RecentChaptersController()
                     else -> RecentlyReadController()
                 }
                 router.pushController(controller.withFadeTransaction())
-                // updateRecentsIcon()
             }
             SHORTCUT_CATALOGUES -> bottom_nav.selectedItemId = R.id.nav_catalogues
             SHORTCUT_EXTENSIONS -> {