diff --git a/iOS/AppCoordinator.swift b/iOS/AppCoordinator.swift
index 3eb4d5fd0..69526a668 100644
--- a/iOS/AppCoordinator.swift
+++ b/iOS/AppCoordinator.swift
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ class AppCoordinator: NSObject, UndoableCommandRunner {
 		return TreeController(delegate: treeControllerDelegate)
 	}()
 	
+	var isRootSplitCollapsed: Bool {
+		return rootSplitViewController.isCollapsed
+	}
+	
 	var isThreePanelMode: Bool {
 		return rootSplitViewController.traitCollection.userInterfaceIdiom == .pad && rootSplitViewController.displayMode == .allVisible
 	}
diff --git a/iOS/MasterFeed/MasterFeedViewController.swift b/iOS/MasterFeed/MasterFeedViewController.swift
index 126e2611f..e3b906da1 100644
--- a/iOS/MasterFeed/MasterFeedViewController.swift
+++ b/iOS/MasterFeed/MasterFeedViewController.swift
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ class MasterFeedViewController: UITableViewController, UndoableCommandRunner {
 	}
 
 	override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
-		clearsSelectionOnViewWillAppear = true
 		navigationController?.title = NSLocalizedString("Feeds", comment: "Feeds")
+		clearsSelectionOnViewWillAppear = coordinator.isRootSplitCollapsed
 		super.viewWillAppear(animated)
 	}
 	
diff --git a/iOS/MasterTimeline/MasterTimelineViewController.swift b/iOS/MasterTimeline/MasterTimelineViewController.swift
index 2cc6bbd52..5e55c2cb0 100644
--- a/iOS/MasterTimeline/MasterTimelineViewController.swift
+++ b/iOS/MasterTimeline/MasterTimelineViewController.swift
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ class MasterTimelineViewController: UITableViewController, UndoableCommandRunner
 		
 	}
 	
+	override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
+		clearsSelectionOnViewWillAppear = coordinator.isRootSplitCollapsed
+		super.viewWillAppear(animated)
+	}
+	
 	override func viewDidAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
 		super.viewDidAppear(animated)
 		becomeFirstResponder()