diff --git a/iOS/MasterTimeline/MasterTimelineViewController.swift b/iOS/MasterTimeline/MasterTimelineViewController.swift
index 01fdb9dca..82195883d 100644
--- a/iOS/MasterTimeline/MasterTimelineViewController.swift
+++ b/iOS/MasterTimeline/MasterTimelineViewController.swift
@@ -145,6 +145,13 @@ class MasterTimelineViewController: UITableViewController, UndoableCommandRunner
 	
 	// MARK: API
 	
+	func restoreSelectionIfNecessary() {
+		if let articleID = coordinator.currentArticle?.articleID, let index = coordinator.indexForArticleID(articleID) {
+			let indexPath = IndexPath(row: index, section: 0)
+			tableView.selectRowAndScrollIfNotVisible(at: indexPath, animated: false, deselect: coordinator.isRootSplitCollapsed)
+		}
+	}
+
 	func reinitializeArticles() {
 		resetUI()
 	}
@@ -527,13 +534,6 @@ private extension MasterTimelineViewController {
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
-
-	func restoreSelectionIfNecessary() {
-		if let articleID = coordinator.currentArticle?.articleID, let index = coordinator.indexForArticleID(articleID) {
-			let indexPath = IndexPath(row: index, section: 0)
-			tableView.selectRowAndScrollIfNotVisible(at: indexPath, animated: false, deselect: coordinator.isRootSplitCollapsed)
-		}
-	}
 	
 	func toggleArticleReadStatusAction(indexPath: IndexPath) -> UIAction {
 		let article = coordinator.articles[indexPath.row]
diff --git a/iOS/SceneCoordinator.swift b/iOS/SceneCoordinator.swift
index 42f9e53b4..531c43945 100644
--- a/iOS/SceneCoordinator.swift
+++ b/iOS/SceneCoordinator.swift
@@ -1620,6 +1620,8 @@ private extension SceneCoordinator {
 		let navController = addNavControllerIfNecessary(controller, showButton: false)
 		subSplitViewController!.showDetailViewController(navController, sender: self)
 		
+		masterTimelineViewController!.restoreSelectionIfNecessary()
+		
 		// Return the shim controller
 		return subSplitViewController!.parent!