diff --git a/iOS/MasterFeed/MasterFeedViewController.swift b/iOS/MasterFeed/MasterFeedViewController.swift
index 22cda2500..aee0f7ae7 100644
--- a/iOS/MasterFeed/MasterFeedViewController.swift
+++ b/iOS/MasterFeed/MasterFeedViewController.swift
@@ -469,8 +469,6 @@ private extension MasterFeedViewController {
 	}
 	
 	func applyChanges(animate: Bool, completion: (() -> Void)? = nil) {
-		let savedNode = selectedNode()
-		
         var snapshot = NSDiffableDataSourceSnapshot<Int, Node>()
 		let sections = coordinator.allSections
 		snapshot.appendSections(sections)
@@ -480,7 +478,7 @@ private extension MasterFeedViewController {
 		}
         
 		dataSource.apply(snapshot, animatingDifferences: animate) { [weak self] in
-			self?.selectRow(node: savedNode)
+			self?.restoreSelectionIfNecessary()
 			completion?()
 		}
 	}
@@ -605,6 +603,15 @@ private extension MasterFeedViewController {
 		self.applyChanges(animate: true)
 	}
 
+	func restoreSelectionIfNecessary() {
+		guard traitCollection.userInterfaceIdiom == .pad else {
+			return
+		}
+		if let indexPath = coordinator.masterFeedIndexPathForCurrentTimeline(), indexPath != tableView.indexPathForSelectedRow {
+			tableView.selectRow(at: indexPath, animated: false, scrollPosition: .none)
+		}
+	}
+
 	func makeFeedContextMenu(indexPath: IndexPath, includeDeleteRename: Bool) -> UIContextMenuConfiguration {
 		return UIContextMenuConfiguration(identifier: nil, previewProvider: nil, actionProvider: { [ weak self] suggestedActions in
 			
diff --git a/iOS/SceneCoordinator.swift b/iOS/SceneCoordinator.swift
index f3697a68f..c34f225df 100644
--- a/iOS/SceneCoordinator.swift
+++ b/iOS/SceneCoordinator.swift
@@ -467,6 +467,13 @@ class SceneCoordinator: NSObject, UndoableCommandRunner, UnreadCountProvider {
 		animatingChanges = false
 	}
 	
+	func masterFeedIndexPathForCurrentTimeline() -> IndexPath? {
+		guard let node = treeController.rootNode.descendantNode(where: { return $0.representedObject === timelineFetcher as AnyObject }) else {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return indexPathFor(node)
+	}
+	
 	func indexForArticleID(_ articleID: String?) -> Int? {
 		guard let articleID = articleID else { return nil }
 		updateArticleRowMapIfNeeded()