diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 340602b1ab..806b98a0f9 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 + rfe #1488 User privilege tab not shown in all relevant cases
 + rfe #781  Privileges for non superuser
 + rfe #908  Improvements for the table editor (index creation)
++ rfe #1426 Navigation state lost on reload
+- bug #4439 Table list in left panel doesn't expand
 
 4.2.7.0 (not yet released)
 - bug       Broken links on home page
diff --git a/js/functions.js b/js/functions.js
index a2cdae11cb..7b8afbad59 100644
--- a/js/functions.js
+++ b/js/functions.js
@@ -4482,3 +4482,26 @@ function PMA_ignorePhpErrors(clearPrevErrors){
     $('#pma_errors').fadeOut( "slow");
     $('#pma_errors').remove();
 }
+
+/**
+ * checks whether browser supports web storage
+ *
+ * @param type the type of storage i.e. localStorage or sessionStorage
+ *
+ * @returns bool
+ */
+function isStorageSupported(type)
+{
+    try {
+        window[type].setItem('PMATest', 'test');
+        // Check whether key-value pair was set successfully
+        if (window[type].getItem('PMATest') === 'test') {
+            // Supported, remove test variable from storage
+            window[type].removeItem('PMATest');
+            return true;
+        }
+    } catch(error) {
+        // Not supported
+    }
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/js/navigation.js b/js/navigation.js
index 6b46f2222e..477753ec85 100644
--- a/js/navigation.js
+++ b/js/navigation.js
@@ -277,9 +277,54 @@ $(function () {
         });
     });
 
-    PMA_showCurrentNavigation();
+    // Check if session storage is supported
+    if (isStorageSupported('sessionStorage')) {
+        var storage = window.sessionStorage;
+        // remove tree from storage if Navi_panel config form is submitted
+        $(document).on('submit', 'form.config-form', function(event) {
+            if ($(this).attr('action').indexOf('form=Navi_panel') >= 0) {
+                storage.removeItem('navTree');
+            }
+        });
+        // Initialize if no previous state is defined
+        if (typeof storage.navTree === 'undefined') {
+            PMA_showCurrentNavigation();
+            navTreeStateUpdate();
+        } else if (PMA_commonParams.get('server') === storage.server) {
+            // Restore the tree from storage
+            $('#pma_navigation_tree_content').html(storage.navTree);
+            $('div.pageselector.dbselector').html(storage.page);
+        }
+    } else {
+        PMA_showCurrentNavigation();
+    }
 });
 
+/**
+ * updates the tree state in sessionStorage
+ *
+ * @returns void
+ */
+function navTreeStateUpdate() {
+    // update if session storage is supported
+    if (isStorageSupported('sessionStorage')) {
+        var storage = window.sessionStorage;
+        // try catch necessary here to detect whether
+        // content to be stored exceeds storage capacity
+        try {
+            storage.setItem('navTree', $('#pma_navigation_tree_content').html());
+            storage.setItem('server', PMA_commonParams.get('server'));
+            storage.setItem('page', $('div.pageselector.dbselector').html());
+        } catch(error) {
+            // storage capacity exceeded & old navigation tree
+            // state is no more valid, so remove it
+            storage.removeItem('navTree');
+            storage.removeItem('server');
+            storage.removeItem('page');
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * Expands a node in navigation tree.
  *
@@ -299,6 +344,7 @@ function expandTreeNode($expandElem, callback) {
         if (callback && typeof callback == 'function') {
             callback.call();
         }
+        $children.promise().done(navTreeStateUpdate);
     } else {
         var $throbber = $('#pma_navigation .throbber')
             .first()
@@ -312,9 +358,8 @@ function expandTreeNode($expandElem, callback) {
             if (data.success === true) {
                 var $destination = $expandElem.closest('li');
                 $icon.removeClass('ic_b_plus').addClass('ic_b_minus');
-                $destination
-                    .children('div.list_container')
-                    .slideDown('fast');
+                $children = $destination.children('div.list_container');
+                $children.slideDown('fast');
                 if ($destination.find('ul > li').length == 1) {
                     $destination.find('ul > li')
                         .find('a.expander.container')
@@ -329,6 +374,7 @@ function expandTreeNode($expandElem, callback) {
             }
             $icon.show();
             $throbber.remove();
+            $children.promise().done(navTreeStateUpdate);
         });
     }
     $expandElem.blur();
@@ -374,6 +420,7 @@ function collapseTreeNode($expandElem) {
         }
     }
     $expandElem.blur();
+    $children.promise().done(navTreeStateUpdate);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -644,6 +691,7 @@ function PMA_reloadNavigation(callback) {
             if (typeof callback === 'function') {
                 callback.call();
             }
+            navTreeStateUpdate();
         } else {
             PMA_ajaxShowMessage(data.error);
         }
@@ -716,6 +764,7 @@ function PMA_navigationTreePagination($this) {
         } else {
             PMA_ajaxShowMessage(data.error);
         }
+        navTreeStateUpdate();
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node.class.php b/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node.class.php
index d30b6111bc..56631f0dd0 100644
--- a/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node.class.php
+++ b/libraries/navigation/Nodes/Node.class.php
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ class Node
         if ($GLOBALS['cfg']['NavigationTreeDisableDatabaseExpansion']) {
             return '';
         } elseif ($match && ! $this->is_group) {
+            $this->visible = true;
             return PMA_Util::getImage('b_minus.png');
         } else {
             return PMA_Util::getImage('b_plus.png', __('Expand/Collapse'));