diff --git a/src/plugins/VerticalTabs/tabtreeview.cpp b/src/plugins/VerticalTabs/tabtreeview.cpp
index 073599ab1..79c632de7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/VerticalTabs/tabtreeview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/VerticalTabs/tabtreeview.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 TabTreeView::TabTreeView(QWidget *parent)
     : QTreeView(parent)
+    , m_expandedSessionKey(QSL("VerticalTabs-expanded"))
 {
     setDragEnabled(true);
     setAcceptDrops(true);
@@ -50,6 +51,18 @@ TabTreeView::TabTreeView(QWidget *parent)
 
     // Enable hover to force redrawing close button
     viewport()->setAttribute(Qt::WA_Hover);
+
+    auto saveExpandedState = [this](const QModelIndex &index, bool expanded) {
+        if (m_initializing) {
+            return;
+        }
+        WebTab *tab = index.data(TabModel::WebTabRole).value<WebTab*>();
+        if (tab) {
+            tab->setSessionData(m_expandedSessionKey, expanded);
+        }
+    };
+    connect(this, &TabTreeView::expanded, this, std::bind(saveExpandedState, std::placeholders::_1, true));
+    connect(this, &TabTreeView::collapsed, this, std::bind(saveExpandedState, std::placeholders::_1, false));
 }
 
 int TabTreeView::backgroundIndentation() const
@@ -72,6 +85,14 @@ void TabTreeView::setTabsInOrder(bool enable)
     m_tabsInOrder = enable;
 }
 
+void TabTreeView::setModel(QAbstractItemModel *model)
+{
+    QTreeView::setModel(model);
+
+    m_initializing = true;
+    QTimer::singleShot(0, this, &TabTreeView::initView);
+}
+
 void TabTreeView::updateIndex(const QModelIndex &index)
 {
     QRect rect = visualRect(index);
@@ -134,6 +155,10 @@ void TabTreeView::rowsInserted(const QModelIndex &parent, int start, int end)
 {
     QTreeView::rowsInserted(parent, start, end);
 
+    if (m_initializing) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     // Parent for WebTab is set after insertTab is emitted
     const QPersistentModelIndex index = model()->index(start, 0, parent);
     QTimer::singleShot(0, this, [=]() {
@@ -277,6 +302,22 @@ bool TabTreeView::viewportEvent(QEvent *event)
     return QTreeView::viewportEvent(event);
 }
 
+void TabTreeView::initView()
+{
+    // Restore expanded state
+    expandAll();
+    QModelIndex index = model()->index(0, 0);
+    while (index.isValid()) {
+        WebTab *tab = index.data(TabModel::WebTabRole).value<WebTab*>();
+        if (tab) {
+            setExpanded(index, tab->sessionData().value(m_expandedSessionKey, true).toBool());
+        }
+        index = indexBelow(index);
+    }
+
+    m_initializing = false;
+}
+
 TabTreeView::DelegateButton TabTreeView::buttonAt(const QPoint &pos, const QModelIndex &index) const
 {
     if (m_delegate->expandButtonRect(index).contains(pos)) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/VerticalTabs/tabtreeview.h b/src/plugins/VerticalTabs/tabtreeview.h
index a8e56aede..a0ef9a587 100644
--- a/src/plugins/VerticalTabs/tabtreeview.h
+++ b/src/plugins/VerticalTabs/tabtreeview.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ public:
     bool areTabsInOrder() const;
     void setTabsInOrder(bool enable);
 
+    void setModel(QAbstractItemModel *model) override;
+
     void updateIndex(const QModelIndex &index);
     void adjustStyleOption(QStyleOptionViewItem *option);
 
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ private:
         CloseButton
     };
 
+    void initView();
     DelegateButton buttonAt(const QPoint &pos, const QModelIndex &index) const;
 
     TabTreeDelegate *m_delegate;
@@ -61,4 +64,6 @@ private:
     QPersistentModelIndex m_hoveredIndex;
     bool m_tabsInOrder = false;
     int m_backgroundIndentation = 0;
+    QString m_expandedSessionKey;
+    bool m_initializing = false;
 };