diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
     property alias scrollDown: gridView.scrollDown
     property alias hoveredItem: gridView.hoveredItem
     property var history: []
+    property var positionHistory: []
+    property bool goingBack: false
     property Item backButton: null
     property var dialog: null
     property Item editor: null
@@ -190,11 +192,15 @@
 
     function doCd(row) {
         history.push(url);
+        positionHistory.push({"index": gridView.currentIndex, "contentY": gridView.contentY});
         updateHistory();
         dir.cd(row);
+        gridView.currentIndex = -1;
     }
 
     function doBack() {
+        goingBack = true;
+        gridView.currentIndex = -1;
         url = history.pop();
         updateHistory();
     }
@@ -1079,6 +1085,7 @@
 
                    onUrlChanged: {
                        history = [];
+                       positionHistory = [];
                        updateHistory();
                    }
                 }
@@ -1106,6 +1113,12 @@
             onListingCompleted: {
                 if (!gridView.model && plasmoid.expanded) {
                     gridView.model = positioner;
+                } else if (goingBack) {
+                    goingBack = false;
+                    var previousPosition = positionHistory.pop();
+                    gridView.currentIndex = previousPosition.index;
+                    setSelected(positioner.map(currentIndex));
+                    gridView.contentY = previousPosition.contentY;
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderViewLayer.qml b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderViewLayer.qml
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderViewLayer.qml
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderViewLayer.qml
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
                 return plasmoid.configuration.url;
             });
             folderView.history = [];
+            folderView.positionHistory = [];
             folderView.updateHistory();
         }
     }