diff --git a/.nanpa/position.kdl b/.nanpa/position.kdl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d3d56f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nanpa/position.kdl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+patch type="added" "save position of previous list when going back"
diff --git a/app/backups.go b/app/backups.go
index 86f4e52..f8bc2c6 100644
--- a/app/backups.go
+++ b/app/backups.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func NewBackups() *Backups {
 
 	return &Backups{
 		title,
-		ui.NewList(list),
+		ui.NewList(list, 0),
 		"↑↓/kj move  ↵ enter  q return",
 		"choose a backup to restore",
 		backups,
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (backups *Backups) Event(state *ui.State, event vaxis.Event) (processed boo
 			i, _ := strconv.Atoi(key.String())
 			backups.list.SetIndex(i)
 		case "q", "h", "Left":
-			ui.ViewChange <- NewManagement()
+			ui.ViewChange <- NewManagement(3)
 		case "Enter", "l", "Right":
 			if len(backups.list.Items()) > 0 {
 				backups.LoadBackup(state)
diff --git a/app/browse.go b/app/browse.go
index 817c8ae..809de3c 100644
--- a/app/browse.go
+++ b/app/browse.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func NewBrowse() *Browse {
 
 	return &Browse{
 		title,
-		ui.NewList(list),
+		ui.NewList(list, 0),
 		"↑↓/kj move  ↵ enter  q return",
 		posts,
 	}
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (browse *Browse) Event(state *ui.State, event vaxis.Event) (processed bool)
 			i, _ := strconv.Atoi(key.String())
 			browse.list.SetIndex(i)
 		case "q", "h", "Left":
-			ui.ViewChange <- NewMainMenu()
+			ui.ViewChange <- NewMainMenu(3)
 		case "Enter", "l", "Right":
 			showPost(state, browse.posts[browse.list.Index()])
 		}
diff --git a/app/bury.go b/app/bury.go
index b6225f5..3ba4f45 100644
--- a/app/bury.go
+++ b/app/bury.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func NewBury() *Bury {
 
 	return &Bury{
 		title,
-		ui.NewList(list),
+		ui.NewList(list, 0),
 		"↑↓/kj move  ↵ enter  q return",
 		posts,
 	}
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (bury *Bury) Event(state *ui.State, event vaxis.Event) (processed bool) {
 			i, _ := strconv.Atoi(key.String())
 			bury.list.SetIndex(i)
 		case "q", "h", "Left":
-			ui.ViewChange <- NewManagement()
+			ui.ViewChange <- NewManagement(4)
 		case "Enter", "l", "Right":
 			if len(bury.list.Items()) > 0 {
 				bury.Confirmation(state, func() {
diff --git a/app/config.go b/app/config.go
index aa8e7e5..7c2c3c3 100644
--- a/app/config.go
+++ b/app/config.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func NewConfig() *Config {
 	}
 	return &Config{
 		title,
-		ui.NewList(configList),
+		ui.NewList(configList, 0),
 		"↑↓/kj move  ↵ enter  q return",
 		cfg,
 		[]string{
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (config *Config) Event(state *ui.State, event vaxis.Event) (processed bool)
 				config.list.SetIndex(i)
 			}
 		case "q", "h", "Left":
-			ui.ViewChange <- NewMainMenu()
+			ui.ViewChange <- NewMainMenu(6)
 		case "Enter", "l", "Right", "Space":
 			switch config.list.Index() {
 			case 0:
diff --git a/app/credits.go b/app/credits.go
index b85cd70..dd2e800 100644
--- a/app/credits.go
+++ b/app/credits.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (credits *Credits) Event(state *ui.State, event vaxis.Event) (processed boo
 		case "Ctrl+c", "Ctrl+d":
 			close(ui.Quit)
 		case "Enter", "q", "h", "l", "Left", "Right":
-			ui.ViewChange <- NewMainMenu()
+			ui.ViewChange <- NewMainMenu(7)
 		}
 		processed = true
 	}
diff --git a/app/delete.go b/app/delete.go
index ffad527..2a6285e 100644
--- a/app/delete.go
+++ b/app/delete.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func NewDelete() *Delete {
 
 	return &Delete{
 		title,
-		ui.NewList(list),
+		ui.NewList(list, 0),
 		"↑↓/kj move  ↵ enter  q return",
 		posts,
 	}
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (delete *Delete) Event(state *ui.State, event vaxis.Event) (processed bool)
 			i, _ := strconv.Atoi(key.String())
 			delete.list.SetIndex(i)
 		case "q", "h", "Left":
-			ui.ViewChange <- NewManagement()
+			ui.ViewChange <- NewManagement(5)
 		case "Enter", "l", "Right":
 			if len(delete.list.Items()) > 0 {
 				delete.Confirmation(state, func() {
diff --git a/app/graffiti.go b/app/graffiti.go
index 3fa22c5..71e3713 100644
--- a/app/graffiti.go
+++ b/app/graffiti.go
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ func (graffiti *Graffiti) Event(state *ui.State, event vaxis.Event) (processed b
 		case "Ctrl+c", "Ctrl+d":
 			close(ui.Quit)
 		case "q", "h", "Left":
-			ui.ViewChange <- NewMainMenu()
+			ui.ViewChange <- NewMainMenu(5)
 		case "Enter", "l", "Right":
 			if ttbp.GraffitiFree() {
 				os.Create(ttbp.PathWallLock)
 				editGraffiti(state)
 				os.Remove(ttbp.PathWallLock)
 			}
-			ui.ViewChange <- NewMainMenu()
+			ui.ViewChange <- NewMainMenu(5)
 		}
 		processed = true
 	}
diff --git a/app/management.go b/app/management.go
index 3c87a7a..93aee59 100644
--- a/app/management.go
+++ b/app/management.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type Management struct {
 	help  string
 }
 
-func NewManagement() *Management {
+func NewManagement(index int) *Management {
 	return &Management{
 		title,
 		ui.NewList([]string{
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func NewManagement() *Management {
 			"delete feels by day",
 			"purge all feels",
 			"wipe feels account",
-		}),
+		}, index),
 		"↑↓/kj move  ↵ enter  q return",
 	}
 }
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ func (management *Management) Event(state *ui.State, event vaxis.Event) (process
 			i, _ := strconv.Atoi(key.String())
 			management.list.SetIndex(i)
 		case "q", "h", "Left":
-			ui.ViewChange <- NewMainMenu()
+			ui.ViewChange <- NewMainMenu(1)
 		case "Enter", "l", "Right":
 			switch management.list.Index() {
 			case 0:
 				user, _ := user.Current()
-				ui.ViewChange <- NewUserPage(user.Username, true)
+				ui.ViewChange <- NewUserPage(user.Username, true, 0)
 			case 1:
 				ui.ViewChange <- NewPublishing()
 			case 2:
diff --git a/app/menu.go b/app/menu.go
index acac71d..f131025 100644
--- a/app/menu.go
+++ b/app/menu.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const title = `   ___        __
 /_/ \__/\__/_/___/
     neofeels 0.1.0`
 
-func NewMainMenu() *MainMenu {
+func NewMainMenu(index int) *MainMenu {
 	return &MainMenu{
 		title,
 		ui.NewList([]string{
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func NewMainMenu() *MainMenu {
 			"change your settings",
 			"see credits",
 			"read documentation",
-		}),
+		}, index),
 		"↑↓/kj move  ↵ enter  q exit",
 	}
 }
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ func (menu *MainMenu) Event(state *ui.State, event vaxis.Event) (processed bool)
 			case 0:
 				newFeels(state)
 			case 1:
-				ui.ViewChange <- NewManagement()
+				ui.ViewChange <- NewManagement(0)
 			case 2:
-				ui.ViewChange <- NewNeighbors()
+				ui.ViewChange <- NewNeighbors(0)
 			case 3:
 				ui.ViewChange <- NewBrowse()
 			case 4:
-				ui.ViewChange <- NewSubscriptions()
+				ui.ViewChange <- NewSubscriptions(0)
 			case 5:
 				ui.ViewChange <- NewGraffiti()
 			case 6:
diff --git a/app/neighbors.go b/app/neighbors.go
index b3078b9..4365752 100644
--- a/app/neighbors.go
+++ b/app/neighbors.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type Neighbors struct {
 	subscriptions *ttbp.Subscriptions
 }
 
-func NewNeighbors() *Neighbors {
+func NewNeighbors(index int) *Neighbors {
 	users := ttbp.SortUsersByRecent(ttbp.GetUsers())
 	subscriptions := ttbp.GetSubscriptions()
 	list := []string{}
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func NewNeighbors() *Neighbors {
 
 	return &Neighbors{
 		title,
-		ui.NewList(list),
+		ui.NewList(list, index),
 		"↑↓/kj move  ↵ enter  s subscribe  q return",
 		users,
 		subscriptions,
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (neighbors *Neighbors) Event(state *ui.State, event vaxis.Event) (processed
 			i, _ := strconv.Atoi(key.String())
 			neighbors.list.SetIndex(i)
 		case "q", "h", "Left":
-			ui.ViewChange <- NewMainMenu()
+			ui.ViewChange <- NewMainMenu(2)
 		case "s":
 			user := neighbors.neighbors[neighbors.list.Index()]
 			if neighbors.subscriptions.IsSubscribed(user) {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (neighbors *Neighbors) Event(state *ui.State, event vaxis.Event) (processed
 			neighbors.subscriptions.Write()
 			neighbors.list.SetItem(neighbors.list.Index(), formatNeighbor(user, neighbors.subscriptions))
 		case "Enter", "l", "Right":
-			ui.ViewChange <- NewUserPage(neighbors.neighbors[neighbors.list.Index()].Name, false)
+			ui.ViewChange <- NewUserPage(neighbors.neighbors[neighbors.list.Index()].Name, false, neighbors.list.Index())
 		}
 		processed = true
 	}
diff --git a/app/posted.go b/app/posted.go
index 2776afd..a12db54 100644
--- a/app/posted.go
+++ b/app/posted.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (posted *Posted) Event(state *ui.State, event vaxis.Event) (processed bool)
 		case "Ctrl+c", "Ctrl+d":
 			close(ui.Quit)
 		case "Enter", "q", "h", "l", "Left", "Right":
-			ui.ViewChange <- NewMainMenu()
+			ui.ViewChange <- NewMainMenu(0)
 		}
 		processed = true
 	}
diff --git a/app/publishing.go b/app/publishing.go
index 5b87a94..c792973 100644
--- a/app/publishing.go
+++ b/app/publishing.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func NewPublishing() *Publishing {
 
 	return &Publishing{
 		title,
-		ui.NewList(list),
+		ui.NewList(list, 0),
 		"↑↓/kj move  ↵ enter  q return",
 		posts,
 	}
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (publishing *Publishing) Event(state *ui.State, event vaxis.Event) (process
 			publishing.list.SetIndex(i)
 		case "q", "h", "Left":
 			ttbp.Publish()
-			ui.ViewChange <- NewManagement()
+			ui.ViewChange <- NewManagement(1)
 		case "Enter", "l", "Right":
 			if len(publishing.list.Items()) > 0 {
 				publishing.posts[publishing.list.Index()].Nopub = !publishing.posts[publishing.list.Index()].Nopub
diff --git a/app/subscriptions.go b/app/subscriptions.go
index d853887..e8a1ef9 100644
--- a/app/subscriptions.go
+++ b/app/subscriptions.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type Subscriptions struct {
 	subscriptions *ttbp.Subscriptions
 }
 
-func NewSubscriptions() *Subscriptions {
+func NewSubscriptions(index int) *Subscriptions {
 	users := ttbp.SortUsersByRecent(ttbp.GetUsers())
 	subscriptions := ttbp.GetSubscriptions()
 	list := []string{}
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func NewSubscriptions() *Subscriptions {
 
 	return &Subscriptions{
 		title,
-		ui.NewList(list),
+		ui.NewList(list, index),
 		"↑↓/kj move  ↵ enter  s subscribe  q return",
 		neighbors,
 		subscriptions,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (subscriptions *Subscriptions) Event(state *ui.State, event vaxis.Event) (p
 			subscriptions.list.SetIndex(i)
 		case "q", "h", "Left":
 			subscriptions.subscriptions.Write()
-			ui.ViewChange <- NewMainMenu()
+			ui.ViewChange <- NewMainMenu(4)
 		case "s":
 			if len(subscriptions.list.Items()) > 0 {
 				user := subscriptions.neighbors[subscriptions.list.Index()]
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (subscriptions *Subscriptions) Event(state *ui.State, event vaxis.Event) (p
 		case "Enter", "l", "Right":
 			if len(subscriptions.list.Items()) > 0 {
 				subscriptions.subscriptions.Write()
-				ui.ViewChange <- NewUserPage(subscriptions.neighbors[subscriptions.list.Index()].Name, false)
+				ui.ViewChange <- NewUserPage(subscriptions.neighbors[subscriptions.list.Index()].Name, false, subscriptions.list.Index())
 			}
 		}
 		processed = true
diff --git a/app/user.go b/app/user.go
index 929effd..7576584 100644
--- a/app/user.go
+++ b/app/user.go
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ type UserPage struct {
 	help  string
 	posts []ttbp.Post
 	self  bool
+	index int // which index on the previous page to return to?
 }
 
-func NewUserPage(user string, self bool) *UserPage {
+func NewUserPage(user string, self bool, index int) *UserPage {
 	posts := ttbp.GetPostsForUser(user)
 	list := []string{}
 	for _, post := range posts {
@@ -34,10 +35,11 @@ func NewUserPage(user string, self bool) *UserPage {
 
 	return &UserPage{
 		title,
-		ui.NewList(list),
+		ui.NewList(list, 0),
 		"↑↓/kj move  ↵ enter  q return",
 		posts,
 		self,
+		index,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -59,9 +61,9 @@ func (user *UserPage) Event(state *ui.State, event vaxis.Event) (processed bool)
 			user.list.SetIndex(i)
 		case "q", "h", "Left":
 			if user.self {
-				ui.ViewChange <- NewManagement()
+				ui.ViewChange <- NewManagement(0)
 			} else {
-				ui.ViewChange <- NewNeighbors()
+				ui.ViewChange <- NewNeighbors(user.index)
 			}
 		case "Enter", "l", "Right":
 			showPost(state, user.posts[user.list.Index()])
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8745207..b2bfa3f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func main() {
 		initializePrompt()
 	}
 
-	state, err := ui.New(app.NewMainMenu())
+	state, err := ui.New(app.NewMainMenu(0))
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/ui/list.go b/ui/list.go
index a042982..cdf4ea8 100644
--- a/ui/list.go
+++ b/ui/list.go
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ type List struct {
 	offset int
 }
 
-func NewList(items []string) List {
+func NewList(items []string, index int) List {
 	return List{
 		items: items,
+		index: index,
 	}
 }