diff --git a/Content.Client/Guidebook/Controls/GuidebookWindow.xaml.cs b/Content.Client/Guidebook/Controls/GuidebookWindow.xaml.cs
index 469b0ed222..de06d85bb0 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Guidebook/Controls/GuidebookWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Guidebook/Controls/GuidebookWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ public sealed partial class GuidebookWindow : FancyWindow, ILinkClickHandler
 
     private readonly ISawmill _sawmill;
 
+    public ProtoId<GuideEntryPrototype> LastEntry;
+
     public GuidebookWindow()
     {
         RobustXamlLoader.Load(this);
@@ -90,6 +92,8 @@ public sealed partial class GuidebookWindow : FancyWindow, ILinkClickHandler
 
             _sawmill.Error($"Failed to parse contents of guide document {entry.Id}.");
         }
+
+        LastEntry = entry.Id;
     }
 
     public void UpdateGuides(
diff --git a/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Guidebook/GuidebookUIController.cs b/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Guidebook/GuidebookUIController.cs
index 03ea47827f..702b0a52ac 100644
--- a/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Guidebook/GuidebookUIController.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Guidebook/GuidebookUIController.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public sealed class GuidebookUIController : UIController, IOnStateEntered<LobbyS
 
     private GuidebookWindow? _guideWindow;
     private MenuButton? GuidebookButton => UIManager.GetActiveUIWidgetOrNull<MenuBar.Widgets.GameTopMenuBar>()?.GuidebookButton;
+    private ProtoId<GuideEntryPrototype>? _lastEntry;
 
     public void OnStateEntered(LobbyState state)
     {
@@ -142,7 +143,10 @@ public sealed class GuidebookUIController : UIController, IOnStateEntered<LobbyS
             GuidebookButton.Pressed = false;
 
         if (_guideWindow != null)
+        {
             _guideWindow.ReturnContainer.Visible = false;
+            _lastEntry = _guideWindow.LastEntry;
+        }
     }
 
     private void OnWindowOpen()
@@ -176,8 +180,6 @@ public sealed class GuidebookUIController : UIController, IOnStateEntered<LobbyS
         if (GuidebookButton != null)
             GuidebookButton.SetClickPressed(!_guideWindow.IsOpen);
 
-        selected ??= _configuration.GetCVar(CCVars.DefaultGuide);
-
         if (guides == null)
         {
             guides = _prototypeManager.EnumeratePrototypes<GuideEntryPrototype>()
@@ -193,6 +195,17 @@ public sealed class GuidebookUIController : UIController, IOnStateEntered<LobbyS
             }
         }
 
+        if (selected == null)
+        {
+            if (_lastEntry is { } lastEntry && guides.ContainsKey(lastEntry))
+            {
+                selected = _lastEntry;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                selected = _configuration.GetCVar(CCVars.DefaultGuide);
+            }
+        }
         _guideWindow.UpdateGuides(guides, rootEntries, forceRoot, selected);
 
         // Expand up to depth-2.