diff --git a/package-updates/update.cgi b/package-updates/update.cgi
index 1dd4ed130..5dc11fab5 100755
--- a/package-updates/update.cgi
+++ b/package-updates/update.cgi
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ else {
 	$redirdesc = $text{'index_return'};
 	}
 
+$redir = ($redir =~ /\?/) ? "$redir&tab=install" : "$redir?tab=install";
+
 if ($in{'refresh'} || $in{'refresh_top'}) {
 	&ui_print_unbuffered_header(undef, $text{'refresh_title'}, "");
 
diff --git a/software/apt_upgrade.cgi b/software/apt_upgrade.cgi
index ba4edb102..3c0a024bd 100755
--- a/software/apt_upgrade.cgi
+++ b/software/apt_upgrade.cgi
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if ($in{'update'}) {
 	print "</pre>\n";
 	if ($?) {
 		print "<b>$text{'apt_updatefailed'}</b><p>\n";
-		&ui_print_footer("", $text{'index_return'});
+		&ui_print_footer("?tab=update", $text{'index_return'});
 		exit;
 		}
 	else { print "<b>$text{'apt_updateok'}</b><p>\n"; }
@@ -67,5 +67,5 @@ if ($in{'mode'}) {
 		if (@packs);
 	}
 
-&ui_print_footer("", $text{'index_return'});
+&ui_print_footer("?tab=update", $text{'index_return'});
 
diff --git a/software/install_pack.cgi b/software/install_pack.cgi
index 6e06ceea5..5e602a0c7 100755
--- a/software/install_pack.cgi
+++ b/software/install_pack.cgi
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ elsif ($in{'source'} == 3) {
 		&ui_print_footer($in{'return'}, $in{'returndesc'});
 		}
 	else {
-		&ui_print_footer("", $text{'index_return'});
+		&ui_print_footer("?tab=install", $text{'index_return'});
 		}
 	exit;
 	}
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ print &ui_table_row($text{'install_packs'}, $plist, 3);
 print &ui_table_end();
 print &ui_form_end([ [ undef, $text{'install_ok'} ] ]);
 
-&ui_print_footer("", $text{'index_return'});
+&ui_print_footer("?tab=install", $text{'index_return'});
 
 sub install_error
 {
 print "$main::whatfailed : @{[&html_escape($_[0])]} <p>\n";
-&ui_print_footer("", $text{'index_return'});
+&ui_print_footer("?tab=install", $text{'index_return'});
 exit;
 }
 
diff --git a/software/ipkg_upgrade.cgi b/software/ipkg_upgrade.cgi
index 5565efea3..cdfac2bdb 100755
--- a/software/ipkg_upgrade.cgi
+++ b/software/ipkg_upgrade.cgi
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ else {
 	&webmin_log("IPKG", $mode)
 	}
 
-&ui_print_footer("", $text{'index_return'});
+&ui_print_footer("?tab=update", $text{'index_return'});
 
diff --git a/software/ports_upgrade.cgi b/software/ports_upgrade.cgi
index 72013a60f..a49c478de 100755
--- a/software/ports_upgrade.cgi
+++ b/software/ports_upgrade.cgi
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ foreach my $cmd ("portsnap fetch",
 	last if ($?);
 	}
 
-&ui_print_footer("", $text{'index_return'});
+&ui_print_footer("?tab=update", $text{'index_return'});
 
diff --git a/software/urpmi_upgrade.cgi b/software/urpmi_upgrade.cgi
index 350982f53..627328c57 100755
--- a/software/urpmi_upgrade.cgi
+++ b/software/urpmi_upgrade.cgi
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ else {
 	&webmin_log("urpmi", $mode)
 	}
 
-&ui_print_footer("", $text{'index_return'});
+&ui_print_footer("?tab=update", $text{'index_return'});
 
diff --git a/software/yum_upgrade.cgi b/software/yum_upgrade.cgi
index 3e0141181..e24e8dbd1 100755
--- a/software/yum_upgrade.cgi
+++ b/software/yum_upgrade.cgi
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ else {
 		if (@packs);
 	}
 
-&ui_print_footer("", $text{'index_return'});
+&ui_print_footer("?tab=update", $text{'index_return'});