diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller/report_data_additional_options.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller/report_data_additional_options.rb
index 568e212e16e..2ab7be1830a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller/report_data_additional_options.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller/report_data_additional_options.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ class ApplicationController
     :listicon,
     :embedded,
     :showlinks,
-    :policy_sim
+    :policy_sim,
+    :lastaction
   ) do
     def self.from_options(options)
       additional_options = new
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ def with_quadicon_options(options)
       self.embedded   = options[:embedded]
       self.showlinks  = options[:showlinks]
       self.policy_sim = options[:policy_sim]
+      self.lastaction = options[:lastaction]
     end
 
     def with_row_button(row_button)
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 5be4cedde73..bfd09229ad4 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -1636,7 +1636,8 @@ def process_show_list_options(options, curr_model = nil)
       :listicon   => @listicon,
       :embedded   => @embedded,
       :showlinks  => @showlinks,
-      :policy_sim => @policy_sim
+      :policy_sim => @policy_sim,
+      :lastaction => @lastaction
     )
     @report_data_additional_options.with_row_button(@row_button) if @row_button
     @report_data_additional_options.with_menu_click(params[:menu_click]) if params[:menu_click]
diff --git a/spec/controllers/vm_infra_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/vm_infra_controller_spec.rb
index 39fe64b4526..6e97304ac8f 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/vm_infra_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/vm_infra_controller_spec.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@
   render_views
 
   it 'can render the explorer' do
+    expect_any_instance_of(GtlHelper).to receive(:render_gtl).with match_gtl_options(
+      :model_name                     => 'VmOrTemplate',
+      :report_data_additional_options => {
+        :model      => "VmOrTemplate",
+        :lastaction => 'show_list'
+      }
+    )
+
     get :explorer
     expect(response.status).to eq(200)
     expect(response.body).to_not be_empty