diff --git a/templates/featured_index.erb b/templates/featured_index.erb
index 323f5b1..6eddb7b 100644
--- a/templates/featured_index.erb
+++ b/templates/featured_index.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
+  $(function() { saveIndex('featured'); });
+</script>
+
 <div id="content">
   <ul id="nav">
     <li class="selected">Featured</li>
diff --git a/templates/gems_index.erb b/templates/gems_index.erb
index b27567c..3378830 100644
--- a/templates/gems_index.erb
+++ b/templates/gems_index.erb
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
       }
     });
   }
-
+  
+  $(function() { saveIndex('gems'); });
   $(fixGemLinks);
 </script>
 
diff --git a/templates/home.erb b/templates/home.erb
index 992c8d5..33b9084 100644
--- a/templates/home.erb
+++ b/templates/home.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,27 @@
+<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
+  $(function() {
+    if (document.referrer) {
+      var refurl = document.referrer;
+      var re = new RegExp("^" + window.location.protocol + "//" + window.location.host + "/");
+      if (refurl.match(re)) {
+        saveIndex('');
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+    
+    var list = document.cookie.split(/\s*;\s*/);
+    for (var i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
+      var key = list[i].split('=', 1)[0];
+      if (key == 'defaultIndex') {
+        var name = list[i].substr(key.length + 1);
+        window.location = '/' + name;
+        saveIndex('');
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+  });
+</script>
+
 <div id="content">
   <ul id="nav">
     <li><a href="/featured">Featured</a></li>
diff --git a/templates/layout.erb b/templates/layout.erb
index 8d51085..9b98a03 100644
--- a/templates/layout.erb
+++ b/templates/layout.erb
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@
           $(this).find('img').attr('src', '/images/loading.gif');
         });
       }
+      
+      function saveIndex(url) {
+        var date = new Date();
+        date.setDate(date.getDate() + (url == '' ? -999 : 99999));
+        document.cookie = "defaultIndex=" + escape(url) + ";expires=" + date.toUTCString();
+      }
 
       $(framesLinks);
       $(searchClick);
diff --git a/templates/scm_index.erb b/templates/scm_index.erb
index 5187b3c..028c757 100644
--- a/templates/scm_index.erb
+++ b/templates/scm_index.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
+  $(function() { saveIndex('github'); });
+</script>
+
 <div id="content">
   <ul id="nav">
     <li><a href="/featured">Featured</a></li>
diff --git a/templates/stdlib_index.erb b/templates/stdlib_index.erb
index 247d1b3..4db110f 100644
--- a/templates/stdlib_index.erb
+++ b/templates/stdlib_index.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
+  $(function() { saveIndex('stdlib'); });
+</script>
+
 <div id="content">
   <ul id="nav">
     <li><a href="/featured">Featured</a></li>