diff --git a/src/components/PaginatedTablePicker.test.tsx b/src/components/PaginatedTablePicker.test.tsx
index 6069d3119..708e7a461 100644
--- a/src/components/PaginatedTablePicker.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PaginatedTablePicker.test.tsx
@@ -180,6 +180,29 @@ describe("paginated table picker contract", () => {
     ).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  test("restores the selected row after returning from its detail screen", async () => {
+    const selected = harness({ harnessName: "third-harness", harnessId: "third-harness" });
+    const core = coreWith([
+      harness({ harnessName: "first-harness", harnessId: "first-harness" }),
+      harness({ harnessName: "second-harness", harnessId: "second-harness" }),
+      selected,
+    ]);
+    core.harness.setGetResponse(getResponse(selected));
+    const r = renderScreen("/agentcore/harness/list", { core });
+
+    await waitForText(r.lastFrame, "third-harness");
+    await r.press("down");
+    await r.press("down");
+    await waitForText(r.lastFrame, "❯ third-harness");
+    await r.press("return");
+    await waitForText(r.lastFrame, "agentcore → harness → get → third-harness");
+
+    await r.press("escape");
+    await waitForText(r.lastFrame, "updated UTC");
+    expect(r.lastFrame()).toContain("❯ third-harness");
+    expect(r.lastFrame()).not.toContain("❯ first-harness");
+  });
+
   test("retains rows and disables selection and paging during a transition", async () => {
     const core = new TestCoreClient();
     core.harness.setListResponse({
diff --git a/src/components/PaginatedTablePicker.tsx b/src/components/PaginatedTablePicker.tsx
index 8b373f158..b915dd49d 100644
--- a/src/components/PaginatedTablePicker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PaginatedTablePicker.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { keepPreviousData, useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { Text, useInput } from "ink";
+import { useLocation, useNavigate } from "react-router";
 import { Layout } from "./Layout";
 import { usePagedList } from "./usePagedList";
 import { darkTheme } from "./ui/_core.js";
@@ -11,6 +12,10 @@ export interface TokenPage<TItem> {
   nextToken?: string;
 }
 
+interface PaginatedTableLocationState extends Record<string, unknown> {
+  paginatedTableSelection?: string;
+}
+
 export interface PaginatedTablePickerProps<TItem, TRow extends Record<string, unknown>> {
   breadcrumb: string[];
   description?: string;
@@ -46,6 +51,8 @@ export function PaginatedTablePicker<TItem, TRow extends Record<string, unknown>
   emptyPageMessage,
   maxPageSize,
 }: PaginatedTablePickerProps<TItem, TRow>) {
+  const location = useLocation();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
   const paging = usePagedList(maxPageSize);
   const list = useQuery({
     queryKey: [...queryKey, paging.pageSize, paging.token],
@@ -57,6 +64,16 @@ export function PaginatedTablePicker<TItem, TRow extends Record<string, unknown>
   const pageTransition = list.isFetching && !list.isPending;
   const mappedRows = (list.data?.items ?? []).map(toRow);
   const rows = sortRows ? sortRows(mappedRows) : mappedRows;
+  const locationState =
+    location.state && typeof location.state === "object"
+      ? (location.state as PaginatedTableLocationState)
+      : {};
+  const initialSelectedRow = locationState.paginatedTableSelection
+    ? Math.max(
+        0,
+        rows.findIndex((row) => getValue(row) === locationState.paginatedTableSelection),
+      )
+    : 0;
 
   useInput(
     (input, key) => {
@@ -106,6 +123,7 @@ export function PaginatedTablePicker<TItem, TRow extends Record<string, unknown>
             showFooter={false}
             showDivider={true}
             pageSize={paging.pageSize}
+            initialSelectedRow={initialSelectedRow}
             selectionResetKey={paging.pageSize}
             focus={!pageTransition}
             columns={columns}
@@ -113,7 +131,19 @@ export function PaginatedTablePicker<TItem, TRow extends Record<string, unknown>
             emptyMessage={paginated ? emptyPageMessage : emptyMessage}
             onSelect={(row) => {
               const value = getValue(row);
-              if (value) onSelect(value);
+              if (!value) return;
+              navigate(
+                {
+                  pathname: location.pathname,
+                  search: location.search,
+                  hash: location.hash,
+                },
+                {
+                  replace: true,
+                  state: { ...locationState, paginatedTableSelection: value },
+                },
+              );
+              onSelect(value);
             }}
             onEscape={onBack}
             onPrevPage={!pageTransition && paging.pageIndex > 0 ? paging.prev : undefined}
diff --git a/src/components/ui/data-table/DataTable.tsx b/src/components/ui/data-table/DataTable.tsx
index 2d9745fbe..b0ccb02d7 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/data-table/DataTable.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ui/data-table/DataTable.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import cliTruncate from "cli-truncate";
 import { Box, Text, useInput, useWindowSize } from "ink";
 import stringWidth from "string-width";
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export interface DataTableProps<T> {
   showFooter?: boolean;
   emptyMessage?: string;
   focus?: boolean;
+  initialSelectedRow?: number;
   selectionResetKey?: string | number;
   theme?: InkUITheme;
 }
@@ -70,16 +71,20 @@ export function DataTable<T extends Record<string, unknown>>({
   showFooter = true,
   emptyMessage = "No data",
   focus = true,
+  initialSelectedRow = 0,
   selectionResetKey,
   theme = darkTheme,
 }: DataTableProps<T>): React.ReactElement {
   const { columns: terminalWidth } = useWindowSize();
-  const [selectedRow, setSelectedRow] = useState(0);
+  const [selectedRow, setSelectedRow] = useState(() => Math.max(0, initialSelectedRow));
   const [currentPage, setCurrentPage] = useState(0);
   const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState("");
   const [searchMode, setSearchMode] = useState(false);
+  const selectionResetKeyRef = useRef(selectionResetKey);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (selectionResetKeyRef.current === selectionResetKey) return;
+    selectionResetKeyRef.current = selectionResetKey;
     setSelectedRow(0);
     setCurrentPage(0);
   }, [selectionResetKey]);
diff --git a/src/handlers/memory/event/event.screen.test.tsx b/src/handlers/memory/event/event.screen.test.tsx
index 76f42fdea..337b7b082 100644
--- a/src/handlers/memory/event/event.screen.test.tsx
+++ b/src/handlers/memory/event/event.screen.test.tsx
@@ -177,6 +177,30 @@ describe("Memory event list flow", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  test("restores the selected Event after returning from its JSON", async () => {
+    const selectedEvent = event({ eventId: "event-3" });
+    const core = new TestCoreClient();
+    core.memory.setListEventsResponse({
+      events: [event({ eventId: "event-1" }), event({ eventId: "event-2" }), selectedEvent],
+    });
+    core.memory.setGetEventResponse({ event: selectedEvent });
+    const screen = renderScreen("/agentcore/memory/event/list/memory-1/actor-1/session-1", {
+      core,
+    });
+
+    await waitForText(screen.lastFrame, "event-3");
+    await screen.press("down");
+    await screen.press("down");
+    await waitForText(screen.lastFrame, "❯ event-3");
+    await screen.press("return");
+    await waitForText(screen.lastFrame, '"eventId": "event-3"');
+
+    await screen.press("escape");
+    await waitForText(screen.lastFrame, "occurred UTC");
+    expect(screen.lastFrame()).toContain("❯ event-3");
+    expect(screen.lastFrame()).not.toContain("❯ event-1");
+  });
+
   test("paginates events and distinguishes a later-page empty state", async () => {
     const core = new TestCoreClient();
     core.memory.setListEventsResponse({