diff --git a/proto/backend.proto b/proto/backend.proto
index e56d4e6ad..543524f35 100644
--- a/proto/backend.proto
+++ b/proto/backend.proto
@@ -643,12 +643,15 @@ message Deck {
 }
 
 message DeckCommon {
-    bool collapsed = 1;
-    uint32 last_day_studied = 2;
-    int32 new_studied = 3;
-    int32 review_studied = 4;
-    int32 learning_studied = 5;
-    int32 secs_studied = 6;
+    bool study_collapsed = 1;
+    bool browser_collapsed = 2;
+
+    uint32 last_day_studied = 3;
+    int32 new_studied = 4;
+    int32 review_studied = 5;
+    int32 learning_studied = 6;
+    int32 secs_studied = 7;
+    
     bytes other = 16;
 }
 
diff --git a/qt/aqt/browser.py b/qt/aqt/browser.py
index cc7810784..1f44e4b2f 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/browser.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/browser.py
@@ -1170,9 +1170,7 @@ QTableView {{ gridline-color: {grid} }}
                     ":/icons/deck.svg",
                     set_filter(),
                     toggle_expand(),
-                    not self.mw.col.decks.get(node.deck_id).get(
-                        "browserCollapsed", False
-                    ),
+                    not node.collapsed,
                 )
                 root.addChild(item)
                 newhead = head + node.name + "::"
diff --git a/rslib/src/decks/schema11.rs b/rslib/src/decks/schema11.rs
index 48a41b76d..b39168400 100644
--- a/rslib/src/decks/schema11.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/decks/schema11.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ pub struct DeckCommonSchema11 {
     pub(crate) usn: Usn,
     #[serde(flatten)]
     pub(crate) today: DeckTodaySchema11,
-    collapsed: bool,
+    #[serde(rename = "collapsed")]
+    study_collapsed: bool,
+    #[serde(default, rename = "browserCollapsed")]
+    browser_collapsed: bool,
     #[serde(default)]
     desc: String,
     #[serde(rename = "dyn")]
@@ -209,7 +212,8 @@ impl Default for NormalDeckSchema11 {
                 mtime: TimestampSecs(0),
                 name: "".to_string(),
                 usn: Usn(0),
-                collapsed: false,
+                study_collapsed: false,
+                browser_collapsed: false,
                 desc: "".to_string(),
                 today: Default::default(),
                 other: Default::default(),
@@ -255,7 +259,8 @@ impl From<&DeckCommonSchema11> for DeckCommon {
             serde_json::to_vec(&common.other).unwrap_or_default()
         };
         DeckCommon {
-            collapsed: common.collapsed,
+            study_collapsed: common.study_collapsed,
+            browser_collapsed: common.browser_collapsed,
             last_day_studied: common.today.new.day as u32,
             new_studied: common.today.new.amount,
             review_studied: common.today.rev.amount,
@@ -338,7 +343,8 @@ impl From<Deck> for DeckCommonSchema11 {
             name: deck.name.replace("\x1f", "::"),
             usn: deck.usn,
             today: (&deck).into(),
-            collapsed: deck.common.collapsed,
+            study_collapsed: deck.common.study_collapsed,
+            browser_collapsed: deck.common.browser_collapsed,
             dynamic: if matches!(deck.kind, DeckKind::Filtered(_)) {
                 1
             } else {
diff --git a/rslib/src/decks/tree.rs b/rslib/src/decks/tree.rs
index dc79029be..c0097d8e3 100644
--- a/rslib/src/decks/tree.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/decks/tree.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
 // License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
 
+use super::Deck;
 use crate::{backend_proto::DeckTreeNode, collection::Collection, decks::DeckID, err::Result};
-use std::iter::Peekable;
+use std::{collections::HashMap, iter::Peekable};
 
 // fixme: handle mixed case of parents
 
@@ -50,10 +51,34 @@ fn add_child_nodes(
     }
 }
 
+fn add_collapsed(node: &mut DeckTreeNode, decks: &HashMap<DeckID, Deck>, browser: bool) {
+    if let Some(deck) = decks.get(&DeckID(node.deck_id)) {
+        node.collapsed = if browser {
+            deck.common.browser_collapsed
+        } else {
+            deck.common.study_collapsed
+        };
+    }
+    for child in &mut node.children {
+        add_collapsed(child, decks, browser);
+    }
+}
+
 impl Collection {
     pub fn deck_tree(&self) -> Result<DeckTreeNode> {
         let names = self.storage.get_all_deck_names()?;
-        Ok(deck_names_to_tree(names))
+        let mut tree = deck_names_to_tree(names);
+
+        let decks_map: HashMap<_, _> = self
+            .storage
+            .get_all_decks()?
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|d| (d.id, d))
+            .collect();
+
+        add_collapsed(&mut tree, &decks_map, true);
+
+        Ok(tree)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/rslib/src/storage/deck/mod.rs b/rslib/src/storage/deck/mod.rs
index c8d28c13e..1f102f539 100644
--- a/rslib/src/storage/deck/mod.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/storage/deck/mod.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ impl SqliteStorage {
             .collect()
     }
 
-    /// Get all deck names in human-readable form (::)
+    /// Get all deck names in sorted, human-readable form (::)
     pub(crate) fn get_all_deck_names(&self) -> Result<Vec<(DeckID, String)>> {
         self.db
             .prepare("select id, name from decks order by name")?