diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java
index 8b9eac30d..950ec77d0 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ public class GamesList extends XWExpandableListActivity
 
     private static final String SAVE_ROWID = "SAVE_ROWID";
     private static final String SAVE_ROWIDS = "SAVE_ROWIDS";
+    private static final String SAVE_SELGAMES = "SAVE_SELGAMES";
+    private static final String SAVE_SELGROUPS = "SAVE_SELGROUPS";
     private static final String SAVE_GROUPID = "SAVE_GROUPID";
     private static final String SAVE_DICTNAMES = "SAVE_DICTNAMES";
 
@@ -370,10 +372,9 @@ public class GamesList extends XWExpandableListActivity
         // scary, but worth playing with:
         // Assert.assertTrue( isTaskRoot() );
 
-        getBundledData( savedInstanceState );
-
         m_selGames = new HashSet<Long>();
         m_selGroupIDs = new HashSet<Long>();
+        getBundledData( savedInstanceState );
 
         setContentView(R.layout.game_list);
         ExpandableListView listview = getExpandableListView();
@@ -442,6 +443,8 @@ public class GamesList extends XWExpandableListActivity
         super.onSaveInstanceState( outState );
         outState.putLong( SAVE_ROWID, m_rowid );
         outState.putLongArray( SAVE_ROWIDS, m_rowids );
+        outState.putLongArray( SAVE_SELGAMES, getSelRowIDs() );
+        outState.putLongArray( SAVE_SELGROUPS, getSelGroupIDs() );
         outState.putLong( SAVE_GROUPID, m_groupid );
         outState.putString( SAVE_DICTNAMES, m_missingDictName );
         if ( null != m_netLaunchInfo ) {
@@ -454,6 +457,15 @@ public class GamesList extends XWExpandableListActivity
         if ( null != bundle ) {
             m_rowid = bundle.getLong( SAVE_ROWID );
             m_rowids = bundle.getLongArray( SAVE_ROWIDS );
+            long[] tmp;
+            tmp = bundle.getLongArray( SAVE_SELGAMES );
+            for ( long ll : tmp ) {
+                m_selGames.add( ll );
+            }
+            tmp = bundle.getLongArray( SAVE_SELGROUPS );
+            for ( long ll : tmp ) {
+                m_selGroupIDs.add( ll );
+            }
             m_groupid = bundle.getLong( SAVE_GROUPID );
             m_netLaunchInfo = new NetLaunchInfo( bundle );
             m_missingDictName = bundle.getString( SAVE_DICTNAMES );