diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DictsActivity.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DictsActivity.java
index af76c6e83..7bf333b3f 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DictsActivity.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DictsActivity.java
@@ -23,14 +23,12 @@ package org.eehouse.android.xw4;
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.app.Dialog;
-import android.app.ListActivity;
 import android.app.ExpandableListActivity;
 import android.database.DataSetObserver;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.TextView;
-import android.widget.AdapterView;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.content.Intent;
@@ -49,6 +47,7 @@ import android.widget.ExpandableListView.ExpandableListContextMenuInfo;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.net.Uri;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import junit.framework.Assert;
 
 import org.eehouse.android.xw4.DictUtils.DictAndLoc;
@@ -70,6 +69,9 @@ public class DictsActivity extends ExpandableListActivity
     private static final String MOVEFROMLOC = "movefromloc";
     private static final String MOVETOLOC = "movetoloc";
 
+    private static HashMap<String,Boolean> s_openStates =
+        new HashMap<String,Boolean>();
+
     // For new callback alternative
     private static final int DELETE_DICT_ACTION = 1;
 
@@ -207,8 +209,13 @@ public class DictsActivity extends ExpandableListActivity
         public boolean isChildSelectable( int groupPosition, 
                                           int childPosition ) { return true; }
         public boolean isEmpty() { return false; }
-        public void onGroupCollapsed(int groupPosition){}
-        public void onGroupExpanded(int groupPosition){}
+        public void onGroupCollapsed(int groupPosition)
+        {
+            s_openStates.put( m_langs[groupPosition], false );
+        }
+        public void onGroupExpanded(int groupPosition){
+            s_openStates.put( m_langs[groupPosition], true );
+        }
         public void registerDataSetObserver( DataSetObserver obs ){}
         public void unregisterDataSetObserver( DataSetObserver obs ){}
 
@@ -632,7 +639,14 @@ public class DictsActivity extends ExpandableListActivity
     private void expandGroups()
     {
         for ( int ii = 0; ii < m_langs.length; ++ii ) {
-            m_expView.expandGroup( ii );
+            boolean open = true;
+            String lang = m_langs[ii];
+            if ( s_openStates.containsKey( lang ) ) {
+                open = s_openStates.get( lang );
+            }
+            if ( open ) {
+                m_expView.expandGroup( ii );
+            }
         }
     }