diff --git a/src/app/global/local_account_sensitive_settings.nim b/src/app/global/local_account_sensitive_settings.nim
index eb257d3ffd..2cd778f3d9 100644
--- a/src/app/global/local_account_sensitive_settings.nim
+++ b/src/app/global/local_account_sensitive_settings.nim
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ const LSS_KEY_DOWNLOAD_CHANNEL_MESSAGES_ENABLED* = "downloadChannelMessagesEnabl
 const DEFAULT_DOWNLOAD_CHANNEL_MESSAGES_ENABLED = false
 const LSS_KEY_ACTIVE_SECTION* = "activeSection"
 const DEFAULT_ACTIVE_SECTION = ""
+const LAST_SECTION_CHAT = "LastSectionChat"
+const DEFAULT_ACTIVE_CHAT = ""
 const LSS_KEY_SHOW_BROWSER_SELECTOR* = "showBrowserSelector"
 const DEFAULT_SHOW_BROWSER_SELECTOR = true
 const LSS_KEY_OPEN_LINKS_IN_STATUS* = "openLinksInStatus"
@@ -149,6 +151,16 @@ QtObject:
     when T is bool:
       result = getSettingsPropBool(self, prop, default)
 
+  template getSettingsGroupProp[T](self: LocalAccountSensitiveSettings, group: string, prop: string, default: QVariant): untyped =
+    # This doesn't work in case of QVariant, such properties will be handled in a common way.
+    if(self.settings.isNil):
+      return
+
+    self.settings.beginGroup(group);
+    getSettingsProp[T](self, prop, default)
+    self.settings.endGroup();
+  
+
   template setSettingsProp(self: LocalAccountSensitiveSettings, prop: string, value: QVariant, signal: untyped) =
     if(self.settings.isNil):
       return
@@ -156,6 +168,30 @@ QtObject:
     self.settings.setValue(prop, value)
     signal
 
+  template setSettingsGroupProp(self: LocalAccountSensitiveSettings, group: string, key: string, value: QVariant) =
+    if(self.settings.isNil):
+      return
+
+    self.settings.beginGroup(group)
+    self.settings.setValue(key, value)
+    self.settings.endGroup()
+
+  proc removeSettingsGroupKey(self: LocalAccountSensitiveSettings, group: string, key: string) =
+    if(self.settings.isNil):
+      return
+
+    self.settings.beginGroup(group)
+    self.settings.remove(key)
+    self.settings.endGroup()
+
+  proc getSectionLastOpenChat*(self: LocalAccountSensitiveSettings, sectionId: string): string =
+    getSettingsGroupProp[string](self, LAST_SECTION_CHAT, sectionId, newQVariant(DEFAULT_ACTIVE_CHAT))
+
+  proc setSectionLastOpenChat*(self: LocalAccountSensitiveSettings, sectionId: string, value: string) =
+    self.setSettingsGroupProp(LAST_SECTION_CHAT, sectionId, newQVariant(value))
+    
+  proc removeSectionChatRecord*(self: LocalAccountSensitiveSettings, sectionId: string) =
+    self.removeSettingsGroupKey(LAST_SECTION_CHAT, sectionId)
 
   proc chatSplitViewChanged*(self: LocalAccountSensitiveSettings) {.signal.}
   proc getChatSplitView*(self: LocalAccountSensitiveSettings): QVariant {.slot.} =
@@ -498,7 +534,6 @@ QtObject:
     write = setActiveSection
     notify = activeSectionChanged
 
-
   proc showBrowserSelectorChanged*(self: LocalAccountSensitiveSettings) {.signal.}
   proc getShowBrowserSelector*(self: LocalAccountSensitiveSettings): bool {.slot.} =
     # getSettingsProp[bool](self, LSS_KEY_SHOW_BROWSER_SELECTOR, newQVariant(DEFAULT_SHOW_BROWSER_SELECTOR)) # https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/issues/8568
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
index 707dfb845d..d8c8368446 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ proc buildChatSectionUI(
     mailserversService: mailservers_service.Service) =
   var selectedItemId = ""
   var selectedSubItemId = ""
+  let sectionLastOpenChat = singletonInstance.localAccountSensitiveSettings.getSectionLastOpenChat(self.controller.getMySectionId())
 
   # handle channels which don't belong to any category
   for chatDto in channelGroup.chats:
@@ -173,8 +174,9 @@ proc buildChatSectionUI(
     self.addSubmodule(chatDto.id, belongToCommunity, isUsersListAvailable, events, settingsService, nodeConfigurationService,
       contactService, chatService, communityService, messageService, gifService, mailserversService)
 
-    # make the first channel which doesn't belong to any category active when load the app
-    if(selectedItemId.len == 0):
+    # restore on a startup last open channel for the section or
+    # make the first channel which doesn't belong to any category active
+    if selectedItemId.len == 0 or chatDto.id == sectionLastOpenChat:
       selectedItemId = channelItem.id
 
   # handle categories and channels for each category
@@ -203,9 +205,10 @@ proc buildChatSectionUI(
         settingsService, nodeConfigurationService, contactService, chatService, communityService, messageService, gifService,
         mailserversService)
 
+      # restore on a startup last open channel in the category for the section or
       # in case there is no channels beyond categories,
-      # make the first channel of the first category active when load the app
-      if(selectedItemId.len == 0):
+      # make the first channel of the first category active
+      if selectedItemId.len == 0 or channelItem.id == sectionLastOpenChat:
         selectedItemId = cat.id
         selectedSubItemId = channelItem.id
 
@@ -331,10 +334,13 @@ method makeChatWithIdActive*(self: Module, chatId: string) =
 
   # here, in this step we have appropriate item and subitem assigned
   self.setActiveItemSubItem(item.BaseItem.id, subItemId)
+  singletonInstance.localAccountSensitiveSettings.setSectionLastOpenChat(self.controller.getMySectionId(), chatId)
 
 method activeItemSubItemSet*(self: Module, itemId: string, subItemId: string) =
+  let mySectionId = self.controller.getMySectionId()
   if (itemId == "" and subItemId == ""):
     self.view.activeItem().resetActiveItemData()
+    singletonInstance.localAccountSensitiveSettings.removeSectionChatRecord(mySectionId)
     return
 
   let item = self.view.chatsModel().getItemById(itemId)
@@ -358,8 +364,13 @@ method activeItemSubItemSet*(self: Module, itemId: string, subItemId: string) =
     else:
       chatContentModule.onMadeInactive()
 
+  let activeChatId = self.controller.getActiveChatId()
+
+  # save last open chat in settings for restore on the next app launch
+  singletonInstance.localAccountSensitiveSettings.setSectionLastOpenChat(mySectionId, activeChatId)
+
   # notify parent module about active chat/channel
-  self.delegate.onActiveChatChange(self.controller.getMySectionId(), self.controller.getActiveChatId())
+  self.delegate.onActiveChatChange(mySectionId, activeChatId)
 
 method getModuleAsVariant*(self: Module): QVariant =
   return self.viewVariant
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/module.nim b/src/app/modules/main/module.nim
index a5a3f9bf94..888d68eaf5 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/module.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/module.nim
@@ -749,6 +749,8 @@ method communityLeft*[T](self: Module[T], communityId: string) =
 
   self.view.model().removeItem(communityId)
 
+  singletonInstance.localAccountSensitiveSettings.removeSectionChatRecord(communityId)
+
   if (self.controller.getActiveSectionId() == communityId):
     let item = self.view.model().getItemById(singletonInstance.userProfile.getPubKey())
     self.setActiveSection(item)
diff --git a/vendor/DOtherSide b/vendor/DOtherSide
index 75b70971ca..d1926ff252 160000
--- a/vendor/DOtherSide
+++ b/vendor/DOtherSide
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 75b70971caf863629b4af83be254c04a84ef8c1e
+Subproject commit d1926ff252c7645b04cfff014d6a6c80313d8628
diff --git a/vendor/nimqml b/vendor/nimqml
index c428cf4397..743674eff1 160000
--- a/vendor/nimqml
+++ b/vendor/nimqml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c428cf43976be8e647e8cf6412e783b06765b5ee
+Subproject commit 743674eff154c49386254d8fbb1fc756fffee09c