diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 24d3cb609..da0b58159 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
         </activity>
         <activity
             android:name=".ui.main.MainActivity"
-            android:launchMode="singleTop" />
+            android:launchMode="singleTop"
+            android:alwaysRetainTaskState="true" />
         <activity
             android:name=".ui.book.read.ReadBookActivity"
             android:configChanges="locale|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|screenLayout"