diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/kuschku/quasseldroid_ng/ui/chat/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/de/kuschku/quasseldroid_ng/ui/chat/MainActivity.java
index 02f08b33f0794e270ae2bab3b63bdac5167d039f..b60656591722712ff3a505a742268615761d3830 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/kuschku/quasseldroid_ng/ui/chat/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/kuschku/quasseldroid_ng/ui/chat/MainActivity.java
@@ -128,6 +128,18 @@ public class MainActivity extends BoundActivity {
         manager = new AccountManager(this);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void onPause() {
+        if (context.client() != null)
+            context.client().backlogManager().open(-1);
+        super.onPause();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onResume() {
+        super.onResume();
+    }
+
     private void replaceFragment(Fragment fragment) {
         FragmentTransaction transaction = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
         transaction.replace(R.id.content_host, fragment);
@@ -206,22 +218,21 @@ public class MainActivity extends BoundActivity {
         Client client = context.client();
         assertNotNull(client);
 
+        drawerLeft.removeAllItems();
+
         status.bufferViewConfigId = bufferViewConfigId;
         accountHeader.setActiveProfile(bufferViewConfigId, false);
 
-
-        drawerLeft.removeAllItems();
         if (currentConfig != null)
             currentConfig.remove();
         currentConfig = null;
 
-        if (bufferViewConfigId != -1) {
-            QBufferViewManager bufferViewManager = client.bufferViewManager();
-            assertNotNull(bufferViewManager);
+        QBufferViewManager bufferViewManager = client.bufferViewManager();
+        if (bufferViewConfigId != -1 && bufferViewManager != null) {
             QBufferViewConfig viewConfig = bufferViewManager.bufferViewConfig(bufferViewConfigId);
-            assertNotNull(viewConfig);
-
-            currentConfig = new BufferViewConfigItem(drawerLeft, viewConfig, context);
+            if (viewConfig != null) {
+                currentConfig = new BufferViewConfigItem(drawerLeft, viewConfig, context);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -246,6 +257,12 @@ public class MainActivity extends BoundActivity {
         super.onConnectToThread(thread);
         if (thread == null)
             connectToServer(manager.account(context.settings().lastAccount.get()));
+        else {
+            if (context.client() != null) {
+                context.client().backlogManager().open(status.bufferId);
+                accountHeader.setActiveProfile(status.bufferViewConfigId, true);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     public void displayFilterDialog() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/kuschku/quasseldroid_ng/ui/chat/util/Status.java b/app/src/main/java/de/kuschku/quasseldroid_ng/ui/chat/util/Status.java
index a854aa32173ec9f530b5f0109a0dc749630307ca..42171c08ecad75083b2a10420947bd4488262756 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/kuschku/quasseldroid_ng/ui/chat/util/Status.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/kuschku/quasseldroid_ng/ui/chat/util/Status.java
@@ -27,4 +27,6 @@ import de.kuschku.util.instancestateutil.Store;
 public class Status extends Storable {
     @Store
     public int bufferViewConfigId = -1;
+    @Store
+    public int bufferId = -1;
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/slide.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/slide.xml
index 884a2531142bfe69d3b964c1478f7a1ba57c5401..d33fdc12ea5ec310823215d901c40f9339c4b464 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/slide.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/slide.xml
@@ -20,60 +20,49 @@
   ~ with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
   -->
 
-<FrameLayout
+<ScrollView
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:layout_height="match_parent"
-    android:layout_width="match_parent">
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+    android:background="@color/md_light_background">
 
-    <ScrollView
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+    <LinearLayout
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_gravity="bottom">
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:orientation="vertical">
 
         <LinearLayout
-            android:orientation="vertical"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:gravity="">
+            android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
+            android:orientation="vertical"
+            android:padding="32dp">
 
-            <LinearLayout
+            <TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+                android:id="@+id/title"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_marginTop="96dp"
-                android:padding="32dp"
-                android:orientation="vertical">
-
-                <TextView
-                    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                    android:textStyle="bold"
-                    android:textColor="@android:color/white"
-                    android:textSize="28sp"
-                    android:layout_marginBottom="32dp"
-                    android:text="@string/slideAccountcoreTitle"
-                    android:id="@+id/title" />
+                android:layout_marginBottom="32dp"
+                android:text="@string/slideAccountcoreTitle"
+                android:textColor="@android:color/white"
+                android:textSize="28sp"
+                android:textStyle="bold" />
 
-                <TextView
-                    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                    android:textColor="@android:color/white"
-                    android:textSize="16sp"
-                    android:text="@string/slideAccountcoreDescription"
-                    android:id="@+id/description" />
-
-            </LinearLayout>
-
-            <android.support.v7.widget.CardView
-                android:id="@+id/content_host"
-                android:minHeight="240dp"
-                android:background="@color/md_light_background"
+            <TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+                android:id="@+id/description"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:text="@string/slideAccountcoreDescription"
+                android:textColor="@android:color/white"
+                android:textSize="16sp" />
 
         </LinearLayout>
 
-    </ScrollView>
+        <FrameLayout
+            android:id="@+id/content_host"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
+
+    </LinearLayout>
 
-</FrameLayout>
+</ScrollView>