diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/letter.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/letter.tt
index 086978561a..1f4c8f20e8 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/letter.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/letter.tt
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@
         [% END %]
 
         <input type="hidden" id="redirect" name="redirect" value="" />
+        <input type="hidden" id="section" name="section" value="[% section | html %]" />
         <input type="hidden" name="searchfield" value="[% searchfield | html %]" />
     </form>
 [% END %]
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/letter.js b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/letter.js
index cdaf5557b4..f4824abab3 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/letter.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/letter.js
@@ -136,7 +136,19 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         }
     });
 
-    $( ".transport-types" ).accordion({ collapsible: true, active:false, animate: 200 });
+    $( ".transport-types" ).accordion({
+        collapsible: true,
+        active: parseInt( $("#section").val(), 10),
+        animate: 200,
+        activate: function() {
+            var active = $( ".transport-types" ).accordion( "option", "active" );
+            if( active === false ){
+                $("#section").val("");
+            } else {
+                $("#section").val( active );
+            }
+        }
+    });
 
     $(".insert").on("click",function(){
         var containerid = $(this).data("containerid");
diff --git a/tools/letter.pl b/tools/letter.pl
index f1a234bf40..a673fa96a9 100755
--- a/tools/letter.pl
+++ b/tools/letter.pl
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ my $code        = $input->param('code');
 my $module      = $input->param('module') || '';
 my $content     = $input->param('content');
 my $op          = $input->param('op') || '';
-my $redirect      = $input->param('redirect');
+my $redirect    = $input->param('redirect');
+my $section     = $input->param('section');
+
 my $dbh = C4::Context->dbh;
 
 our ( $template, $borrowernumber, $cookie, $staffflags ) = get_template_and_user(
@@ -90,13 +92,14 @@ $template->param(
 	script_name => $script_name,
   searchfield => $searchfield,
     branchcode => $branchcode,
+    section => $section,
 	action => $script_name
 );
 
 if ( $op eq 'add_validate' or $op eq 'copy_validate' ) {
     add_validate();
     if( $redirect eq "just_save" ){
-        print $input->redirect("/cgi-bin/koha/tools/letter.pl?op=add_form&branchcode=$branchcode&module=$module&code=$code&redirect=done");
+        print $input->redirect("/cgi-bin/koha/tools/letter.pl?op=add_form&branchcode=$branchcode&module=$module&code=$code&redirect=done&section=$section");
         exit;
     } else {
         $op = q{}; # we return to the default screen for the next operation