diff --git a/.changeset/giant-oranges-report.md b/.changeset/giant-oranges-report.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f1303e36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/giant-oranges-report.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@redux-devtools/app': patch
+'@redux-devtools/core': patch
+'remotedev-redux-devtools-extension': patch
+---
+
+Avoid persisting the selected action index between sessions
diff --git a/packages/redux-devtools-app/src/actions/index.ts b/packages/redux-devtools-app/src/actions/index.ts
index 1debc8d3..45d53105 100644
--- a/packages/redux-devtools-app/src/actions/index.ts
+++ b/packages/redux-devtools-app/src/actions/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { SchemeName, ThemeName } from '@redux-devtools/ui';
 import { AuthStates, States } from 'socketcluster-client/lib/scclientsocket';
+import { REHYDRATE } from 'redux-persist';
 import {
   CHANGE_SECTION,
   CHANGE_THEME,
@@ -559,6 +560,11 @@ export interface ErrorAction {
   payload: string;
 }
 
+interface ReduxPersistRehydrateAction {
+  type: typeof REHYDRATE;
+  payload: unknown;
+}
+
 export type StoreActionWithoutUpdateStateOrLiftedAction =
   | ChangeSectionAction
   | ChangeThemeAction
@@ -594,7 +600,8 @@ export type StoreActionWithoutUpdateStateOrLiftedAction =
   | UpdateReportsAction
   | GetReportError
   | GetReportSuccess
-  | ErrorAction;
+  | ErrorAction
+  | ReduxPersistRehydrateAction;
 
 export type StoreActionWithoutUpdateState =
   | StoreActionWithoutUpdateStateOrLiftedAction
diff --git a/packages/redux-devtools-app/src/reducers/monitor.ts b/packages/redux-devtools-app/src/reducers/monitor.ts
index da174f37..9dc3f8bf 100644
--- a/packages/redux-devtools-app/src/reducers/monitor.ts
+++ b/packages/redux-devtools-app/src/reducers/monitor.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { REHYDRATE } from 'redux-persist';
 import {
   MONITOR_ACTION,
   SELECT_MONITOR,
@@ -93,6 +94,31 @@ export function monitor(
         ...state,
         dispatcherIsOpen: !state.dispatcherIsOpen,
       };
+    case REHYDRATE: {
+      const rehydratedState = action.payload as
+        | {
+            readonly monitor: MonitorState;
+          }
+        | undefined;
+      if (!rehydratedState) return state;
+      if (
+        rehydratedState.monitor.monitorState &&
+        (typeof rehydratedState.monitor.monitorState.selectedActionId ===
+          'number' ||
+          typeof rehydratedState.monitor.monitorState.startActionId ===
+            'number')
+      ) {
+        return {
+          ...rehydratedState.monitor,
+          monitorState: {
+            ...rehydratedState.monitor.monitorState,
+            selectedActionId: null,
+            startActionId: null,
+          },
+        };
+      }
+      return rehydratedState.monitor;
+    }
     default:
       return state;
   }