diff --git a/phpBB/posting.php b/phpBB/posting.php
index 2516067aae..60bb595da6 100644
--- a/phpBB/posting.php
+++ b/phpBB/posting.php
@@ -1546,6 +1546,7 @@ $page_data = array(
 	'ERROR'					=> (sizeof($error)) ? implode('<br />', $error) : '',
 	'TOPIC_TIME_LIMIT'		=> (int) $post_data['topic_time_limit'],
 	'EDIT_REASON'			=> $request->variable('edit_reason', ''),
+	'SHOW_PANEL'			=> $request->variable('show_panel', ''),
 	'U_VIEW_FORUM'			=> append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewforum.$phpEx", "f=$forum_id"),
 	'U_VIEW_TOPIC'			=> ($mode != 'post') ? append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewtopic.$phpEx", "f=$forum_id&amp;t=$topic_id") : '',
 	'U_PROGRESS_BAR'		=> append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}posting.$phpEx", "f=$forum_id&amp;mode=popup"),
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/forum_fn.js b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/forum_fn.js
index a4ede51f4b..35a18ddbcc 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/forum_fn.js
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/forum_fn.js
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function() {
 			if (typeof(p) === 'string') {
 				show_panel = p;
 			}
+			$('input[name="show_panel"]').val(show_panel);
 
 			for (i = 0; i < panels.length; i++) {
 				jQuery('#' + panels[i]).css('display', panels[i] === show_panel ? 'block' : 'none');
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/posting_editor.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/posting_editor.html
index e311b85cbe..081c267a94 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/posting_editor.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/posting_editor.html
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 	<!-- ENDIF -->
 
 	<!-- IF not S_PRIVMSGS and not S_SHOW_DRAFTS and not $SIG_EDIT eq 1 -->
-		<div id="tabs" class="sub-panels" data-show-panel="options-panel">
+		<div id="tabs" class="sub-panels" data-show-panel="<!-- IF SHOW_PANEL -->{SHOW_PANEL}<!-- ELSE -->options-panel<!-- ENDIF -->">
 			<ul>
 				<li id="options-panel-tab" class="activetab"><a href="#tabs" data-subpanel="options-panel"><span>{L_OPTIONS}</span></a></li>
 				<!-- IF S_SHOW_ATTACH_BOX -->
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/posting_layout.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/posting_layout.html
index 4ef0954200..630afdb832 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/posting_layout.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/posting_layout.html
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 
 	<!-- DEFINE $EXTRA_POSTING_OPTIONS = 1 -->
 	<!-- INCLUDE posting_editor.html -->
+	<input type="hidden" name="show_panel" value="options-panel" />
 	{S_FORM_TOKEN}
 	</div>
 </div>