diff --git a/src/theme/book.js b/src/theme/book.js
index 1911b118..67a8a5b0 100644
--- a/src/theme/book.js
+++ b/src/theme/book.js
@@ -551,13 +551,6 @@ function playground_text(playground, hidden = true) {
             firstContact = null;
         }
     }, { passive: true });
-
-    // Scroll sidebar to current active section
-    var activeSection = document.getElementById("sidebar").querySelector(".active");
-    if (activeSection) {
-        // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/scrollIntoView
-        activeSection.scrollIntoView({ block: 'center' });
-    }
 })();
 
 (function chapterNavigation() {
diff --git a/src/theme/index.hbs b/src/theme/index.hbs
index 195e41bc..80315c48 100644
--- a/src/theme/index.hbs
+++ b/src/theme/index.hbs
@@ -110,6 +110,28 @@
             <div id="sidebar-resize-handle" class="sidebar-resize-handle"></div>
         </nav>
 
+        <!-- Track and set sidebar scroll position -->
+        <script>
+            var sidebarScrollbox = document.querySelector('#sidebar .sidebar-scrollbox');
+            sidebarScrollbox.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
+                if (e.target.tagName === 'A') {
+                    sessionStorage.setItem('sidebar-scroll', sidebarScrollbox.scrollTop);
+                }
+            }, { passive: true });
+            var sidebarScrollTop = sessionStorage.getItem('sidebar-scroll');
+            sessionStorage.removeItem('sidebar-scroll');
+            if (sidebarScrollTop) {
+                // preserve sidebar scroll position when navigating via links within sidebar
+                sidebarScrollbox.scrollTop = sidebarScrollTop;
+            } else {
+                // scroll sidebar to current active section when navigating via "next/previous chapter" buttons
+                var activeSection = document.querySelector('#sidebar .active');
+                if (activeSection) {
+                    activeSection.scrollIntoView({ block: 'center' });
+                }
+            }
+        </script>
+
         <div id="page-wrapper" class="page-wrapper">
 
             <div class="page">