diff --git a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectBoardController.php b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectBoardController.php
--- a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectBoardController.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectBoardController.php
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
   protected function getProfileMenu() {
     $menu = parent::getProfileMenu();
 
-    $menu->selectFilter(PhabricatorProject::ITEM_WORKBOARD);
+    $request = $this->getRequest();
+    $menu->selectFilter(PhabricatorProject::ITEM_WORKBOARD, null, $request);
     $menu->addClass('project-board-nav');
 
     return $menu;
diff --git a/src/view/layout/AphrontSideNavFilterView.php b/src/view/layout/AphrontSideNavFilterView.php
--- a/src/view/layout/AphrontSideNavFilterView.php
+++ b/src/view/layout/AphrontSideNavFilterView.php
@@ -156,11 +156,25 @@
     return $this->baseURI;
   }
 
-  public function selectFilter($key, $default = null) {
+  public function selectFilter(
+      $key,
+      $default = null,
+      AphrontRequest $request = null) {
     $this->selectedFilter = $default;
     if ($this->menu->getItem($key) && strlen($key)) {
       $this->selectedFilter = $key;
     }
+
+    if ($request) {
+      $path = $request->getRequestURI()->getPath();
+      foreach ($this->menu->getItems() as $item) {
+        $is_link = ($item->getType() == PHUIListItemView::TYPE_LINK);
+        if ($is_link && $item->getHref() == $path) {
+          $this->selectedFilter = $item->getKey();
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+    }
     return $this->selectedFilter;
   }