diff --git a/global.d.ts b/global.d.ts
index 4b4d817c..47c7a8bd 100644
--- a/global.d.ts
+++ b/global.d.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ declare module "little-state-machine" {
     register: RegisterType;
     profile: ProfileType;
     profileView: ProfileDisplayState;
+    profileActiveTab: string;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/AppFooter.tsx b/src/components/AppFooter.tsx
index 8e7dcce7..1d15674e 100644
--- a/src/components/AppFooter.tsx
+++ b/src/components/AppFooter.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import Link from "next/link";
 import { Icons } from "./Icons";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/client/utils";
 import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
+import { useStateMachine } from "little-state-machine";
+import updateStateFromAction from "@/lib/shared/updateAction";
 
 interface RouterItem {
   label: string;
@@ -13,12 +15,22 @@ interface RouterItem {
 }
 
 const TabItem = ({ label, href, icon, isActive, iconSize }: RouterItem) => {
+  const { actions, getState } = useStateMachine({ updateStateFromAction });
   const Icon: any = icon;
 
   const textColor = isActive ? "text-white" : "text-gray-10";
 
   return (
-    <Link href={href}>
+    <Link
+      href={href}
+      onClick={() => {
+        actions.updateStateFromAction({
+          ...getState(),
+          // on navigation, reset the active tab to the default
+          profileActiveTab: "activity-feed",
+        });
+      }}
+    >
       <div className="flex flex-col text-center items-center justify-center gap-1">
         <Icon size={iconSize || 24} className={cn("duration-200", textColor)} />
         <span
diff --git a/src/components/AppHeader.tsx b/src/components/AppHeader.tsx
index 7d637197..331fdea8 100644
--- a/src/components/AppHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/AppHeader.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { clearIndexedDB } from "@/lib/client/indexedDB";
 import { useStateMachine } from "little-state-machine";
 import updateStateFromAction from "@/lib/shared/updateAction";
 import { ProfileDisplayState } from "@/types";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/client/utils";
 
 const Title = classed.h3("block text-base text-gray-12 font-light leading-5");
 const Subtitle = classed.h4("text-sm text-gray-12 leading-5");
@@ -214,9 +215,10 @@ const AppHeaderContent = ({
 interface AppHeaderProps {
   isMenuOpen: boolean;
   setIsMenuOpen: (value: boolean) => void;
+  fixed?: boolean; // if true, the header will be fixed
 }
 
-const AppHeader = ({ isMenuOpen, setIsMenuOpen }: AppHeaderProps) => {
+const AppHeader = ({ isMenuOpen, setIsMenuOpen, fixed }: AppHeaderProps) => {
   const handleSignout = async () => {
     await clearIndexedDB();
     deleteAccountFromLocalStorage();
@@ -224,7 +226,11 @@ const AppHeader = ({ isMenuOpen, setIsMenuOpen }: AppHeaderProps) => {
   };
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex w-full items-center p-3 py-3 xs:p-4 bg-black z-50">
+    <div
+      className={cn("flex w-full items-center p-3 py-3 xs:p-4 bg-black z-50", {
+        fixed: fixed,
+      })}
+    >
       {!isMenuOpen && (
         <Link href="/">
           <button type="button" className="flex gap-2 items-center">
diff --git a/src/components/Tabs.tsx b/src/components/Tabs.tsx
index 7ebff715..ff8842c7 100644
--- a/src/components/Tabs.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Tabs.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 import { Tab } from "@headlessui/react";
 import { classed } from "@tw-classed/react";
+import { useStateMachine } from "little-state-machine";
 
 interface TabProps {
   label: string;
+  id: string;
   badge?: boolean;
   children: React.ReactNode;
 }
 
 export interface TabsProps {
+  onChange?: (currentActive: string) => void;
   items: TabProps[];
+  defaultTab?: string;
 }
 
 const TabButton = classed.div("pb-4", {
@@ -27,16 +31,23 @@ const TabBadge = classed.div(
   "absolute -top-0.5 -right-2 bg-[#D40018] rounded-full text-white w-[6px] h-[6px] text-[8px]"
 );
 
-const Tabs = ({ items }: TabsProps) => {
+const Tabs = ({ items, defaultTab, onChange }: TabsProps) => {
+  const defaultTabIndex = items.findIndex((item) => item.id === defaultTab);
+
   return (
-    <Tab.Group>
+    <Tab.Group defaultIndex={defaultTabIndex}>
       <Tab.List className="flex gap-8 relative">
-        {items.map(({ label, badge }, index) => {
+        {items.map(({ label, badge, id }, index) => {
           return (
             <Tab className="outline-none" key={index}>
               {({ selected }) => (
                 <div className="relative">
-                  <TabButton selected={selected}>
+                  <TabButton
+                    selected={selected}
+                    onClick={() => {
+                      onChange?.(id);
+                    }}
+                  >
                     <span className="relative">
                       {label}
                       {badge && <TabBadge />}
diff --git a/src/lib/shared/utils.ts b/src/lib/shared/utils.ts
index d25af997..f30bddf7 100644
--- a/src/lib/shared/utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/shared/utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import clsx, { ClassValue } from "clsx";
 import dayjs from "dayjs";
+import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";
 
 // This function check if nickname starts with @, if not, it adds it
 export const handleNickName = (nickname?: string): string => {
@@ -78,3 +80,7 @@ export const twitterUsernameRegex = /^@[a-zA-Z0-9_]{1,15}$/;
 export const telegramUsernameRegex = /^@[a-zA-Z0-9_]{5,32}$/;
 
 export const farcasterUsernameRegex = /^@[a-zA-Z0-9_.]{1,20}$/;
+
+export function cn(...inputs: ClassValue[]) {
+  return twMerge(clsx(inputs));
+}
diff --git a/src/pages/_app.tsx b/src/pages/_app.tsx
index 599b4737..7f9cbd8b 100644
--- a/src/pages/_app.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/_app.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { FullPageBanner } from "@/components/FullPageBanner";
 import { TransitionWrapper } from "@/components/Transition";
 import useSettings from "@/hooks/useSettings";
 import OnlyMobileLayout from "@/layouts/OnlyMobileLayout";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/client/utils";
 import "@/styles/globals.css";
 import {
   QueryCache,
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { StateMachineProvider } from "little-state-machine";
 import type { AppProps } from "next/app";
+import { useRouter } from "next/router";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { toast, Toaster } from "sonner";
 
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ const queryClient = new QueryClient({
 
 export default function App({ Component, pageProps }: AppProps) {
   const { isIncognito } = useSettings();
+  const router = useRouter();
   const [isMenuOpen, setIsMenuOpen] = useState(false);
   const [pageHeight, setPageHeight] = useState(0);
   const showFooter = pageProps?.showFooter ?? true;
@@ -41,6 +44,8 @@ export default function App({ Component, pageProps }: AppProps) {
     );
   }
 
+  const isHeaderFixed = pageProps?.headerFixed ?? true;
+
   return (
     <StateMachineProvider>
       <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
@@ -56,12 +61,14 @@ export default function App({ Component, pageProps }: AppProps) {
                 <AppHeader
                   isMenuOpen={isMenuOpen}
                   setIsMenuOpen={setIsMenuOpen}
+                  fixed={isHeaderFixed}
                 />
               )}
               <div
-                className={`flex flex-col grow px-4 xs:px-4 ${
-                  footerVisible ? "mb-20" : ""
-                }`}
+                className={cn("flex flex-col grow px-4 xs:px-4", {
+                  "mb-20": footerVisible,
+                  "pt-[55px] xs:pt-[65px]": isHeaderFixed,
+                })}
               >
                 <Component {...pageProps} />
               </div>
diff --git a/src/pages/index.tsx b/src/pages/index.tsx
index 97ac2f01..9878b256 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/index.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import { formatDate } from "@/lib/shared/utils";
 import { loadMessages } from "@/lib/client/jubSignalClient";
 import { Spinner } from "@/components/Spinner";
 import { CircleCard } from "@/components/cards/CircleCard";
+import { useStateMachine } from "little-state-machine";
+import updateStateFromAction from "@/lib/shared/updateAction";
 import { ArtworkSnapshot } from "@/components/artwork/ArtworkSnapshot";
 import useSettings from "@/hooks/useSettings";
 
@@ -195,6 +197,8 @@ export default function Social() {
   const [tabsItems, setTabsItems] = useState<TabsProps["items"]>();
   const [isLoading, setLoading] = useState(false);
 
+  const { actions, getState } = useStateMachine({ updateStateFromAction });
+
   // Helper function to compute data needed to populate tabs
   const computeTabsItems = (
     profileData: Profile,
@@ -260,6 +264,7 @@ export default function Social() {
 
     return [
       {
+        id: "activity-feed",
         label: "Activity Feed",
         children: (
           <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
@@ -293,6 +298,7 @@ export default function Social() {
         ),
       },
       {
+        id: "contacts",
         label: "Contacts",
         children: (
           <div className="flex flex-col gap-5">
@@ -331,6 +337,7 @@ export default function Social() {
         ),
       },
       {
+        id: "pending",
         label: "Pending",
         badge: sortedPendingUserList.length > 0,
         children: (
@@ -425,6 +432,9 @@ export default function Social() {
   }
 
   if (!profile || !tabsItems) return null;
+
+  const currentActiveTab = getState().profileActiveTab ?? tabsItems[0].id;
+
   return (
     <>
       <SnapshotModal
@@ -471,7 +481,21 @@ export default function Social() {
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
-      <Tabs items={tabsItems} />
+      <Tabs
+        items={tabsItems}
+        defaultTab={currentActiveTab}
+        onChange={(activeTabId) => {
+          actions.updateStateFromAction({
+            ...getState(),
+            // keep track of the active tab
+            profileActiveTab: activeTabId,
+          });
+        }}
+      />
     </>
   );
 }
+
+Social.getInitialProps = () => {
+  return { headerFixed: true };
+};