diff --git a/esp/src/eclwatch/LZBrowseWidget.js b/esp/src/eclwatch/LZBrowseWidget.js
index c267aa53497..34e62d5b4b6 100644
--- a/esp/src/eclwatch/LZBrowseWidget.js
+++ b/esp/src/eclwatch/LZBrowseWidget.js
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ define([
         serverFilterSelect: null,
         replicateEnabled: null,
 
+        dzExpanded: "",
+
         postCreate: function (args) {
             this.inherited(arguments);
             this.sprayFixedForm = registry.byId(this.id + "SprayFixedForm");
@@ -708,6 +710,13 @@ define([
                     displayName: tree({
                         label: this.i18n.Name,
                         sortable: false,
+                        shouldExpand: function (row, level) {
+                            if ((context.dzExpanded === "" || context.dzExpanded === row.data.DropZone?.Name) && level <= 1) {
+                                context.dzExpanded = row.data.DropZone.Name;
+                                return true;
+                            }
+                            return false;
+                        },
                         formatter: function (_name, row) {
                             var img = "";
                             var name = _name;
diff --git a/esp/src/src-react/components/LandingZone.tsx b/esp/src/src-react/components/LandingZone.tsx
index 370a0cfe4d1..ea19f848aad 100644
--- a/esp/src/src-react/components/LandingZone.tsx
+++ b/esp/src/src-react/components/LandingZone.tsx
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ interface LandingZoneProps {
     filter?: LandingZoneFilter;
 }
 
+let dzExpanded = "";
+
 export const LandingZone: React.FunctionComponent<LandingZoneProps> = ({
     filter = emptyFilter
 }) => {
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ export const LandingZone: React.FunctionComponent<LandingZoneProps> = ({
         filename: "landingZones",
         getSelected: function () {
             if (filter?.__dropZone) {
-                return this.inherited(arguments, [FileSpray.CreateLandingZonesFilterStore({})]);
+                return this.inherited(arguments, [FileSpray.CreateLandingZonesFilterStore({ dropZone: filter.__dropZone })]);
             }
             return this.inherited(arguments, [FileSpray.CreateFileListStore({})]);
         },
@@ -136,6 +138,13 @@ export const LandingZone: React.FunctionComponent<LandingZoneProps> = ({
             displayName: tree({
                 label: nlsHPCC.Name,
                 sortable: false,
+                shouldExpand: function (row, level) {
+                    if ((dzExpanded === "" || dzExpanded === row.data.DropZone?.Name) && level <= 1) {
+                        dzExpanded = row.data.DropZone.Name;
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                    return false;
+                },
                 formatter: function (_name, row) {
                     let img = "";
                     let name = row.displayName;