diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/controls/Tree/TreeControl.ascx b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/controls/Tree/TreeControl.ascx
index 41ac545d6f..027bd1286a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/controls/Tree/TreeControl.ascx
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/controls/Tree/TreeControl.ascx
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function() {
         dataUrl: "<%#Umbraco.Core.IO.IOHelper.ResolveUrl(Umbraco.Core.IO.SystemDirectories.Umbraco)%>/webservices/TreeDataService.ashx",
         serviceUrl: "<%#Umbraco.Core.IO.IOHelper.ResolveUrl(Umbraco.Core.IO.SystemDirectories.Umbraco)%>/webservices/TreeClientService.asmx/GetInitAppTreeData"});
         
+    <%if(!String.IsNullOrEmpty(this.SelectedNodePath)) {%>
+    setTimeout(function() {
+        treeApi = jQuery("#<%=ClientID%>").UmbracoTreeAPI();
+		        treeApi.syncTree('<%=this.SelectedNodePath%>', true, true);
+    }, 500);
+    <% } %>
+
      //add event handler for ajax errors, this will refresh the whole application
     var mainTree = UmbClientMgr.mainTree();
     if (mainTree != null) {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
index d494e52178..1cec3bb6ec 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -1871,6 +1871,7 @@
     <Content Include="umbraco.presentation\umbraco\dialogs\importDocumenttype.aspx" />
     <Content Include="umbraco.presentation\umbraco\dialogs\insertMacro.aspx" />
     <Content Include="umbraco.presentation\umbraco\dialogs\insertTable.aspx" />
+    <Content Include="umbraco.presentation\umbraco\dialogs\moveOrCopy.aspx" />
     <Content Include="umbraco.presentation\umbraco\dialogs\notifications.aspx">
       <SubType>ASPXCodeBehind</SubType>
     </Content>
@@ -2059,4 +2060,4 @@
     <!--<PostBuildEvent>xcopy "$(ProjectDir)..\..\lib\*.dll" "$(TargetDir)*.dll" /Y</PostBuildEvent>-->
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)\.nuget\nuget.targets" />
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/controls/Tree/TreeControl.ascx b/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/controls/Tree/TreeControl.ascx
index 41ac545d6f..027bd1286a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/controls/Tree/TreeControl.ascx
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/controls/Tree/TreeControl.ascx
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function() {
         dataUrl: "<%#Umbraco.Core.IO.IOHelper.ResolveUrl(Umbraco.Core.IO.SystemDirectories.Umbraco)%>/webservices/TreeDataService.ashx",
         serviceUrl: "<%#Umbraco.Core.IO.IOHelper.ResolveUrl(Umbraco.Core.IO.SystemDirectories.Umbraco)%>/webservices/TreeClientService.asmx/GetInitAppTreeData"});
         
+    <%if(!String.IsNullOrEmpty(this.SelectedNodePath)) {%>
+    setTimeout(function() {
+        treeApi = jQuery("#<%=ClientID%>").UmbracoTreeAPI();
+		        treeApi.syncTree('<%=this.SelectedNodePath%>', true, true);
+    }, 500);
+    <% } %>
+
      //add event handler for ajax errors, this will refresh the whole application
     var mainTree = UmbClientMgr.mainTree();
     if (mainTree != null) {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/controls/Tree/TreeControl.ascx.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/controls/Tree/TreeControl.ascx.cs
index fd1b180005..c9d4cc8f74 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/controls/Tree/TreeControl.ascx.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/controls/Tree/TreeControl.ascx.cs
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ namespace umbraco.controls.Tree
         private TreeMode m_TreeType = TreeMode.Standard;
         private bool m_IsInit = false;
         private TreeService m_TreeService = new TreeService();
+        private string m_SelectedNodePath;
 
         #region Public Properties
 
@@ -100,6 +101,15 @@ namespace umbraco.controls.Tree
             }
         }
 
+        public string SelectedNodePath
+        {
+            get { return m_SelectedNodePath; }
+            set
+            {
+                m_SelectedNodePath = value;
+            }
+        }
+
         public string TreeType
         {
             get { return m_TreeService.TreeType; }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/dialogs/moveOrCopy.aspx.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/dialogs/moveOrCopy.aspx.cs
index ad8410da85..45388be075 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/dialogs/moveOrCopy.aspx.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/dialogs/moveOrCopy.aspx.cs
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ namespace umbraco.dialogs
                         currContent = Services.MediaService.GetById(Request.GetItemAs<int>("id"));
                     }
 
+                    // Preselect the parent of the seslected item.
+                    if (currContent.ParentId > 0)
+                        JTree.SelectedNodePath = currContent.Path.Substring(0, currContent.Path.LastIndexOf(','));
+
                     var validAction = true;
                     if (CurrentApp == Constants.Applications.Content && Umbraco.Core.Models.ContentExtensions.HasChildren(currContent, Services))
                     {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/dialogs/treePicker.aspx.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/dialogs/treePicker.aspx.cs
index 4a60b0605b..38518804b4 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/dialogs/treePicker.aspx.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/dialogs/treePicker.aspx.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ namespace umbraco.dialogs
 			base.OnLoad(e);
 			TreeParams = TreeRequestParams.FromQueryStrings().CreateTreeService();
 			DataBind();
+
+            if(Request.QueryString["selected"] != null && TreeParams.TreeType == "content") {
+                var currContent = Services.ContentService.GetById(int.Parse(Request.QueryString["selected"]));
+                if (currContent.ParentId > 0)
+                    DialogTree.SelectedNodePath = currContent.Path;
+            }
 		}
 
 		protected TreeService TreeParams { get; private set; }
diff --git a/src/umbraco.controls/TreePicker/SimpleContentPicker.cs b/src/umbraco.controls/TreePicker/SimpleContentPicker.cs
index de93637134..3d70cbbef4 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.controls/TreePicker/SimpleContentPicker.cs
+++ b/src/umbraco.controls/TreePicker/SimpleContentPicker.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Web;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
@@ -12,6 +13,9 @@ namespace umbraco.uicontrols.TreePicker
         {
             get
             {
+                if (HttpContext.Current.Request.QueryString["id"] != null)
+                    return TreeUrlGenerator.GetPickerUrl(Constants.Applications.Content, "content") + "&selected=" + HttpContext.Current.Request.QueryString["id"];
+
                 return TreeUrlGenerator.GetPickerUrl(Constants.Applications.Content, "content");
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/umbraco.editorControls/pagepicker/pagePicker.cs b/src/umbraco.editorControls/pagepicker/pagePicker.cs
index 16693194dd..791bb20352 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.editorControls/pagepicker/pagePicker.cs
+++ b/src/umbraco.editorControls/pagepicker/pagePicker.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Web;
 using System.Web.UI;
 
 using umbraco.cms.presentation.Trees;
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ namespace umbraco.editorControls
         {
             get
             {
+                if(HttpContext.Current.Request.QueryString["id"] != null)
+                    return TreeService.GetPickerUrl(Umbraco.Core.Constants.Applications.Content, "content") + "&selected=" + HttpContext.Current.Request.QueryString["id"];
+
                 return TreeService.GetPickerUrl(Umbraco.Core.Constants.Applications.Content, "content");
             }
         }