diff --git a/common/static/common/js/discussion/views/discussion_thread_list_view.js b/common/static/common/js/discussion/views/discussion_thread_list_view.js
index 21be544aaa..a3751ea9f7 100644
--- a/common/static/common/js/discussion/views/discussion_thread_list_view.js
+++ b/common/static/common/js/discussion/views/discussion_thread_list_view.js
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@
                     }
                 });
                 this.renderThreads();
+                this.showBrowseMenu();
                 return this;
             };
 
diff --git a/common/static/common/js/spec/discussion/view/discussion_thread_list_view_spec.js b/common/static/common/js/spec/discussion/view/discussion_thread_list_view_spec.js
index 87a8cb67fa..eeec29949a 100644
--- a/common/static/common/js/spec/discussion/view/discussion_thread_list_view_spec.js
+++ b/common/static/common/js/spec/discussion/view/discussion_thread_list_view_spec.js
@@ -562,13 +562,13 @@
                 return expect($('.forum-nav-thread-list-wrapper:visible').length).toEqual(isVisible ? 0 : 1);
             };
 
-            it('should not be visible by default', function() {
-                return expectBrowseMenuVisible(false);
+            it('should be visible by default', function() {
+                expectBrowseMenuVisible(true);
             });
 
-            it('should show when header button is clicked', function() {
+            it('should disappear when header button is clicked', function() {
                 $('.forum-nav-browse').click();
-                return expectBrowseMenuVisible(true);
+                return expectBrowseMenuVisible(false);
             });
 
             describe('when shown', function() {
diff --git a/common/test/acceptance/pages/lms/discussion.py b/common/test/acceptance/pages/lms/discussion.py
index 42e2966682..37dd50786c 100644
--- a/common/test/acceptance/pages/lms/discussion.py
+++ b/common/test/acceptance/pages/lms/discussion.py
@@ -376,6 +376,10 @@ class DiscussionSortPreferencePage(CoursePage):
         """
         return self.q(css="body.discussion .forum-nav-sort-control").present
 
+    def show_all_discussions(self):
+        """ Show the list of all discussions. """
+        self.q(css=".forum-nav-browse").click()
+
     def get_selected_sort_preference(self):
         """
         Return the text of option that is selected for sorting.
@@ -417,6 +421,10 @@ class DiscussionTabSingleThreadPage(CoursePage):
     def __getattr__(self, name):
         return getattr(self.thread_page, name)
 
+    def show_all_discussions(self):
+        """ Show the list of all discussions. """
+        self.q(css=".forum-nav-browse").click()
+
     def close_open_thread(self):
         with self.thread_page.secondary_action_menu_open(".thread-main-wrapper"):
             self._find_within(".thread-main-wrapper .action-close").first.click()
diff --git a/common/test/acceptance/tests/discussion/test_discussion.py b/common/test/acceptance/tests/discussion/test_discussion.py
index 1ced069189..9f200ecd8f 100644
--- a/common/test/acceptance/tests/discussion/test_discussion.py
+++ b/common/test/acceptance/tests/discussion/test_discussion.py
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ class DiscussionTabMultipleThreadTest(BaseDiscussionTestCase):
             self.thread_ids[1]
         )
         self.thread_page_1.visit()
+        self.thread_page_1.show_all_discussions()
 
     def setup_multiple_threads(self, thread_count):
         threads = []
@@ -1261,6 +1262,7 @@ class DiscussionSortPreferenceTest(UniqueCourseTest):
 
         self.sort_page = DiscussionSortPreferencePage(self.browser, self.course_id)
         self.sort_page.visit()
+        self.sort_page.show_all_discussions()
 
     def test_default_sort_preference(self):
         """
@@ -1293,5 +1295,6 @@ class DiscussionSortPreferenceTest(UniqueCourseTest):
             selected_sort = self.sort_page.get_selected_sort_preference()
             self.assertEqual(selected_sort, sort_type)
             self.sort_page.refresh_page()
+            self.sort_page.show_all_discussions()
             selected_sort = self.sort_page.get_selected_sort_preference()
             self.assertEqual(selected_sort, sort_type)