diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index ec6fa9e..3b468b4 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-02-02 - 3.41.6 - fix(dees-simple-appdash)
+respect selectedView when loading initial view, falling back to the first tab
+
+- firstUpdated now loads this.selectedView if set, otherwise loads the first view tab
+- Prevents always loading the first tab and preserves a previously selected view on initial render
+
 ## 2026-02-01 - 3.41.5 - fix(dees-service-lib-loader)
 prevent horizontal scrollbar by offsetting xterm WidthCache measurement container
 
diff --git a/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 0cffa14..dee1d6f 100644
--- a/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@design.estate/dees-catalog',
-  version: '3.41.5',
+  version: '3.41.6',
   description: 'A comprehensive library that provides dynamic web components for building sophisticated and modern web applications using JavaScript and TypeScript.'
 }
diff --git a/ts_web/elements/00group-simple/dees-simple-appdash/dees-simple-appdash.ts b/ts_web/elements/00group-simple/dees-simple-appdash/dees-simple-appdash.ts
index bf31c45..980f34c 100644
--- a/ts_web/elements/00group-simple/dees-simple-appdash/dees-simple-appdash.ts
+++ b/ts_web/elements/00group-simple/dees-simple-appdash/dees-simple-appdash.ts
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@ export class DeesSimpleAppDash extends DeesElement {
     const domtools = await this.domtoolsPromise;
     super.firstUpdated(_changedProperties);
     if (this.viewTabs && this.viewTabs.length > 0) {
-      await this.loadView(this.viewTabs[0]);
+      const viewToLoad = this.selectedView || this.viewTabs[0];
+      await this.loadView(viewToLoad);
     }
   }