diff --git a/backend.php b/backend.php
index 024eab305..ec1ffcc20 100644
--- a/backend.php
+++ b/backend.php
@@ -450,11 +450,19 @@
 
 					$collapsed = $line["collapsed"];
 
+					// workaround for NULL category
+					if ($category == "Uncategorized") {
+						if ($_COOKIE["ttrss_vf_uclps"] == 1) {
+							$collapsed = "t";
+						}
+					}
+
 					if ($collapsed == "t" || $collapsed == "1") {
 						$holder_class = "invisible";
-						$tmp_category .= "...";
+						$ellipsis = "...";
 					} else {
 						$holder_class = "";
+						$ellipsis = "";
 					}
 
 					if ($cat_id) {
@@ -476,7 +484,7 @@
 					print "<li class=\"feedCat\" id=\"FCAT-$cat_id\">
 						<a href=\"javascript:toggleCollapseCat($cat_id)\">$tmp_category
 							<span id=\"FCATCTR-$cat_id\" 
-							class=\"$catctr_class\">($cat_unread unread)</span></a></li>";
+							class=\"$catctr_class\">($cat_unread unread)$ellipsis</span></a></li>";
 
 					// !!! NO SPACE before <ul...feedCatList - breaks firstChild DOM function
 					// -> keyboard navigation, etc.
diff --git a/feedlist.js b/feedlist.js
index e93108379..526526643 100644
--- a/feedlist.js
+++ b/feedlist.js
@@ -170,9 +170,15 @@ function toggleCollapseCat(cat) {
 		if (cat_list.className.match("invisible")) {
 			cat_list.className = "";
 			caption.innerHTML = caption.innerHTML.replace("...", "");
+			if (cat == 0) {
+				setCookie("ttrss_vf_uclps", "0");
+			}
 		} else {
 			cat_list.className = "invisible";
 			caption.innerHTML = caption.innerHTML + "...";
+			if (cat == 0) {
+				setCookie("ttrss_vf_uclps", "1");
+			}
 		}
 
 		xmlhttp_rpc.open("GET", "backend.php?op=feeds&subop=collapse&cid=" +