diff --git a/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/hover.rs b/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/hover.rs
index b24f6513..b909ec1d 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/hover.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/hover.rs
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ impl Manager {
 		}
 
 		// Turn on tracing
-		if self.current_or(tab).hovered().is_some_and(|f| url == f.url) {
+		if self.current_or(tab).hovered().is_some_and(|h| h.url == url) {
 			// `hover(Some)` occurs after user actions, such as create, rename, reveal, etc.
 			// At this point, it's intuitive to track the location of this file regardless.
-			self.current_or_mut(tab).tracing = true;
+			self.current_or_mut(tab).trace = Some(url.urn_owned());
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/update_files.rs b/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/update_files.rs
index 9498f7f3..0be74d12 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/update_files.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/update_files.rs
@@ -70,16 +70,12 @@ impl Manager {
 	}
 
 	fn update_current(tab: &mut Tab, op: Cow<FilesOp>, tasks: &Tasks) {
-		let hovered = tab.hovered().filter(|_| tab.current.tracing).map(|h| h.urn_owned());
 		let calc = !matches!(*op, FilesOp::Size(..) | FilesOp::Deleting(..));
-
 		let foreign = matches!(op, Cow::Borrowed(_));
+
 		if !tab.current.update_pub(tab.id, op.into_owned()) {
 			return;
-		}
-
-		tab.current.repos(hovered.as_ref().map(|u| u.as_urn()));
-		if foreign {
+		} else if foreign {
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -109,11 +105,11 @@ impl Manager {
 			|(p, n)| matches!(*op, FilesOp::Deleting(ref parent, ref urns) if *parent == p && urns.contains(n)),
 		);
 
-		let folder = tab.history.entry(op.cwd().clone()).or_insert_with(|| Folder::from(op.cwd()));
-		let hovered = folder.hovered().filter(|_| folder.tracing).map(|h| h.urn_owned());
-		if folder.update_pub(tab.id, op.into_owned()) {
-			folder.repos(hovered.as_ref().map(|u| u.as_urn()));
-		}
+		tab
+			.history
+			.entry(op.cwd().clone())
+			.or_insert_with(|| Folder::from(op.cwd()))
+			.update_pub(tab.id, op.into_owned());
 
 		if leave {
 			tab.leave(());
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/tab/folder.rs b/yazi-core/src/tab/folder.rs
index ecadc240..8715cc5e 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/tab/folder.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/tab/folder.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use yazi_config::{LAYOUT, MANAGER};
 use yazi_dds::Pubsub;
 use yazi_fs::{Cha, File, Files, FilesOp, FolderStage, Step};
 use yazi_proxy::ManagerProxy;
-use yazi_shared::{Id, url::{Url, Urn}};
+use yazi_shared::{Id, url::{Url, Urn, UrnBuf}};
 
 pub struct Folder {
 	pub url:   Url,
@@ -15,21 +15,21 @@ pub struct Folder {
 	pub offset: usize,
 	pub cursor: usize,
 
-	pub page:    usize,
-	pub tracing: bool,
+	pub page:  usize,
+	pub trace: Option<UrnBuf>,
 }
 
 impl Default for Folder {
 	fn default() -> Self {
 		Self {
-			url:     Default::default(),
-			cha:     Default::default(),
-			files:   Files::new(MANAGER.show_hidden),
-			stage:   Default::default(),
-			offset:  Default::default(),
-			cursor:  Default::default(),
-			page:    Default::default(),
-			tracing: Default::default(),
+			url:    Default::default(),
+			cha:    Default::default(),
+			files:  Files::new(MANAGER.show_hidden),
+			stage:  Default::default(),
+			offset: Default::default(),
+			cursor: Default::default(),
+			page:   Default::default(),
+			trace:  Default::default(),
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl Folder {
 			FilesOp::Upserting(_, files) => self.files.update_upserting(files),
 		}
 
-		self.arrow(0);
+		self.repos(self.trace.clone().as_ref().map(|u| u.as_urn()));
 		(stage, revision) != (self.stage, self.files.revision)
 	}
 
@@ -90,15 +90,14 @@ impl Folder {
 	pub fn arrow(&mut self, step: impl Into<Step>) -> bool {
 		let step = step.into() as Step;
 		let mut b = if self.files.is_empty() {
-			(self.cursor, self.offset, self.tracing) = (0, 0, false);
-			false
+			(mem::take(&mut self.cursor), mem::take(&mut self.offset)) != (0, 0)
 		} else if step.is_positive() {
 			self.next(step)
 		} else {
 			self.prev(step)
 		};
 
-		self.tracing |= b;
+		self.trace = self.hovered().filter(|_| b).map(|h| h.urn_owned()).or(mem::take(&mut self.trace));
 		b |= self.squeeze_offset();
 
 		self.sync_page(false);
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ impl Folder {
 
 	pub fn hover(&mut self, urn: &Urn) -> bool {
 		if self.hovered().map(|h| h.urn()) == Some(urn) {
-			return false;
+			return self.arrow(0);
 		}
 
 		let new = self.files.position(urn).unwrap_or(self.cursor) as isize;
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/tab/tab.rs b/yazi-core/src/tab/tab.rs
index 4cf9b0e3..e81a5ce6 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/tab/tab.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/tab/tab.rs
@@ -123,22 +123,16 @@ impl Tab {
 				return render!();
 			}
 
-			let hovered = f.hovered().filter(|_| f.tracing).map(|h| h.urn_owned());
 			f.files.set_show_hidden(self.pref.show_hidden);
 			f.files.set_sorter(<_>::from(&self.pref));
 
 			render!(f.files.catchup_revision());
-			render!(f.repos(hovered.as_ref().map(|u| u.as_urn())));
+			render!(f.repos(f.trace.clone().as_ref().map(|u| u.as_urn())));
 		};
 
 		apply(&mut self.current);
-
 		if let Some(parent) = &mut self.parent {
 			apply(parent);
-
-			// The parent should always track the CWD
-			parent.hover(self.current.url.urn());
-			parent.tracing = parent.hovered().map(|h| &h.url) == Some(&self.current.url);
 		}
 
 		self