diff --git a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/index.js b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/index.js
index f1914efab2..cf668670bb 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/index.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/index.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { getAutomationStore } from "./store/automation/"
 import { getThemeStore } from "./store/theme"
 import { derived, writable } from "svelte/store"
 import analytics from "analytics"
-import { LAYOUT_NAMES } from "../constants"
+import { FrontendTypes, LAYOUT_NAMES } from "../constants"
 import { makePropsSafe } from "components/userInterface/assetParsing/createProps"
 
 export const store = getFrontendStore()
@@ -13,18 +13,12 @@ export const automationStore = getAutomationStore()
 export const themeStore = getThemeStore()
 
 export const currentAsset = derived(store, $store => {
-  const layout = $store.layouts
-    ? $store.layouts.find(layout => layout._id === $store.currentAssetId)
-    : null
-
-  if (layout) return layout
-
-  const screen = $store.screens
-    ? $store.screens.find(screen => screen._id === $store.currentAssetId)
-    : null
-
-  if (screen) return screen
-
+  const type = $store.currentFrontEndType
+  if (type === FrontendTypes.SCREEN) {
+    return $store.screens.find(screen => screen._id === $store.selectedScreenId)
+  } else if (type === FrontendTypes.LAYOUT) {
+    return $store.layouts.find(layout => layout._id === $store.selectedLayoutId)
+  }
   return null
 })
 
@@ -59,8 +53,14 @@ export const selectedComponent = derived(
   }
 )
 
-export const currentAssetName = derived(store, () => {
-  return currentAsset.name
+export const currentAssetId = derived(store, $store => {
+  return $store.currentFrontEndType === FrontendTypes.SCREEN
+    ? $store.selectedScreenId
+    : $store.selectedLayoutId
+})
+
+export const currentAssetName = derived(currentAsset, $currentAsset => {
+  return $currentAsset?.name
 })
 
 // leave this as before for consistency
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/frontend.js b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/frontend.js
index df04bcf8f9..263041aadd 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/frontend.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/store/frontend.js
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ const INITIAL_FRONTEND_STATE = {
   screens: [],
   components: [],
   currentFrontEndType: "none",
-  currentAssetId: "",
+  selectedScreenId: "",
+  selectedLayoutId: "",
   selectedComponentId: "",
   errors: [],
   hasAppPackage: false,
@@ -89,8 +90,13 @@ export const getFrontendStore = () => {
           let screen =
             screens.find(screen => screen._id === screenId) || screens[0]
           if (!screen) return state
+
+          // Update role to the screen's role setting so that it will always
+          // be visible
+          selectedAccessRole.set(screen.routing.roleId)
+
           state.currentFrontEndType = FrontendTypes.SCREEN
-          state.currentAssetId = screen._id
+          state.selectedScreenId = screen._id
           state.currentView = "detail"
           state.selectedComponentId = screen.props?._id
           return state
@@ -99,7 +105,7 @@ export const getFrontendStore = () => {
       create: async screen => {
         screen = await store.actions.screens.save(screen)
         store.update(state => {
-          state.currentAssetId = screen._id
+          state.selectedScreenId = screen._id
           state.selectedComponentId = screen.props._id
           state.currentFrontEndType = FrontendTypes.SCREEN
           selectedAccessRole.set(screen.routing.roleId)
@@ -144,8 +150,8 @@ export const getFrontendStore = () => {
                 `/api/screens/${screenToDelete._id}/${screenToDelete._rev}`
               )
             )
-            if (screenToDelete._id === state.currentAssetId) {
-              state.currentAssetId = ""
+            if (screenToDelete._id === state.selectedScreenId) {
+              state.selectedScreenId = null
             }
           }
           return state
@@ -168,11 +174,12 @@ export const getFrontendStore = () => {
     layouts: {
       select: layoutId => {
         store.update(state => {
-          const layout = store.actions.layouts.find(layoutId)
+          const layout =
+            store.actions.layouts.find(layoutId) || get(store).layouts[0]
           if (!layout) return
           state.currentFrontEndType = FrontendTypes.LAYOUT
           state.currentView = "detail"
-          state.currentAssetId = layout._id
+          state.selectedLayoutId = layout._id
           state.selectedComponentId = layout.props?._id
           return state
         })
@@ -215,16 +222,17 @@ export const getFrontendStore = () => {
         const response = await api.delete(
           `/api/layouts/${layoutToDelete._id}/${layoutToDelete._rev}`
         )
-
         if (response.status !== 200) {
           const json = await response.json()
           throw new Error(json.message)
         }
-
         store.update(state => {
           state.layouts = state.layouts.filter(
             layout => layout._id !== layoutToDelete._id
           )
+          if (layoutToDelete._id === state.selectedLayoutId) {
+            state.selectedLayoutId = get(mainLayout)._id
+          }
           return state
         })
       },
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/ComponentNavigationTree/ComponentTree.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/ComponentNavigationTree/ComponentTree.svelte
index 485af84e74..320a81f00d 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/ComponentNavigationTree/ComponentTree.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/ComponentNavigationTree/ComponentTree.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script>
   import { goto } from "@sveltech/routify"
-  import { store, currentAsset } from "builderStore"
+  import { store, currentAssetId } from "builderStore"
   import { getComponentDefinition } from "builderStore/storeUtils"
   import { DropEffect, DropPosition } from "./dragDropStore"
   import ComponentDropdownMenu from "../ComponentDropdownMenu.svelte"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     const path = store.actions.components.findRoute(component)
 
     // Go to correct URL
-    $goto(`./${$store.currentAssetId}/${path}`)
+    $goto(`./${$currentAssetId}/${path}`)
   }
 
   const dragstart = component => e => {
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/ComponentNavigationTree/PathTree.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/ComponentNavigationTree/PathTree.svelte
index 5dd4ed9a7c..1b69ee770e 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/ComponentNavigationTree/PathTree.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/ComponentNavigationTree/PathTree.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <script>
-  import { writable } from "svelte/store"
   import { goto } from "@sveltech/routify"
   import { store, selectedComponent, currentAsset } from "builderStore"
   import instantiateStore from "./dragDropStore"
@@ -43,8 +42,8 @@
     <NavItem
       icon="ri-artboard-2-line"
       indentLevel={indent || 1}
-      selected={$store.currentAssetId === screenId}
-      opened={$store.currentAssetId === screenId}
+      selected={$store.selectedScreenId === screenId}
+      opened={$store.selectedScreenId === screenId}
       text={ROUTE_NAME_MAP[url]?.[role] || url}
       withArrow={route.subpaths}
       on:click={() => changeScreen(screenId)}>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/ComponentNavigationTree/index.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/ComponentNavigationTree/index.svelte
index a88c6feb34..8ccf8f7ac9 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/ComponentNavigationTree/index.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/ComponentNavigationTree/index.svelte
@@ -9,21 +9,23 @@
     const allRoutes = $store.routes
     const sortedPaths = Object.keys(allRoutes).sort()
     const selectedRoleId = $selectedAccessRole
-    const selectedScreenId = $store.currentAssetId
+    const selectedScreenId = $store.selectedScreenId
 
     let found = false
     let firstValidScreenId
     let filteredRoutes = {}
+    let screenRoleId
 
     // Filter all routes down to only those which match the current role
     sortedPaths.forEach(path => {
       const config = allRoutes[path]
       Object.entries(config.subpaths).forEach(([subpath, pathConfig]) => {
         Object.entries(pathConfig.screens).forEach(([roleId, screenId]) => {
+          if (screenId === selectedScreenId) {
+            screenRoleId = roleId
+            found = roleId === selectedRoleId
+          }
           if (roleId === selectedRoleId) {
-            if (screenId === selectedScreenId) {
-              found = roleId === selectedRoleId
-            }
             if (!firstValidScreenId) {
               firstValidScreenId = screenId
             }
@@ -41,8 +43,13 @@
     })
     routes = filteredRoutes
 
+    // Select the correct role for the current screen ID
+    if (!found && screenRoleId) {
+      selectedAccessRole.set(screenRoleId)
+    }
+
     // If the selected screen isn't in this filtered list, select the first one
-    if (!found && firstValidScreenId) {
+    else if (!found && firstValidScreenId) {
       store.actions.screens.select(firstValidScreenId)
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/ComponentSelectionList.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/ComponentSelectionList.svelte
index 260eff72c6..60f40be6e2 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/ComponentSelectionList.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/ComponentSelectionList.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 <script>
-  import { goto, url } from "@sveltech/routify"
-  import { store, currentAssetName, selectedComponent } from "builderStore"
+  import { goto } from "@sveltech/routify"
+  import {
+    store,
+    currentAssetName,
+    selectedComponent,
+    currentAssetId,
+  } from "builderStore"
   import components from "./temporaryPanelStructure.js"
   import { DropdownMenu } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import { DropdownContainer, DropdownItem } from "components/common/Dropdowns"
@@ -27,7 +32,7 @@
   const onComponentChosen = component => {
     store.actions.components.create(component._component, component.presetProps)
     const path = store.actions.components.findRoute($selectedComponent)
-    $goto(`./${$store.currentAssetId}/${path}`)
+    $goto(`./${$currentAssetId}/${path}`)
     close()
   }
 </script>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/FrontendNavigatePane.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/FrontendNavigatePane.svelte
index 25f939d2f1..698476dcd8 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/FrontendNavigatePane.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/FrontendNavigatePane.svelte
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   import { goto, params, url } from "@sveltech/routify"
   import {
     store,
+    allScreens,
     currentAsset,
     backendUiStore,
     selectedAccessRole,
@@ -29,11 +30,38 @@
   let routes = {}
   let tab = $params.assetType
 
-  function navigate({ detail }) {
-    if (!detail) return
+  const navigate = ({ detail }) => {
+    if (!detail) {
+      return
+    }
     $goto(`../${detail.heading.key}`)
   }
 
+  const updateAccessRole = event => {
+    const role = event.target.value
+
+    // Select a valid screen with this new role - otherwise we'll not be
+    // able to change role at all because ComponentNavigationTree will kick us
+    // back the current role again because the same screen ID is still selected
+    const firstValidScreenId = $allScreens.find(
+      screen => screen.routing.roleId === role
+    )?._id
+    if (firstValidScreenId) {
+      store.actions.screens.select(firstValidScreenId)
+    }
+
+    // Otherwise clear the selected screen ID so that the first new valid screen
+    // can be selected by ComponentNavigationTree
+    else {
+      store.update(state => {
+        state.selectedScreenId = null
+        return state
+      })
+    }
+
+    selectedAccessRole.set(role)
+  }
+
   onMount(() => {
     store.actions.routing.fetch()
   })
@@ -46,24 +74,21 @@
         on:click={modal.show}
         data-cy="new-screen"
         class="ri-add-circle-fill" />
-
       <div class="role-select">
         <Select
           extraThin
           secondary
-          bind:value={$selectedAccessRole}
+          on:change={updateAccessRole}
+          value={$selectedAccessRole}
           label="Filter by Access">
           {#each $backendUiStore.roles as role}
             <option value={role._id}>{role.name}</option>
           {/each}
         </Select>
       </div>
-
-      {#if $currentAsset}
-        <div class="nav-items-container">
-          <ComponentNavigationTree />
-        </div>
-      {/if}
+      <div class="nav-items-container">
+        <ComponentNavigationTree />
+      </div>
       <Modal bind:this={modal}>
         <NewScreenModal />
       </Modal>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/Layout.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/Layout.svelte
index 37593dedf7..77bab330c5 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/Layout.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/userInterface/Layout.svelte
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@
   icon="ri-layout-3-line"
   text={layout.name}
   withArrow
-  selected={$store.currentAssetId === layout._id}
-  opened={$store.currentAssetId === layout._id}
+  selected={$store.selectedLayoutId === layout._id}
+  opened={$store.selectedLayoutId === layout._id}
   on:click={selectLayout}>
   <LayoutDropdownMenu {layout} />
 </NavItem>
 
-{#if $store.currentAssetId === layout._id && layout.props?._children}
+{#if $store.selectedLayoutId === layout._id && layout.props?._children}
   <ComponentTree
     components={layout.props._children}
     currentComponent={$selectedComponent}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/[application]/design/[assetType]/[asset]/_layout.svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/[application]/design/[assetType]/[asset]/_layout.svelte
index ff1a94222f..eb266293d9 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/pages/[application]/design/[assetType]/[asset]/_layout.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/pages/[application]/design/[assetType]/[asset]/_layout.svelte
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@
   // There are leftover stuff, like IDs, so navigate the components and find the ID and select it.
   if ($leftover) {
     // Get the correct screen children.
-    const assetChildren = assetList.find(
-      asset =>
-        asset._id === $params.asset ||
-        asset._id === decodeURIComponent($params.asset)
-    ).props._children
+    const assetChildren =
+      assetList.find(
+        asset =>
+          asset._id === $params.asset ||
+          asset._id === decodeURIComponent($params.asset)
+      )?.props._children ?? []
     findComponent(componentIds, assetChildren)
   }
   // }
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/[application]/design/[assetType]/_layout.svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/[application]/design/[assetType]/_layout.svelte
index f95760ec53..b797a18dc4 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/pages/[application]/design/[assetType]/_layout.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/pages/[application]/design/[assetType]/_layout.svelte
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 <script>
-  import { store, backendUiStore } from "builderStore"
+  import { store, backendUiStore, currentAsset } from "builderStore"
   import { onMount } from "svelte"
   import { FrontendTypes } from "constants"
   import CurrentItemPreview from "components/userInterface/AppPreview"
   import ComponentPropertiesPanel from "components/userInterface/ComponentPropertiesPanel.svelte"
   import ComponentSelectionList from "components/userInterface/ComponentSelectionList.svelte"
-  import { last } from "lodash/fp"
   import FrontendNavigatePane from "components/userInterface/FrontendNavigatePane.svelte"
 
   $: instance = $store.appInstance
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@
   </div>
 
   <div class="preview-pane">
-    {#if $store.currentAssetId && $store.currentAssetId.length > 0}
+    {#if $currentAsset}
       <ComponentSelectionList />
       <div class="preview-content">
         <CurrentItemPreview />
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/[application]/design/[assetType]/index.svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/[application]/design/[assetType]/index.svelte
index 85cafaadd0..30545212a9 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/pages/[application]/design/[assetType]/index.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/pages/[application]/design/[assetType]/index.svelte
@@ -5,12 +5,32 @@
 
   // Go to first layout
   if ($params.assetType === FrontendTypes.LAYOUT) {
-    $goto(`../${$store.layouts[0]?._id}`)
+    // Try to use previously selected layout first
+    let id
+    if (
+      $store.selectedLayoutId &&
+      $store.layouts.find(layout => layout._id === $store.selectedLayoutId)
+    ) {
+      id = $store.selectedLayoutId
+    } else {
+      id = $store.layouts[0]?._id
+    }
+    $goto(`../${id}`)
   }
 
   // Go to first screen
   if ($params.assetType === FrontendTypes.SCREEN) {
-    $goto(`../${$allScreens[0]?._id}`)
+    // Try to use previously selected layout first
+    let id
+    if (
+      $store.selectedScreenId &&
+      $allScreens.find(screen => screen._id === $store.selectedScreenId)
+    ) {
+      id = $store.selectedScreenId
+    } else {
+      id = $allScreens[0]?._id
+    }
+    $goto(`../${id}`)
   }
 </script>