diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c3710b6269..d50d5748ef 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Changelog
 
 ## Unreleased
+- Bitcoin: show account details for the persisted receive address type by default
 
 ## v4.51.0
 - Bundle BitBox02 and BitBox02 Nova firmware version v9.26.1
diff --git a/frontends/web/src/routes/account/info/xpub-detail.tsx b/frontends/web/src/routes/account/info/xpub-detail.tsx
index 01898685e7..99e805629e 100644
--- a/frontends/web/src/routes/account/info/xpub-detail.tsx
+++ b/frontends/web/src/routes/account/info/xpub-detail.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useLoad } from '@/hooks/api';
-import { getInfo, TAccount, AccountCode } from '@/api/account';
+import { getInfo, TAccount, AccountCode, ScriptType, TSigningConfiguration } from '@/api/account';
 import { findAccount } from '@/routes/account/utils';
 import { GuidedContent, GuideWrapper, Header, Main } from '@/components/layout';
 import { View, ViewContent } from '@/components/view/view';
@@ -20,6 +20,19 @@ type TProps = {
   code: AccountCode;
 };
 
+export const getDefaultSigningConfigurationIndex = (
+  signingConfigurations: TSigningConfiguration[],
+  receiveScriptType: ScriptType | undefined,
+): number => {
+  if (!receiveScriptType) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  const index = signingConfigurations.findIndex(
+    cfg => cfg.bitcoinSimple?.scriptType === receiveScriptType
+  );
+  return index === -1 ? 0 : index;
+};
+
 export const XPubDetail = ({
   accounts,
   code,
@@ -27,7 +40,11 @@ export const XPubDetail = ({
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const info = useLoad(getInfo(code));
-  const [viewXPub, setViewXPub] = useState<number>(0);
+  const [viewXPub, setViewXPub] = useState<number | undefined>();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setViewXPub(undefined);
+  }, [code]);
 
   const account = findAccount(accounts, code);
   if (!account || !info) {
@@ -38,7 +55,14 @@ export const XPubDetail = ({
   if (numberOfXPubs === 0) {
     return null;
   }
-  const safeViewXPub = Math.max(0, Math.min(viewXPub, numberOfXPubs - 1));
+  const defaultViewXPub = getDefaultSigningConfigurationIndex(
+    info.signingConfigurations,
+    account.receiveScriptType
+  );
+  const safeViewXPubIndex = (index: number | undefined) => (
+    Math.max(0, Math.min(index ?? defaultViewXPub, numberOfXPubs - 1))
+  );
+  const safeViewXPub = safeViewXPubIndex(viewXPub);
   const config = info.signingConfigurations[safeViewXPub];
   if (!config) {
     return null;
@@ -46,7 +70,7 @@ export const XPubDetail = ({
   const xpubTypes = info.signingConfigurations.map(cfg => cfg.bitcoinSimple?.scriptType);
 
   const showNextXPub = () => {
-    setViewXPub(prev => (prev + 1) % numberOfXPubs);
+    setViewXPub(prev => (safeViewXPubIndex(prev) + 1) % numberOfXPubs);
   };
 
   const xpubType = xpubTypes[(safeViewXPub + 1) % numberOfXPubs];
diff --git a/frontends/web/tests/account-info.test.ts b/frontends/web/tests/account-info.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42b7abfe4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontends/web/tests/account-info.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
+import { ChildProcess } from 'child_process';
+import { test } from './helpers/fixtures';
+import { deleteAccountsFile } from './helpers/fs';
+import { getAccountCodeFromUrl } from './helpers/account';
+import { cleanupRegtest, launchRegtest, setupRegtestWallet } from './helpers/regtest';
+import { ServeWallet } from './helpers/servewallet';
+
+let servewallet: ServeWallet | undefined;
+let regtest: ChildProcess | undefined;
+
+test('Account details default to persisted Taproot receive address type', async ({
+  page,
+  host,
+  frontendPort,
+  servewalletPort,
+}, testInfo) => {
+  await test.step('Start regtest and servewallet', async () => {
+    regtest = await launchRegtest();
+    await setupRegtestWallet();
+
+    servewallet = new ServeWallet(
+      page,
+      servewalletPort,
+      frontendPort,
+      host,
+      testInfo.outputDir,
+      { regtest: true, testnet: false }
+    );
+    await servewallet.start();
+  });
+
+  let accountCode: string;
+
+  await test.step('Unlock test wallet and select Taproot receive address type', async () => {
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Test wallet' }).click();
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Unlock' }).click();
+    await page.getByRole('link', { name: 'Bitcoin Regtest Bitcoin' }).click();
+    accountCode = getAccountCodeFromUrl(page.url());
+
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Receive Bitcoin' }).click();
+    await page.waitForURL('**/receive');
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Change address type' }).click();
+    await page.locator('label[for="p2tr"]').click();
+    await expect(page.getByLabel('Taproot (newest format)')).toBeChecked();
+
+    const receiveScriptTypeResponse = page.waitForResponse((response) =>
+      response.url().includes('/set-account-receive-script-type') && response.request().method() === 'POST'
+    );
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Done' }).click();
+    await receiveScriptTypeResponse;
+  });
+
+  await test.step('Open account details', async () => {
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Back' }).click();
+    await page.waitForURL(/#\/account\/[^/]+$/);
+    await page.getByRole('link', { name: /Account info/i }).click();
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'View account details' }).click();
+    await page.waitForURL(`**/account/${accountCode!}/info/xpub-detail`);
+  });
+
+  await test.step('Verify Taproot account details are shown by default', async () => {
+    await expect(page.getByText(/Currently displaying P2TR extended public key/)).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByText('Taproot (bech32m, P2TR)')).toBeVisible();
+  });
+});
+
+test.beforeEach(async () => {
+  deleteAccountsFile();
+});
+
+test.afterAll(async () => {
+  await servewallet?.stop();
+  await cleanupRegtest(regtest);
+});