diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index fd60295..4b451c5 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ android {
         applicationId = "pl.firmatpp.kierowca"
         minSdk = 26
         targetSdk = 35
-        versionCode = 43
-        versionName = "1.0.41"
+        versionCode = 44
+        versionName = "1.0.42"
         setProperty("archivesBaseName", "pl.firmatpp.kierowca")
         testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/pl/firmatpp/kierowca/ui/DriverViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/pl/firmatpp/kierowca/ui/DriverViewModel.kt
index dadc77f..2e2aee1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/pl/firmatpp/kierowca/ui/DriverViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/pl/firmatpp/kierowca/ui/DriverViewModel.kt
@@ -87,6 +87,21 @@ private fun DriverUiState.withApiError(throwable: Throwable): DriverUiState {
     )
 }
 
+internal fun DriverUiState.withLoadedLeaveRequests(
+    requests: List<DriverLeaveRequestDto>,
+    navigateToList: Boolean,
+): DriverUiState {
+    val refreshedSelectedRequest = selectedLeaveRequest?.let { selected ->
+        requests.firstOrNull { request -> request.id == selected.id } ?: selected
+    }
+    return copy(
+        screen = if (navigateToList) DriverScreen.LeaveRequests else screen,
+        leaveRequests = requests,
+        selectedLeaveRequest = refreshedSelectedRequest,
+        error = null,
+    )
+}
+
 class DriverViewModel(application: Application) : AndroidViewModel(application) {
     private val appPreferencesStore = AppPreferencesStore(application)
     private val repository = DriverRepository(application)
@@ -346,27 +361,20 @@ class DriverViewModel(application: Application) : AndroidViewModel(application)
 
     fun openLeaveRequests() {
         if (!DriverLeaveRequestUiRules.isFeatureVisible(_state.value.leaveRequestsConfig)) return
-        loadLeaveRequests(showLoading = true)
+        loadLeaveRequests(showLoading = true, navigateToList = true)
     }
 
     fun refreshLeaveRequests() {
         if (!DriverLeaveRequestUiRules.isFeatureVisible(_state.value.leaveRequestsConfig)) return
-        loadLeaveRequests(showLoading = false)
+        loadLeaveRequests(showLoading = false, navigateToList = false)
     }
 
-    private fun loadLeaveRequests(showLoading: Boolean) {
+    private fun loadLeaveRequests(showLoading: Boolean, navigateToList: Boolean) {
         viewModelScope.launch {
             _state.update { it.copy(loading = showLoading, refreshing = !showLoading, error = null, feedback = null) }
             runCatching { repository.leaveRequests() }
                 .onSuccess { requests ->
-                    _state.update {
-                        it.copy(
-                            screen = DriverScreen.LeaveRequests,
-                            leaveRequests = requests,
-                            selectedLeaveRequest = requests.firstOrNull { request -> request.id == it.selectedLeaveRequest?.id } ?: it.selectedLeaveRequest,
-                            error = null,
-                        )
-                    }
+                    _state.update { it.withLoadedLeaveRequests(requests, navigateToList) }
                 }
                 .onFailure { throwable -> _state.update { it.withApiError(throwable) } }
             _state.update { it.copy(loading = false, refreshing = false) }
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/pl/firmatpp/kierowca/ui/DriverUiStateTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/pl/firmatpp/kierowca/ui/DriverUiStateTest.kt
index 98ec16b..5c4a180 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/pl/firmatpp/kierowca/ui/DriverUiStateTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/pl/firmatpp/kierowca/ui/DriverUiStateTest.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package pl.firmatpp.kierowca.ui
 import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
 import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
 import org.junit.Test
+import pl.firmatpp.kierowca.data.model.DriverLeaveRequestDto
 import pl.firmatpp.kierowca.ui.theme.AppThemeMode
 
 class DriverUiStateTest {
@@ -20,4 +21,42 @@ class DriverUiStateTest {
 
         assertEquals(AppThemeMode.Material3, state.themeMode)
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun refreshingLeaveRequestsKeepsDetailScreenOpenAndUpdatesSelectedRequest() {
+        val state = DriverUiState(
+            screen = DriverScreen.LeaveRequestDetail,
+            selectedLeaveRequest = leaveRequest(id = "leave-1", status = "pending"),
+        )
+
+        val refreshed = state.withLoadedLeaveRequests(
+            requests = listOf(leaveRequest(id = "leave-1", status = "approved")),
+            navigateToList = false,
+        )
+
+        assertEquals(DriverScreen.LeaveRequestDetail, refreshed.screen)
+        assertEquals("approved", refreshed.selectedLeaveRequest?.status)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun openingLeaveRequestsNavigatesToList() {
+        val state = DriverUiState(screen = DriverScreen.Routes)
+
+        val refreshed = state.withLoadedLeaveRequests(
+            requests = listOf(leaveRequest(id = "leave-1", status = "pending")),
+            navigateToList = true,
+        )
+
+        assertEquals(DriverScreen.LeaveRequests, refreshed.screen)
+        assertEquals(1, refreshed.leaveRequests.size)
+    }
+
+    private fun leaveRequest(id: String, status: String): DriverLeaveRequestDto =
+        DriverLeaveRequestDto(
+            id = id,
+            dateFrom = "2026-07-10",
+            dateTo = "2026-07-12",
+            type = "URLOP",
+            status = status,
+        )
 }