diff --git a/app/controllers/mixins/generic_session_mixin.rb b/app/controllers/mixins/generic_session_mixin.rb
index 29c47b8dacc..9ba444c1f31 100644
--- a/app/controllers/mixins/generic_session_mixin.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/mixins/generic_session_mixin.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ def set_session_data
       session["#{prefix}_filters".to_sym]    = @filters
       session["#{prefix}_catinfo".to_sym]    = @catinfo
       session["#{prefix}_showtype".to_sym]   = @showtype
+      session[:miq_compressed]               = @compressed unless @compressed.nil?
+      session[:miq_exists_mode]              = @exists_mode unless @exists_mode.nil?
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/vm_controller.rb b/app/controllers/vm_controller.rb
index 341814da07d..e2e5b1d8b45 100644
--- a/app/controllers/vm_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/vm_controller.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ class VmController < ApplicationController
   after_action :set_session_data
   include VmCommon # common methods for vm controllers
   include VmRemote # methods for VM remote access
+  include Mixins::GenericSessionMixin
 
   def index
     session[:vm_type] = nil             # Reset VM type if coming in from All tab
@@ -17,28 +18,20 @@ def show_list
     process_show_list(options)
   end
 
-  private ####
+  def title
+    _("Virtual Machines")
+  end
+
+  private
 
   def get_session_data
-    @title          = _("Virtual Machines")
-    @layout         = "vm"
-    @lastaction     = session[:vm_lastaction]
-    @showtype       = session[:vm_showtype]
-    @filters        = session[:vm_filters]
-    @catinfo        = session[:vm_catinfo]
-    @display        = session[:vm_display]
+    super
     @polArr         = session[:polArr] || ""           # current tags in effect
     @policy_options = session[:policy_options] || ""
   end
 
   def set_session_data
-    session[:vm_lastaction]   = @lastaction
-    session[:vm_showtype]     = @showtype
-    session[:miq_compressed]  = @compressed unless @compressed.nil?
-    session[:miq_exists_mode] = @exists_mode unless @exists_mode.nil?
-    session[:vm_filters]      = @filters
-    session[:vm_catinfo]      = @catinfo
-    session[:vm_display]      = @display unless @display.nil?
+    super
     session[:polArr]          = @polArr unless @polArr.nil?
     session[:policy_options]  = @policy_options unless @policy_options.nil?
   end