diff --git a/app/coffee/modules/backlog/main.coffee b/app/coffee/modules/backlog/main.coffee
index dfd8336f..8bb82faa 100644
--- a/app/coffee/modules/backlog/main.coffee
+++ b/app/coffee/modules/backlog/main.coffee
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ class BacklogController extends mixOf(taiga.Controller, taiga.PageMixin, taiga.F
         @scope.sectionName = "Backlog"
         @showTags = false
         @activeFilters = false
-        @excludeClosedSprints = true
 
         @.initializeEventHandlers()
 
@@ -111,7 +110,8 @@ class BacklogController extends mixOf(taiga.Controller, taiga.PageMixin, taiga.F
         @scope.$on("sprint:us:moved", @.loadSprints)
         @scope.$on("sprint:us:moved", @.loadProjectStats)
 
-        @scope.$on("backlog:toggle-closed-sprints-visualization", @.toggleClosedSprintsVisualization)
+        @scope.$on("backlog:load-closed-sprints", @.loadClosedSprints)
+        @scope.$on("backlog:unload-closed-sprints", @.unloadClosedSprints)
 
     initializeSubscription: ->
         routingKey1 = "changes.project.#{@scope.projectId}.userstories"
@@ -146,11 +146,23 @@ class BacklogController extends mixOf(taiga.Controller, taiga.PageMixin, taiga.F
         return @rs.projects.tagsColors(@scope.projectId).then (tags_colors) =>
             @scope.project.tags_colors = tags_colors
 
-    loadSprints: ->
-        params = {}
-        if @excludeClosedSprints
-            params["closed"] = false
+    unloadClosedSprints: ->
+        @scope.$apply =>
+            @scope.closedSprints =  []
+            @rootscope.$broadcast("closed-sprints:reloaded", [])
 
+    loadClosedSprints: ->
+        params = {closed: true}
+        return @rs.sprints.list(@scope.projectId, params).then (sprints) =>
+            # NOTE: Fix order of USs because the filter orderBy does not work propertly in partials files
+            for sprint in sprints
+                sprint.user_stories = _.sortBy(sprint.user_stories, "sprint_order")
+            @scope.closedSprints =  sprints
+            @rootscope.$broadcast("closed-sprints:reloaded", sprints)
+            return sprints
+
+    loadSprints: ->
+        params = {closed: false}
         return @rs.sprints.list(@scope.projectId, params).then (sprints) =>
             # NOTE: Fix order of USs because the filter orderBy does not work propertly in partials files
             for sprint in sprints
@@ -158,10 +170,8 @@ class BacklogController extends mixOf(taiga.Controller, taiga.PageMixin, taiga.F
 
             @scope.sprints = sprints
             @scope.openSprints = _.filter(sprints, (sprint) => not sprint.closed).reverse()
-            @scope.closedSprints =  _.filter(sprints, (sprint) => sprint.closed)
-            if not @excludeClosedSprints
-                @scope.totalClosedMilestones = @scope.closedSprints.length
-                
+            @scope.closedSprints =  []
+
             @scope.sprintsCounter = sprints.length
             @scope.sprintsById = groupBy(sprints, (x) -> x.id)
             @rootscope.$broadcast("sprints:loaded", sprints)
@@ -232,10 +242,6 @@ class BacklogController extends mixOf(taiga.Controller, taiga.PageMixin, taiga.F
 
         return promise.then(=> @.loadBacklog())
 
-    toggleClosedSprintsVisualization: ->
-        @excludeClosedSprints = not @excludeClosedSprints
-        @.loadSprints()
-
     filterVisibleUserstories: ->
         @scope.visibleUserstories = []
 
diff --git a/app/coffee/modules/backlog/sprints.coffee b/app/coffee/modules/backlog/sprints.coffee
index 7a30ba9c..2ea737a4 100644
--- a/app/coffee/modules/backlog/sprints.coffee
+++ b/app/coffee/modules/backlog/sprints.coffee
@@ -135,23 +135,27 @@ module.directive("tgBacklogSprintHeader", ["$tgNavUrls", "$tgTemplate", BacklogS
 #############################################################################
 
 ToggleExcludeClosedSprintsVisualization = ($rootscope, $loading) ->
-    excludeClosedSprints = false
+    excludeClosedSprints = true
 
     link = ($scope, $el, $attrs) ->
         # Event Handlers
         $el.on "click", "", (event) ->
+            excludeClosedSprints  = not excludeClosedSprints
+
             $loading.start($el.parent().siblings('.loading-spinner'))
-            $rootscope.$broadcast("backlog:toggle-closed-sprints-visualization")
+            if excludeClosedSprints
+                $rootscope.$broadcast("backlog:unload-closed-sprints")
+            else
+                $rootscope.$broadcast("backlog:load-closed-sprints")
 
         $scope.$on "$destroy", ->
             $el.off()
 
-        $scope.$on "sprints:loaded", (ctx, sprints) =>
-            closedSprints = _.filter(sprints, (sprint) -> sprint.closed)
+        $scope.$on "closed-sprints:reloaded", (ctx, sprints) =>
             $loading.finish($el.parent().siblings('.loading-spinner'))
 
             #TODO: i18n
-            if closedSprints.length > 0
+            if sprints.length > 0
                 $el.text("Hide closed sprints")
             else
                 $el.text("Show closed sprints")
diff --git a/app/partials/includes/modules/sprints.jade b/app/partials/includes/modules/sprints.jade
index 3e95cf9d..d3100acf 100644
--- a/app/partials/includes/modules/sprints.jade
+++ b/app/partials/includes/modules/sprints.jade
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ section.sprints
 
     a.filter-closed-sprints(href="", ng-show="totalClosedMilestones")
         span.icon.icon-archive
-        span(tg-backlog-toggle-closed-sprints-visualization="ctrl.excludeClosedSprints") Show closed sprints
+        span(tg-backlog-toggle-closed-sprints-visualization) Show closed sprints
     div.loading-spinner
 
     div.sprint.sprint-closed(ng-repeat="sprint in closedSprints track by sprint.id" tg-backlog-sprint="sprint", tg-sprint-sortable)