Maintaining Mecanim state while inactive

I have a small animation controller with 4 states. I have an int parameter that triggers transitions through those different states.

The controller starts in state 1 (the default state). Then I transition to state 4 by setting my int param. Then I deactivate the GameObject w/ the Animator component. I then notice that when I reactivate the GameObject, the Animator has reset back to state 1.

Is this expected behavior? I thought it would still be in state 4 when it reactivated. If that's by design, what would be the appropriate way to handle starting immediately back in state 4 when the GameObject reactivates?