diff --git a/src/baseutils.cpp b/src/baseutils.cpp
index fdda9c40a..a9111353b 100644
--- a/src/baseutils.cpp
+++ b/src/baseutils.cpp
@@ -87,3 +87,7 @@ std::string taDecodeBase64(const char* buf) {
 
   return data;
 }
+
+std::string taDecodeBase64(const std::string& str) {
+  return taDecodeBase64(str.c_str());
+}
diff --git a/src/baseutils.h b/src/baseutils.h
index c0a5665a5..c2ed2721a 100644
--- a/src/baseutils.h
+++ b/src/baseutils.h
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@
 
 std::string taEncodeBase64(const std::string& data);
 std::string taDecodeBase64(const char* str);
+std::string taDecodeBase64(const std::string& str);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/engine/config.cpp b/src/engine/config.cpp
index 5a027cdbb..fe817ed2c 100644
--- a/src/engine/config.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/config.cpp
@@ -340,6 +340,34 @@ std::vector<int> DivConfig::getIntList(String key, std::initializer_list<int> fa
   return fallback;
 }
 
+std::vector<String> DivConfig::getStringList(String key, std::initializer_list<String> fallback) const {
+  String next;
+  std::vector<String> ret;
+  auto val=conf.find(key);
+  if (val!=conf.cend()) {
+    try {
+      for (char i: val->second) {
+        if (i==',') {
+          String result=taDecodeBase64(next);
+          ret.push_back(result);
+          next="";
+        } else {
+          next+=i;
+        }
+      }
+      if (!next.empty()) {
+        String result=taDecodeBase64(next);
+        ret.push_back(result);
+      }
+
+      return ret;
+    } catch (std::out_of_range& e) {
+    } catch (std::invalid_argument& e) {
+    }
+  }
+  return fallback;
+}
+
 bool DivConfig::has(String key) const {
   auto val=conf.find(key);
   return (val!=conf.cend());
@@ -384,6 +412,17 @@ void DivConfig::set(String key, const std::vector<int>& value) {
   conf[key]=val;
 }
 
+void DivConfig::set(String key, const std::vector<String>& value) {
+  String val;
+  bool comma=false;
+  for (const String& i: value) {
+    if (comma) val+=',';
+    val+=taEncodeBase64(i);
+    comma=true;
+  }
+  conf[key]=val;
+}
+
 bool DivConfig::remove(String key) {
   return conf.erase(key);
 }
diff --git a/src/engine/config.h b/src/engine/config.h
index 68a4dab20..558bc34ba 100644
--- a/src/engine/config.h
+++ b/src/engine/config.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class DivConfig {
     double getDouble(String key, double fallback) const;
     String getString(String key, String fallback) const;
     std::vector<int> getIntList(String key, std::initializer_list<int> fallback) const;
+    std::vector<String> getStringList(String key, std::initializer_list<String> fallback) const;
 
     // check for existence
     bool has(String key) const;
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ class DivConfig {
     void set(String key, const char* value);
     void set(String key, String value);
     void set(String key, const std::vector<int>& value);
+    void set(String key, const std::vector<String>& value);
 
     // remove a config value
     bool remove(String key);
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.cpp b/src/gui/gui.cpp
index b812b149b..37c2483ea 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -7516,6 +7516,9 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::loop() {
 bool FurnaceGUI::init() {
   logI("initializing GUI.");
 
+  newFilePicker=new FurnaceFilePicker;
+  newFilePicker->setConfigPrefix("fp_");
+
   opTouched=new bool[DIV_MAX_PATTERNS*DIV_MAX_ROWS];
 
   syncState();
@@ -7831,8 +7834,6 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::init() {
     }
   }
 
-  newFilePicker=new FurnaceFilePicker;
-
   updateWindowTitle();
   updateROMExportAvail();
 
@@ -8250,6 +8251,8 @@ void FurnaceGUI::syncState() {
   xyOscThickness=e->getConfFloat("xyOscThickness",2.0f);
 
   cvHiScore=e->getConfInt("cvHiScore",25000);
+
+  newFilePicker->loadSettings(e->getConfObject());
 }
 
 void FurnaceGUI::commitState(DivConfig& conf) {
@@ -8414,6 +8417,8 @@ void FurnaceGUI::commitState(DivConfig& conf) {
   }
 
   conf.set("cvHiScore",cvHiScore);
+
+  newFilePicker->saveSettings(e->getConfObject());
 }
 
 bool FurnaceGUI::finish(bool saveConfig) {
diff --git a/src/gui/newFilePicker.cpp b/src/gui/newFilePicker.cpp
index e2899d1ab..7b82fc558 100644
--- a/src/gui/newFilePicker.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/newFilePicker.cpp
@@ -1326,11 +1326,29 @@ FilePickerStatus FurnaceFilePicker::getStatus() {
 }
 
 void FurnaceFilePicker::loadSettings(DivConfig& conf) {
-
+  showHiddenFiles=conf.getBool(configPrefix+"showHiddenFiles",true);
+  singleClickSelect=conf.getBool(configPrefix+"singleClickSelect",false);
+  clearSearchOnDirChange=conf.getBool(configPrefix+"clearSearchOnDirChange",false);
+  sortDirsFirst=conf.getBool(configPrefix+"sortDirsFirst",true);
+  displayType=conf.getBool(configPrefix+"displayType",true);
+  displaySize=conf.getBool(configPrefix+"displaySize",true);
+  displayDate=conf.getBool(configPrefix+"displayDate",true);
+  bookmarks=conf.getStringList(configPrefix+"bookmarks",{});
 }
 
 void FurnaceFilePicker::saveSettings(DivConfig& conf) {
+  conf.set(configPrefix+"showHiddenFiles",showHiddenFiles);
+  conf.set(configPrefix+"singleClickSelect",singleClickSelect);
+  conf.set(configPrefix+"clearSearchOnDirChange",clearSearchOnDirChange);
+  conf.set(configPrefix+"sortDirsFirst",sortDirsFirst);
+  conf.set(configPrefix+"displayType",displayType);
+  conf.set(configPrefix+"displaySize",displaySize);
+  conf.set(configPrefix+"displayDate",displayDate);
+  conf.set(configPrefix+"bookmarks",bookmarks);
+}
 
+void FurnaceFilePicker::setConfigPrefix(String prefix) {
+  configPrefix=prefix;
 }
 
 const String& FurnaceFilePicker::getPath() {
diff --git a/src/gui/newFilePicker.h b/src/gui/newFilePicker.h
index 7e6d73c80..83b04c35c 100644
--- a/src/gui/newFilePicker.h
+++ b/src/gui/newFilePicker.h
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ class FurnaceFilePicker {
   bool editingPath;
 
   // configuration
+  String configPrefix;
   std::vector<String> bookmarks;
   bool showHiddenFiles;
   bool singleClickSelect;
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ class FurnaceFilePicker {
     void setTypeStyle(FileType type, ImVec4 color, String icon);
     void registerType(String ext, ImVec4 color, String icon);
     void clearTypes();
+    void setConfigPrefix(String prefix);
     FurnaceFilePicker();
 };