diff --git a/src/widgets/pageview.cpp b/src/widgets/pageview.cpp
--- a/src/widgets/pageview.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/pageview.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,11 @@
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QTimer>
 
+#include <KConfig>
+#include <KConfigGroup>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KMessageWidget>
+#include <KSharedConfig>
 
 #include "filterwidget.h"
 #include "itemdelegate.h"
@@ -207,6 +210,15 @@
     futureViewAction->setCheckable(true);
     connect(futureViewAction, &QAction::triggered, m_filterWidget, &FilterWidget::setShowFutureTasks);
 
+    auto configGroup = KConfigGroup(KSharedConfig::openConfig(), "General");
+    if (configGroup.readEntry("ShowFuture", true))
+        futureViewAction->trigger();
+
+    connect(futureViewAction, &QAction::triggered,
+            futureViewAction, [configGroup] (bool checked) mutable {
+                configGroup.writeEntry("ShowFuture", checked);
+            });
+
     m_runTaskAction = new QAction(this);
     m_runTaskAction->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("runTaskAction"));
     m_runTaskAction->setShortcut(Qt::CTRL | Qt::Key_Space);
diff --git a/tests/units/widgets/pageviewtest.cpp b/tests/units/widgets/pageviewtest.cpp
--- a/tests/units/widgets/pageviewtest.cpp
+++ b/tests/units/widgets/pageviewtest.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,11 @@
 #include <QTreeView>
 #include <runningtaskmodelinterface.h>
 
+#include <KConfig>
+#include <KConfigGroup>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KMessageWidget>
+#include <KSharedConfig>
 
 #include "domain/task.h"
 
@@ -130,6 +133,12 @@
 class PageViewTest : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
+private:
+    KConfigGroup configGroup()
+    {
+        return KConfigGroup(KSharedConfig::openConfig(), "General");
+    }
+
 private slots:
     void shouldHaveDefaultState()
     {
@@ -183,7 +192,7 @@
         auto futureAction = page.findChild<QAction*>(QStringLiteral("futureViewAction"));
         QVERIFY(futureAction);
         QVERIFY(futureAction->isCheckable());
-        QVERIFY(!futureAction->isChecked());
+        QVERIFY(futureAction->isChecked());
         auto runTaskAction = page.findChild<QAction*>(QStringLiteral("runTaskAction"));
         QVERIFY(runTaskAction);
         QVERIFY(!runTaskAction->isEnabled());
@@ -355,21 +364,84 @@
         auto filterProxy = filter->proxyModel();
         QVERIFY(filterProxy);
 
-        QVERIFY(!filterProxy->showFutureTasks());
+        QVERIFY(filterProxy->showFutureTasks());
 
         auto futureAction = page.findChild<QAction*>(QStringLiteral("futureViewAction"));
 
         // WHEN
         futureAction->trigger();
 
+        // THEN
+        QVERIFY(!filterProxy->showFutureTasks());
+
+        // WHEN
+        futureAction->trigger();
+
         // THEN
         QVERIFY(filterProxy->showFutureTasks());
+    }
+
+    void shouldStoreFutureTasksVisibilityDefaultState()
+    {
+        // GIVEN
+        configGroup().deleteEntry("ShowFuture");
+
+        {
+            Widgets::PageView page;
+            auto futureAction = page.findChild<QAction*>(QStringLiteral("futureViewAction"));
+
+            // THEN
+            QVERIFY(futureAction->isChecked());
+        }
+
+        // WHEN
+        configGroup().writeEntry("ShowFuture", false);
+
+        {
+            Widgets::PageView page;
+            auto futureAction = page.findChild<QAction*>(QStringLiteral("futureViewAction"));
+
+            // THEN
+            QVERIFY(!futureAction->isChecked());
+        }
 
         // WHEN
+        configGroup().writeEntry("ShowFuture", true);
+
+        {
+            Widgets::PageView page;
+            auto futureAction = page.findChild<QAction*>(QStringLiteral("futureViewAction"));
+
+            // THEN
+            QVERIFY(futureAction->isChecked());
+        }
+
+        // WHEN
+        configGroup().deleteEntry("ShowFuture");
+
+        {
+            Widgets::PageView page;
+            auto futureAction = page.findChild<QAction*>(QStringLiteral("futureViewAction"));
+
+            // THEN
+            QVERIFY(futureAction->isChecked());
+        }
+
+        // WHEN
+        Widgets::PageView page;
+        auto futureAction = page.findChild<QAction*>(QStringLiteral("futureViewAction"));
         futureAction->trigger();
 
         // THEN
-        QVERIFY(!filterProxy->showFutureTasks());
+        QVERIFY(configGroup().hasKey("ShowFuture"));
+        QVERIFY(!configGroup().readEntry("ShowFuture", true));
+
+        // WHEN
+        futureAction->trigger();
+
+        // THEN
+        QVERIFY(configGroup().hasKey("ShowFuture"));
+        QVERIFY(configGroup().readEntry("ShowFuture", false));
     }
 
     void shouldCreateTasksWithNoParentWhenHittingReturnWithoutSelectedIndex()