diff --git a/libs/resourcewidgets/KisTagFilterWidget.cpp b/libs/resourcewidgets/KisTagFilterWidget.cpp
index e9fd84da71..a49fcccf1b 100644
--- a/libs/resourcewidgets/KisTagFilterWidget.cpp
+++ b/libs/resourcewidgets/KisTagFilterWidget.cpp
@@ -1,126 +1,139 @@
 /*
  *    This file is part of the KDE project
  *    Copyright (c) 2002 Patrick Julien <freak@codepimps.org>
  *    Copyright (c) 2007 Jan Hambrecht <jaham@gmx.net>
  *    Copyright (c) 2007 Sven Langkamp <sven.langkamp@gmail.com>
  *    Copyright (C) 2011 Srikanth Tiyyagura <srikanth.tulasiram@gmail.com>
  *    Copyright (c) 2011 José Luis Vergara <pentalis@gmail.com>
  *    Copyright (c) 2013 Sascha Suelzer <s.suelzer@gmail.com>
  *
  *    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  *    modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
  *    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
  *    version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
  *    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
  *    Library General Public License for more details.
  *
  *    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
  *    along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
  *    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
  *    Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
 #include "KisTagFilterWidget.h"
 
 #include <QPushButton>
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QGridLayout>
 #include <QLineEdit>
 #include <QCompleter>
 #include <QCheckBox>
 
 #include <klocalizedstring.h>
 
 #include <KoIcon.h>
 
 #include <kis_debug.h>
+#include <kconfig.h>
+#include <ksharedconfig.h>
+#include <kconfiggroup.h>
 
 class KisTagFilterWidget::Private
 {
 public:
     QString tagSearchBarTooltip_saving_disabled;
     QString tagSearchBarTooltip_saving_enabled;
     QLineEdit* tagSearchLineEdit;
     QGridLayout* filterBarLayout;
     QCompleter* completer;
     QCheckBox* filterByTagCheckbox;
 
+    QString configGroup {"resources"};
+    QString configName {"filterByTagChecked"};
+
 };
 
 KisTagFilterWidget::KisTagFilterWidget(KisTagModel* model, QWidget* parent)
     : QWidget(parent)
     , d(new Private())
 {
     QString searchTooltipMaintext = i18nc(
             "@info:tooltip",
             "<p>Enter search terms here to add resources to, or remove them from, the current tag view.</p>"
             "<p>To filter based on the partial, case insensitive name of a resource:<br/>"
             "<tt>partialname</tt> or <tt>!partialname</tt></p>"
             "<p>To include or exclude other tag sets:<br/>"
             "<tt>[Tagname]</tt> or <tt>![Tagname]</tt></p>"
             "<p>For case sensitive and full name matching in-/exclusion:<br/>"
             "<tt>\"ExactMatch\"</tt> or <tt>!\"ExactMatch\"</tt></p>");
 
     d->tagSearchBarTooltip_saving_disabled = searchTooltipMaintext + i18nc(
             "@info:tooltip",
             "<p>Filter results cannot be saved for the <b>All Presets</b> view. "
             "In this view, pressing <b>Enter</b> or clearing the filter box will restore all items. "
             "Create and/or switch to a different tag if you want to save filtered resources into named sets.</p>");
 
     d->tagSearchBarTooltip_saving_enabled = searchTooltipMaintext + i18nc(
             "@info:tooltip",
             "<p>Pressing <b>Enter</b> or clicking the <b>Save</b> button will save the changes.</p>");
 
     QGridLayout* filterBarLayout = new QGridLayout;
 
 
     d->tagSearchLineEdit = new QLineEdit(this);
     d->tagSearchLineEdit->setClearButtonEnabled(true);
     d->tagSearchLineEdit->setPlaceholderText(i18n("Search"));
     d->tagSearchLineEdit->setToolTip(d->tagSearchBarTooltip_saving_disabled);
     d->tagSearchLineEdit->setEnabled(true);
 
     d->completer = new QCompleter(model, this);
     d->completer->setCompletionRole(Qt::DisplayRole);
     d->completer->setCaseSensitivity(Qt::CaseInsensitive);
     d->tagSearchLineEdit->setCompleter(d->completer);
 
     filterBarLayout->setMargin(0);
     filterBarLayout->setColumnStretch(0, 1);
     filterBarLayout->addWidget(d->tagSearchLineEdit, 0, 0);
 
     d->filterByTagCheckbox = new QCheckBox(this);
     d->filterByTagCheckbox->setText(i18nc("It appears in the checkbox next to the filter box "
                                           "in resources dockers; must be short.", "filter by tag"));
 
+    KConfigGroup cfg = KSharedConfig::openConfig()->group(d->configGroup);
+    bool filterByTagCheckboxChecked = cfg.readEntry(d->configName, true);
+    d->filterByTagCheckbox->setChecked(filterByTagCheckboxChecked);
+
+
     filterBarLayout->addWidget(d->filterByTagCheckbox, 0, 1);
     connect(d->tagSearchLineEdit, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)),
             this, SLOT(onTextChanged(QString)));
     connect(d->filterByTagCheckbox, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(slotFilterByTagChanged(int)));
     this->setLayout(filterBarLayout);
 
 }
 
 KisTagFilterWidget::~KisTagFilterWidget()
 {
     delete d;
 }
 
 void KisTagFilterWidget::clear()
 {
     d->tagSearchLineEdit->clear();
 }
 
 
 void KisTagFilterWidget::onTextChanged(const QString& lineEditText)
 {
     emit filterTextChanged(lineEditText);
 }
 
 void KisTagFilterWidget::slotFilterByTagChanged(int filterByTag)
 {
     emit filterByTagChanged(filterByTag == Qt::Checked);
+    KConfigGroup cfg = KSharedConfig::openConfig()->group(d->configGroup);
+    cfg.writeEntry(d->configName, filterByTag == Qt::Checked);
 }