diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/inavigationwidgetfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/inavigationwidgetfactory.cpp
index 7a043e4c9cc2e4b07fa9ced4e5492b4c85699135..2de8e72fbe6238096c150d2d4aecf56896c461fd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/inavigationwidgetfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/inavigationwidgetfactory.cpp
@@ -48,3 +48,13 @@ QKeySequence INavigationWidgetFactory::activationSequence()
     return QKeySequence();
 }
 
+
+void INavigationWidgetFactory::saveSettings(int position, QWidget *widget)
+{
+
+}
+
+void INavigationWidgetFactory::restoreSettings(int position, QWidget *widget)
+{
+
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/inavigationwidgetfactory.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/inavigationwidgetfactory.h
index d4b3a84d3ad64c11189bdce4374a84dd70b446fd..e858d2024c101f6178e05cb1120520657b1b3f79 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/inavigationwidgetfactory.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/inavigationwidgetfactory.h
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ public:
     // and the docktoolbar widgets
     // Similar to how IView
     virtual NavigationView createWidget() = 0;
+
+    // Read and store settings for the widget, created by this factory
+    // and beeing at position position. (The position is important since
+    // a certain type of widget could exist multiple times.)
+    virtual void saveSettings(int position, QWidget *widget);
+    virtual void restoreSettings(int position, QWidget *widget);
 };
 
 } // namespace Core
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.cpp
index 228c58a94ac0a5366743a7eefaebcbfc7388c57a..651e1d73830b3c2f7e9b286b9f64f5f4893d81d3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ void MainWindow::readSettings()
 
     m_settings->endGroup();
     m_editorManager->readSettings(m_settings);
-    m_navigationWidget->readSettings(m_settings);
+    m_navigationWidget->restoreSettings(m_settings);
     m_rightPaneWidget->readSettings(m_settings);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/navigationwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/navigationwidget.cpp
index 82ed13a29e8f5d927e37e67de8e4e7df172927a5..bf78bf94f21731eaf76738885eecbdbc19e66581 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/navigationwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/navigationwidget.cpp
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ void NavigationWidget::close()
     }
 }
 
+
+
 void NavigationWidget::saveSettings(QSettings *settings)
 {
     QStringList views;
@@ -230,9 +232,12 @@ void NavigationWidget::saveSettings(QSettings *settings)
     settings->setValue("Navigation/Visible", isShown());
     settings->setValue("Navigation/VerticalPosition", saveState());
     settings->setValue("Navigation/Width", m_width);
+
+    for (int i=0; i<m_subWidgets.count(); ++i)
+        m_subWidgets.at(i)->saveSettings(i);
 }
 
-void NavigationWidget::readSettings(QSettings *settings)
+void NavigationWidget::restoreSettings(QSettings *settings)
 {
     if (settings->contains("Navigation/Views")) {
         QStringList views = settings->value("Navigation/Views").toStringList();
@@ -266,6 +271,9 @@ void NavigationWidget::readSettings(QSettings *settings)
     if (NavigationWidgetPlaceHolder::m_current) {
         NavigationWidgetPlaceHolder::m_current->applyStoredSize(m_width);
     }
+
+    for (int i=0; i<m_subWidgets.count(); ++i)
+        m_subWidgets.at(i)->restoreSettings(i);
 }
 
 void NavigationWidget::setShown(bool b)
@@ -465,6 +473,16 @@ INavigationWidgetFactory *NavigationSubWidget::factory()
     return m_navigationComboBox->itemData(index).value<INavigationWidgetFactory *>();
 }
 
+void NavigationSubWidget::saveSettings(int position)
+{
+    factory()->saveSettings(position, m_navigationWidget);
+}
+
+void NavigationSubWidget::restoreSettings(int position)
+{
+    factory()->restoreSettings(position, m_navigationWidget);
+}
+
 Core::ICommand *NavigationSubWidget::command(const QString &title) const
 {
     const QHash<QString, Core::ICommand*> commandMap = m_parentWidget->commandMap();
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/navigationwidget.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/navigationwidget.h
index 96a64f4ac3acffa332de441f64b5b95d69cc1677..7ab27e28ddd7e3bc2230db88a171a0e2dc48d8ee 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/navigationwidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/navigationwidget.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public:
     ~NavigationWidget();
 
     void saveSettings(QSettings *settings);
-    void readSettings(QSettings *settings);
+    void restoreSettings(QSettings *settings);
 
     bool isShown() const;
     void setShown(bool b);
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ public:
     void setFactory(const QString &name);
     void setFocusWidget();
 
+    void saveSettings(int position);
+    void restoreSettings(int position);
+
     Core::ICommand *command(const QString &title) const;
 
 signals:
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.cpp
index de4f851e5cef4bd815e1ca327fe03efbee5cd925..823244578ed164eb1c4fd17cd2e379ef26af99a7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.cpp
@@ -926,6 +926,16 @@ void FlatModel::setGeneratedFilesFilterEnabled(bool filter)
     reset();
 }
 
+bool FlatModel::projectFilterEnabled()
+{
+    return m_filterProjects;
+}
+
+bool FlatModel::generatedFilesFilterEnabled()
+{
+    return m_filterGeneratedFiles;
+}
+
 Node *FlatModel::nodeForIndex(const QModelIndex &index) const
 {
     if (index.isValid())
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.h
index cb7376f932cf2fb43b1b7d3a0707d399f1ccc9b8..35c575fe94babfb0ccac38013f63a432b3813224 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.h
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ public:
     ProjectExplorer::Node *nodeForIndex(const QModelIndex &index) const;
     QModelIndex indexForNode(const Node *node);
 
+    bool projectFilterEnabled();
+    bool generatedFilesFilterEnabled();
+
 public slots:
     void setProjectFilterEnabled(bool filter);
     void setGeneratedFilesFilterEnabled(bool filter);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.cpp
index c2197a2dc7c7042ab3cc6c6a6c2dc5b235355391..724ab9d57961cc96dab5fd0f7b557b60dc4c7a3c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 
 #include <QtCore/QDebug>
+#include <QtCore/QSettings>
 
 #include <QtGui/QHeaderView>
 #include <QtGui/QVBoxLayout>
@@ -156,7 +157,20 @@ ProjectTreeWidget::ProjectTreeWidget(Core::ICore *core, QWidget *parent)
     connect(m_explorer->session(), SIGNAL(startupProjectChanged(ProjectExplorer::Project *)),
             this, SLOT(startupProjectChanged(ProjectExplorer::Project *)));
 
-    setAutoSynchronization(true);
+    m_toggleSync = new QToolButton;
+    m_toggleSync->setProperty("type", "dockbutton");
+    m_toggleSync->setIcon(QIcon(":/qworkbench/images/linkicon.png"));
+    m_toggleSync->setCheckable(true);
+    m_toggleSync->setChecked(autoSynchronization());
+    m_toggleSync->setToolTip(tr("Synchronize with Editor"));
+    connect(m_toggleSync, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), this, SLOT(toggleAutoSynchronization()));
+
+    //setAutoSynchronization(true);
+}
+
+QToolButton *ProjectTreeWidget::toggleSync()
+{
+    return m_toggleSync;
 }
 
 void ProjectTreeWidget::toggleAutoSynchronization()
@@ -171,6 +185,7 @@ bool ProjectTreeWidget::autoSynchronization() const
 
 void ProjectTreeWidget::setAutoSynchronization(bool sync, bool syncNow)
 {
+    m_toggleSync->setChecked(sync);
     if (sync == m_autoSync)
         return;
 
@@ -296,6 +311,17 @@ void ProjectTreeWidget::setGeneratedFilesFilter(bool filter)
     m_filterGeneratedFilesAction->setChecked(filter);
 }
 
+bool ProjectTreeWidget::generatedFilesFilter()
+{
+    return m_model->generatedFilesFilterEnabled();
+}
+
+bool ProjectTreeWidget::projectFilter()
+{
+    return m_model->projectFilterEnabled();
+}
+
+
 ProjectTreeWidgetFactory::ProjectTreeWidgetFactory(Core::ICore *core)
     : m_core(core)
 {
@@ -331,15 +357,24 @@ Core::NavigationView ProjectTreeWidgetFactory::createWidget()
     filterMenu->addAction(ptw->m_filterGeneratedFilesAction);
     filter->setMenu(filterMenu);
 
-    QToolButton *toggleSync = new QToolButton;
-    toggleSync->setProperty("type", "dockbutton");
-    toggleSync->setIcon(QIcon(":/qworkbench/images/linkicon.png"));
-    toggleSync->setCheckable(true);
-    toggleSync->setChecked(ptw->autoSynchronization());
-    toggleSync->setToolTip(tr("Synchronize with Editor"));
-    connect(toggleSync, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), ptw, SLOT(toggleAutoSynchronization()));
-
-    n.doockToolBarWidgets << filter << toggleSync;
+    n.doockToolBarWidgets << filter << ptw->toggleSync();
     return n;
 }
 
+void ProjectTreeWidgetFactory::saveSettings(int position, QWidget *widget)
+{
+    ProjectTreeWidget *ptw = qobject_cast<ProjectTreeWidget *>(widget);
+    Q_ASSERT(ptw);
+    m_core->settings()->setValue("ProjectTreeWidget."+QString::number(position)+".ProjectFilter", ptw->projectFilter());
+    m_core->settings()->setValue("ProjectTreeWidget."+QString::number(position)+".GeneratedFilter", ptw->generatedFilesFilter());
+    m_core->settings()->setValue("ProjectTreeWidget."+QString::number(position)+".SyncWithEditor", ptw->autoSynchronization());
+}
+
+void ProjectTreeWidgetFactory::restoreSettings(int position, QWidget *widget)
+{
+    ProjectTreeWidget *ptw = qobject_cast<ProjectTreeWidget *>(widget);
+    Q_ASSERT(ptw);
+    ptw->setProjectFilter(m_core->settings()->value("ProjectTreeWidget."+QString::number(position)+".ProjectFilter", false).toBool());
+    ptw->setGeneratedFilesFilter(m_core->settings()->value("ProjectTreeWidget."+QString::number(position)+".GeneratedFilter", true).toBool());
+    ptw->setAutoSynchronization(m_core->settings()->value("ProjectTreeWidget."+QString::number(position)+".SyncWithEditor", true).toBool());
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.h
index dcb26c2d9aaefac4279e70c3716f5b85b0302f03..85dc9801abd8d1f9bf0f43307c51669aaf811130 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.h
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ public:
 
     bool autoSynchronization() const;
     void setAutoSynchronization(bool sync, bool syncNow = true);
+    bool projectFilter();
+    bool generatedFilesFilter();
+    QToolButton *toggleSync();
 
 public slots:
     void toggleAutoSynchronization();
@@ -84,6 +87,7 @@ private:
     FlatModel *m_model;
     QAction *m_filterProjectsAction;
     QAction *m_filterGeneratedFilesAction;
+    QToolButton *m_toggleSync;
 
     QModelIndex m_subIndex;
     QString m_modelId;
@@ -100,6 +104,8 @@ public:
     virtual QString displayName();
     virtual QKeySequence activationSequence();
     virtual Core::NavigationView createWidget();
+    void restoreSettings(int position, QWidget *widget);
+    void saveSettings(int position, QWidget *widget);
 private:
     Core::ICore *m_core;
 };