diff --git a/src/BreCalClient/App.config b/src/BreCalClient/App.config
index 5cb87a6..9b96e2e 100644
--- a/src/BreCalClient/App.config
+++ b/src/BreCalClient/App.config
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
         <sectionGroup name="applicationSettings" type="System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsGroup, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" >
             <section name="BreCalClient.Properties.Settings" type="System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" requirePermission="false" />
         </sectionGroup>
+        <sectionGroup name="userSettings" type="System.Configuration.UserSettingsGroup, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" >
+            <section name="BreCalClient.Properties.Settings" type="System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" allowExeDefinition="MachineToLocalUser" requirePermission="false" />
+        </sectionGroup>
     </configSections>
     <applicationSettings>
         <BreCalClient.Properties.Settings>
@@ -21,4 +24,11 @@
             </setting>
         </BreCalClient.Properties.Settings>
     </applicationSettings>
+    <userSettings>
+        <BreCalClient.Properties.Settings>
+            <setting name="FilterCriteria" serializeAs="String">
+                <value />
+            </setting>
+        </BreCalClient.Properties.Settings>
+    </userSettings>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/BreCalClient/BreCalClient.csproj b/src/BreCalClient/BreCalClient.csproj
index 825a7a8..3c6b607 100644
--- a/src/BreCalClient/BreCalClient.csproj
+++ b/src/BreCalClient/BreCalClient.csproj
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
     <SignAssembly>True</SignAssembly>
     <StartupObject>BreCalClient.App</StartupObject>
-    <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>E:\gitlager\git_brcal\misc\brecal.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
+    <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>..\..\misc\brecal.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
     <AssemblyVersion>0.6.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
     <FileVersion>0.6.0.0</FileVersion>
     <Title>Bremen calling client</Title>
diff --git a/src/BreCalClient/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/src/BreCalClient/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index 971e0f5..a765d2f 100644
--- a/src/BreCalClient/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/BreCalClient/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace BreCalClient
             labelVersion.Text = "V. " + System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version;
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Properties.Settings.Default.APP_TITLE))
                 this.Title = Properties.Settings.Default.APP_TITLE;
-            searchFilterControl.SearchFilterChanged += SearchFilterControl_SearchFilterChanged;
+            searchFilterControl.SearchFilterChanged += SearchFilterControl_SearchFilterChanged;            
             searchFilterControl.LogoImageClicked += () =>
             {
                 Process.Start("explorer", Properties.Settings.Default.LOGO_IMAGE_URL);                
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ namespace BreCalClient
 
         private void Window_Closing(object sender, System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e)
         {
+            // serialize filter settings
+            Properties.Settings.Default.FilterCriteria = this.searchFilterControl.SearchFilter.Serialize();
+            Properties.Settings.Default.Save();
             _tokenSource.Cancel();
         }
 
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@ namespace BreCalClient
                         this.busyIndicator.IsBusy = false;
                         this._api.Configuration.ApiKey["Authorization"] = _loginResult.Token;
                         this.LoadStaticLists();
-                        this.labelUsername.Text = $"{_loginResult.FirstName} {_loginResult.LastName}";
+                        this.labelUsername.Text = $"{_loginResult.FirstName} {_loginResult.LastName}";                        
                     }
                 }
                 labelGeneralStatus.Text = $"Connection {ConnectionStatus.SUCCESSFUL}";
@@ -253,7 +256,14 @@ namespace BreCalClient
                     agencies.Add(participant);
             }
             this.searchFilterControl.SetAgencies(agencies);
-            
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Properties.Settings.Default.FilterCriteria))
+            {
+                SearchFilterModel? sfm = SearchFilterModel.Deserialize(Properties.Settings.Default.FilterCriteria);
+                if (sfm != null)
+                    this.searchFilterControl.SetFilterFromModel(sfm);
+            }
+
             _ = Task.Run(() => RefreshShipcalls());
         }               
 
diff --git a/src/BreCalClient/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs b/src/BreCalClient/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
index ffe9b78..78d6206 100644
--- a/src/BreCalClient/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/BreCalClient/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace BreCalClient.Properties {
     
     
     [global::System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()]
-    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "17.5.0.0")]
+    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "17.6.0.0")]
     internal sealed partial class Settings : global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase {
         
         private static Settings defaultInstance = ((Settings)(global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.Synchronized(new Settings())));
@@ -58,5 +58,17 @@ namespace BreCalClient.Properties {
                 return ((string)(this["LOGO_IMAGE_URL"]));
             }
         }
+        
+        [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("")]
+        public string FilterCriteria {
+            get {
+                return ((string)(this["FilterCriteria"]));
+            }
+            set {
+                this["FilterCriteria"] = value;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/BreCalClient/Properties/Settings.settings b/src/BreCalClient/Properties/Settings.settings
index 3560eda..4833674 100644
--- a/src/BreCalClient/Properties/Settings.settings
+++ b/src/BreCalClient/Properties/Settings.settings
@@ -14,5 +14,8 @@
     <Setting Name="LOGO_IMAGE_URL" Type="System.String" Scope="Application">
       <Value Profile="(Default)">https://www.textbausteine.net/</Value>
     </Setting>
+    <Setting Name="FilterCriteria" Type="System.String" Scope="User">
+      <Value Profile="(Default)" />
+    </Setting>
   </Settings>
 </SettingsFile>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/BreCalClient/SearchFilterControl.xaml.cs b/src/BreCalClient/SearchFilterControl.xaml.cs
index bee9ed4..11c6d65 100644
--- a/src/BreCalClient/SearchFilterControl.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/BreCalClient/SearchFilterControl.xaml.cs
@@ -79,6 +79,40 @@ namespace BreCalClient
             this.upDownShiplengthTo.Value = null;            
         }
 
+
+        internal void SetFilterFromModel(SearchFilterModel sfm)
+        {
+            this.ClearFilters();
+            
+            if(sfm.Berths != null)
+            {
+                foreach(Berth berth in this.comboBoxBerths.ItemsSource)
+                {
+                    if (sfm.Berths.Contains(berth.Id)) this.comboBoxBerths.SelectedItems.Add(berth);
+                }                
+            }
+            if(sfm.Agencies != null)
+            {
+                foreach(Participant p in this.comboBoxAgencies.ItemsSource)
+                {
+                    if(sfm.Agencies.Contains(p.Id)) this.comboBoxAgencies.SelectedItems.Add(p);
+                }
+            }
+            if(sfm.Categories != null)
+            {
+                foreach(int category in sfm.Categories)
+                    this.comboBoxCategories.SelectedItems.Add((Extensions.TypeEnum)category);
+            }
+            if (sfm.SearchString != null) this.textBoxSearch.Text = sfm.SearchString;
+            this.upDownShiplengthFrom.Value = sfm.ShipLengthFrom;
+            this.upDownShiplengthTo.Value = sfm.ShipLengthTo;
+            this.datePickerETAFrom.SelectedDate = sfm.EtaFrom;
+            this.datePickerETATo.SelectedDate = sfm.EtaTo;
+
+            this._model = sfm;
+            SearchFilterChanged?.Invoke();
+        }
+
         #endregion
 
         #region event handler
@@ -94,13 +128,14 @@ namespace BreCalClient
         }        
 
         private void datePickerETAFrom_SelectedDateChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
-        {            
+        {
+            this._model.EtaFrom = this.datePickerETAFrom.SelectedDate;
             SearchFilterChanged?.Invoke();
         }
 
         private void datePickerETATo_SelectedDateChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
         {
-            //_model.EtaTo = datePickerETATo.SelectedDate;
+            this._model.EtaTo = datePickerETATo.SelectedDate;
             SearchFilterChanged?.Invoke();
         }
 
@@ -115,11 +150,13 @@ namespace BreCalClient
 
         private void upDownShiplengthFrom_ValueChanged(object sender, System.Windows.RoutedPropertyChangedEventArgs<object> e)
         {
+            this._model.ShipLengthFrom = this.upDownShiplengthFrom.Value;
             SearchFilterChanged?.Invoke();
         }
 
         private void upDownShiplengthTo_ValueChanged(object sender, System.Windows.RoutedPropertyChangedEventArgs<object> e)
         {
+            this._model.ShipLengthTo = this.upDownShiplengthTo.Value;
             SearchFilterChanged?.Invoke();
         }        
 
@@ -147,12 +184,13 @@ namespace BreCalClient
 
         private void textBoxSearch_PreviewTextInput(object sender, TextCompositionEventArgs e)
         {
-            this.SearchFilter.SearchString = e.Text;
+            this.SearchFilter.SearchString = this.textBoxSearch.Text + e.Text;
             SearchFilterChanged?.Invoke();
         }
 
         private void textBoxSearch_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e)
         {
+            this.SearchFilter.SearchString = this.textBoxSearch.Text;
             SearchFilterChanged?.Invoke();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/BreCalClient/SearchFilterModel.cs b/src/BreCalClient/SearchFilterModel.cs
index 68775a4..af5e7d5 100644
--- a/src/BreCalClient/SearchFilterModel.cs
+++ b/src/BreCalClient/SearchFilterModel.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using BreCalClient.misc.Model;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace BreCalClient
 {
@@ -30,7 +31,17 @@ namespace BreCalClient
 
         public double? ShipLengthTo { get; set; }
 
-        #endregion        
+        #endregion
+
+        public static SearchFilterModel? Deserialize(string json)
+        {
+            return (SearchFilterModel?) JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(json, typeof(SearchFilterModel));
+        }
+
+        public string Serialize()
+        {
+            return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(this, Formatting.Indented);
+        }
 
     }
 }