diff --git a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenuConfig.glade b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenuConfig.glade
index bad374e..3c62fd5 100644
--- a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenuConfig.glade
+++ b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenuConfig.glade
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
                     <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                     <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
-                    <property name="n_rows">7</property>
+                    <property name="n_rows">8</property>
                     <property name="n_columns">2</property>
                     <property name="row_spacing">5</property>
                     <property name="homogeneous">True</property>
@@ -1146,6 +1146,25 @@
                         <property name="x_padding">5</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
+                    <child>
+                      <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="remember_filter">
+                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Remember the last category or search</property>
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                        <property name="receives_default">False</property>
+                        <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
+                        <property name="use_action_appearance">False</property>
+                        <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
+                      </object>
+                      <packing>
+                        <property name="right_attach">2</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">7</property>
+                        <property name="bottom_attach">8</property>
+                        <property name="x_options">GTK_FILL</property>
+                        <property name="y_options"/>
+                        <property name="x_padding">5</property>
+                      </packing>
+                    </child>
                   </object>
                 </child>
                 <child type="label">
diff --git a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenuConfig.py b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenuConfig.py
index 382486a..fc453b4 100755
--- a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenuConfig.py
+++ b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenuConfig.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class mintMenuConfig( object ):
         self.builder.get_object("showAppComments").set_label(_("Show application comments"))
         self.builder.get_object("showCategoryIcons").set_label(_("Show category icons"))
         self.builder.get_object("hover").set_label(_("Hover"))
+        self.builder.get_object("remember_filter").set_label(_("Remember the last category or search"))
         self.builder.get_object("use_apt").set_label(_("Search for packages to install"))
         self.builder.get_object("swapGeneric").set_label(_("Swap name and generic name"))
 
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ class mintMenuConfig( object ):
         self.swapGeneric = self.builder.get_object("swapGeneric")
         self.hover = self.builder.get_object( "hover" )
         self.hoverDelay = self.builder.get_object( "hoverDelay" )
+        self.rememberFilter = self.builder.get_object( "remember_filter" )
         self.iconSize = self.builder.get_object( "iconSize" )
         self.favIconSize = self.builder.get_object( "favIconSize" )
         self.placesIconSize = self.builder.get_object( "placesIconSize" )
@@ -210,6 +212,7 @@ class mintMenuConfig( object ):
         self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget( self.settingsApplications, "int", "icon-size", self.iconSize, "value-changed", self.iconSize.set_value, self.iconSize.get_value )
         self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget( self.settingsApplications, "int", "favicon-size", self.favIconSize, "value-changed", self.favIconSize.set_value, self.favIconSize.get_value )
         self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget( self.settingsApplications, "int", "fav-cols", self.favCols, "value-changed", self.favCols.set_value, self.favCols.get_value )
+        self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget( self.settingsApplications, "bool", "remember-filter", self.rememberFilter, "toggled", self.rememberFilter.set_active, self.rememberFilter.get_active)
 
         self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget( self.settingsPlaces, "int", "icon-size", self.placesIconSize, "value-changed", self.placesIconSize.set_value, self.placesIconSize.get_value )
         self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget( self.settingsSystem, "int", "icon-size", self.systemIconSize, "value-changed", self.systemIconSize.set_value, self.systemIconSize.get_value )
diff --git a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py
index 586f5d6..b0eae5c 100755
--- a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py
+++ b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
             self.settings.notifyAdd( "show-application-comments", self.changeShowApplicationComments )
             self.settings.notifyAdd( "use-apt", self.switchAPTUsage)
             self.settings.notifyAdd( "fav-cols", self.changeFavCols )
+            self.settings.notifyAdd( "remember-filter", self.changeRememberFilter)
 
             self.settings.bindGSettingsEntryToVar( "int", "category-hover-delay", self, "categoryhoverdelay" )
             self.settings.bindGSettingsEntryToVar( "bool", "do-not-filter", self, "donotfilterapps" )
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
         self.drag_origin = None
 
         self.rebuildLock = False
-        self.activeFilter = (1, "")
+        self.activeFilter = (1, "", self.searchEntry)
 
         self.adminMenu = None
 
@@ -443,6 +444,9 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
         self.useAPT = settings.get_boolean(key)
         self.refresh_apt_cache()
 
+    def changeRememberFilter( self, settings, key, args):
+        self.rememberFilter = settings.get_boolean(key)
+
     def changeShowApplicationComments( self, settings, key, args ):
         self.showapplicationcomments = settings.get_boolean(key)
         for child in self.applicationsBox:
@@ -502,6 +506,7 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
         self.categoryhoverdelay = self.settings.get( "int", "category-hover-delay")
         self.showapplicationcomments = self.settings.get( "bool", "show-application-comments")
         self.useAPT = self.settings.get( "bool", "use-apt")
+        self.rememberFilter = self.settings.get( "bool", "remember-filter")
 
         self.lastActiveTab =  self.settings.get( "int", "last-active-tab")
         self.defaultTab = self.settings.get( "int", "default-tab")
@@ -553,6 +558,10 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
             self.changeTab( 1 )
 
         self.searchEntry.select_region( 0, -1 )
+        if self.rememberFilter:
+            self.Filter(self.activeFilter[2], self.activeFilter[1])
+        else:
+            self.Filter(self.searchEntry, "")
 
     def onHideMenu( self ):
         self.settings.set( "int", "last-active-tab", self.lastActiveTab )
@@ -565,7 +574,6 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
             notebook.set_current_page( 1 )
 
         self.lastActiveTab = tabNum
-
         self.focusSearchEntry()
 
     def Todos( self ):
@@ -581,7 +589,10 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
         # restoring the original selection is somehow broken, so just select the end
         # of the existing text, that's the most likely candidate anyhow
         self.searchEntry.grab_focus()
-        gtk.gtk_editable_set_position(hash(self.searchEntry), -1)
+        if self.rememberFilter:
+            gtk.gtk_editable_set_position(hash(self.searchEntry), -1)
+        else:
+            self.searchEntry.set_text("")
 
     def buildButtonList( self ):         
         if self.buildingButtonList:
@@ -800,7 +811,8 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
             if self.donotfilterapps:
                 widget.set_text( "" )    
             else:
-                self.changeTab( 1 )
+                if self.lastActiveTab != 1:
+                    self.changeTab( 1 )
                 text = widget.get_text()
                 showns = False # Are any app shown?
                 for i in self.applicationsBox.get_children():
@@ -835,10 +847,10 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
 
                 allButton = self.categoriesBox.get_children()[0];
                 allButton.set_relief( Gtk.ReliefStyle.HALF )
-                self.activeFilter = (0, text)
+                self.activeFilter = (0, text, widget)
         else:
             #print "CATFILTER"
-            self.activeFilter = (1, category)
+            self.activeFilter = (1, category, widget)
             if category == "":
                 listedDesktopFiles = []
                 for i in self.applicationsBox.get_children():
diff --git a/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/com.linuxmint.mintmenu.gschema.xml b/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/com.linuxmint.mintmenu.gschema.xml
index c11e00d..f6a0488 100644
--- a/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/com.linuxmint.mintmenu.gschema.xml
+++ b/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/com.linuxmint.mintmenu.gschema.xml
@@ -313,6 +313,12 @@
       <summary></summary>
       <description></description>
     </key>
+
+    <key type="b" name="remember-filter">
+      <default>true</default>
+      <summary></summary>
+      <description></description>
+    </key>
   </schema>
 
   <schema id="com.linuxmint.mintmenu.plugins.system_management" path="/com/linuxmint/mintmenu/plugins/system_management/">