diff --git a/nw/config.py b/nw/config.py
index 4f690be3..09b3d363 100644
--- a/nw/config.py
+++ b/nw/config.py
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ class Config:
         self.spellTool     = None
         self.spellLanguage = None
 
+        self.searchCase     = False
+        self.searchWord     = False
+        self.searchRegEx    = False
+        self.searchLoop     = False
+        self.searchNextFile = False
+        self.searchMatchCap = False
+
         ## Backup
         self.backupPath      = ""
         self.backupOnClose   = False
@@ -482,6 +489,24 @@ class Config:
         self.viewSynopsis = self._parseLine(
             cnfParse, cnfSec, "viewsynopsis", self.CNF_BOOL, self.viewSynopsis
         )
+        self.searchCase = self._parseLine(
+            cnfParse, cnfSec, "searchcase", self.CNF_BOOL, self.searchCase
+        )
+        self.searchWord = self._parseLine(
+            cnfParse, cnfSec, "searchword", self.CNF_BOOL, self.searchWord
+        )
+        self.searchRegEx = self._parseLine(
+            cnfParse, cnfSec, "searchregex", self.CNF_BOOL, self.searchRegEx
+        )
+        self.searchLoop = self._parseLine(
+            cnfParse, cnfSec, "searchloop", self.CNF_BOOL, self.searchLoop
+        )
+        self.searchNextFile = self._parseLine(
+            cnfParse, cnfSec, "searchnextfile", self.CNF_BOOL, self.searchNextFile
+        )
+        self.searchMatchCap = self._parseLine(
+            cnfParse, cnfSec, "searchmatchcap", self.CNF_BOOL, self.searchMatchCap
+        )
 
         ## Path
         cnfSec = "Path"
@@ -571,9 +596,15 @@ class Config:
         ## State
         cnfSec = "State"
         cnfParse.add_section(cnfSec)
-        cnfParse.set(cnfSec,"showrefpanel",str(self.showRefPanel))
-        cnfParse.set(cnfSec,"viewcomments",str(self.viewComments))
-        cnfParse.set(cnfSec,"viewsynopsis",str(self.viewSynopsis))
+        cnfParse.set(cnfSec,"showrefpanel",    str(self.showRefPanel))
+        cnfParse.set(cnfSec,"viewcomments",    str(self.viewComments))
+        cnfParse.set(cnfSec,"viewsynopsis",    str(self.viewSynopsis))
+        cnfParse.set(cnfSec,"searchcase",      str(self.searchCase))
+        cnfParse.set(cnfSec,"searchword",      str(self.searchWord))
+        cnfParse.set(cnfSec,"searchregex",     str(self.searchRegEx))
+        cnfParse.set(cnfSec,"searchloop",      str(self.searchLoop))
+        cnfParse.set(cnfSec,"searchnextfile",  str(self.searchNextFile))
+        cnfParse.set(cnfSec,"searchmatchcap",  str(self.searchMatchCap))
 
         ## Path
         cnfSec = "Path"
diff --git a/nw/gui/doceditor.py b/nw/gui/doceditor.py
index 7873991f..4c465109 100644
--- a/nw/gui/doceditor.py
+++ b/nw/gui/doceditor.py
@@ -1286,12 +1286,12 @@ class GuiDocEditSearch(QFrame):
         self.theTheme   = docEditor.theTheme
 
         self.repVisible  = False
-        self.isCaseSense = False
-        self.isWholeWord = False
-        self.isRegEx     = False
-        self.doLoop      = False
-        self.doNextFile  = False
-        self.doPreserve  = False
+        self.isCaseSense = self.mainConf.searchCase
+        self.isWholeWord = self.mainConf.searchWord
+        self.isRegEx     = self.mainConf.searchRegEx
+        self.doLoop      = self.mainConf.searchLoop
+        self.doNextFile  = self.mainConf.searchNextFile
+        self.doPreserve  = self.mainConf.searchMatchCap
 
         mPx = self.mainConf.pxInt(6)
         fPx = int(0.9*self.theTheme.fontPixelSize)
@@ -1332,6 +1332,7 @@ class GuiDocEditSearch(QFrame):
         self.toggleCase.setToolTip("Match case")
         self.toggleCase.setIcon(self.theTheme.getIcon("search_case"))
         self.toggleCase.setCheckable(True)
+        self.toggleCase.setChecked(self.isCaseSense)
         self.toggleCase.toggled.connect(self._doToggleCase)
         self.searchOpt.addAction(self.toggleCase)
 
@@ -1339,6 +1340,7 @@ class GuiDocEditSearch(QFrame):
         self.toggleWord.setToolTip("Match whole words")
         self.toggleWord.setIcon(self.theTheme.getIcon("search_word"))
         self.toggleWord.setCheckable(True)
+        self.toggleWord.setChecked(self.isWholeWord)
         self.toggleWord.toggled.connect(self._doToggleWord)
         self.searchOpt.addAction(self.toggleWord)
 
@@ -1346,6 +1348,7 @@ class GuiDocEditSearch(QFrame):
         self.toggleRegEx.setToolTip("Use regular expressions")
         self.toggleRegEx.setIcon(self.theTheme.getIcon("search_regex"))
         self.toggleRegEx.setCheckable(True)
+        self.toggleRegEx.setChecked(self.isRegEx)
         self.toggleRegEx.toggled.connect(self._doToggleRegEx)
         self.searchOpt.addAction(self.toggleRegEx)
 
@@ -1353,6 +1356,7 @@ class GuiDocEditSearch(QFrame):
         self.toggleLoop.setToolTip("Loop the search when reaching the end")
         self.toggleLoop.setIcon(self.theTheme.getIcon("search_loop"))
         self.toggleLoop.setCheckable(True)
+        self.toggleLoop.setChecked(self.doLoop)
         self.toggleLoop.toggled.connect(self._doToggleLoop)
         self.searchOpt.addAction(self.toggleLoop)
 
@@ -1360,6 +1364,7 @@ class GuiDocEditSearch(QFrame):
         self.toggleProject.setToolTip("Continue searching in the next file")
         self.toggleProject.setIcon(self.theTheme.getIcon("search_project"))
         self.toggleProject.setCheckable(True)
+        self.toggleProject.setChecked(self.doNextFile)
         self.toggleProject.toggled.connect(self._doToggleProject)
         self.searchOpt.addAction(self.toggleProject)
 
@@ -1369,6 +1374,7 @@ class GuiDocEditSearch(QFrame):
         self.togglePreserve.setToolTip("Preserve case on replace")
         self.togglePreserve.setIcon(self.theTheme.getIcon("search_preserve"))
         self.togglePreserve.setCheckable(True)
+        self.togglePreserve.setChecked(self.doPreserve)
         self.togglePreserve.toggled.connect(self._doTogglePreserve)
         self.searchOpt.addAction(self.togglePreserve)
 
@@ -1428,7 +1434,7 @@ class GuiDocEditSearch(QFrame):
         baseCol = qPalette.base().color()
         rCol = baseCol.redF()   + 0.1
         gCol = baseCol.greenF() - 0.1
-        bCol = baseCol.blueF()  - 0.1 
+        bCol = baseCol.blueF()  - 0.1
 
         mCol = max(rCol, gCol, bCol, 1.0)
         errCol = QColor()
@@ -1448,10 +1454,18 @@ class GuiDocEditSearch(QFrame):
     def closeSearch(self):
         """Close the search box.
         """
+        self.mainConf.searchCase     = self.isCaseSense
+        self.mainConf.searchWord     = self.isWholeWord
+        self.mainConf.searchRegEx    = self.isRegEx
+        self.mainConf.searchLoop     = self.doLoop
+        self.mainConf.searchNextFile = self.doNextFile
+        self.mainConf.searchMatchCap = self.doPreserve
+
         self.showReplace.setChecked(False)
         self.setVisible(False)
         self.docEditor.updateDocMargins()
         self.docEditor.setFocus()
+
         return
 
     ##