diff --git a/rtgui/options.cc b/rtgui/options.cc
index 906c356d1..03c653c45 100644
--- a/rtgui/options.cc
+++ b/rtgui/options.cc
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ void Options::setDefaults () {
     FileBrowserToolbarSingleRow = true;
     hideTPVScrollbar = false;
     UseIconNoText = true;
+    whiteBalanceSpotSize = 8;
     squareDetailWindow = false;
     menuGroupRank = true;
     menuGroupLabel = true;
@@ -422,6 +423,8 @@ if (keyFile.has_group ("Color Management")) {
 
     if (keyFile.has_key ("Color Management", "Intent"))         rtSettings.colorimetricIntent   = keyFile.get_integer("Color Management", "Intent");
 
+    if (keyFile.has_key ("Color Management", "WhiteBalanceSpotSize")) whiteBalanceSpotSize = keyFile.get_integer("Color Management", "WhiteBalanceSpotSize");
+
     // Disabled (default is true) till issues are sorted out
     //if (keyFile.has_key ("Color Management", "LCMSSafeMode")) rtSettings.LCMSSafeMode = keyFile.get_boolean ("Color Management", "LCMSSafeMode");
 }
@@ -598,6 +601,7 @@ int Options::saveToFile (Glib::ustring fname) {
     keyFile.set_string  ("Color Management", "B_eta", rtSettings.beta);
     keyFile.set_string  ("Color Management", "B_est", rtSettings.best);
     keyFile.set_string  ("Color Management", "B_ruce", rtSettings.bruce);
+    keyFile.set_integer ("Color Management", "WhiteBalanceSpotSize", whiteBalanceSpotSize);
 
     Glib::ArrayHandle<int> bab = baBehav;
     keyFile.set_integer_list ("Batch Processing", "AdjusterBehavior", bab);
diff --git a/rtgui/options.h b/rtgui/options.h
index f6978759a..1d318df03 100644
--- a/rtgui/options.h
+++ b/rtgui/options.h
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ class Options {
     bool FileBrowserToolbarSingleRow;
     bool hideTPVScrollbar;
     bool UseIconNoText;
+    int whiteBalanceSpotSize;
 
     bool menuGroupRank;
     bool menuGroupLabel;
diff --git a/rtgui/whitebalance.cc b/rtgui/whitebalance.cc
index 552eba65b..a096610a8 100644
--- a/rtgui/whitebalance.cc
+++ b/rtgui/whitebalance.cc
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 #include <whitebalance.h>
 #include <iomanip>
+#include <options.h>
 
 #define MINTEMP 1200
 #define MAXTEMP 12000
@@ -62,12 +63,11 @@ WhiteBalance::WhiteBalance () : Gtk::VBox(), FoldableToolPanel(this), wbp(NULL),
 
   spotsize = Gtk::manage (new MyComboBoxText ());
   spotsize->show ();
-  spotsize->append_text ("2");
-  spotsize->append_text ("4");
-  spotsize->append_text ("8");
-  spotsize->append_text ("16");
-  spotsize->append_text ("32");
-  spotsize->set_active (2);
+  spotsize->append_text ("2");  if (options.whiteBalanceSpotSize==2)  spotsize->set_active(0);
+  spotsize->append_text ("4");  if (options.whiteBalanceSpotSize==4)  spotsize->set_active(1);
+  spotsize->append_text ("8");  if (options.whiteBalanceSpotSize==8)  spotsize->set_active(2);
+  spotsize->append_text ("16"); if (options.whiteBalanceSpotSize==16) spotsize->set_active(3);
+  spotsize->append_text ("32"); if (options.whiteBalanceSpotSize==32) spotsize->set_active(4);
 
   spotbox->pack_end (*spotsize, Gtk::PACK_EXPAND_WIDGET, 4);
   spotbox->pack_end (*slab, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK, 4);
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ void WhiteBalance::spotPressed () {
 }
 
 void WhiteBalance::spotSizeChanged () {
+  options.whiteBalanceSpotSize=getSize();
 
   if (wblistener)
     wblistener->spotWBRequested (getSize());