diff --git a/rtgui/editorpanel.cc b/rtgui/editorpanel.cc
index a514a83e5..4eba917f3 100644
--- a/rtgui/editorpanel.cc
+++ b/rtgui/editorpanel.cc
@@ -293,6 +293,9 @@ void EditorPanel::setAspect () {
 	parent->get_size(winW, winH);
 	hpanedl->set_position(options.historyPanelWidth);
 	hpanedr->set_position(winW - options.toolPanelWidth);
+	// initialize components
+	if (info->get_active() != options.showInfo)
+		info->set_active (options.showInfo);
 }
 
 void EditorPanel::on_realize () {
diff --git a/rtgui/imagearea.cc b/rtgui/imagearea.cc
index c1196e9b4..7fcf536dd 100644
--- a/rtgui/imagearea.cc
+++ b/rtgui/imagearea.cc
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 
 ImageArea::ImageArea (ImageAreaPanel* p) : parent(p) {
 
-    showInfo = false;
     infotext = "";
     cropgl = NULL;
 	pmlistener = NULL;
@@ -121,8 +120,8 @@ void ImageArea::setInfoText (Glib::ustring text) {
 
 void ImageArea::infoEnabled (bool e) {
 
-    if (showInfo!=e) {
-        showInfo = e;
+    if (options.showInfo!=e) {
+    	options.showInfo = e;
         queue_draw ();
     }
 }
@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@ bool ImageArea::on_expose_event(GdkEventExpose* event) {
     if (mainCropWindow)
         mainCropWindow->expose (cr);
 
-    if (showInfo==true && infotext!="") {
+    if (options.showInfo==true && infotext!="") {
         int fnw, fnh;
         ilayout->get_pixel_size (fnw, fnh);
         window->draw_pixbuf (get_style()->get_base_gc (Gtk::STATE_NORMAL), ipixbuf, 0, 0, 4, 4, fnw+8, fnh+8, Gdk::RGB_DITHER_NONE, 0, 0);  
diff --git a/rtgui/imagearea.h b/rtgui/imagearea.h
index 9abe97d84..08e1386fc 100644
--- a/rtgui/imagearea.h
+++ b/rtgui/imagearea.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ class ImageArea : public Gtk::DrawingArea, public CropWindowListener {
 
   protected:
 
-    bool          showInfo;
     Glib::ustring infotext;
     Glib::RefPtr<Pango::Layout> ilayout;
     Glib::RefPtr<Pango::Layout> deglayout;