diff --git a/rtgui/batchqueue.cc b/rtgui/batchqueue.cc
index 4146ca78d..2b947f279 100644
--- a/rtgui/batchqueue.cc
+++ b/rtgui/batchqueue.cc
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ BatchQueue::BatchQueue () : processing(NULL), listener(NULL)  {
     cancel->signal_activate().connect (sigc::bind(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &BatchQueue::cancelItems), &selected));    
     head->signal_activate().connect (sigc::bind(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &BatchQueue::headItems), &selected));    
     tail->signal_activate().connect (sigc::bind(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &BatchQueue::tailItems), &selected));    
-    selall->signal_activate().connect (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &BatchQueue::selectAll));    
+    selall->signal_activate().connect (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &BatchQueue::selectAll));
 }
 
 void BatchQueue::rightClicked (ThumbBrowserEntryBase* entry) {
@@ -50,39 +50,137 @@ void BatchQueue::rightClicked (ThumbBrowserEntryBase* entry) {
     pmenu->popup (3, 0);
 }
 
-void BatchQueue::addEntry (BatchQueueEntry* entry, bool head) {
+void BatchQueue::addEntries ( std::vector<BatchQueueEntry*> &entries, bool head)
+{
+	for( std::vector<BatchQueueEntry*>::iterator entry = entries.begin(); entry != entries.end();entry++ ){
+		(*entry)->setParent (this);
+		(*entry)->resize (options.thumbSize);
+		Glib::ustring tempFile = getTempFilenameForParams( (*entry)->filename );
 
-    entry->setParent (this);
-    entry->resize (options.thumbSize);
+		// recovery save
+		if( !(*entry)->params.save( tempFile ) )
+		   (*entry)->savedParamsFile = tempFile;
 
-    entry->selected = false;       
-    if (!head)
-        fd.push_back (entry);
-    else {
-        std::vector<ThumbBrowserEntryBase*>::iterator pos;
-        for (pos=fd.begin(); pos!=fd.end(); pos++)
-            if (!(*pos)->processing) {
-                fd.insert (pos, entry);
-                break;
-            }
-        if (pos==fd.end())
-            fd.push_back (entry);
-    }
-    
-    if (entry->thumbnail)
-        entry->thumbnail->imageEnqueued ();
-
-    BatchQueueButtonSet* bqbs = new BatchQueueButtonSet (entry);
-    bqbs->setButtonListener (this);
-    entry->addButtonSet (bqbs);
+		(*entry)->selected = false;
+		if (!head)
+			fd.push_back (*entry);
+		else {
+			std::vector<ThumbBrowserEntryBase*>::iterator pos;
+			for (pos=fd.begin(); pos!=fd.end(); pos++)
+				if (!(*pos)->processing) {
+					fd.insert (pos, *entry);
+					break;
+				}
+			if (pos==fd.end())
+				fd.push_back (*entry);
+		}
+		if ((*entry)->thumbnail)
+			(*entry)->thumbnail->imageEnqueued ();
 
+		BatchQueueButtonSet* bqbs = new BatchQueueButtonSet (*entry);
+		bqbs->setButtonListener (this);
+		(*entry)->addButtonSet (bqbs);
+	}
+    saveBatchQueue( );
     arrangeFiles ();
     queue_draw ();
     notifyListener ();
 }
 
-int deleteitem (void* data) {
+bool BatchQueue::saveBatchQueue( )
+{
+    Glib::ustring savedQueueFile;
+    savedQueueFile = options.rtdir+"/batch/queue";
+    FILE *f = g_fopen (safe_locale_from_utf8(savedQueueFile).c_str(), "wt");
 
+    if (f==NULL)
+        return false;
+
+    for (std::vector<ThumbBrowserEntryBase*>::iterator pos=fd.begin(); pos!=fd.end(); pos++){
+    	BatchQueueEntry* bqe = reinterpret_cast<BatchQueueEntry*>(*pos);
+    	fprintf(f,"%s;%s\n", bqe->filename.c_str(),bqe->savedParamsFile.c_str() );
+    }
+    fclose (f);
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool BatchQueue::loadBatchQueue( )
+{
+    Glib::ustring savedQueueFile;
+    savedQueueFile = options.rtdir+"/batch/queue";
+    FILE *f = g_fopen (safe_locale_from_utf8(savedQueueFile).c_str(), "rt");
+
+    if (f==NULL)
+        return false;
+    char buffer[1024];
+    unsigned numLoaded=0;
+    while (fgets (buffer, sizeof(buffer), f)){
+    	char *p = strchr(buffer,';' );
+    	if( p ){
+            char *le = buffer + strlen(buffer);
+            while( --le > buffer && (*le == '\n' || *le == '\r') );
+    	    Glib::ustring source(buffer, p-buffer );
+    	    Glib::ustring paramsFile(p+1, (le +1)- (p+1) );
+
+    	    rtengine::procparams::ProcParams pparams;
+    	    if( pparams.load( paramsFile ) )
+    	    	continue;
+
+    	    ::Thumbnail *thumb = cacheMgr->getEntry( source );
+    	    if( thumb ){
+    	        rtengine::ProcessingJob* job = rtengine::ProcessingJob::create(source, thumb->getType() == FT_Raw, pparams);
+
+				int prevh = options.maxThumbnailHeight;
+				int prevw = prevh;
+				guint8* prev = NULL;
+				double tmpscale;
+				rtengine::IImage8* img = thumb->processThumbImage(pparams, options.maxThumbnailHeight, tmpscale);
+				if (img) {
+					prevw = img->getWidth();
+					prevh = img->getHeight();
+					prev = new guint8[prevw * prevh * 3];
+					memcpy(prev, img->getData(), prevw * prevh * 3);
+					img->free();
+				}
+				BatchQueueEntry *entry = new BatchQueueEntry(job, pparams,source, prev, prevw, prevh, thumb);
+				entry->setParent(this);
+				entry->resize(options.thumbSize);
+				entry->savedParamsFile = paramsFile;
+				entry->selected = false;
+				fd.push_back(entry);
+
+				BatchQueueButtonSet* bqbs = new BatchQueueButtonSet(entry);
+				bqbs->setButtonListener(this);
+				entry->addButtonSet(bqbs);
+				numLoaded++;
+    	    }
+    	}
+    }
+    arrangeFiles ();
+    queue_draw ();
+    return numLoaded > 0;
+}
+
+Glib::ustring BatchQueue::getTempFilenameForParams( const Glib::ustring filename )
+{
+    time_t rawtime;
+    struct tm *timeinfo;
+    char stringTimestamp [80];
+    time ( &rawtime );
+    timeinfo = localtime ( &rawtime );
+    strftime (stringTimestamp,sizeof(stringTimestamp),"_%Y%m%d%H%M%S_",timeinfo);
+    Glib::ustring savedParamPath;
+    savedParamPath = options.rtdir+"/batch/";
+    g_mkdir_with_parents (savedParamPath.c_str(), 0755);
+    savedParamPath += Glib::path_get_basename (filename);
+    savedParamPath += stringTimestamp;
+    savedParamPath += paramFileExtension;
+    return savedParamPath;
+}
+
+int deleteitem (void* data)
+{
+	::remove( safe_locale_from_utf8( ((BatchQueueEntry*)data)->savedParamsFile).c_str () );
     gdk_threads_enter ();
     delete (BatchQueueEntry*)data;
     gdk_threads_leave ();
@@ -108,6 +206,9 @@ void BatchQueue::cancelItems (std::vector<ThumbBrowserEntryBase*>* items) {
         fd[i]->selected = false;
     lastClicked = NULL;
     selected.clear ();
+
+    saveBatchQueue( );
+
     redraw ();
     notifyListener ();
 }
@@ -129,6 +230,7 @@ void BatchQueue::headItems (std::vector<ThumbBrowserEntryBase*>* items) {
                 }
         }
     }
+    saveBatchQueue( );
     redraw ();
 }
 
@@ -144,6 +246,7 @@ void BatchQueue::tailItems (std::vector<ThumbBrowserEntryBase*>* items) {
             fd.push_back (entry);
         }
     }
+    saveBatchQueue( );
     redraw ();
 }
    
@@ -222,6 +325,8 @@ rtengine::ProcessingJob* BatchQueue::imageReady (rtengine::IImage16* img) {
                 listener->imageProcessingReady (processing->filename);
         }
     }
+    // save temporary params file name: delete as last thing
+    Glib::ustring processedParams = processing->savedParamsFile;
     
     // delete from the queue
     delete processing;
@@ -247,6 +352,9 @@ rtengine::ProcessingJob* BatchQueue::imageReady (rtengine::IImage16* img) {
         // remove button set
         next->removeButtonSet ();
     }
+    if( saveBatchQueue( ) )
+       ::remove( safe_locale_from_utf8(processedParams).c_str () );
+
     redraw ();
     notifyListener ();
     gdk_threads_leave ();
diff --git a/rtgui/batchqueue.h b/rtgui/batchqueue.h
index 990e2f821..629b556e2 100644
--- a/rtgui/batchqueue.h
+++ b/rtgui/batchqueue.h
@@ -56,12 +56,13 @@ class BatchQueue  : public ThumbBrowserBase,
 
     Glib::ustring obtainFileName (const Glib::ustring& origFileName);
     Glib::ustring autoCompleteFileName (const Glib::ustring& fileName, const Glib::ustring& format);
+    Glib::ustring getTempFilenameForParams( const Glib::ustring filename );
+    bool saveBatchQueue( );
 
   public:
     BatchQueue ();
 
-    void addEntry (BatchQueueEntry* entry, bool head=false);
-    
+    void addEntries (std::vector<BatchQueueEntry*> &entries, bool head=false);
     void cancelItems (std::vector<ThumbBrowserEntryBase*>* items);
     void headItems (std::vector<ThumbBrowserEntryBase*>* items);
     void tailItems (std::vector<ThumbBrowserEntryBase*>* items);
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ class BatchQueue  : public ThumbBrowserBase,
     
     void setBatchQueueListener (BatchQueueListener* l) { listener = l; }
     void notifyListener ();
+    bool loadBatchQueue ();
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/rtgui/batchqueueentry.h b/rtgui/batchqueueentry.h
index 61f5ef2a4..f4703ce7d 100644
--- a/rtgui/batchqueueentry.h
+++ b/rtgui/batchqueueentry.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public:
     Thumbnail* thumbnail;
     rtengine::ProcessingJob* job;
     rtengine::procparams::ProcParams params;
+    Glib::ustring savedParamsFile;
     double progress;
     Glib::ustring outFileName;
     SaveFormat saveFormat;
diff --git a/rtgui/batchqueuepanel.cc b/rtgui/batchqueuepanel.cc
index e73e3853b..a427b0e83 100644
--- a/rtgui/batchqueuepanel.cc
+++ b/rtgui/batchqueuepanel.cc
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ BatchQueuePanel::BatchQueuePanel () {
     batchQueue->setBatchQueueListener (this);
 
     show_all ();
+    batchQueue->loadBatchQueue ();
+    batchQueue->notifyListener ();
 }
 
 void BatchQueuePanel::arrangementButtonPressed () {
@@ -222,9 +224,9 @@ void BatchQueuePanel::stopBatchProc () {
     updateTab (batchQueue->getEntries().size());
 }
 
-void BatchQueuePanel::addBatchQueueJob (BatchQueueEntry* bqe, bool head) {
+void BatchQueuePanel::addBatchQueueJobs ( std::vector<BatchQueueEntry*> &entries, bool head) {
 
-    batchQueue->addEntry (bqe, head);
+    batchQueue->addEntries (entries, head);
     
     if (stop->get_active () && autoStart->get_active ())
         startBatchProc ();
diff --git a/rtgui/batchqueuepanel.h b/rtgui/batchqueuepanel.h
index 4a85e0e69..9a9c6f373 100644
--- a/rtgui/batchqueuepanel.h
+++ b/rtgui/batchqueuepanel.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class BatchQueuePanel : public Gtk::VBox,
         void setParent (RTWindow* p) { parent = p; }
         void arrangementButtonPressed ();
 
-        void addBatchQueueJob (BatchQueueEntry* bqe, bool head=false);
+        void addBatchQueueJobs (std::vector<BatchQueueEntry*> &entries , bool head=false);
 
         // batchqueuelistener interface
         void queueSizeChanged     (int qsize);
diff --git a/rtgui/filecatalog.cc b/rtgui/filecatalog.cc
index 901d52070..bd5b81686 100644
--- a/rtgui/filecatalog.cc
+++ b/rtgui/filecatalog.cc
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ void FileCatalog::deleteRequested  (std::vector<FileBrowserEntry*> tbe) {
 void FileCatalog::developRequested (std::vector<FileBrowserEntry*> tbe) {
 
     if (listener) {
+    	std::vector<BatchQueueEntry*> entries;
         for (size_t i=0; i<tbe.size(); i++) {
             rtengine::procparams::ProcParams params = tbe[i]->thumbnail->getProcParams();
             rtengine::ProcessingJob* pjob = rtengine::ProcessingJob::create (tbe[i]->filename, tbe[i]->thumbnail->getType()==FT_Raw, params);
@@ -494,14 +495,15 @@ void FileCatalog::developRequested (std::vector<FileBrowserEntry*> tbe) {
                 guint8* prev = new guint8 [pw*ph*3];
                 memcpy (prev, img->getData (), pw*ph*3);
                 img->free();
-                listener->addBatchQueueJob (new BatchQueueEntry (pjob, params, tbe[i]->filename, prev, pw, ph, tbe[i]->thumbnail));
+                entries.push_back(new BatchQueueEntry (pjob, params, tbe[i]->filename, prev, pw, ph, tbe[i]->thumbnail));
             }
             else {
                 int pw, ph;
                 tbe[i]->thumbnail->getThumbnailSize (pw, ph);
-                listener->addBatchQueueJob (new BatchQueueEntry (pjob, params, tbe[i]->filename, NULL, pw, ph, tbe[i]->thumbnail));
+                entries.push_back(new BatchQueueEntry (pjob, params, tbe[i]->filename, NULL, pw, ph, tbe[i]->thumbnail));
             }
         }
+        listener->addBatchQueueJobs( entries );
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/rtgui/filepanel.cc b/rtgui/filepanel.cc
index c59e6c716..04dfdabe6 100644
--- a/rtgui/filepanel.cc
+++ b/rtgui/filepanel.cc
@@ -208,10 +208,10 @@ void FilePanel::open (const Glib::ustring& d) {
         dirBrowser->open (Glib::path_get_dirname(d), Glib::path_get_basename(d));
 }
 
-bool FilePanel::addBatchQueueJob (BatchQueueEntry* bqe) {
+bool FilePanel::addBatchQueueJobs ( std::vector<BatchQueueEntry*> &entries ) {
 
     if (parent)
-        parent->addBatchQueueJob (bqe);
+        parent->addBatchQueueJobs (entries);
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/rtgui/filepanel.h b/rtgui/filepanel.h
index 0cef8b289..383e4a14d 100644
--- a/rtgui/filepanel.h
+++ b/rtgui/filepanel.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class FilePanel : public Gtk::HPaned,
         
         // interface fileselectionlistener
         bool fileSelected           (Thumbnail* thm);
-        bool addBatchQueueJob       (BatchQueueEntry* bqe);
+        bool addBatchQueueJobs ( std::vector<BatchQueueEntry*> &entries );
 
         void optionsChanged         ();
         bool imageLoaded( Thumbnail* thm, ProgressConnector<rtengine::InitialImage*> * );
diff --git a/rtgui/fileselectionlistener.h b/rtgui/fileselectionlistener.h
index d0a029037..1558a943d 100644
--- a/rtgui/fileselectionlistener.h
+++ b/rtgui/fileselectionlistener.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class FileSelectionListener {
 
   public:
     virtual bool fileSelected           (Thumbnail* thm) =0;
-    virtual bool addBatchQueueJob       (BatchQueueEntry* bqe) =0;
+    virtual bool addBatchQueueJobs      ( std::vector<BatchQueueEntry*> &entries ) =0;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/rtgui/rtwindow.cc b/rtgui/rtwindow.cc
index a627c1a2b..61aa92cfd 100644
--- a/rtgui/rtwindow.cc
+++ b/rtgui/rtwindow.cc
@@ -224,7 +224,15 @@ void RTWindow::imageDeveloped (Glib::ustring fname) {
 
 void RTWindow::addBatchQueueJob (BatchQueueEntry* bqe, bool head) {
 
-    bpanel->addBatchQueueJob (bqe, head);
+	std::vector<BatchQueueEntry*> entries;
+	entries.push_back(bqe);
+    bpanel->addBatchQueueJobs (entries, head);
+    fpanel->queue_draw ();
+}
+
+void RTWindow::addBatchQueueJobs (std::vector<BatchQueueEntry*> &entries) {
+
+    bpanel->addBatchQueueJobs (entries, false);
     fpanel->queue_draw ();
 }
 
diff --git a/rtgui/rtwindow.h b/rtgui/rtwindow.h
index afd4af067..eee579758 100644
--- a/rtgui/rtwindow.h
+++ b/rtgui/rtwindow.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class RTWindow : public Gtk::Window, public rtengine::ProgressListener{
         void remEditorPanel (EditorPanel* ep);
 
         void addBatchQueueJob       (BatchQueueEntry* bqe, bool head=false);
+        void addBatchQueueJobs      (std::vector<BatchQueueEntry*> &entries);
 
         bool keyPressed (GdkEventKey* event);
         bool on_delete_event(GdkEventAny* event);