diff --git a/lib/pages/project/overview.dart b/lib/pages/project/overview.dart
index 92e5e5b..949f300 100644
--- a/lib/pages/project/overview.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/project/overview.dart
@@ -25,12 +25,33 @@ class _ProjectOverviewPageState extends State<ProjectOverviewPage>
           ? _projects[_selectedDrawerIndex]
           : null;
 
+  List<int> expandedList = [];
+
   @override
   void afterFirstLayout(BuildContext context) {
     _loadProjects();
+    VikunjaGlobal.of(context)
+        .settingsManager
+        .getExpandedProjects()
+        .then((val) => setState(() {
+              expandedList = val ?? [];
+              print("Setting expanded list in setup to $expandedList");
+            }));
   }
 
-  List<int> expandedList = [];
+  void updateExpandedList() {
+    VikunjaGlobal.of(context).settingsManager.setExpandedProjects(expandedList);
+  }
+
+  void addToExpandedList(int id) {
+    expandedList.add(id);
+    updateExpandedList();
+  }
+
+  void removeFromExpandedList(int id) {
+    expandedList.remove(id);
+    updateExpandedList();
+  }
 
   Widget createProjectTile(Project project, int level) {
     EdgeInsets insets = EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(level * 10 + 10, 0, 0, 0);
@@ -65,9 +86,9 @@ class _ProjectOverviewPageState extends State<ProjectOverviewPage>
               ? () {
                   setState(() {
                     if (expanded)
-                      expandedList.remove(project.id);
+                      removeFromExpandedList(project.id);
                     else
-                      expandedList.add(project.id);
+                      addToExpandedList(project.id);
                   });
                 }
               : null,
diff --git a/lib/service/services.dart b/lib/service/services.dart
index 9434295..06d3a1d 100644
--- a/lib/service/services.dart
+++ b/lib/service/services.dart
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ class SettingsManager {
     "landing-page-due-date-tasks": "1",
     "sentry-enabled": "0",
     "sentry-modal-shown": "0",
+    "expanded-projects": "[]",
   };
 
   void applydefaults() {
@@ -325,11 +326,20 @@ class SettingsManager {
   }
 
   Future<void> setPastServers(List<String>? server) {
-    var val = jsonEncode(server);
-    print("val: $val");
     return _storage.write(key: "recent-servers", value: jsonEncode(server));
   }
 
+  Future<List<int>?> getExpandedProjects() async {
+    String jsonString = await _storage.read(key: "expanded-projects") ?? "[]";
+    List<dynamic> server = jsonDecode(jsonString);
+    return server.map((e) => e as int).toList();
+  }
+
+  Future<void> setExpandedProjects(List<int>? expandedProjects) {
+    return _storage.write(
+        key: "expanded-projects", value: jsonEncode(expandedProjects));
+  }
+
   Future<FlutterThemeMode> getThemeMode() async {
     String? theme_mode = await _storage.read(key: "theme_mode");
     if (theme_mode == null) setThemeMode(FlutterThemeMode.system);