diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
index a0a9e8393d..1085e4cb61 100644
--- a/settings.c
+++ b/settings.c
@@ -799,6 +799,9 @@ bool config_load_file(const char *path, bool set_defaults)
    CONFIG_GET_FLOAT(video.msg_pos_y, "video_message_pos_y");
    CONFIG_GET_INT(video.rotation, "video_rotation");
 
+#ifdef HAVE_FILTERS_BUILTIN
+   CONFIG_GET_INT(video.filter_idx, "filter_index");
+#endif
 #ifdef RARCH_CONSOLE
    /* TODO - will be refactored later to make it more clean - it's more 
     * important that it works for consoles right now */
@@ -1271,6 +1274,9 @@ bool config_save_file(const char *path)
    config_set_path(conf,  "libretro_info_path", g_settings.libretro_info_path);
    config_set_path(conf,  "cheat_database_path", g_settings.cheat_database);
    config_set_bool(conf,  "rewind_enable", g_settings.rewind_enable);
+#ifdef HAVE_FILTERS_BUILTIN
+   config_set_int(conf,   "filter_index",  g_settings.video.filter_idx);
+#endif
    config_set_int(conf,   "rewind_granularity", g_settings.rewind_granularity);
    config_set_path(conf,  "video_shader", g_settings.video.shader_path);
    config_set_bool(conf,  "video_shader_enable", g_settings.video.shader_enable);