diff --git a/doomsday/client/include/ui/widgets/consolewidget.h b/doomsday/client/include/ui/widgets/consolewidget.h
index bf9c6c9cf3..1903d9cbe2 100644
--- a/doomsday/client/include/ui/widgets/consolewidget.h
+++ b/doomsday/client/include/ui/widgets/consolewidget.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <de/GuiWidget>
 #include <de/ButtonWidget>
 #include <de/LogWidget>
+#include <de/IPersistent>
 
 #include "consolecommandwidget.h"
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
  *
  * @ingroup gui
  */
-class ConsoleWidget : public de::GuiWidget
+class ConsoleWidget : public de::GuiWidget, public de::IPersistent
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@ class ConsoleWidget : public de::GuiWidget
     void update();
     bool handleEvent(de::Event const &event);
 
+    // Implements IPersistent.
+    void operator >> (de::PersistentState &toState) const;
+    void operator << (de::PersistentState const &fromState);
+
 signals:
     void commandModeChanged();
     void commandLineGotFocus();
diff --git a/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/consolewidget.cpp b/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/consolewidget.cpp
index ee0488b6e1..b3227acb57 100644
--- a/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/consolewidget.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/client/src/ui/widgets/consolewidget.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <de/PopupMenuWidget>
 #include <de/ToggleWidget>
 #include <de/LogWidget>
+#include <de/PersistentState>
 #include <QCursor>
 
 using namespace de;
@@ -422,6 +423,22 @@ bool ConsoleWidget::handleEvent(Event const &event)
     return false;
 }
 
+void ConsoleWidget::operator >> (PersistentState &toState) const
+{
+    toState.names().set("console.width", d->width->value());
+}
+
+void ConsoleWidget::operator << (PersistentState const &fromState)
+{
+    d->width->set(fromState.names()["console.width"]);
+
+    if(!d->opened)
+    {
+        // Make sure it stays out of the view.
+        d->horizShift->set(-rule().width().valuei() - 1);
+    }
+}
+
 void ConsoleWidget::openLog()
 {
     if(d->opened) return;