diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette.js
index 23f30fc61..27f6bb6df 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette.js
@@ -73,11 +73,15 @@ RED.palette = (function() {
                 $("#red-ui-palette-header-"+category+" i").addClass("expanded");
             },
             toggle: function() {
+                const collapse = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("palette-collapse") || "[]");
                 if (catDiv.hasClass("red-ui-palette-open")) {
                     categoryContainers[category].close();
+                    collapse.push(category);
                 } else {
                     categoryContainers[category].open();
+                    collapse.splice(collapse.indexOf(category), 1);
                 }
+                localStorage.setItem("palette-collapse", JSON.stringify(collapse.filter((c, i, array) => array.indexOf(c) === i)));
             }
         };
 
@@ -602,8 +606,9 @@ RED.palette = (function() {
             delay: 100,
             change: function() {
                 filterChange($(this).val());
+                localStorage.setItem("palette-filter", $(this).val());
             }
-        })
+        });
 
         sidebarControls = $('<div class="red-ui-sidebar-control-left"><i class="fa fa-chevron-left"></i></div>').appendTo($("#red-ui-palette"));
         RED.popover.tooltip(sidebarControls,RED._("keyboard.togglePalette"),"core:toggle-palette");
@@ -669,6 +674,12 @@ RED.palette = (function() {
                 togglePalette(state);
             }
         });
+
+        const collapse = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("palette-collapse") || "[]");
+        setTimeout(function () {
+            collapse.forEach((category) => categoryContainers[category]?.close());
+            $("#red-ui-palette-search input").searchBox("value", (localStorage.getItem("palette-filter") || ""));
+        }, 1000);
     }
     function togglePalette(state) {
         if (!state) {