diff --git a/src/Preferences/PreferencesDialog.gd b/src/Preferences/PreferencesDialog.gd
index e4f0599..e6821c3 100644
--- a/src/Preferences/PreferencesDialog.gd
+++ b/src/Preferences/PreferencesDialog.gd
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ var preferences = [
 	["checker_color_2", "Canvas/CheckerOptions/CheckerColor2", "color"],
 ]
 
+var selected_item := 0
+
 onready var list : ItemList = $HSplitContainer/List
 onready var right_side : VBoxContainer = $HSplitContainer/ScrollContainer/VBoxContainer
 onready var general = $HSplitContainer/ScrollContainer/VBoxContainer/General
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ func _on_PreferencesDialog_about_to_show(changed_language := false) -> void:
 	list.add_item("  " + tr("Image"))
 	list.add_item("  " + tr("Shortcuts"))
 
-	list.select(1 if changed_language else 0)
+	list.select(1 if changed_language else selected_item)
 	general.get_node("AutosaveInterval/AutosaveInterval").suffix = tr("minute(s)")
 
 
@@ -120,5 +122,6 @@ func _on_PreferencesDialog_popup_hide() -> void:
 
 
 func _on_List_item_selected(index) -> void:
+	selected_item = index
 	for child in right_side.get_children():
 		child.visible = child.name == ["General", "Languages", "Themes", "Canvas", "Image", "Shortcuts"][index]