diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiProgressView.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiProgressView.cpp
index 2e1bb86d0a..4a4c40ab57 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiProgressView.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiProgressView.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "support/debug.h"
 
+#include <QSettings>
 #include <QTime>
 
 
@@ -71,6 +72,21 @@ void GuiProgressView::appendText(QString const & text)
 	widget_->outTE->ensureCursorVisible();
 }
 
+void GuiProgressView::saveSession() const
+{
+	Dialog::saveSession();
+	QSettings settings;
+	settings.setValue(
+		sessionKey() + "/autoclear", widget_->autoClearCB->isChecked());
+}
+
+void GuiProgressView::restoreSession()
+{
+	DockView::restoreSession();
+	QSettings settings;
+	widget_->autoClearCB->setChecked(
+		settings.value(sessionKey() + "/autoclear", true).toBool());
+}
 
 
 Dialog * createGuiProgressView(GuiView & guiview)
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiProgressView.h b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiProgressView.h
index 81107521fd..9a22b71307 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiProgressView.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiProgressView.h
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
-#include <QDockWidget>
-#include "qt_helpers.h" 
-
 namespace lyx {
 namespace frontend {
 
@@ -57,6 +54,8 @@ public:
 	bool canApplyToReadOnly() const { return true; }
 	void updateView() {}
 	bool wantInitialFocus() const { return false; }
+	void restoreSession();
+	void saveSession() const;
 	///@}
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
index 00ca3b55be..f6d38e216f 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
@@ -466,6 +466,8 @@ bool GuiView::restoreLayout()
 		dialog->prepareView();
 	if ((dialog = findOrBuild("view-source", true)))
 		dialog->prepareView();
+	if ((dialog = findOrBuild("progress", true)))
+		dialog->prepareView();
 
 	if (!restoreState(settings.value("layout").toByteArray(), 0))
 		initToolbars();