diff --git a/common/GPodderCore.qml b/common/GPodderCore.qml
index 3ddb328..0711013 100644
--- a/common/GPodderCore.qml
+++ b/common/GPodderCore.qml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Python {
     signal episodeListChanged(int podcast_id)
     signal updatedEpisode(var episode)
     signal updateStats()
+    signal configChanged(string key, var value)
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
         setHandler('hello', function (coreversion, uiversion) {
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ Python {
         setHandler('episode-list-changed', py.episodeListChanged);
         setHandler('updated-episode', py.updatedEpisode);
         setHandler('update-stats', py.updateStats);
+        setHandler('config-changed', py.configChanged);
 
         addImportPath(Qt.resolvedUrl('../..'));
 
diff --git a/common/GPodderEpisodeListModel.qml b/common/GPodderEpisodeListModel.qml
index 2deaa1e..d7685e9 100644
--- a/common/GPodderEpisodeListModel.qml
+++ b/common/GPodderEpisodeListModel.qml
@@ -54,9 +54,23 @@ ListModel {
     property int currentFilterIndex: -1
     property string currentCustomQuery: queries.All
 
+    Component.onCompleted: {
+        // Request filter, then load episodes
+        py.call('main.get_config_value', ['ui.qml.episode_list.filter_eql'], function (result) {
+            setQuery(result);
+            reload();
+        });
+    }
+
+    function setQueryIndex(index) {
+        currentFilterIndex = index;
+        py.call('main.set_config_value', ['ui.qml.episode_list.filter_eql', filters[currentFilterIndex].query]);
+    }
+
     function setQuery(query) {
         for (var i=0; i<filters.length; i++) {
             if (filters[i].query === query) {
+                py.call('main.set_config_value', ['ui.qml.episode_list.filter_eql', query]);
                 currentFilterIndex = i;
                 return;
             }
@@ -64,6 +78,8 @@ ListModel {
 
         currentFilterIndex = -1;
         currentCustomQuery = query;
+
+        py.call('main.set_config_value', ['ui.qml.episode_list.filter_eql', query]);
     }
 
     function loadAllEpisodes(callback) {
@@ -119,5 +135,12 @@ ListModel {
                 episodeListModel.reload();
             }
         }
+
+        onConfigChanged: {
+            if (key === 'ui.qml.episode_list.filter_eql') {
+                setQuery(value);
+                reload();
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 805353c..6989676 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -70,9 +70,15 @@ class gPotherSide:
         self.core = core.Core(progname=progname)
         pyotherside.send('podcast-list-changed')
 
+        self.core.config.add_observer(self._config_option_changed)
+
     def atexit(self):
         self.core.shutdown()
 
+    def _config_option_changed(self, name, old_value, new_value):
+        logger.warn('Config option changed: %s = %s -> %s', name, old_value, new_value)
+        pyotherside.send('config-changed', name, new_value)
+
     def _get_episode_by_id(self, episode_id):
         for podcast in self.core.model.get_podcasts():
             for episode in podcast.episodes:
@@ -361,6 +367,12 @@ class gPotherSide:
         if episode.total_time > 0:
             yield '%02d:%02d:%02d' % (episode.total_time / (60 * 60), (episode.total_time / 60) % 60, episode.total_time % 60)
 
+    def set_config_value(self, option, value):
+        self.core.config.update_field(option, value)
+
+    def get_config_value(self, option):
+        return self.core.config.get_field(option)
+
 gpotherside = gPotherSide()
 pyotherside.atexit(gpotherside.atexit)
 
@@ -385,3 +397,5 @@ change_section = gpotherside.change_section
 report_playback_event = gpotherside.report_playback_event
 mark_episodes_as_old = gpotherside.mark_episodes_as_old
 save_playback_state = gpotherside.save_playback_state
+set_config_value = gpotherside.set_config_value
+get_config_value = gpotherside.get_config_value
diff --git a/touch/EpisodeQueryControl.qml b/touch/EpisodeQueryControl.qml
index 6392d7a..c9ece0e 100644
--- a/touch/EpisodeQueryControl.qml
+++ b/touch/EpisodeQueryControl.qml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Item {
         pgst.loadPage('SelectionDialog.qml', {
             title: episodeQueryControl.title,
             callback: function (index, result) {
-                episodeQueryControl.model.currentFilterIndex = index;
+                episodeQueryControl.model.setQueryIndex(index);
                 episodeQueryControl.model.reload();
             },
             items: function () {
diff --git a/touch/EpisodeQueryPage.qml b/touch/EpisodeQueryPage.qml
index 70ae4b8..b3b9ac8 100644
--- a/touch/EpisodeQueryPage.qml
+++ b/touch/EpisodeQueryPage.qml
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@ SlidePage {
         title: 'Select filter'
     }
 
-    Component.onCompleted: {
-        episodeList.model.setQuery(episodeList.model.queries.Fresh);
-        episodeList.model.reload();
-    }
-
     EpisodeListView {
         id: episodeList
         title: 'Episodes'
diff --git a/touch/EpisodesPage.qml b/touch/EpisodesPage.qml
index b2b7dac..72aaf13 100644
--- a/touch/EpisodesPage.qml
+++ b/touch/EpisodesPage.qml
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ SlidePage {
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
         episodeList.model.podcast_id = podcast_id;
-        episodeList.model.setQuery(episodeList.model.queries.All);
-        episodeList.model.reload();
+        // List model will be loaded automatically on load
     }
 
     EpisodeQueryControl {