diff --git a/src/gui/channellist.cpp b/src/gui/channellist.cpp
index 78e1208bc..e506f3233 100644
--- a/src/gui/channellist.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/channellist.cpp
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ CChannelList::CChannelList(const char * const pName, bool phistoryMode, bool _vl
 	channelsChanged = false;
 	liveBouquet = false;
 
+	displayMode = DISPLAY_MODE_NOW; // always start with current events
+	descMode = false; // always start with event list
+
 	paint_events_index = -2;
 	CFrameBuffer::getInstance()->OnAfterSetPallette.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &CChannelList::ResetModules));
 	CNeutrinoApp::getInstance()->OnAfterSetupFonts.connect(sigc::mem_fun(this, &CChannelList::ResetModules));
@@ -480,8 +483,9 @@ int CChannelList::doChannelMenu(void)
 
 int CChannelList::exec()
 {
-	displayMode = DISPLAY_MODE_NOW; // always start with current events
-	descMode = false; // always start with event list
+	displayMode = g_settings.channellist_displaymode;
+	descMode = g_settings.channellist_descmode;
+
 	int nNewChannel = show();
 	if ( nNewChannel > -1 && nNewChannel < (int) (*chanlist).size()) {
 		if(this->historyMode && (*chanlist)[nNewChannel]) {
@@ -621,7 +625,9 @@ int CChannelList::show()
 	new_zap_mode = g_settings.channellist_new_zap_mode;
 
 	calcSize();
-	displayMode = DISPLAY_MODE_NOW;
+
+	displayMode = g_settings.channellist_displaymode;
+	descMode = g_settings.channellist_descmode;
 
 	COSDFader fader(g_settings.theme.menu_Content_alpha);
 	fader.StartFadeIn();
@@ -871,10 +877,13 @@ int CChannelList::show()
 				if (displayMode == DISPLAY_MODE_MAX)
 					displayMode = DISPLAY_MODE_NOW;
 
+				g_settings.channellist_displaymode = displayMode;
+
 				if (g_settings.channellist_additional)
 				{
 					// show event description per default in primetime mode only
 					descMode = (displayMode == DISPLAY_MODE_PRIME) ? true : false;
+					g_settings.channellist_descmode = descMode;
 				}
 
 				paint();
@@ -898,6 +907,7 @@ int CChannelList::show()
 					if (g_settings.channellist_additional)
 					{
 						descMode = !descMode;
+						g_settings.channellist_descmode = descMode;
 						paint();
 					}
 				}
@@ -2731,7 +2741,13 @@ void CChannelList::editMode(bool enable)
 	if (!bouquet || !bouquet->zapitBouquet)
 		return;
 
+	// reset displaymode
+	g_settings.channellist_displaymode = DISPLAY_MODE_NOW;
 	displayMode = DISPLAY_MODE_NOW;
+	// reset descmode
+	g_settings.channellist_descmode = false;
+	descMode = false;
+
 	edit_state = enable;
 	printf("STATE: %s\n", edit_state ? "EDIT" : "SHOW");
 	bool tvmode = CZapit::getInstance()->getMode() & CZapitClient::MODE_TV;
diff --git a/src/neutrino.cpp b/src/neutrino.cpp
index f0e503cbe..629b7f164 100644
--- a/src/neutrino.cpp
+++ b/src/neutrino.cpp
@@ -823,6 +823,8 @@ int CNeutrinoApp::loadSetup(const char * fname)
 	g_settings.channellist_additional = configfile.getInt32("channellist_additional", 1); //default no minitv
 	g_settings.eventlist_additional = configfile.getInt32("eventlist_additional", 0);
 	g_settings.eventlist_epgplus = configfile.getInt32("eventlist_epgplus", 1);
+	g_settings.channellist_displaymode = DISPLAY_MODE_NOW;
+	g_settings.channellist_descmode = false;
 	g_settings.channellist_epgtext_align_right	= configfile.getBool("channellist_epgtext_align_right"          , false);
 	g_settings.channellist_foot = configfile.getInt32("channellist_foot", 1); //default next Event
 	g_settings.channellist_new_zap_mode = configfile.getInt32("channellist_new_zap_mode", 0);
@@ -3189,7 +3191,6 @@ int CNeutrinoApp::showChannelList(const neutrino_msg_t _msg, bool from_menu)
 	InfoClock->enableInfoClock(false);//TODO: use callback in channel list class
 	StopSubtitles();
 
-//_show:
 	int nNewChannel = -1;
 	int old_b = bouquetList->getActiveBouquetNumber();
 	t_channel_id old_id = 0;
@@ -3199,7 +3200,10 @@ int CNeutrinoApp::showChannelList(const neutrino_msg_t _msg, bool from_menu)
 	int old_mode = GetChannelMode();
 	printf("CNeutrinoApp::showChannelList: bouquetList %p size %d old_b %d\n", bouquetList, (int)bouquetList->Bouquets.size(), old_b);fflush(stdout);
 
-	//_show:
+	// reset display mode and description mode of channellist
+	g_settings.channellist_displaymode = DISPLAY_MODE_NOW;
+	g_settings.channellist_descmode = false;
+
 	if(msg == CRCInput::RC_ok)
 	{
 		if( !bouquetList->Bouquets.empty() && bouquetList->Bouquets[old_b]->channelList->getSize() > 0)
@@ -3476,6 +3480,10 @@ int CNeutrinoApp::handleMsg(const neutrino_msg_t _msg, neutrino_msg_data_t data)
 	if( msg == CRCInput::RC_ok || msg == (neutrino_msg_t) g_settings.key_zaphistory || msg == (neutrino_msg_t) g_settings.key_current_transponder
 			|| (!g_InfoViewer->getSwitchMode() && CNeutrinoApp::getInstance()->listModeKey(msg))) {
 		if( (mode == NeutrinoModes::mode_tv) || (mode == NeutrinoModes::mode_radio) || (mode == NeutrinoModes::mode_ts) || (mode == NeutrinoModes::mode_webtv) || (mode == NeutrinoModes::mode_webradio)) {
+			// reset displaymode and descmode of channellist
+			g_settings.channellist_displaymode = DISPLAY_MODE_NOW;
+			g_settings.channellist_descmode = false;
+
 			showChannelList(msg);
 			return messages_return::handled;
 		}
diff --git a/src/system/settings.h b/src/system/settings.h
index 451f19fe4..9bcf18319 100644
--- a/src/system/settings.h
+++ b/src/system/settings.h
@@ -654,6 +654,8 @@ struct SNeutrinoSettings
 		CHANNELLIST_ADDITIONAL_MODE_MINITV	= 2
 	};
 	int channellist_additional;
+	int channellist_displaymode;
+	bool channellist_descmode;
 	int channellist_epgtext_align_right;
 	int channellist_foot;
 	int channellist_new_zap_mode;