diff --git a/MatterControlLib/PartPreviewWindow/View3D/TrackballTumbleWidgetExtended.cs b/MatterControlLib/PartPreviewWindow/View3D/TrackballTumbleWidgetExtended.cs
index a44aa4e2b..5f5779c18 100644
--- a/MatterControlLib/PartPreviewWindow/View3D/TrackballTumbleWidgetExtended.cs
+++ b/MatterControlLib/PartPreviewWindow/View3D/TrackballTumbleWidgetExtended.cs
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.PartPreviewWindow
 		public TrackBallController TrackBallController { get; }
 		public TrackBallTransformType TransformState { get; set; }
 		public double ZoomDelta { get; set; } = 0.2f;
+		public bool TurntableEnabled { get; set; }
 
 		public void DoRotateAroundOrigin(Vector2 mousePosition)
 		{
diff --git a/MatterControlLib/PartPreviewWindow/View3D/View3DWidget.cs b/MatterControlLib/PartPreviewWindow/View3D/View3DWidget.cs
index 61fcbb698..3f0e4248a 100644
--- a/MatterControlLib/PartPreviewWindow/View3D/View3DWidget.cs
+++ b/MatterControlLib/PartPreviewWindow/View3D/View3DWidget.cs
@@ -471,16 +471,21 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.PartPreviewWindow
 
 			AddRoundButton(zoomToSelectionButton, RotatedMargin(zoomToSelectionButton, MathHelper.Tau * .4)).Click += (s, e) => ZoomToSelection();
 
+			var turntableEnabled = UserSettings.Instance.get(UserSettingsKey.TurntableMode) != "False";
+			TrackballTumbleWidget.TurntableEnabled = turntableEnabled;
+
 			var turnTableButton = new RadioIconButton(StaticData.Instance.LoadIcon("spin.png", 16, 16).SetToColor(theme.TextColor), theme)
 			{
 				ToolTipText = "Turntable Mode".Localize(),
 				Margin = theme.ButtonSpacing,
 				ToggleButton = true,
 				SiblingRadioButtonList = new List<GuiWidget>(),
+				Checked = turntableEnabled,
 			};
-			AddRoundButton(turnTableButton, RotatedMargin(turnTableButton, - MathHelper.Tau * .4)).Click += (s, e) =>
+			AddRoundButton(turnTableButton, RotatedMargin(turnTableButton, -MathHelper.Tau * .4));
+			turnTableButton.CheckedStateChanged += (s, e) =>
 			{
-				// toggle the turn table mode
+				UserSettings.Instance.set(UserSettingsKey.TurntableMode, turnTableButton.Checked.ToString());
 			};
 
 			var projectionButton = new RadioIconButton(StaticData.Instance.LoadIcon("perspective.png", 16, 16).SetToColor(theme.TextColor), theme)
diff --git a/MatterControlLib/SettingsManagement/UserSettings.cs b/MatterControlLib/SettingsManagement/UserSettings.cs
index 65f0c517f..0d029524b 100644
--- a/MatterControlLib/SettingsManagement/UserSettings.cs
+++ b/MatterControlLib/SettingsManagement/UserSettings.cs
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl
 		public const string TerminalTabVisible = nameof(TerminalTabVisible);
 		public const string ThemeName = nameof(ThemeName);
 		public const string ThumbnailRenderingMode = nameof(ThumbnailRenderingMode);
+		public const string TurntableMode = nameof(TurntableMode);
 		public const string UpdateFeedType = nameof(UpdateFeedType);
 		public const string MainTabKey = nameof(MainTabKey);
 	}