diff --git a/module/program/js/browse.js b/module/program/js/browse.js
index d98b66dfe4..47b6ebe671 100644
--- a/module/program/js/browse.js
+++ b/module/program/js/browse.js
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ $(function()
     $('input#editProject1').click(function()
     {
         var editProject = $(this).is(':checked') ? 1 : 0;
+        $.cookie('editProject', editProject, {expires:config.cookieLife, path:config.webRoot});
         showEditCheckbox(editProject);
     });
+    if($.cookie('editProject') != 0) $('input#editProject1').prop('checked', 'true');
     if($('input#editProject1').prop('checked')) showEditCheckbox(true);
 
     $(document).on('click', ":checkbox[name^='projectIdList']", function()