diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 035b480f..f73830e8 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -593,6 +593,8 @@ pub fn build_exe(
                         .{ .name = "cbor", .module = cbor_mod },
                         .{ .name = "vaxis", .module = vaxis_mod },
                         .{ .name = "xterm", .module = gui_xterm_mod },
+                        .{ .name = "soft_root", .module = soft_root_mod },
+                        .{ .name = "gui_config", .module = gui_config_mod },
                     },
                 });
 
diff --git a/src/gui/wio/app.zig b/src/gui/wio/app.zig
index 3237ea87..6474f4b7 100644
--- a/src/gui/wio/app.zig
+++ b/src/gui/wio/app.zig
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ const cbor = @import("cbor");
 const vaxis = @import("vaxis");
 
 const input_translate = @import("input.zig");
+const root = @import("soft_root").root;
+const gui_config = @import("gui_config");
 
 const log = std.log.scoped(.wio_app);
 
@@ -42,6 +44,9 @@ var font_name_len: usize = 0;
 var font_dirty: std.atomic.Value(bool) = .init(true);
 var stop_requested: std.atomic.Value(bool) = .init(false);
 
+var config_arena_instance: std.heap.ArenaAllocator = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(std.heap.page_allocator);
+const config_arena = config_arena_instance.allocator();
+
 // HiDPI scale factor (logical → physical pixels). Updated from wio .scale events.
 // Only read/written on the wio thread after initialisation.
 var dpi_scale: f32 = 1.0;
@@ -75,6 +80,7 @@ pub fn start() !std.Thread {
     tui_pid = thespian.self_pid().clone();
     font_name_len = 0;
     stop_requested.store(false, .release);
+    loadConfig();
     return std.Thread.spawn(.{}, wioLoop, .{});
 }
 
@@ -143,6 +149,7 @@ pub fn requestRender() void {
 
 pub fn setFontSize(size_px: f32) void {
     font_size_px = @intFromFloat(@max(4, size_px));
+    saveConfig();
     font_dirty.store(true, .release);
     requestRender();
 }
@@ -152,10 +159,29 @@ pub fn adjustFontSize(delta: f32) void {
     setFontSize(new);
 }
 
+pub fn resetFontSize() void {
+    const default = comptime blk: {
+        const field = std.meta.fieldInfo(gui_config, .fontsize);
+        const ptr: *const field.type = @ptrCast(@alignCast(field.default_value_ptr.?));
+        break :blk ptr.*;
+    };
+    setFontSize(@floatFromInt(default));
+}
+
+pub fn resetFontFace() void {
+    const default = comptime blk: {
+        const field = std.meta.fieldInfo(gui_config, .fontface);
+        const ptr: *const field.type = @ptrCast(@alignCast(field.default_value_ptr.?));
+        break :blk ptr.*;
+    };
+    setFontFace(default);
+}
+
 pub fn setFontFace(name: []const u8) void {
     const copy_len = @min(name.len, font_name_buf.len);
     @memcpy(font_name_buf[0..copy_len], name[0..copy_len]);
     font_name_len = copy_len;
+    saveConfig();
     font_dirty.store(true, .release);
     requestRender();
 }
@@ -206,6 +232,25 @@ pub fn getFontName() []const u8 {
     return if (font_name_len > 0) font_name_buf[0..font_name_len] else "monospace";
 }
 
+pub fn loadConfig() void {
+    const conf, _ = root.read_config(gui_config, config_arena);
+    root.write_config(conf, config_arena) catch
+        log.err("failed to write gui config file", .{});
+    font_size_px = conf.fontsize;
+    const name = conf.fontface;
+    const copy_len = @min(name.len, font_name_buf.len);
+    @memcpy(font_name_buf[0..copy_len], name[0..copy_len]);
+    font_name_len = copy_len;
+}
+
+fn saveConfig() void {
+    var conf, _ = root.read_config(gui_config, config_arena);
+    conf.fontsize = @truncate(font_size_px);
+    conf.fontface = getFontName();
+    root.write_config(conf, config_arena) catch
+        log.err("failed to write gui config file", .{});
+}
+
 pub fn requestAttention() void {
     attention_pending.store(true, .release);
     wio.cancelWait();
diff --git a/src/renderer/gui/renderer.zig b/src/renderer/gui/renderer.zig
index 3890fcea..bb3d0675 100644
--- a/src/renderer/gui/renderer.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/gui/renderer.zig
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ pub fn set_fontsize(self: *Self, fontsize: f32) void {
 
 pub fn reset_fontsize(self: *Self) void {
     _ = self;
-    app.setFontSize(16);
+    app.resetFontSize();
 }
 
 pub fn set_fontface(self: *Self, fontface: []const u8) void {
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ pub fn set_fontface(self: *Self, fontface: []const u8) void {
 
 pub fn reset_fontface(self: *Self) void {
     _ = self;
-    app.setFontFace("monospace");
+    app.resetFontFace();
 }
 
 pub fn get_fontfaces(self: *Self) void {