diff --git a/artiq/dashboard/moninj.py b/artiq/dashboard/moninj.py
index 8964448bf..b1c5c64a3 100644
--- a/artiq/dashboard/moninj.py
+++ b/artiq/dashboard/moninj.py
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ class _TTLWidget(QtWidgets.QFrame):
         self.setFrameShape(QtWidgets.QFrame.Box)
         self.setFrameShadow(QtWidgets.QFrame.Raised)
 
+        self.uid = title
+
         grid = QtWidgets.QGridLayout()
         grid.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
         grid.setHorizontalSpacing(0)
@@ -213,6 +215,8 @@ class _DDSWidget(QtWidgets.QFrame):
         self.setFrameShape(QtWidgets.QFrame.Box)
         self.setFrameShadow(QtWidgets.QFrame.Raised)
 
+        self.uid = title
+
         grid = QtWidgets.QGridLayout()
         grid.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
         grid.setHorizontalSpacing(0)
@@ -407,6 +411,9 @@ class _DACWidget(QtWidgets.QFrame):
 
         self.setFrameShape(QtWidgets.QFrame.Box)
         self.setFrameShadow(QtWidgets.QFrame.Raised)
+
+        self.uid = (title, channel)
+
         grid = QtWidgets.QGridLayout()
         grid.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
         grid.setHorizontalSpacing(0)
@@ -888,6 +895,7 @@ class _MonInjDock(QDockWidgetCloseDetect):
                          QtWidgets.QDockWidget.DockWidgetFloatable)
         self.name = name
         self.manager = manager
+        self.widget_uids = None
         grid = LayoutWidget()
         self.setWidget(grid)
         self._channel_dialog = _AddChannelDialog(self, self.manager.channel_model)
@@ -908,8 +916,8 @@ class _MonInjDock(QDockWidgetCloseDetect):
         newdock.clicked.connect(lambda: manager.create_new_dock())
         grid.addWidget(newdock, 0, 1)
 
-        display_name_edit = _DoubleClickLineEdit(name)
-        grid.addWidget(display_name_edit, 0, 1)
+        self.display_name_edit = _DoubleClickLineEdit(name)
+        grid.addWidget(self.display_name_edit, 0, 2)
 
         scroll_area = QtWidgets.QScrollArea()
         grid.addWidget(scroll_area, 1, 0, 1, 10)
@@ -927,6 +935,45 @@ class _MonInjDock(QDockWidgetCloseDetect):
         for handler in sorted(handlers, key=lambda h: h.sort_key()):
             self.flow.addWidget(handler.widget)
 
+    def restore_widgets(self):
+        if self.widget_uids is not None:
+            uid2handler = self.manager.dm.handlers_by_uid
+            handlers = list()
+            for uid in self.widget_uids:
+                if uid in uid2handler:
+                    handler = uid2handler[uid]
+                    handler.create_widget()
+                    handlers.append(handler)
+                else:
+                    logger.warning("removing moninj widget {}".format(uid))
+            self.layout_widgets(handlers)
+            self.widget_uids = None
+
+    def _save_widget_uids(self):
+        uids = []
+        for i in range(self.flow.count()):
+            uids.append(self.flow.itemAt(i).widget().uid)
+        return uids
+
+    def save_state(self):
+        return {
+            "display_name": self.display_name_edit.text(),
+            "widget_uids": self._save_widget_uids()
+        }
+
+    def restore_state(self, state):
+        try:
+            display_name = state["display_name"]
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            self.display_name_edit._text = display_name
+            self.display_name_edit.setText(display_name)
+        try:
+            self.widget_uids = state["widget_uids"]
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+
 
 class MonInj:
     def __init__(self, schedule_ctl, main_window):
@@ -940,6 +987,8 @@ class MonInj:
     def add_channels(self):
         self.channel_model.clear()
         self.channel_model.update(self.dm.handlers_by_uid)
+        for dock in self.docks.values():
+            dock.restore_widgets()
 
     def create_new_dock(self, add_to_area=True):
         n = 0
@@ -971,6 +1020,20 @@ class MonInj:
         for dock in self.docks.values():
             dock.setFeatures(flags)
 
+    def save_state(self):
+        return {name: dock.save_state() for name, dock in self.docks.items()}
+
+    def restore_state(self, state):
+        if self.docks:
+            raise NotImplementedError
+        for name, dock_state in state.items():
+            dock = _MonInjDock(name, self)
+            self.docks[name] = dock
+            dock.restore_state(dock_state)
+            self.main_window.addDockWidget(QtCore.Qt.RightDockWidgetArea, dock)
+            dock.sigClosed.connect(partial(self.on_dock_closed, name))
+        self.update_closable()
+
     def first_moninj_dock(self):
         if self.docks:
             return None
diff --git a/artiq/frontend/artiq_dashboard.py b/artiq/frontend/artiq_dashboard.py
index 896efb96c..4faece0dc 100755
--- a/artiq/frontend/artiq_dashboard.py
+++ b/artiq/frontend/artiq_dashboard.py
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ def main():
     broadcast_clients["ccb"].notify_cbs.append(d_applets.ccb_notify)
 
     moninj_mgr = moninj.MonInj(rpc_clients["schedule"], main_window)
+    smgr.register(moninj_mgr)
     atexit_register_coroutine(moninj_mgr.stop, loop=loop)
 
     d_waveform = waveform.WaveformDock(
@@ -260,9 +261,6 @@ def main():
     main_window.addDockWidget(QtCore.Qt.RightDockWidgetArea, right_docks[0])
     for d1, d2 in zip(right_docks, right_docks[1:]):
         main_window.tabifyDockWidget(d1, d2)
-    d_moninj0 = moninj_mgr.first_moninj_dock()
-    if d_moninj0 is not None:
-        main_window.tabifyDockWidget(right_docks[-1], d_moninj0)
     main_window.addDockWidget(QtCore.Qt.BottomDockWidgetArea, d_schedule)
 
     # load/initialize state
@@ -290,6 +288,9 @@ def main():
     d_log0 = logmgr.first_log_dock()
     if d_log0 is not None:
         main_window.tabifyDockWidget(d_schedule, d_log0)
+    d_moninj0 = moninj_mgr.first_moninj_dock()
+    if d_moninj0 is not None:
+        main_window.tabifyDockWidget(right_docks[-1], d_moninj0)
 
     if server_name is not None:
         server_description = server_name + " ({})".format(args.server)