diff --git a/extensions/wallet/cookieviewer/resources/content/CookieViewer.xul b/extensions/wallet/cookieviewer/resources/content/CookieViewer.xul
index 3a081882dee8..98e0840452e9 100644
--- a/extensions/wallet/cookieviewer/resources/content/CookieViewer.xul
+++ b/extensions/wallet/cookieviewer/resources/content/CookieViewer.xul
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
           </hbox>
           <separator class="thin"/>
           <hbox align="start">
-            <checkbox id="checkbox" label="&checkbox.label;" />
+            <checkbox id="checkbox" label="&checkbox.label;" persist="checked"/>
           </hbox>
       </vbox>
       
diff --git a/xpfe/components/permissions/content/cookieViewer.xul b/xpfe/components/permissions/content/cookieViewer.xul
index 3a081882dee8..98e0840452e9 100644
--- a/xpfe/components/permissions/content/cookieViewer.xul
+++ b/xpfe/components/permissions/content/cookieViewer.xul
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
           </hbox>
           <separator class="thin"/>
           <hbox align="start">
-            <checkbox id="checkbox" label="&checkbox.label;" />
+            <checkbox id="checkbox" label="&checkbox.label;" persist="checked"/>
           </hbox>
       </vbox>