diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/normalize_dialog.cc b/gtk2_ardour/normalize_dialog.cc
index 716bfa7c39..bed3a0275d 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/normalize_dialog.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/normalize_dialog.cc
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 using namespace Gtk;
 
 double NormalizeDialog::_last_normalization_value = 0;
+bool NormalizeDialog::_last_normalize_individually = true;
 
 NormalizeDialog::NormalizeDialog (bool more_than_one)
 	: ArdourDialog (more_than_one ? _("Normalize regions") : _("Normalize region"))
@@ -55,6 +56,9 @@ NormalizeDialog::NormalizeDialog (bool more_than_one)
 		RadioButton* b = manage (new RadioButton (group, _("Normalize each region using the peak value of all regions")));
 		vbox->pack_start (*b);
 
+		_normalize_individually->set_active (_last_normalize_individually);
+		b->set_active (!_last_normalize_individually);
+
 		get_vbox()->pack_start (*vbox);
 	}
 
@@ -96,6 +100,7 @@ NormalizeDialog::run ()
 {
 	int const r = ArdourDialog::run ();
 	_last_normalization_value = target ();
+	_last_normalize_individually = _normalize_individually->get_active ();
 	return r;
 }
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/normalize_dialog.h b/gtk2_ardour/normalize_dialog.h
index 1cb1ae1cb5..38ae912b76 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/normalize_dialog.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/normalize_dialog.h
@@ -44,4 +44,5 @@ private:
 	Gtk::ProgressBar* _progress_bar;
 
 	static double _last_normalization_value;
+	static bool _last_normalize_individually;
 };