diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
index 6932e891ca..675661c2dd 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "window_proxy.h"
 #include "global_port_matrix.h"
+#include "location_ui.h"
 
 #include <gtkmm2ext/application.h>
 
@@ -825,9 +826,11 @@ ARDOUR_UI::save_ardour_state ()
 	if (_session) {
 		_session->add_instant_xml (enode);
 		_session->add_instant_xml (mnode);
+		_session->add_instant_xml (location_ui->get()->ui().get_state ());
 	} else {
 		Config->add_instant_xml (enode);
 		Config->add_instant_xml (mnode);
+		Config->add_instant_xml (location_ui->get()->ui().get_state ());
 	}
 
 	Keyboard::save_keybindings ();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/location_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/location_ui.cc
index 5797cd66ee..fe91100d7a 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/location_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/location_ui.cc
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ LocationEditRow::set_session (Session *sess)
 	start_clock.set_session (_session);
 	end_clock.set_session (_session);
 	length_clock.set_session (_session);
-
 }
 
 void
@@ -717,7 +716,6 @@ LocationUI::LocationUI ()
 	i_am_the_modifier = 0;
 
         _clock_group = new ClockGroup;
-        _clock_group->set_clock_mode (AudioClock::Frames);
 
 	VBox* vbox = manage (new VBox);
 
@@ -1066,6 +1064,7 @@ LocationUI::set_session(ARDOUR::Session* s)
 		_session->locations()->StateChanged.connect (_session_connections, invalidator (*this), boost::bind (&LocationUI::refresh_location_list, this), gui_context());
 		_session->locations()->added.connect (_session_connections, invalidator (*this), ui_bind (&LocationUI::location_added, this, _1), gui_context());
 		_session->locations()->removed.connect (_session_connections, invalidator (*this), ui_bind (&LocationUI::location_removed, this, _1), gui_context());
+		_clock_group->set_clock_mode (clock_mode_from_session_instant_xml ());
 	}
 
 	loop_edit_row.set_session (s);
@@ -1106,6 +1105,30 @@ LocationUI::session_going_away()
 	SessionHandlePtr::session_going_away ();
 }
 
+XMLNode &
+LocationUI::get_state () const
+{
+	XMLNode* node = new XMLNode (X_("LocationUI"));
+	node->add_property (X_("clock-mode"), enum_2_string (_clock_group->clock_mode ()));
+	return *node;
+}
+
+AudioClock::Mode
+LocationUI::clock_mode_from_session_instant_xml () const
+{
+	XMLNode* node = _session->instant_xml (X_("LocationUI"));
+	if (!node) {
+		return AudioClock::Frames;
+	}
+
+	XMLProperty* p = node->property (X_("clock-mode"));
+	if (!p) {
+		return AudioClock::Frames;
+	}
+	      
+	return (AudioClock::Mode) string_2_enum (p->value (), AudioClock::Mode);
+}
+
 
 /*------------------------*/
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/location_ui.h b/gtk2_ardour/location_ui.h
index 485a24499c..9a316bc1ed 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/location_ui.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/location_ui.h
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ class LocationUI : public Gtk::HBox, public ARDOUR::SessionHandlePtr
 
 	void refresh_location_list ();
 
+	XMLNode & get_state () const;
+
   private:
 	ARDOUR::LocationStack* locations;
 	ARDOUR::Location *newest_location;
@@ -197,6 +199,7 @@ class LocationUI : public Gtk::HBox, public ARDOUR::SessionHandlePtr
 	void map_locations (ARDOUR::Locations::LocationList&);
 
         ClockGroup* _clock_group;
+	AudioClock::Mode clock_mode_from_session_instant_xml () const;
 };
 
 class LocationUIWindow : public ArdourWindow