diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 92cf312..4ab2367 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -45,6 +45,24 @@
 				width: 65px;
 			}
 
+			.reset-btn {
+				width: calc(100% - 16px);
+				margin: 12px 8px;
+				padding: 6px;
+				background: #333;
+				color: #aaa;
+				border: 1px solid #555;
+				border-radius: 3px;
+				font-family: monospace;
+				font-size: 12px;
+				cursor: pointer;
+			}
+
+			.reset-btn:hover {
+				background: #444;
+				color: #ddd;
+			}
+
 			#gui-container {
 				flex: 1;
 			}
diff --git a/src/Config.ts b/src/Config.ts
index 141539a..bfbc4ee 100644
--- a/src/Config.ts
+++ b/src/Config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-export default {
+const STORAGE_KEY = "ants-simulation-config";
+
+const defaults = {
     worldSize: 1024,
     antsCount: 12,
     simulationStepsPerSecond: 60,
@@ -17,3 +19,41 @@ export default {
     repellentMaxPerCell: 10,
     repellentThreshold: 0.01,
 };
+
+type ConfigType = typeof defaults;
+
+function loadSaved(): Partial<ConfigType> {
+    try {
+        const raw = localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
+        if (raw) return JSON.parse(raw);
+    } catch {
+        // corrupted data, ignore
+    }
+    return {};
+}
+
+const saved = loadSaved();
+const Config: ConfigType = { ...defaults, ...saved };
+
+export function saveConfig(): void {
+    const toSave: Partial<ConfigType> = {};
+    for (const key of Object.keys(defaults) as (keyof ConfigType)[]) {
+        if (Config[key] !== defaults[key]) {
+            // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noExplicitAny: generic key/value copy
+            (toSave as any)[key] = Config[key];
+        }
+    }
+    if (Object.keys(toSave).length > 0) {
+        localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(toSave));
+    } else {
+        localStorage.removeItem(STORAGE_KEY);
+    }
+}
+
+export function resetConfig(): void {
+    Object.assign(Config, defaults);
+    localStorage.clear();
+}
+
+export { defaults };
+export default Config;
diff --git a/src/GUI.ts b/src/GUI.ts
index 89b0942..90e296b 100644
--- a/src/GUI.ts
+++ b/src/GUI.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import GUI from "lil-gui";
-import Config from "./Config";
+import Config, { resetConfig, saveConfig } from "./Config";
 
 type EventHandler = () => void;
 
@@ -16,33 +16,50 @@ class GUIController {
             .add(Config, "worldSize", 256, 4096)
             .name("World size")
             .step(1)
-            .onChange(() => this.emit("reset"));
+            .onChange(() => this.saveAndEmit("reset"));
         simFolder
             .add(Config, "antsCount", 0, 22)
             .name("Ants count    2^")
             .step(1)
-            .onChange(() => this.emit("reset"));
+            .onChange(() => this.saveAndEmit("reset"));
         simFolder
             .add(Config, "scentFadeOutFactor", 0, 0.01)
             .name("Pheromone evaporation factor")
             .step(0.0001)
-            .onChange(() => this.emit("reset"));
+            .onChange(() => this.saveAndEmit("reset"));
         simFolder
             .add(Config, "scentBlurRadius", 0, 0.5)
             .name("Pheromone diffusion factor")
             .step(0.01)
-            .onChange(() => this.emit("reset"));
+            .onChange(() => this.saveAndEmit("reset"));
         simFolder
             .add(Config, "simulationStepsPerSecond", 1, 500)
             .name("Simulation steps per second")
-            .step(1);
+            .step(1)
+            .onChange(() => saveConfig());
 
         const controlsFolder = this.gui.addFolder("Controls");
 
-        controlsFolder.add(Config, "brushRadius", 1, 100).name("Brush radius");
+        controlsFolder
+            .add(Config, "brushRadius", 1, 100)
+            .name("Brush radius")
+            .onChange(() => saveConfig());
 
         simFolder.open();
         controlsFolder.open();
+
+        const resetBtn = document.createElement("button");
+        resetBtn.textContent = "Reset to defaults";
+        resetBtn.className = "reset-btn";
+        resetBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
+            resetConfig();
+            for (const c of this.gui.controllersRecursive()) {
+                c.updateDisplay();
+            }
+            this.emit("reset");
+        });
+        // biome-ignore lint/style/noNonNullAssertion: gui-container exists in index.html
+        document.getElementById("gui-container")!.appendChild(resetBtn);
     }
 
     on(event: string, handler: EventHandler): void {
@@ -53,6 +70,11 @@ class GUIController {
         this.listeners.get(event)!.push(handler);
     }
 
+    private saveAndEmit(event: string): void {
+        saveConfig();
+        this.emit(event);
+    }
+
     private emit(event: string): void {
         const handlers = this.listeners.get(event);
         if (handlers) {