diff --git a/desmume/src/frontend/posix/gtk/config_opts.h b/desmume/src/frontend/posix/gtk/config_opts.h
index 2d1b121fc..151d0f874 100644
--- a/desmume/src/frontend/posix/gtk/config_opts.h
+++ b/desmume/src/frontend/posix/gtk/config_opts.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ OPT(multisampling, bool, false, Config, OpenGLMultisampling)
 OPT(multisamplingSize, int, 0, Config, OpenGLMultisamplingSize)
 OPT(command_line_overriding_firmware_language, bool, false, Config, CommandLineOverridingFirmwareLanguage)
 OPT(firmware_language, int, 1, Config, FirmwareLanguage)
+OPT(savetype, int, 0, Config, SaveType)
 
 /* Audio */
 OPT(audio_enabled, bool, true, Audio, Enabled)
diff --git a/desmume/src/frontend/posix/gtk/main.cpp b/desmume/src/frontend/posix/gtk/main.cpp
index 6ca9b273c..bac58372c 100644
--- a/desmume/src/frontend/posix/gtk/main.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/frontend/posix/gtk/main.cpp
@@ -2652,6 +2652,8 @@ static void changesavetype(GSimpleAction *action, GVariant *parameter, gpointer
     else if (strcmp(string, "flash-4m") == 0)
         savetype = 6;
     backup_setManualBackupType(savetype);
+    config.savetype=savetype;
+    g_simple_action_set_state(action, parameter);
 }
 
 static void desmume_gtk_menu_tool_layers(GtkApplication *app)
@@ -3027,6 +3029,7 @@ common_gtk_main(GApplication *app, gpointer user_data)
     desmume_gtk_menu_view_hud(GTK_APPLICATION(app));
 #endif
     desmume_gtk_menu_tools(GTK_APPLICATION(app));
+    my_config->savetype=config.savetype;
     std::string string;
     switch (my_config->savetype) {
         case 0: