diff --git a/web/src/pages/Events.tsx b/web/src/pages/Events.tsx
index c83413c152..22074d00e8 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/Events.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/Events.tsx
@@ -132,8 +132,7 @@ export default function Events() {
     setMotionSearchDay(normalizedDay);
   }, []);
 
-  const [notificationTab, setNotificationTab] =
-    useState<TimelineType>("timeline");
+  const [notificationTab, setNotificationTab] = useState<TimelineType>();
 
   const getReviewDayBounds = useCallback((date: Date) => {
     const now = Date.now() / 1000;
diff --git a/web/src/views/recording/RecordingView.tsx b/web/src/views/recording/RecordingView.tsx
index 1498ba531f..1d9657f705 100644
--- a/web/src/views/recording/RecordingView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/recording/RecordingView.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { ToggleGroup, ToggleGroupItem } from "@/components/ui/toggle-group";
 import { useOverlayState } from "@/hooks/use-overlay-state";
 import { usePersistence } from "@/hooks/use-persistence";
+import { useUserPersistence } from "@/hooks/use-user-persistence";
 import { useResizeObserver } from "@/hooks/resize-observer";
 import { DEFAULT_DRAWER_FEATURES, ExportMode } from "@/types/filter";
 import { FrigateConfig } from "@/types/frigateConfig";
@@ -182,9 +183,19 @@ export function RecordingView({
     false,
   );
 
-  const [timelineType, setTimelineType] = useOverlayState<TimelineType>(
+  const [savedTimelineType, setSavedTimelineType] =
+    useUserPersistence<TimelineType>("recordingTimelineType");
+  const [timelineType, setOverlayTimelineType] = useOverlayState<TimelineType>(
     "timelineType",
-    recording?.timelineType ?? "timeline",
+    recording?.timelineType ?? savedTimelineType ?? "timeline",
+  );
+
+  const setTimelineType = useCallback(
+    (value: TimelineType, replace?: boolean) => {
+      setOverlayTimelineType(value, replace);
+      setSavedTimelineType(value);
+    },
+    [setOverlayTimelineType, setSavedTimelineType],
   );
 
   const chunkedTimeRange = useMemo(