diff --git a/sdrbase/dsp/glspectrumsettings.cpp b/sdrbase/dsp/glspectrumsettings.cpp
index 328efe17b..3b3e987f8 100644
--- a/sdrbase/dsp/glspectrumsettings.cpp
+++ b/sdrbase/dsp/glspectrumsettings.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ bool GLSpectrumSettings::deserialize(const QByteArray& data)
 		d.readReal(4, &m_refLevel, 0);
 		d.readReal(5, &m_powerRange, 100);
 		d.readBool(6, &m_displayWaterfall, true);
-		d.readBool(7, &m_invertedWaterfall, false);
+		d.readBool(7, &m_invertedWaterfall, true);
 		d.readBool(8, &m_displayMaxHold, false);
 		d.readBool(9, &m_displayHistogram, false);
 		d.readS32(10, &m_decay, 1);
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ bool GLSpectrumSettings::deserialize(const QByteArray& data)
 		d.readS32(13, &m_displayGridIntensity, 5);
 		d.readS32(14, &m_decayDivisor, 1);
 		d.readS32(15, &m_histogramStroke, 30);
-		d.readBool(16, &m_displayCurrent, false);
+		d.readBool(16, &m_displayCurrent, true);
 		d.readS32(17, &m_displayTraceIntensity, 50);
 		d.readReal(18, &m_waterfallShare, 0.66);
 		d.readS32(19, &tmp, 0);
diff --git a/sdrgui/gui/glspectrum.cpp b/sdrgui/gui/glspectrum.cpp
index 301c2ecf0..2022ac7d1 100644
--- a/sdrgui/gui/glspectrum.cpp
+++ b/sdrgui/gui/glspectrum.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <QDebug>
 
 MESSAGE_CLASS_DEFINITION(GLSpectrum::MsgReportSampleRate, Message)
+MESSAGE_CLASS_DEFINITION(GLSpectrum::MsgReportWaterfallShare, Message)
 
 GLSpectrum::GLSpectrum(QWidget* parent) :
 	QGLWidget(parent),
@@ -1909,6 +1910,10 @@ void GLSpectrum::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent* event)
         m_waterfallShare = newShare;
         m_changesPending = true;
 
+		if (m_messageQueueToGUI) {
+			m_messageQueueToGUI->push(new MsgReportWaterfallShare(m_waterfallShare));
+		}
+
         update();
         return;
     }
diff --git a/sdrgui/gui/glspectrum.h b/sdrgui/gui/glspectrum.h
index 64323a3e1..2d6369ccc 100644
--- a/sdrgui/gui/glspectrum.h
+++ b/sdrgui/gui/glspectrum.h
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ public:
         MsgReportSampleRate(quint32 sampleRate) :
             Message(),
             m_sampleRate(sampleRate)
-        {
-            m_sampleRate = sampleRate;
-        }
+        {}
 
         quint32 getSampleRate() const { return m_sampleRate; }
 
@@ -61,6 +59,21 @@ public:
         quint32 m_sampleRate;
     };
 
+    class MsgReportWaterfallShare : public Message {
+        MESSAGE_CLASS_DECLARATION
+
+    public:
+        MsgReportWaterfallShare(Real waterfallShare) :
+            Message(),
+            m_waterfallShare(waterfallShare)
+        {}
+
+        Real getWaterfallShare() const { return m_waterfallShare; }
+
+    private:
+        Real m_waterfallShare;
+    };
+
 	GLSpectrum(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
 	virtual ~GLSpectrum();
 
diff --git a/sdrgui/gui/glspectrumgui.cpp b/sdrgui/gui/glspectrumgui.cpp
index 0d6f5b0a3..ee70baa99 100644
--- a/sdrgui/gui/glspectrumgui.cpp
+++ b/sdrgui/gui/glspectrumgui.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ bool GLSpectrumGUI::deserialize(const QByteArray& data)
 {
     if (m_settings.deserialize(data))
     {
-        displaySettings();
+        displaySettings(); // ends with blockApplySettings(false)
         applySettings();
         return true;
     }
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ void GLSpectrumGUI::applyGLSpectrumSettings()
     m_glSpectrum->setDisplayGrid(m_settings.m_displayGrid);
     m_glSpectrum->setDisplayGridIntensity(m_settings.m_displayGridIntensity);
     m_glSpectrum->setDisplayTraceIntensity(m_settings.m_displayTraceIntensity);
+    m_glSpectrum->setWaterfallShare(m_settings.m_waterfallShare);
 
     if ((m_settings.m_averagingMode == GLSpectrumSettings::AvgModeFixed) || (m_settings.m_averagingMode == GLSpectrumSettings::AvgModeMax)) {
         m_glSpectrum->setTimingRate(getAveragingValue(m_settings.m_averagingIndex, m_settings.m_averagingMode) == 0 ?
@@ -527,6 +528,11 @@ bool GLSpectrumGUI::handleMessage(const Message& message)
         ui->wsSpectrum->blockSignals(false);
         return true;
     }
+    else if (GLSpectrum::MsgReportWaterfallShare::match(message))
+    {
+        const GLSpectrum::MsgReportWaterfallShare& report = (const GLSpectrum::MsgReportWaterfallShare&) message;
+        m_settings.m_waterfallShare = report.getWaterfallShare();
+    }
     else if (SpectrumVis::MsgStartStop::match(message))
     {
         const SpectrumVis::MsgStartStop& msg = (SpectrumVis::MsgStartStop&) message;