diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/GraphServices/src/main/java/ghidra/graph/visualization/DefaultGraphDisplay.java b/Ghidra/Features/GraphServices/src/main/java/ghidra/graph/visualization/DefaultGraphDisplay.java
index c3938b79c3..4955949e0a 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/GraphServices/src/main/java/ghidra/graph/visualization/DefaultGraphDisplay.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/GraphServices/src/main/java/ghidra/graph/visualization/DefaultGraphDisplay.java
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ public class DefaultGraphDisplay implements GraphDisplay {
 		componentProvider = new DefaultGraphDisplayComponentProvider(this, pluginTool);
 		componentProvider.addToTool();
 		satelliteViewer = createSatelliteViewer(viewer);
+		if (graphDisplayProvider.getDefaultSatelliteState()) {
+			viewer.getComponent().add(satelliteViewer.getComponent());
+		}
 		layoutTransitionManager =
 			new LayoutTransitionManager(viewer, this::isRoot);
 
@@ -321,6 +324,7 @@ public class DefaultGraphDisplay implements GraphDisplay {
 		new ToggleActionBuilder("SatelliteView", actionOwnerName).description("Show Satellite View")
 				.toolBarIcon(DefaultDisplayGraphIcons.SATELLITE_VIEW_ICON)
 				.onAction(this::toggleSatellite)
+				.selected(graphDisplayProvider.getDefaultSatelliteState())
 				.buildAndInstallLocal(componentProvider);
 
 		// create an icon button to reset the view transformations to identity (scaled to layout)
@@ -576,7 +580,9 @@ public class DefaultGraphDisplay implements GraphDisplay {
 	 * @param context information about the event
 	 */
 	private void toggleSatellite(ActionContext context) {
-		if (((AbstractButton) context.getSourceObject()).isSelected()) {
+		boolean selected = ((AbstractButton) context.getSourceObject()).isSelected();
+		graphDisplayProvider.setDefaultSatelliteState(selected);
+		if (selected) {
 			viewer.getComponent().add(satelliteViewer.getComponent());
 		}
 		else {
@@ -770,7 +776,6 @@ public class DefaultGraphDisplay implements GraphDisplay {
 		}
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * set the {@link AttributedGraph} for visualization
 	 * @param attributedGraph the {@link AttributedGraph} to visualize
@@ -1208,7 +1213,6 @@ public class DefaultGraphDisplay implements GraphDisplay {
 
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Use the hide selected action states to determine what vertices are shown:
 	 * <ul>
diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/GraphServices/src/main/java/ghidra/graph/visualization/DefaultGraphDisplayProvider.java b/Ghidra/Features/GraphServices/src/main/java/ghidra/graph/visualization/DefaultGraphDisplayProvider.java
index f95a3ff997..8d53b68725 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/GraphServices/src/main/java/ghidra/graph/visualization/DefaultGraphDisplayProvider.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/GraphServices/src/main/java/ghidra/graph/visualization/DefaultGraphDisplayProvider.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import ghidra.framework.options.Options;
+import ghidra.framework.options.PreferenceState;
 import ghidra.framework.plugintool.PluginTool;
 import ghidra.service.graph.GraphDisplay;
 import ghidra.service.graph.GraphDisplayProvider;
@@ -28,10 +29,14 @@ import ghidra.util.task.TaskMonitor;
 
 public class DefaultGraphDisplayProvider implements GraphDisplayProvider {
 
+	private static final String PREFERENCES_KEY = "GRAPH_DISPLAY_SERVICE";
+	private static final String DEFAULT_SATELLITE_STATE = "DEFAULT_SATELLITE_STATE";
 	private final Set<DefaultGraphDisplay> displays = new HashSet<>();
 	private PluginTool pluginTool;
 	private Options options;
 	private int displayCounter = 1;
+	private boolean defaultSatelliteState;
+	private PreferenceState preferences;
 
 	@Override
 	public String getName() {
@@ -66,6 +71,12 @@ public class DefaultGraphDisplayProvider implements GraphDisplayProvider {
 	public void initialize(PluginTool tool, Options graphOptions) {
 		this.pluginTool = tool;
 		this.options = graphOptions;
+		preferences = pluginTool.getWindowManager().getPreferenceState(PREFERENCES_KEY);
+		if (preferences == null) {
+			preferences = new PreferenceState();
+			pluginTool.getWindowManager().putPreferenceState(PREFERENCES_KEY, preferences);
+		}
+		defaultSatelliteState = preferences.getBoolean(DEFAULT_SATELLITE_STATE, false);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -105,4 +116,14 @@ public class DefaultGraphDisplayProvider implements GraphDisplayProvider {
 		displays.remove(defaultGraphDisplay);
 	}
 
+	boolean getDefaultSatelliteState() {
+		return defaultSatelliteState;
+	}
+
+	void setDefaultSatelliteState(boolean b) {
+		defaultSatelliteState = b;
+		preferences.putBoolean(DEFAULT_SATELLITE_STATE, b);
+
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/DockingWindowManager.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/DockingWindowManager.java
index 77341dc371..7ec812b7cc 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/DockingWindowManager.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Docking/src/main/java/docking/DockingWindowManager.java
@@ -931,17 +931,19 @@ public class DockingWindowManager implements PropertyChangeListener, Placeholder
 	 * @param rootXMLElement JDOM element from which to extract the state information.
 	 */
 	public void restoreFromXML(Element rootXMLElement) {
-		Element rootNodeElement = rootXMLElement.getChild(RootNode.ROOT_NODE_ELEMENT_NAME);
-		restoreWindowDataFromXml(rootNodeElement);
-		// load the tool preferences
+		restoreWindowDataFromXml(rootXMLElement);
 		restorePreferencesFromXML(rootXMLElement);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Restore to the docking window manager the layout and positioning information from XML.
-	 * @param windowData The XML element containing the above information.
+	 * @param rootXMLElement JDOM element from which to extract the state information.
 	 */
-	public void restoreWindowDataFromXml(Element windowData) {
+	public void restoreWindowDataFromXml(Element rootXMLElement) {
+		Element windowData = rootXMLElement.getChild(RootNode.ROOT_NODE_ELEMENT_NAME);
+		if (windowData == null) {
+			return;
+		}
 		//
 		// Clear our focus history, as we are changing placeholders' providers, so the old focus
 		// is no longer relevant.
@@ -1576,7 +1578,7 @@ public class DockingWindowManager implements PropertyChangeListener, Placeholder
 		return toolPreferencesElement;
 	}
 
-	private void restorePreferencesFromXML(Element rootElement) {
+	public void restorePreferencesFromXML(Element rootElement) {
 		Element toolPreferencesElement = rootElement.getChild(TOOL_PREFERENCES_XML_NAME);
 		if (toolPreferencesElement == null) {
 			return;
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/plugintool/PluginTool.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/plugintool/PluginTool.java
index 0449b6dd93..d667bcdf98 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/plugintool/PluginTool.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/plugintool/PluginTool.java
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ public abstract class PluginTool extends AbstractDockingTool {
 			"You cannot persist generic tools: " + getClass().getName());
 	}
 
-	public void restoreWindowingDataFromXml(Element windowData) {
+	public void restoreWindowingDataFromXml(Element element) {
 		throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
 			"You cannot persist generic tools: " + getClass().getName());
 	}
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ public abstract class PluginTool extends AbstractDockingTool {
 		SplashScreen.updateSplashScreenStatus("Loading " + fullName + " ...");
 
 		restoreOptionsFromXml(root);
+		winMgr.restorePreferencesFromXML(root);
 		setDefaultOptionValues();
 		boolean hasErrors = false;
 		try {
@@ -565,7 +566,7 @@ public abstract class PluginTool extends AbstractDockingTool {
 			Msg.showError(this, getToolFrame(), "Error Restoring Plugins", e.getMessage());
 		}
 
-		winMgr.restoreFromXML(root);
+		winMgr.restoreWindowDataFromXml(root);
 		winMgr.setToolName(fullName);
 		return hasErrors;
 	}
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/project/tool/GhidraTool.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/project/tool/GhidraTool.java
index cadcb8c8d4..318914c12c 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/project/tool/GhidraTool.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/project/tool/GhidraTool.java
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ public class GhidraTool extends PluginTool {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void restoreWindowingDataFromXml(Element windowData) {
-		winMgr.restoreWindowDataFromXml(windowData);
+	public void restoreWindowingDataFromXml(Element rootElement) {
+		winMgr.restoreWindowDataFromXml(rootElement);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/project/tool/WorkspaceImpl.java b/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/project/tool/WorkspaceImpl.java
index f94a200368..3068502134 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/project/tool/WorkspaceImpl.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Project/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/project/tool/WorkspaceImpl.java
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ class WorkspaceImpl implements Workspace {
 
 		Iterator<?> iter = root.getChildren("RUNNING_TOOL").iterator();
 		while (iter.hasNext()) {
-			Element elememnt = (Element) iter.next();
-			String toolName = elememnt.getAttributeValue(ToolTemplate.TOOL_NAME_XML_NAME);
+			Element element = (Element) iter.next();
+			String toolName = element.getAttributeValue(ToolTemplate.TOOL_NAME_XML_NAME);
 			if (toolName == null) {
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -182,12 +182,9 @@ class WorkspaceImpl implements Workspace {
 				}
 
 				boolean hadChanges = tool.hasConfigChanged();
-				Element windowData = elememnt.getChild("ROOT_NODE");
-				if (windowData != null) {  // backward compatibility
-					tool.restoreWindowingDataFromXml(windowData);
-				}
+				tool.restoreWindowingDataFromXml(element);
 
-				Element toolDataElem = elememnt.getChild("DATA_STATE");
+				Element toolDataElem = element.getChild("DATA_STATE");
 				tool.restoreDataStateFromXml(toolDataElem);
 				if (hadChanges) {
 					// restore the dirty state, which is cleared by the restoreDataState call
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/test/java/ghidra/test/DummyTool.java b/Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/test/java/ghidra/test/DummyTool.java
index 9c44e7864a..d4608056a8 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/test/java/ghidra/test/DummyTool.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/test/java/ghidra/test/DummyTool.java
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ public class DummyTool extends PluginTool {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void restoreWindowingDataFromXml(Element windowData) {
+	public void restoreWindowingDataFromXml(Element element) {
 		//do nothing
 	}