diff --git a/searx/templates/search.html b/searx/templates/search.html
index e084610ca..ab83d77ec 100644
--- a/searx/templates/search.html
+++ b/searx/templates/search.html
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
         {{ category }}: <input type="checkbox" name="category_{{ category }}" {% if category in selected_categories %}checked="checked"{% endif %} />
     {% endfor %}
     </p>
+    <p>remember categories:<input type="checkbox" name="save" checked="checked" /></p>
 </form>
diff --git a/searx/webapp.py b/searx/webapp.py
index 51d910da2..9efb97ee5 100644
--- a/searx/webapp.py
+++ b/searx/webapp.py
@@ -80,12 +80,14 @@ def index():
                     selected_engines.extend(x.name for x in categories[ccateg])
         query = request.form['q'].encode('utf-8')
         results = search(query, request, selected_engines)
+        remember_categs = True if 'save' in request.form else False
         if request.form.get('format') == 'json':
             # TODO HTTP headers
             return json.dumps({'query': query, 'results': results})
         template = render('results.html', results=results, q=query.decode('utf-8'), selected_categories=selected_categories)
         resp = make_response(template)
-        resp.set_cookie('categories', ','.join(selected_categories))
+        if remember_categs:
+            resp.set_cookie('categories', ','.join(selected_categories))
         return resp
     return render('index.html')