diff --git a/data/gschema.xml b/data/gschema.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f4ce4e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/gschema.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<schemalist>
+  <enum id="io.elementary.portals.screenshot.capture-mode">
+    <value nick="all" value="0"/>
+    <value nick="window" value="1"/>
+    <value nick="area" value="2"/>
+  </enum>
+
+  <schema path="/io/elementary/portals/screenshot/" id="io.elementary.portals.screenshot">
+    <key name='last-capture-mode' enum='io.elementary.portals.screenshot.capture-mode'>
+      <default>"all"</default>
+    </key>
+  </schema>
+</schemalist>
diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index e596191d..f3653654 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -37,3 +37,9 @@ icon_res = gnome.compile_resources(
     'screenshot-icon-resources',
     'gresource.xml'
 )
+
+install_data(
+    'gschema.xml',
+    install_dir: get_option('datadir') / 'glib-2.0' / 'schemas',
+    rename: meson.project_name() + '.gschema.xml'
+)
diff --git a/data/portals.metainfo.xml.in b/data/portals.metainfo.xml.in
index 7b900d2f..d1846cd0 100644
--- a/data/portals.metainfo.xml.in
+++ b/data/portals.metainfo.xml.in
@@ -26,6 +26,18 @@
   <update_contact>contact_at_elementary.io</update_contact>
 
   <releases>
+    <release version="8.1.0" data="2025-12-12" urgency="medium">
+      <description>
+        <p>New Features:</p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>Updated translations</li>
+        </ul>
+      </description>
+      <issues>
+        <issue url="https://github.com/elementary/portals/issues/158">Remember Screenshot Type Choice</issue>
+      </issues>
+    </release>
+
     <release version="8.0.4" data="2025-06-22" urgency="medium">
       <description>
         <p>Fixes a regression in 8.0.3 that happens with unreleased version of Granite</p>
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6e8cb672..1fe653ab 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -48,3 +48,7 @@ conf_data.set_quoted('VERSION', meson.project_version())
 subdir('data')
 subdir('po')
 subdir('src')
+
+gnome.post_install (
+    glib_compile_schemas: true
+)
diff --git a/src/Screenshot/SetupDialog.vala b/src/Screenshot/SetupDialog.vala
index 35f35ccc..18a83068 100644
--- a/src/Screenshot/SetupDialog.vala
+++ b/src/Screenshot/SetupDialog.vala
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class Screenshot.SetupDialog : Gtk.Window {
 
     public string parent_window { get; construct; }
 
-    public ScreenshotType screenshot_type { get; private set; default = ScreenshotType.ALL; }
+    public ScreenshotType screenshot_type { get; set; default = ALL; }
     public bool grab_pointer { get; private set; default = false; }
     public bool redact_text { get; private set; default = false; }
     public int delay { get; private set; default = 0; }
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ public class Screenshot.SetupDialog : Gtk.Window {
             });
         }
 
+        var settings = new Settings ("io.elementary.portals.screenshot");
+        settings.bind ("last-capture-mode", this, "screenshot-type", GET);
+
+        var type_action = settings.create_action ("last-capture-mode");
+
+        var action_group = new SimpleActionGroup ();
+        action_group.add_action (type_action);
+
+        insert_action_group ("screenshot", action_group);
+
         all_image = new Gtk.Image.from_icon_name ("grab-screen-symbolic") {
             icon_size = LARGE
         };
@@ -52,17 +62,12 @@ public class Screenshot.SetupDialog : Gtk.Window {
         all_box.append (all_label);
 
         var all = new Gtk.CheckButton () {
-            active = true,
+            action_name = "screenshot.last-capture-mode",
+            action_target = new Variant.string ("all"),
             child = all_box
         };
         all.add_css_class ("image-button");
 
-        all.toggled.connect (() => {
-            if (all.active) {
-                screenshot_type = ScreenshotType.ALL;
-            }
-        });
-
         var curr_image = new Gtk.Image.from_icon_name ("grab-window-symbolic") {
             icon_size = LARGE
         };
@@ -75,17 +80,13 @@ public class Screenshot.SetupDialog : Gtk.Window {
         curr_box.append (curr_label);
 
         var curr_window = new Gtk.CheckButton () {
+            action_name = "screenshot.last-capture-mode",
+            action_target = new Variant.string ("window"),
             child = curr_box,
             group = all
         };
         curr_window.add_css_class ("image-button");
 
-        curr_window.toggled.connect (() => {
-            if (curr_window.active) {
-                screenshot_type = ScreenshotType.WINDOW;
-            }
-        });
-
         var selection_image = new Gtk.Image.from_icon_name ("grab-area-symbolic") {
             icon_size = LARGE
         };
@@ -98,17 +99,13 @@ public class Screenshot.SetupDialog : Gtk.Window {
         selection_box.append (selection_label);
 
         var selection = new Gtk.CheckButton () {
+            action_name = "screenshot.last-capture-mode",
+            action_target = new Variant.string ("area"),
             child = selection_box,
             group = all
         };
         selection.add_css_class ("image-button");
 
-        selection.toggled.connect (() => {
-            if (selection.active) {
-                screenshot_type = ScreenshotType.AREA;
-            }
-        });
-
         var pointer_switch = new Gtk.Switch () {
             halign = START
         };