diff --git a/source/app/PlaYUVerSettings.cpp b/source/app/PlaYUVerSettings.cpp
index f01f241..8e82d68 100755
--- a/source/app/PlaYUVerSettings.cpp
+++ b/source/app/PlaYUVerSettings.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,18 @@ Void PlaYUVerSettings::setSelectedTool( Int tool )
   m_settings.setValue( "MainWindow/SelectedTool", tool );
 }
 
+Void PlaYUVerSettings::setDockVisibility( Bool statusStreamProperties, Bool statusFrameProperties )
+{
+  m_settings.setValue( "Dock/StreamProperties", statusStreamProperties );
+  m_settings.setValue( "Dock/FrameProperties", statusFrameProperties );
+}
+
+Void PlaYUVerSettings::getDockVisibility( Bool& statusStreamProperties, Bool& statusFrameProperties )
+{
+  statusStreamProperties = m_settings.value( "Dock/StreamProperties", true ).toBool();
+  statusFrameProperties = m_settings.value( "Dock/FrameProperties", true ).toBool();
+}
+
 // - - - - - - - - - - - -  PLaying Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
 Bool PlaYUVerSettings::getRepeat()
diff --git a/source/app/PlaYUVerSettings.h b/source/app/PlaYUVerSettings.h
index bb7f98c..889ef5c 100755
--- a/source/app/PlaYUVerSettings.h
+++ b/source/app/PlaYUVerSettings.h
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ public:
   Bool getVideoLock();
   Void setPlayingSettings( Bool repeat, Bool lock );
 
+  Void setDockVisibility( Bool statusStreamProperties, Bool statusFrameProperties );
+  Void getDockVisibility( Bool& statusStreamProperties, Bool& statusFrameProperties );
+
   // - - - - - - - - - - - - Grid Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
   GridManager::Style gridStyle();
   Void setGridStyle( GridManager::Style v );
diff --git a/source/app/plaYUVerApp.cpp b/source/app/plaYUVerApp.cpp
index d38b9be..ed4ed0c 100644
--- a/source/app/plaYUVerApp.cpp
+++ b/source/app/plaYUVerApp.cpp
@@ -1186,6 +1186,13 @@ Void plaYUVerApp::readSettings()
   setAllSubWindowTool();
   m_arrayActions[VIDEO_LOOP_ACT]->setChecked( settings.getRepeat() );
   m_arrayActions[VIDEO_LOCK_ACT]->setChecked( settings.getVideoLock() );
+  Bool visibleStreamProp, visibleFrameProp;
+  settings.getDockVisibility( visibleStreamProp, visibleFrameProp );
+  if( !visibleStreamProp )
+    m_arraySideBars[STREAM_SIDEBAR]->close();
+  if( !visibleFrameProp )
+    m_arraySideBars[FRAME_SIDEBAR]->close();
+
 }
 
 Void plaYUVerApp::writeSettings()
@@ -1195,6 +1202,7 @@ Void plaYUVerApp::writeSettings()
   settings.setMainWindowSize( size() );
   settings.setLastOpenPath( m_cLastOpenPath );
   settings.setSelectedTool( ( Int )m_appTool );
+  settings.setDockVisibility( m_pcStreamProperties->isVisible(), m_pcFrameProperties->isVisible() );
   settings.setPlayingSettings( m_arrayActions[VIDEO_LOOP_ACT]->isChecked(), m_arrayActions[VIDEO_LOCK_ACT]->isChecked() );
 }