diff --git a/src/channel.hpp b/src/channel.hpp
index 0342138f3..6a2433f6a 100644
--- a/src/channel.hpp
+++ b/src/channel.hpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class IndirectChannel
     std::shared_ptr<Data> data;
 
 public:
-    IndirectChannel(ChannelPtr channel, Channel::Type type = Channel::None)
+    IndirectChannel(ChannelPtr channel, Channel::Type type = Channel::Direct)
         : data(new Data(channel, type))
     {
     }
diff --git a/src/singletons/accountmanager.cpp b/src/singletons/accountmanager.cpp
index 93be71b42..59e41f3fc 100644
--- a/src/singletons/accountmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/singletons/accountmanager.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void AccountManager::load()
         this->Twitch.currentUser = this->Twitch.anonymousUser;
     }
 
-    this->Twitch.userChanged.invoke();
+    //    this->Twitch.userChanged.invoke();
 }
 
 }  // namespace singletons
diff --git a/src/singletons/windowmanager.cpp b/src/singletons/windowmanager.cpp
index e91d5d43b..af4e59741 100644
--- a/src/singletons/windowmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/singletons/windowmanager.cpp
@@ -198,11 +198,7 @@ void WindowManager::initialize()
                     widgets::Split *split = new widgets::Split(tab);
 
                     QJsonObject split_obj = split_val.toObject();
-                    QJsonValue channelName_val = split_obj.value("channelName");
-                    if (channelName_val.isString()) {
-                        split->setChannel(providers::twitch::TwitchServer::getInstance().addChannel(
-                            channelName_val.toString()));
-                    }
+                    split->setChannel(this->decodeChannel(split_obj));
 
                     tab->addToLayout(split, std::make_pair(colNr, 10000000));
                 }
@@ -270,7 +266,8 @@ void WindowManager::save()
 
                 for (widgets::Split *cell : cells) {
                     QJsonObject cell_obj;
-                    cell_obj.insert("channelName", cell->getChannel().get()->name);
+
+                    this->encodeChannel(cell->getIndirectChannel(), cell_obj);
 
                     cells_arr.append(cell_obj);
                 }
@@ -297,6 +294,42 @@ void WindowManager::save()
     file.flush();
 }
 
+void WindowManager::encodeChannel(IndirectChannel channel, QJsonObject &obj)
+{
+    switch (channel.getType()) {
+        case Channel::Twitch: {
+            obj.insert("type", "twitch");
+            obj.insert("name", channel.get()->name);
+        } break;
+        case Channel::TwitchMentions: {
+            obj.insert("type", "mentions");
+        } break;
+        case Channel::TwitchWatching: {
+            obj.insert("type", "watching");
+        } break;
+        case Channel::TwitchWhispers: {
+            obj.insert("type", "whispers");
+        } break;
+    }
+}
+
+IndirectChannel WindowManager::decodeChannel(const QJsonObject &obj)
+{
+    QString type = obj.value("type").toString();
+    if (type == "twitch") {
+        return providers::twitch::TwitchServer::getInstance().addChannel(
+            obj.value("name").toString());
+    } else if (type == "mentions") {
+        return providers::twitch::TwitchServer::getInstance().mentionsChannel;
+    } else if (type == "watching") {
+        return providers::twitch::TwitchServer::getInstance().watchingChannel;
+    } else if (type == "whispers") {
+        return providers::twitch::TwitchServer::getInstance().whispersChannel;
+    }
+
+    return Channel::getEmpty();
+}
+
 void WindowManager::closeAll()
 {
     for (widgets::Window *window : windows) {
diff --git a/src/singletons/windowmanager.hpp b/src/singletons/windowmanager.hpp
index 349de4cc6..45af41e68 100644
--- a/src/singletons/windowmanager.hpp
+++ b/src/singletons/windowmanager.hpp
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ private:
 
     widgets::Window *mainWindow = nullptr;
     widgets::Window *selectedWindow = nullptr;
+
+    void encodeChannel(IndirectChannel channel, QJsonObject &obj);
+    IndirectChannel decodeChannel(const QJsonObject &obj);
 };
 
 }  // namespace singletons
diff --git a/src/widgets/helper/splitheader.cpp b/src/widgets/helper/splitheader.cpp
index 677a4dbee..1d1c35d33 100644
--- a/src/widgets/helper/splitheader.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/helper/splitheader.cpp
@@ -154,12 +154,13 @@ void SplitHeader::scaleChangedEvent(float scale)
 
 void SplitHeader::updateChannelText()
 {
+    auto indirectChannel = this->split->getIndirectChannel();
     auto channel = this->split->getChannel();
 
-    const QString channelName = channel->name;
-    if (channelName.isEmpty()) {
-        this->titleLabel->setText("<no channel>");
-        return;
+    QString title = channel->name;
+
+    if (indirectChannel.getType() == Channel::TwitchWatching) {
+        title = "watching: " + (title.isEmpty() ? "none" : title);
     }
 
     TwitchChannel *twitchChannel = dynamic_cast<TwitchChannel *>(channel.get());
@@ -178,17 +179,19 @@ void SplitHeader::updateChannelText()
                             " viewers"
                             "</p>";
             if (streamStatus.rerun) {
-                this->titleLabel->setText(channelName + " (rerun)");
+                title += " (rerun)";
             } else {
-                this->titleLabel->setText(channelName + " (live)");
+                title += " (live)";
             }
-
-            return;
         }
     }
 
+    if (title.isEmpty()) {
+        title = "<empty>";
+    }
+
     this->isLive = false;
-    this->titleLabel->setText(channelName);
+    this->titleLabel->setText(title);
     this->tooltip = "";
 }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/selectchanneldialog.cpp b/src/widgets/selectchanneldialog.cpp
index 25517d7e6..580a02469 100644
--- a/src/widgets/selectchanneldialog.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/selectchanneldialog.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ void SelectChannelDialog::setSelectedChannel(IndirectChannel _channel)
 
     this->selectedChannel = channel;
 
-    switch (channel->getType()) {
+    switch (_channel.getType()) {
         case Channel::Twitch: {
             this->ui.notebook->selectIndex(TAB_TWITCH);
             this->ui.twitch.channel->setFocus();
diff --git a/src/widgets/split.cpp b/src/widgets/split.cpp
index e4117f673..a2c801738 100644
--- a/src/widgets/split.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/split.cpp
@@ -134,13 +134,13 @@ ChannelPtr Split::getChannel()
 
 void Split::setChannel(IndirectChannel newChannel)
 {
+    this->channel = newChannel;
+
     this->view.setChannel(newChannel.get());
 
     this->usermodeChangedConnection.disconnect();
     this->indirectChannelChangedConnection.disconnect();
 
-    this->channel = newChannel;
-
     TwitchChannel *tc = dynamic_cast<TwitchChannel *>(newChannel.get().get());
 
     if (tc != nullptr) {
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ void Split::showChangeChannelPopup(const char *dialogTitle, bool empty,
 {
     SelectChannelDialog *dialog = new SelectChannelDialog();
     if (!empty) {
-        dialog->setSelectedChannel(this->getChannel());
+        dialog->setSelectedChannel(this->getIndirectChannel());
     }
     dialog->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
     dialog->show();