diff --git a/widgets/chatwidget.cpp b/widgets/chatwidget.cpp
index 184271374..e2d941bcb 100644
--- a/widgets/chatwidget.cpp
+++ b/widgets/chatwidget.cpp
@@ -83,5 +83,27 @@ ChatWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
 
     painter.fillRect(this->rect(), ColorScheme::getInstance().ChatBackground);
 }
+
+void
+ChatWidget::load(const boost::property_tree::ptree &tree)
+{
+    // Load tab text
+    try {
+        this->setChannelName(
+            QString::fromStdString(tree.get<std::string>("channelName")));
+    } catch (boost::property_tree::ptree_error) {
+    }
 }
+
+boost::property_tree::ptree
+ChatWidget::save()
+{
+    boost::property_tree::ptree tree;
+
+    tree.put("channelName", this->getChannelName().toStdString());
+
+    return tree;
 }
+
+}  // namespace widgets
+}  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/widgets/chatwidget.h b/widgets/chatwidget.h
index cff83f8c5..5b1782d3c 100644
--- a/widgets/chatwidget.h
+++ b/widgets/chatwidget.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <QFont>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 #include <QWidget>
+#include <boost/property_tree/ptree.hpp>
 
 namespace chatterino {
 namespace widgets {
@@ -56,8 +57,13 @@ private:
     ChatWidgetHeader header;
     ChatWidgetView view;
     ChatWidgetInput input;
+
+public:
+    void load(const boost::property_tree::ptree &tree);
+    boost::property_tree::ptree save();
 };
-}
-}
+
+}  // namespace widgets
+}  // namespace chatterino
 
 #endif  // CHATWIDGET_H
diff --git a/widgets/notebook.cpp b/widgets/notebook.cpp
index 10fe76843..c850cfad5 100644
--- a/widgets/notebook.cpp
+++ b/widgets/notebook.cpp
@@ -226,6 +226,13 @@ Notebook::save(boost::property_tree::ptree &tree)
     // Iterate through all tabs and add them to our tabs property thing
     for (const auto &page : this->pages) {
         boost::property_tree::ptree pTab = page->tab->save();
+
+        boost::property_tree::ptree pChats = page->save();
+
+        if (pChats.size() > 0) {
+            pTab.add_child("chats", pChats);
+        }
+
         tabs.push_back(std::make_pair("", pTab));
     }
 
diff --git a/widgets/notebookpage.cpp b/widgets/notebookpage.cpp
index d2e1582b7..015ee4be4 100644
--- a/widgets/notebookpage.cpp
+++ b/widgets/notebookpage.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ void
 NotebookPage::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
 {
     if (this->hbox.count() == 0 && event->button() == Qt::LeftButton) {
-        addToLayout(new ChatWidget(), std::pair<int, int>(-1, -1));
+        // "Add Chat" was clicked
+        this->addToLayout(new ChatWidget(), std::pair<int, int>(-1, -1));
 
         setCursor(QCursor(Qt::ArrowCursor));
     }
@@ -242,11 +243,31 @@ NotebookPage::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
 }
 
 void
-NotebookPage::load(const boost::property_tree::ptree &v)
+NotebookPage::load(const boost::property_tree::ptree &tree)
 {
-    const std::string &tabName = v.get<std::string>("name", "UNNAMED");
+    try {
+        BOOST_FOREACH (const boost::property_tree::ptree::value_type &v,
+                       tree.get_child("chats.")) {
+            auto widget = new ChatWidget();
+            widget->load(v.second);
+            this->addToLayout(widget, std::pair<int, int>(-1, -1));
+        }
+    } catch (boost::property_tree::ptree_error &) {
+        // can't read tabs
+    }
+}
 
-    qDebug() << "tab name :" << tabName.c_str();
+boost::property_tree::ptree
+NotebookPage::save()
+{
+    boost::property_tree::ptree tree;
+
+    for (const auto &chat : this->chatWidgets) {
+        boost::property_tree::ptree child = chat->save();
+        tree.push_back(std::make_pair("", child));
+    }
+
+    return tree;
 }
 
 }  // namespace widgets
diff --git a/widgets/notebookpage.h b/widgets/notebookpage.h
index 926635233..c7e7f35f5 100644
--- a/widgets/notebookpage.h
+++ b/widgets/notebookpage.h
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ private:
     void setPreviewRect(QPoint mousePos);
 
 public:
-    void load(const boost::property_tree::ptree &v);
+    void load(const boost::property_tree::ptree &tree);
+    boost::property_tree::ptree save();
 };
 
 }  // namespace widgets