diff --git a/filters.go b/filters.go
index 9923d22..055263e 100644
--- a/filters.go
+++ b/filters.go
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"encoding/gob"
+	"errors"
+	"io/fs"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+
 	"github.com/probakowski/go-satel"
 )
 
@@ -27,16 +33,70 @@ type EventKey struct {
 	Index      int
 }
 
-func FilterByLastSeen(ev <-chan satel.Event) <-chan satel.Event {
+type EventValue struct{ Value bool }
+
+type PersistenceRecord struct {
+	Key   EventKey
+	Value EventValue
+}
+
+func persistMapOnDisk(lastSeen *map[EventKey]bool, persistenceFilePath string) {
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(persistenceFilePath, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0600)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	enc := gob.NewEncoder(f)
+	data := make([]PersistenceRecord, len(*lastSeen))
+	i := 0
+	for k, v := range *lastSeen {
+		data[i] = PersistenceRecord{Key: k, Value: EventValue{v}}
+		i += 1
+	}
+	err = enc.Encode(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func readMapFromDisk(persistenceFilePath string, logger *log.Logger) map[EventKey]bool {
+	lastSeen := make(map[EventKey]bool)
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(persistenceFilePath, os.O_RDONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0600)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
+			// File not existing is fine, we'll create one later
+			return lastSeen
+		}
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	dec := gob.NewDecoder(f)
+	data := make([]PersistenceRecord, 0)
+	err = dec.Decode(&data)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Println("LastSeenFilter: Error reading persistence file", persistenceFilePath, "from disk:", err, ". Discarding and starting over.")
+		return lastSeen
+	}
+	for _, readData := range data {
+		lastSeen[readData.Key] = readData.Value.Value
+	}
+
+	return lastSeen
+}
+
+func FilterByLastSeen(ev <-chan satel.Event, persistenceFilePath string, logger *log.Logger) <-chan satel.Event {
 	returnChan := make(chan satel.Event)
 
 	go func() {
-		lastSeen := make(map[EventKey]bool) // key: ChangeType/Index; value: Value
+		lastSeen := readMapFromDisk(persistenceFilePath, logger)
 		for e := range ev {
 			val, ok := lastSeen[EventKey{e.Type, e.Index}]
 			if !ok || val != e.Value {
 				lastSeen[EventKey{e.Type, e.Index}] = e.Value
 				returnChan <- e
+
+				persistMapOnDisk(&lastSeen, persistenceFilePath)
 			}
 		}
 		close(returnChan)
diff --git a/filters_test.go b/filters_test.go
index 1058d40..e712104 100644
--- a/filters_test.go
+++ b/filters_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"os"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -37,13 +40,18 @@ func TestSatelEventTypeFiltering(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSatelLastSeenFiltering(t *testing.T) {
+	f, err := os.CreateTemp("", "TestSatelLastSeenFiltering")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	tempFileName := f.Name()
+	assert.NoError(t, f.Close())
+	defer os.Remove(f.Name())
 	testEvents := make(chan satel.Event)
 	receivedEvents := make([]satel.Event, 0)
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
 
 	go func() {
 		wg.Add(1)
-		for e := range FilterByLastSeen(testEvents) {
+		for e := range FilterByLastSeen(testEvents, tempFileName, log.New(io.Discard, "", log.Ltime)) {
 			receivedEvents = append(receivedEvents, e)
 		}
 		wg.Done()
@@ -64,3 +72,61 @@ func TestSatelLastSeenFiltering(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, receivedEvents, satel.Event{Type: satel.ArmedPartition, Index: 2, Value: true})
 	assert.Contains(t, receivedEvents, satel.Event{Type: satel.ArmedPartition, Index: 1, Value: false})
 }
+
+func TestSatelLastSeenFilteringWithPersistence(t *testing.T) {
+	f, err := os.CreateTemp("", "TestSatelLastSeenFilteringWithPersistence")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	tempFileName := f.Name()
+	assert.NoError(t, f.Close())
+	defer os.Remove(f.Name())
+	testEvents := make(chan satel.Event)
+	receivedEvents := make([]satel.Event, 0)
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+
+	go func() {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		for e := range FilterByLastSeen(testEvents, tempFileName, log.New(io.Discard, "", log.Ltime)) {
+			receivedEvents = append(receivedEvents, e)
+		}
+		wg.Done()
+	}()
+
+	testEvents <- satel.Event{Type: satel.ArmedPartition, Index: 1, Value: true}
+	testEvents <- satel.Event{Type: satel.ArmedPartition, Index: 2, Value: true}
+	testEvents <- satel.Event{Type: satel.ArmedPartition, Index: 1, Value: true}
+	testEvents <- satel.Event{Type: satel.ArmedPartition, Index: 1, Value: false}
+	testEvents <- satel.Event{Type: satel.ArmedPartition, Index: 2, Value: true}
+	testEvents <- satel.Event{Type: satel.ArmedPartition, Index: 1, Value: false}
+
+	close(testEvents)
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	assert.Len(t, receivedEvents, 3)
+	assert.Contains(t, receivedEvents, satel.Event{Type: satel.ArmedPartition, Index: 1, Value: true})
+	assert.Contains(t, receivedEvents, satel.Event{Type: satel.ArmedPartition, Index: 2, Value: true})
+	assert.Contains(t, receivedEvents, satel.Event{Type: satel.ArmedPartition, Index: 1, Value: false})
+
+	testEvents = make(chan satel.Event)
+	receivedEvents = make([]satel.Event, 0)
+	go func() {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		for e := range FilterByLastSeen(testEvents, tempFileName, log.New(io.Discard, "", log.Ltime)) {
+			receivedEvents = append(receivedEvents, e)
+		}
+		wg.Done()
+	}()
+
+	receivedEvents = make([]satel.Event, 0)
+
+	testEvents <- satel.Event{Type: satel.ArmedPartition, Index: 1, Value: false}
+	testEvents <- satel.Event{Type: satel.ArmedPartition, Index: 1, Value: false}
+	testEvents <- satel.Event{Type: satel.ArmedPartition, Index: 1, Value: true}
+	testEvents <- satel.Event{Type: satel.ArmedPartition, Index: 2, Value: true}
+	testEvents <- satel.Event{Type: satel.ArmedPartition, Index: 2, Value: true}
+
+	close(testEvents)
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	assert.Len(t, receivedEvents, 1)
+	assert.Contains(t, receivedEvents, satel.Event{Type: satel.ArmedPartition, Index: 1, Value: true})
+}