diff --git a/subiquity/controllers/installpath.py b/subiquity/controllers/installpath.py
index 5ce29151..45a3be4a 100644
--- a/subiquity/controllers/installpath.py
+++ b/subiquity/controllers/installpath.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class InstallpathController(BaseController):
         self.answers = self.all_answers.get("Installpath", {})
         self.release = None
 
-    def installpath(self):
+    def default(self):
         self.ui.set_body(InstallpathView(self.model, self))
         if 'path' in self.answers:
             path = self.answers['path']
@@ -41,11 +41,16 @@ class InstallpathController(BaseController):
                 self.model.update(self.answers)
                 self.signal.emit_signal('next-screen')
 
-    default = installpath
-
     def cancel(self):
         self.signal.emit_signal('prev-screen')
 
+    def serialize(self):
+        return {'path': self.model.path, 'results': self.model.results}
+
+    def deserialize(self, data):
+        self.model.path = data['path']
+        self.model.results = data['results']
+
     def choose_path(self, path):
         self.model.path = path
         getattr(self, 'install_' + path)()
diff --git a/subiquity/controllers/mirror.py b/subiquity/controllers/mirror.py
index b2a50600..94c4674c 100644
--- a/subiquity/controllers/mirror.py
+++ b/subiquity/controllers/mirror.py
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ class MirrorController(BaseController):
     def cancel(self):
         self.signal.emit_signal('prev-screen')
 
+    def serialize(self):
+        return self.model.mirror
+
+    def deserialize(self, data):
+        self.model.mirror = data
+
     def done(self, mirror):
         if mirror != self.model.mirror:
             self.model.mirror = mirror
diff --git a/subiquity/controllers/proxy.py b/subiquity/controllers/proxy.py
index 43edd979..c215ec83 100644
--- a/subiquity/controllers/proxy.py
+++ b/subiquity/controllers/proxy.py
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ class ProxyController(BaseController):
     def cancel(self):
         self.signal.emit_signal('prev-screen')
 
+    def serialize(self):
+        return self.model.proxy
+
+    def deserialize(self, data):
+        self.model.proxy = data
+
     def done(self, proxy):
         if proxy != self.model.proxy:
             self.model.proxy = proxy
diff --git a/subiquity/controllers/welcome.py b/subiquity/controllers/welcome.py
index 23a1a00a..05eeac07 100644
--- a/subiquity/controllers/welcome.py
+++ b/subiquity/controllers/welcome.py
@@ -41,3 +41,9 @@ class WelcomeController(BaseController):
     def cancel(self):
         # Can't go back from here!
         pass
+
+    def serialize(self):
+        return self.model.selected_language
+
+    def deserialize(self, data):
+        self.model.switch_language(data)
diff --git a/subiquitycore/controller.py b/subiquitycore/controller.py
index 595f1ff3..672ed630 100644
--- a/subiquitycore/controller.py
+++ b/subiquitycore/controller.py
@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ class BaseController(ABC):
     def default(self):
         pass
 
+    def serialize(self):
+        return None
+
+    def deserialize(self, data):
+        if data is not None:
+            raise Exception("missing deserialize method on {}".format(self))
+
     # Stuff for fine grained actions, used by filesystem and network
     # controller at time of writing this comment.
 
diff --git a/subiquitycore/core.py b/subiquitycore/core.py
index c9000233..e39c2cb2 100644
--- a/subiquitycore/core.py
+++ b/subiquitycore/core.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 from concurrent import futures
 import fcntl
+import json
 import logging
 import os
 import struct
@@ -254,6 +255,12 @@ class Application:
 
         opts.project = self.project
 
+        root = '/'
+        if opts.dry_run:
+            root = '.subiquity'
+        self.state_dir = os.path.join(root, 'run', self.project)
+        os.makedirs(os.path.join(self.state_dir, 'states'), exist_ok=True)
+
         answers = {}
         if opts.answers is not None:
             answers = yaml.safe_load(open(opts.answers).read())
@@ -268,7 +275,9 @@ class Application:
             input_filter = DummyKeycodesFilter()
 
         scale = float(os.environ.get('SUBIQUITY_REPLAY_TIMESCALE', "1"))
+        updated = os.path.exists(os.path.join(self.state_dir, 'updating'))
         self.common = {
+            "updated": updated,
             "ui": ui,
             "opts": opts,
             "signal": Signal(),
@@ -304,6 +313,16 @@ class Application:
             controller_class.register_signals()
         log.debug(self.common['signal'])
 
+    def save_state(self):
+        if self.controller_index < 0:
+            return
+        cur_controller_name = self.controllers[self.controller_index]
+        cur_controller = self.common['controllers'][cur_controller_name]
+        state_path = os.path.join(
+            self.state_dir, 'states', cur_controller_name)
+        with open(state_path, 'w') as fp:
+            json.dump(cur_controller.serialize(), fp)
+
     def select_screen(self, index):
         self.controller_index = index
         self.common['ui'].progress_current = index
@@ -311,8 +330,12 @@ class Application:
         log.debug("moving to screen %s", controller_name)
         controller = self.common['controllers'][controller_name]
         controller.default()
+        state_path = os.path.join(self.state_dir, 'last-screen')
+        with open(state_path, 'w') as fp:
+            fp.write(controller_name)
 
     def next_screen(self, *args):
+        self.save_state()
         while True:
             if self.controller_index == len(self.controllers) - 1:
                 self.exit()
@@ -324,6 +347,7 @@ class Application:
                 return
 
     def prev_screen(self, *args):
+        self.save_state()
         while True:
             if self.controller_index == 0:
                 self.exit()
@@ -429,7 +453,6 @@ class Application:
                 self.common['loop'].event_loop))
             self.common['base_model'] = self.model_class(self.common)
         try:
-            self.common['loop'].set_alarm_in(0.05, self.next_screen)
             if self.common['opts'].scripts:
                 self.run_scripts(self.common['opts'].scripts)
             controllers_mod = __import__('%s.controllers' % self.project,
@@ -439,6 +462,36 @@ class Application:
                 klass = getattr(controllers_mod, k+"Controller")
                 self.common['controllers'][k] = klass(self.common)
             log.debug("*** %s", self.common['controllers'])
+
+            initial_controller_index = 0
+
+            if self.common['updated']:
+                for k in self.controllers:
+                    state_path = os.path.join(self.state_dir, 'states', k)
+                    if not os.path.exists(state_path):
+                        continue
+                    with open(state_path) as fp:
+                        self.common['controllers'][k].deserialize(
+                            json.load(fp))
+
+                last_screen = None
+                state_path = os.path.join(self.state_dir, 'last-screen')
+                if os.path.exists(state_path):
+                    with open(state_path) as fp:
+                        last_screen = fp.read().strip()
+
+                if last_screen in self.controllers:
+                    initial_controller_index = self.controllers.index(
+                        last_screen)
+
+            def select_initial_screen(loop, index):
+                try:
+                    self.select_screen(index)
+                except Skip:
+                    self.next_screen()
+
+            self.common['loop'].set_alarm_in(
+                0.05, select_initial_screen, initial_controller_index)
             self._connect_base_signals()
             self.common['loop'].run()
         except Exception: