diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 0a97a0158b..b96c32ed39 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -675,6 +675,7 @@ set(INCLUDE_FILES
         buttonhandler/ButtonHandler.h
         touchhandler/TouchHandler.h
         utility/Math.h
+        utility/Persistent.h
         )
 
 include_directories(
diff --git a/src/displayapp/screens/Paddle.cpp b/src/displayapp/screens/Paddle.cpp
index 00298eca9a..993e85cc02 100644
--- a/src/displayapp/screens/Paddle.cpp
+++ b/src/displayapp/screens/Paddle.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@
 
 using namespace Pinetime::Applications::Screens;
 
-Paddle::Paddle(Pinetime::Components::LittleVgl& lvgl) : lvgl {lvgl} {
+Paddle::Paddle(Pinetime::Components::LittleVgl& lvgl, 
+               Pinetime::Controllers::FS& fs)
+  : Persistent(fs),
+    lvgl {lvgl} {
+  LoadPersistentState();
+
   background = lv_obj_create(lv_scr_act(), nullptr);
   lv_obj_set_size(background, LV_HOR_RES + 1, LV_VER_RES);
   lv_obj_set_pos(background, -1, 0);
@@ -34,6 +39,8 @@ Paddle::Paddle(Pinetime::Components::LittleVgl& lvgl) : lvgl {lvgl} {
 }
 
 Paddle::~Paddle() {
+  SavePersistentState();
+
   lv_task_del(taskRefresh);
   lv_obj_clean(lv_scr_act());
 }
@@ -66,17 +73,17 @@ void Paddle::Refresh() {
     if (ballX >= -ballSize / 4) {
       if (ballY <= (paddlePos + 30 - ballSize / 4) && ballY >= (paddlePos - 30 - ballSize + ballSize / 4)) {
         dx *= -1;
-        score++;
+        persistent_state.score++;
       }
     }
     // checks if it has gone behind the paddle
     else if (ballX <= -ballSize * 2) {
       ballX = (LV_HOR_RES - ballSize) / 2;
       ballY = (LV_VER_RES - ballSize) / 2;
-      score = 0;
+      persistent_state.score = 0;
     }
   }
-  lv_label_set_text_fmt(points, "%04d", score);
+  lv_label_set_text_fmt(points, "%04d", persistent_state.score);
 }
 
 bool Paddle::OnTouchEvent(Pinetime::Applications::TouchEvents /*event*/) {
diff --git a/src/displayapp/screens/Paddle.h b/src/displayapp/screens/Paddle.h
index 586cccf4cf..f0effcece1 100644
--- a/src/displayapp/screens/Paddle.h
+++ b/src/displayapp/screens/Paddle.h
@@ -2,22 +2,32 @@
 
 #include <lvgl/lvgl.h>
 #include <cstdint>
+#include "components/fs/FS.h"
 #include "displayapp/screens/Screen.h"
 #include "displayapp/apps/Apps.h"
 #include "displayapp/Controllers.h"
 #include "Symbols.h"
+#include "utility/Persistent.h"
+
+using namespace Pinetime::Utility;
 
 namespace Pinetime {
+  namespace Controllers {
+    class FS;
+  }
   namespace Components {
     class LittleVgl;
   }
 
   namespace Applications {
     namespace Screens {
+      struct PaddleState {
+        uint16_t score;
+      };
 
-      class Paddle : public Screen {
+      class Paddle : public Screen, public Persistent<PaddleState> {
       public:
-        Paddle(Pinetime::Components::LittleVgl& lvgl);
+        Paddle(Pinetime::Components::LittleVgl& lvgl, Pinetime::Controllers::FS& fs);
         ~Paddle() override;
 
         void Refresh() override;
@@ -25,6 +35,15 @@ namespace Pinetime {
         bool OnTouchEvent(TouchEvents event) override;
         bool OnTouchEvent(uint16_t x, uint16_t y) override;
 
+      protected:
+        char* GetPersistencePath() override {
+          return "persistent/paddle";
+        }
+
+        uint32_t GetDataVersion() override {
+          return 0;
+        }
+
       private:
         Pinetime::Components::LittleVgl& lvgl;
 
@@ -38,8 +57,6 @@ namespace Pinetime {
         int8_t dx = 2; // Velocity of the ball in the x_coordinate
         int8_t dy = 3; // Velocity of the ball in the y_coordinate
 
-        uint16_t score = 0;
-
         lv_obj_t* points;
         lv_obj_t* paddle;
         lv_obj_t* ball;
@@ -55,7 +72,7 @@ namespace Pinetime {
       static constexpr const char* icon = Screens::Symbols::paddle;
 
       static Screens::Screen* Create(AppControllers& controllers) {
-        return new Screens::Paddle(controllers.lvgl);
+        return new Screens::Paddle(controllers.lvgl, controllers.filesystem);
       };
     };
   }
diff --git a/src/utility/Persistent.h b/src/utility/Persistent.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94f5d9fb4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utility/Persistent.h
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "components/fs/FS.h"
+
+using namespace Pinetime::Controllers;
+
+namespace Pinetime {
+  namespace Utility {
+    template<class T>
+    class Persistent {
+      public:
+        Persistent(Pinetime::Controllers::FS& fs);
+
+      protected:
+        Pinetime::Controllers::FS& fs;
+
+        virtual char* GetPersistencePath() = 0;
+        virtual uint32_t GetDataVersion() = 0;
+
+        void LoadPersistentState();
+        void SavePersistentState();
+
+        struct PersistentState : T {
+          uint32_t version;
+        };
+
+        PersistentState persistent_state {};
+    };
+    
+    template<class T>
+    Persistent<T>::Persistent(Pinetime::Controllers::FS& fs) : fs {fs} {
+      persistent_state.version = this->GetDataVersion();
+    }
+
+    template<class T>
+    void Persistent<T>::LoadPersistentState() {
+      Persistent<T>::PersistentState buffer;
+      lfs_file_t file;
+
+      if (fs.FileOpen(&file, this->GetPersistencePath(), LFS_O_RDONLY) != LFS_ERR_OK) {
+        return;
+      }
+      fs.FileRead(&file, reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(&buffer), sizeof(persistent_state));
+      fs.FileClose(&file);
+      if (buffer.version == this->GetDataVersion()) {
+        persistent_state = buffer;
+      }
+    }
+
+    template<class T>
+    void Persistent<T>::SavePersistentState() {
+      lfs_file_t file;
+
+      if (fs.FileOpen(&file, this->GetPersistencePath(), LFS_O_WRONLY | LFS_O_CREAT) != LFS_ERR_OK) {
+        return;
+      }
+      fs.FileWrite(&file, reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(&persistent_state), sizeof(persistent_state));
+      fs.FileClose(&file);
+    }
+  }
+}
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