diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 53c3817..b43b88f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- added the `usePersistentReactDataTableState` hook which saves it's own state into the local storage
+
 ### Changed
 
 - migrated to eslint 9 flat config
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ee5d65e..2ee9872 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     "@dnd-kit/core": "^6.1.0",
     "@dnd-kit/modifiers": "^7.0.0",
     "@dnd-kit/sortable": "^8.0.0",
+    "@neolution-ch/javascript-utils": "^2.2.0",
     "@neolution-ch/react-pattern-ui": "^5.3.0",
     "@tanstack/react-table": "^8.12.0",
     "@tanstack/react-virtual": "^3.13.12",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 0b01578..86d326e 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export * from "./lib/translations/translations";
 export * from "./lib/useReactDataTableState/useReactDataTableState";
 export * from "./lib/useReactDataTableState/useReactDataTableStateProps";
+export * from "./lib/useReactDataTableState/usePersistentReactDataTableState";
 export * from "./lib/useReactDataTable/useReactDataTable";
 export * from "./lib/useReactDataTable/useReactDataTableProps";
 export * from "./lib/useReactDataTable/useReactDataTableResult";
diff --git a/src/lib/useReactDataTableState/usePersistentReactDataTableState.ts b/src/lib/useReactDataTableState/usePersistentReactDataTableState.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba5ceea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/useReactDataTableState/usePersistentReactDataTableState.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import { getLocalStorageItem, setLocalStorageItem } from "@neolution-ch/javascript-utils";
+import { OptionalNullable } from "../types/NullableTypes";
+import { useReactDataTableStateProps } from "./useReactDataTableStateProps";
+import { useReactDataTableStateResult } from "./useReactDataTableStateResult";
+import { useReactDataTableState } from "./useReactDataTableState";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+
+const usePersistentReactDataTableState = <TData, TFilter extends object = Record<string, never>>(
+  props: OptionalNullable<useReactDataTableStateProps<TData, TFilter>> & { localStorageKey: string },
+): useReactDataTableStateResult<TData, TFilter> => {
+  const {
+    pagination,
+    setPagination,
+    columnFilters,
+    columnPinning,
+    expanded,
+    rowSelection,
+    sorting,
+    setColumnFilters,
+    afterSearchFilter,
+    setAfterSearchFilter,
+    setColumnPinning,
+    setExpanded,
+    setRowSelection,
+    setSorting,
+  } = useReactDataTableState<TData, TFilter>({
+    initialColumnPinning:
+      getLocalStorageItem<useReactDataTableStateProps<TData, TFilter>["initialColumnPinning"]>(`${props.localStorageKey}_columnPinning`) ??
+      props?.initialColumnPinning,
+    initialExpanded:
+      getLocalStorageItem<useReactDataTableStateProps<TData, TFilter>["initialExpanded"]>(`${props.localStorageKey}_expanded`) ??
+      props?.initialExpanded,
+    initialPagination:
+      getLocalStorageItem<useReactDataTableStateProps<TData, TFilter>["initialPagination"]>(`${props.localStorageKey}_pagination`) ??
+      props?.initialPagination,
+    initialRowSelection:
+      getLocalStorageItem<useReactDataTableStateProps<TData, TFilter>["initialRowSelection"]>(`${props.localStorageKey}_rowSelection`) ??
+      props?.initialRowSelection,
+    initialSorting:
+      getLocalStorageItem<useReactDataTableStateProps<TData, TFilter>["initialSorting"]>(`${props.localStorageKey}_sorting`) ??
+      props?.initialSorting,
+  } as OptionalNullable<useReactDataTableStateProps<TData, TFilter>>);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // We can't set these values directly in the useReactDataTableState hook above,
+    // because the filter would be taken as default value also for the reset function.
+    const storedColumnFilters = getLocalStorageItem<TFilter>(`${props.localStorageKey}_columnFilters`);
+    if (storedColumnFilters) {
+      setColumnFilters(storedColumnFilters);
+    }
+
+    const storedAfterSearchFilter = getLocalStorageItem<TFilter>(`${props.localStorageKey}_afterSearchFilter`);
+    if (storedAfterSearchFilter) {
+      setAfterSearchFilter(storedAfterSearchFilter);
+    }
+  }, [props.localStorageKey, setColumnFilters, setAfterSearchFilter]);
+
+  return {
+    pagination,
+    setPagination: (newPagination) => {
+      setPagination(newPagination);
+      setLocalStorageItem(`${props.localStorageKey}_pagination`, newPagination);
+    },
+    columnFilters,
+    setColumnFilters: (newColumnFilters) => {
+      setColumnFilters(newColumnFilters);
+      setLocalStorageItem(`${props.localStorageKey}_columnFilters`, newColumnFilters);
+    },
+    afterSearchFilter,
+    setAfterSearchFilter: (newAfterSearchFilter) => {
+      setAfterSearchFilter(newAfterSearchFilter);
+      setLocalStorageItem(`${props.localStorageKey}_afterSearchFilter`, newAfterSearchFilter);
+    },
+    columnPinning,
+    setColumnPinning: (newColumnPinning) => {
+      setColumnPinning(newColumnPinning);
+      setLocalStorageItem(`${props.localStorageKey}_columnPinning`, newColumnPinning);
+    },
+    expanded,
+    setExpanded: (newExpanded) => {
+      setExpanded(newExpanded);
+      setLocalStorageItem(`${props.localStorageKey}_expanded`, newExpanded);
+    },
+    rowSelection,
+    setRowSelection: (newRowSelection) => {
+      setRowSelection(newRowSelection);
+      setLocalStorageItem(`${props.localStorageKey}_rowSelection`, newRowSelection);
+    },
+    sorting,
+    setSorting: (newSorting) => {
+      setSorting(newSorting);
+      setLocalStorageItem(`${props.localStorageKey}_sorting`, newSorting);
+    },
+  };
+};
+
+export { usePersistentReactDataTableState };
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 15faefa..675d06a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2101,6 +2101,14 @@
     eslint-plugin-unicorn "^61.0.2"
     typescript-eslint "^8.46.1"
 
+"@neolution-ch/javascript-utils@^2.2.0":
+  version "2.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@neolution-ch/javascript-utils/-/javascript-utils-2.2.0.tgz#11260342ef66f6ca1b3933282683b687bfe5a20a"
+  integrity sha512-2QO1l94EjiSbQEVDAKtWlaKJgWFj8hXY43AOKvYpNYJ7y6BbOZAwhbjEFKwgSpfVizpuyqHSsTPSHSKG8WNYhQ==
+  dependencies:
+    date-fns "^2.30.0"
+    uuid "^9.0.1"
+
 "@neolution-ch/react-pattern-ui@^5.3.0":
   version "5.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@neolution-ch/react-pattern-ui/-/react-pattern-ui-5.3.0.tgz#c900bdfc6947cfbe108910425b4dcb4027cdf34f"
@@ -6610,7 +6618,7 @@ data-view-byte-offset@^1.0.1:
     es-errors "^1.3.0"
     is-data-view "^1.0.1"
 
-date-fns@^2.29.3:
+date-fns@^2.29.3, date-fns@^2.30.0:
   version "2.30.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/date-fns/-/date-fns-2.30.0.tgz#f367e644839ff57894ec6ac480de40cae4b0f4d0"
   integrity sha512-fnULvOpxnC5/Vg3NCiWelDsLiUc9bRwAPs/+LfTLNvetFCtCTN+yQz15C/fs4AwX1R9K5GLtLfn8QW+dWisaAw==
@@ -15893,6 +15901,11 @@ uuid@^3.3.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uuid/-/uuid-3.4.0.tgz#b23e4358afa8a202fe7a100af1f5f883f02007ee"
   integrity sha512-HjSDRw6gZE5JMggctHBcjVak08+KEVhSIiDzFnT9S9aegmp85S/bReBVTb4QTFaRNptJ9kuYaNhnbNEOkbKb/A==
 
+uuid@^9.0.1:
+  version "9.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uuid/-/uuid-9.0.1.tgz#e188d4c8853cc722220392c424cd637f32293f30"
+  integrity sha512-b+1eJOlsR9K8HJpow9Ok3fiWOWSIcIzXodvv0rQjVoOVNpWMpxf1wZNpt4y9h10odCNrqnYp1OBzRktckBe3sA==
+
 v8-to-istanbul@^8.1.0:
   version "8.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/v8-to-istanbul/-/v8-to-istanbul-8.1.1.tgz#77b752fd3975e31bbcef938f85e9bd1c7a8d60ed"