diff --git a/instances/templates/instances.html b/instances/templates/instances.html
index 05e97f5..5b6f87d 100644
--- a/instances/templates/instances.html
+++ b/instances/templates/instances.html
@@ -239,15 +239,22 @@
     }
 </script>
 <script>
+    function filter_table() {
+        var rex = new RegExp($(this).val(), 'i');
+        $('.searchable tr').hide();
+        $('.searchable tr').filter(function () {
+            return rex.test($(this).text());
+        }).show();
+        Cookies.set("instances_filter", $(this).val());
+    }
     $(document).ready(function () {
+        instances_filter_cookie = Cookies.get("instances_filter");
+        if (instances_filter_cookie) {
+            $('#filter').val(instances_filter_cookie);
+            $('#filter').each(filter_table);
+        }
         (function ($) {
-            $('#filter').keyup(function () {
-                var rex = new RegExp($(this).val(), 'i');
-                $('.searchable tr').hide();
-                $('.searchable tr').filter(function () {
-                    return rex.test($(this).text());
-                }).show();
-            })
+            $('#filter').keyup(filter_table)
         }(jQuery));
     });
 </script>