diff --git a/interface/src/LODManager.cpp b/interface/src/LODManager.cpp
index 4cd5025fc1..b2bbe2654b 100644
--- a/interface/src/LODManager.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/LODManager.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@
 #include "ui/DialogsManager.h"
 #include "InterfaceLogging.h"
 
-Setting::Handle<int> desktopWorldDetailQuality("desktopWorldDetailQuality", (int)DEFAULT_WORLD_DETAIL_QUALITY);
-Setting::Handle<int> hmdWorldDetailQuality("hmdWorldDetailQuality", (int)DEFAULT_WORLD_DETAIL_QUALITY);
+const QString LOD_SETTINGS_PREFIX { "lodManager/" };
+
+Setting::Handle<bool> automaticLODAdjust(LOD_SETTINGS_PREFIX + "automaticLODAdjust", (bool)DEFAULT_LOD_MODE);
+Setting::Handle<float> lodHalfAngle(LOD_SETTINGS_PREFIX + "lodHalfAngle", (float)getHalfAngleFromVisibilityDistance(DEFAULT_VISIBILITY_DISTANCE_FOR_UNIT_ELEMENT));
+Setting::Handle<int> desktopWorldDetailQuality(LOD_SETTINGS_PREFIX + "desktopWorldDetailQuality", (int)DEFAULT_WORLD_DETAIL_QUALITY);
+Setting::Handle<int> hmdWorldDetailQuality(LOD_SETTINGS_PREFIX + "hmdWorldDetailQuality", (int)DEFAULT_WORLD_DETAIL_QUALITY);
 
 LODManager::LODManager() {
 }
@@ -188,12 +192,14 @@ void LODManager::setVisibilityDistance(float distance) {
     // Maintain behavior with deprecated _boundaryLevelAdjust property
     float userDistance = distance / powf(2.0f, _boundaryLevelAdjust);
     _lodHalfAngle = getHalfAngleFromVisibilityDistance(userDistance);
+    saveSettings();
 }
 
 void LODManager::setLODAngleDeg(float lodAngle) {
     auto newLODAngleDeg = std::max(0.001f, std::min(lodAngle, 90.f));
     auto newLODHalfAngle = glm::radians(newLODAngleDeg * 0.5f);
     _lodHalfAngle = newLODHalfAngle;
+    saveSettings();
 }
 
 void LODManager::setSmoothScale(float t) {
@@ -244,6 +250,7 @@ void LODManager::resetLODAdjust() {
 void LODManager::setAutomaticLODAdjust(bool value) {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> { _automaticLODLock };
     _automaticLODAdjust = value;
+    saveSettings();
     emit autoLODChanged();
 }
 
@@ -330,14 +337,19 @@ void LODManager::loadSettings() {
     if (qApp->property(hifi::properties::OCULUS_STORE).toBool() && firstRun.get()) {
         hmdQuality = WORLD_DETAIL_HIGH;
     }
+    
+    _automaticLODAdjust = automaticLODAdjust.get();
+    _lodHalfAngle = lodHalfAngle.get();
 
     setWorldDetailQuality(desktopQuality, false);
     setWorldDetailQuality(hmdQuality, true);
 }
 
 void LODManager::saveSettings() {
+    automaticLODAdjust.set((bool)_automaticLODAdjust);
     desktopWorldDetailQuality.set((int)_desktopWorldDetailQuality);
     hmdWorldDetailQuality.set((int)_hmdWorldDetailQuality);
+    lodHalfAngle.set((float)_lodHalfAngle);
 }
 
 const float MIN_DECREASE_FPS = 0.5f;
@@ -405,6 +417,7 @@ void LODManager::setWorldDetailQuality(WorldDetailQuality quality, bool isHMDMod
     
 void LODManager::setWorldDetailQuality(WorldDetailQuality quality) {
     setWorldDetailQuality(quality, qApp->isHMDMode());
+    saveSettings();
     emit worldDetailQualityChanged();
 }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/LODManager.h b/interface/src/LODManager.h
index 16b0529b05..b35ca9e212 100644
--- a/interface/src/LODManager.h
+++ b/interface/src/LODManager.h
@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@ enum WorldDetailQuality {
 };
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(WorldDetailQuality);
 
+const bool DEFAULT_LOD_MODE = false; // true for auto, false for manual.
+
 #ifdef Q_OS_ANDROID
-const float LOD_DEFAULT_QUALITY_LEVEL = 0.2f; // default quality level setting is High (lower framerate)
+const float DEFAULT_LOD_QUALITY_LEVEL = 0.2f; // default quality level setting is High (lower framerate)
 #else
-const float LOD_DEFAULT_QUALITY_LEVEL = 0.5f; // default quality level setting is Mid
+const float DEFAULT_LOD_QUALITY_LEVEL = 0.5f; // default quality level setting is Mid
 #endif
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_ANDROID
@@ -255,7 +257,6 @@ public:
      */
     Q_INVOKABLE float getLODTargetFPS() const;
 
-
     float getPresentTime() const { return _presentTime; }
     float getEngineRunTime() const { return _engineRunTime; }
     float getBatchTime() const { return _batchTime; }
@@ -351,7 +352,7 @@ private:
     void setWorldDetailQuality(WorldDetailQuality quality, bool isHMDMode);
 
     std::mutex _automaticLODLock;
-    bool _automaticLODAdjust = true;
+    bool _automaticLODAdjust = DEFAULT_LOD_MODE;
 
     float _presentTime{ 0.0f }; // msec
     float _engineRunTime{ 0.0f }; // msec
@@ -362,7 +363,7 @@ private:
     float _smoothScale{ 10.0f }; // smooth is evaluated over 10 times longer than now
     float _smoothRenderTime{ 0.0f }; // msec
 
-    float _lodQualityLevel{ LOD_DEFAULT_QUALITY_LEVEL };
+    float _lodQualityLevel{ DEFAULT_LOD_QUALITY_LEVEL };
 
     WorldDetailQuality _desktopWorldDetailQuality { DEFAULT_WORLD_DETAIL_QUALITY };
     WorldDetailQuality _hmdWorldDetailQuality { DEFAULT_WORLD_DETAIL_QUALITY };