diff --git a/gnucash/import-export/aqb/dialog-ab-select-imexporter.c b/gnucash/import-export/aqb/dialog-ab-select-imexporter.c
index 8cbdebea66..f8985fa7e3 100644
--- a/gnucash/import-export/aqb/dialog-ab-select-imexporter.c
+++ b/gnucash/import-export/aqb/dialog-ab-select-imexporter.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <glib/gi18n.h>
 #include "dialog-ab-select-imexporter.h"
 #include <dialog-utils.h>
@@ -232,6 +233,35 @@ tree_view_get_name (GtkTreeView *tv)
 
     return NULL;
 }
+
+static void
+tree_view_set_name (GtkTreeView *tree, const char* name)
+{
+    GtkTreeIter iter;
+    GtkTreeModel* model = gtk_tree_view_get_model(tree);
+    bool found = false;
+
+    if (!gtk_tree_model_get_iter_first(model, &iter))
+        return;
+    do
+    {
+        char* row_name;
+        gtk_tree_model_get(model, &iter, NAME_COL, &row_name, -1);
+        if (!g_strcmp0(name, row_name))
+        {
+            found = true;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    while(gtk_tree_model_iter_next(model, &iter));
+
+    if (found)
+    {
+        GtkTreeSelection *sel = gtk_tree_view_get_selection(tree);
+        gtk_tree_selection_select_iter(sel, &iter);
+    }
+}
+
 char*
 gnc_ab_select_imex_dlg_get_imexporter_name (GncABSelectImExDlg* imexd)
 {
@@ -243,3 +273,17 @@ gnc_ab_select_imex_dlg_get_profile_name (GncABSelectImExDlg* imexd)
 {
     return tree_view_get_name (GTK_TREE_VIEW (imexd->select_profile));
 }
+
+void
+gnc_ab_select_imex_dlg_set_imexporter_name (GncABSelectImExDlg* imexd, const char* name)
+{
+    if (name)
+        tree_view_set_name (GTK_TREE_VIEW (imexd->select_imexporter), name);
+}
+
+void
+gnc_ab_select_imex_dlg_set_profile_name (GncABSelectImExDlg* imexd, const char* name)
+{
+    if (name)
+        tree_view_set_name (GTK_TREE_VIEW (imexd->select_profile), name);
+}
diff --git a/gnucash/import-export/aqb/dialog-ab-select-imexporter.h b/gnucash/import-export/aqb/dialog-ab-select-imexporter.h
index 22c5fe4b70..b2a50833cb 100644
--- a/gnucash/import-export/aqb/dialog-ab-select-imexporter.h
+++ b/gnucash/import-export/aqb/dialog-ab-select-imexporter.h
@@ -70,6 +70,14 @@ int gnc_ab_select_imex_dlg_run (GncABSelectImExDlg* imexd);
 char*
 gnc_ab_select_imex_dlg_get_imexporter_name (GncABSelectImExDlg* imexd);
 
+/**
+ * Get the selected importer/exporter name
+ * @param imexd the dialog with the selection
+ * @para  name the importer/exporter name to select.
+ */
+void
+gnc_ab_select_imex_dlg_set_imexporter_name (GncABSelectImExDlg* imexd, const char* name);
+
 /**
  * Get the selected file format profile name
  * @param imexd the dialog with the selection
@@ -78,6 +86,14 @@ gnc_ab_select_imex_dlg_get_imexporter_name (GncABSelectImExDlg* imexd);
 char*
 gnc_ab_select_imex_dlg_get_profile_name (GncABSelectImExDlg* imexd);
 
+/**
+ * Get the selected file format profile name
+ * @param imexd the dialog with the selection
+ * @param name the profile to select.
+ */
+void
+gnc_ab_select_imex_dlg_set_profile_name (GncABSelectImExDlg* imexd, const char* name);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif //DIALOG_AB_SELECT_IMEXPORTER_H
diff --git a/gnucash/import-export/aqb/dialog-ab.glade b/gnucash/import-export/aqb/dialog-ab.glade
index 36cfc9cf06..616a2dbcb4 100644
--- a/gnucash/import-export/aqb/dialog-ab.glade
+++ b/gnucash/import-export/aqb/dialog-ab.glade
@@ -1658,7 +1658,7 @@
   <object class="GtkDialog" id="aqbanking-select-imexporter-dialog">
     <property name="can-focus">False</property>
     <property name="border-width">5</property>
-    <property name="title" translatable="yes">Select File Importer/Exporter</property>
+    <property name="title" translatable="yes">Select File Import Format and Template</property>
     <property name="type-hint">dialog</property>
     <child internal-child="vbox">
       <object class="GtkBox" id="dialog-vbox3">
@@ -1727,9 +1727,10 @@
                     <property name="model">imexporter-list</property>
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
                     <property name="can-focus">True</property>
+                    <property name='tooltip-text' translatable='yes'>This list contains the file formats that AQBanking knows how to import. The profile list contains specializations and is populated according to which format you select in this list.</property>
                     <child>
                       <object class="GtkTreeViewColumn" id="imexporter-name">
-                        <property name="title" translatable="yes">Name</property>
+                        <property name="title" translatable="yes">File Format</property>
                         <child>
                           <object class="GtkCellRendererText"/>
                           <attributes>
@@ -1768,12 +1769,14 @@
                 <property name="can-focus">True</property>
                 <property name="hscrollbar-policy">never</property>
                 <property name="shadow-type">in</property>
+                <!--property name="title" translatable="yes">Import Template</property-->
                 <property name="min-content-height">300</property>
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkTreeView" id="profile-sel">
                     <property name="model">profile-list</property>
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
                     <property name="can-focus">True</property>
+                    <property name='tooltip-text' translatable='yes'>This list one or more specialization templates that adjust the import for different banks uses of fields in the selected import format.</property>
                     <!-- Request the maximum width for the profile
                          list so that it doesn't change the dialog
                          width when an imexporter with long
@@ -1781,7 +1784,7 @@
                     <property name="width-request">400</property>
                     <child>
                       <object class="GtkTreeViewColumn" id="profile-name">
-                        <property name="title" translatable="yes">Name</property>
+                        <property name="title" translatable="yes">Profiles</property>
                         <child>
                           <object class="GtkCellRendererText"/>
                           <attributes>
diff --git a/gnucash/import-export/aqb/gnc-file-aqb-import.c b/gnucash/import-export/aqb/gnc-file-aqb-import.c
index f786022b93..7e6a7a3c1d 100644
--- a/gnucash/import-export/aqb/gnc-file-aqb-import.c
+++ b/gnucash/import-export/aqb/gnc-file-aqb-import.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ typedef GWEN_SYNCIO GWEN_IO_LAYER;
 #include "gnc-ui-util.h"
 #include "import-account-matcher.h"
 #include "import-main-matcher.h"
+#include <gnc-state.h>
 
 /* This static indicates the debugging module that this .o belongs to.  */
 static QofLogModule log_module = GNC_MOD_IMPORT;
@@ -103,13 +104,38 @@ named_import_get_context (GtkWindow *parent, AB_BANKING *api,
     return context;
 }
 
+static const char *GNC_STATE_SECTION = "dialogs.aqb.file-import";
+static const char *STATE_KEY_LAST_FORMAT = "format";
+static const char *STATE_KEY_LAST_PROFILE = "profile";
+
+static void
+load_imexporter_and_profile(char** imexporter, char** profile)
+{
+    GKeyFile *state_file = gnc_state_get_current();
+
+    if (g_key_file_has_key(state_file, GNC_STATE_SECTION, STATE_KEY_LAST_FORMAT, NULL))
+        *imexporter = g_key_file_get_string (state_file, GNC_STATE_SECTION, STATE_KEY_LAST_FORMAT, NULL);
+
+    if (g_key_file_has_key(state_file, GNC_STATE_SECTION, STATE_KEY_LAST_PROFILE, NULL))
+        *profile = g_key_file_get_string (state_file, GNC_STATE_SECTION, STATE_KEY_LAST_PROFILE, NULL);
+}
+
+static void
+save_imexporter_and_profile(const char* imexporter, const char *profile)
+{
+    GKeyFile *state_file = gnc_state_get_current();
+
+    g_key_file_set_string(state_file, GNC_STATE_SECTION, STATE_KEY_LAST_FORMAT, imexporter);
+    g_key_file_set_string(state_file, GNC_STATE_SECTION, STATE_KEY_LAST_PROFILE, profile);
+}
+
 void
 gnc_file_aqbanking_import_dialog (GtkWindow *parent)
 {
      AB_BANKING* api = gnc_AB_BANKING_new ();
      GncABSelectImExDlg* imexd =
          gnc_ab_select_imex_dlg_new (GTK_WIDGET (parent), api);
-     char *imexporter, *profile;
+     char *imexporter = NULL, *profile = NULL;
      AB_IMEXPORTER_CONTEXT* ctx = NULL;
 
      if (!imexd)
@@ -119,6 +145,9 @@ gnc_file_aqbanking_import_dialog (GtkWindow *parent)
          gnc_AB_BANKING_fini(api);
          return;
      }
+     load_imexporter_and_profile(&imexporter, &profile);
+     gnc_ab_select_imex_dlg_set_imexporter_name(imexd, imexporter);
+     gnc_ab_select_imex_dlg_set_profile_name(imexd, profile);
 
      if (!gnc_ab_select_imex_dlg_run (imexd))
      {
@@ -137,10 +166,12 @@ gnc_file_aqbanking_import_dialog (GtkWindow *parent)
          if (ctx)
          {
              GncABImExContextImport* ieci = NULL;
-             ieci = gnc_ab_import_context (ctx, 0, FALSE, api, GTK_WIDGET(parent));
+             ieci = gnc_ab_import_context (ctx, AWAIT_TRANSACTIONS, FALSE, api, GTK_WIDGET(parent));
              g_free(ieci);
              AB_ImExporterContext_free(ctx);
          }
+
+         save_imexporter_and_profile(imexporter, profile);
          g_free (imexporter);
          g_free (profile);
      }