diff --git a/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml b/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
index ab4e029c..676aae45 100644
--- a/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
@@ -274,6 +274,8 @@ Singleton {
     property string spotlightModalViewMode: "list"
     property string browserPickerViewMode: "grid"
     property var browserUsageHistory: ({})
+    property string appPickerViewMode: "grid"
+    property var filePickerUsageHistory: ({})
     property bool sortAppsAlphabetically: false
     property int appLauncherGridColumns: 4
     property bool spotlightCloseNiriOverview: true
diff --git a/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js b/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
index 8a62a864..d720b89e 100644
--- a/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
+++ b/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ var SPEC = {
 
     appLauncherViewMode: { def: "list" },
     spotlightModalViewMode: { def: "list" },
+    browserPickerViewMode: { def: "grid" },
+    browserUsageHistory: { def: {} },
+    appPickerViewMode: { def: "grid" },
+    filePickerUsageHistory: { def: {} },
     sortAppsAlphabetically: { def: false },
     appLauncherGridColumns: { def: 4 },
     spotlightCloseNiriOverview: { def: true },
diff --git a/quickshell/DMSShell.qml b/quickshell/DMSShell.qml
index 6af23e8d..0218c08c 100644
--- a/quickshell/DMSShell.qml
+++ b/quickshell/DMSShell.qml
@@ -550,6 +550,11 @@ Item {
     AppPickerModal {
         id: filePickerModal
         title: I18n.tr("Open with...")
+        viewMode: SettingsData.appPickerViewMode || "grid"
+
+        onViewModeChanged: {
+            SettingsData.set("appPickerViewMode", viewMode)
+        }
 
         function shellEscape(str) {
             return "'" + str.replace(/'/g, "'\\''") + "'";