diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/CustomListPreference.java b/src/com/android/settings/CustomListPreference.java
index 143c9093671..ae830137184 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/CustomListPreference.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/CustomListPreference.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.v14.preference.ListPreferenceDialogFragment;
 import android.support.v7.preference.ListPreference;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
-import android.view.View;
 
 public class CustomListPreference extends ListPreference {
 
@@ -51,8 +50,14 @@ public class CustomListPreference extends ListPreference {
         return true;
     }
 
+    protected void onDialogStateRestored(Dialog dialog, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+    }
+
     public static class CustomListPreferenceDialogFragment extends ListPreferenceDialogFragment {
 
+        private static final java.lang.String KEY_CLICKED_ENTRY_INDEX
+                = "settings.CustomListPrefDialog.KEY_CLICKED_ENTRY_INDEX";
+
         private int mClickedDialogEntryIndex;
 
         public static ListPreferenceDialogFragment newInstance(String key) {
@@ -88,10 +93,26 @@ public class CustomListPreference extends ListPreference {
         @Override
         public Dialog onCreateDialog(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
             Dialog dialog = super.onCreateDialog(savedInstanceState);
+            if (savedInstanceState != null) {
+                mClickedDialogEntryIndex = savedInstanceState.getInt(KEY_CLICKED_ENTRY_INDEX,
+                        mClickedDialogEntryIndex);
+            }
             getCustomizablePreference().onDialogCreated(dialog);
             return dialog;
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
+            super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
+            outState.putInt(KEY_CLICKED_ENTRY_INDEX, mClickedDialogEntryIndex);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+            super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
+            getCustomizablePreference().onDialogStateRestored(getDialog(), savedInstanceState);
+        }
+
         protected DialogInterface.OnClickListener getOnItemClickListener() {
             return new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                 public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/notification/NotificationLockscreenPreference.java b/src/com/android/settings/notification/NotificationLockscreenPreference.java
index 8c8996837a2..fc61be35d16 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/notification/NotificationLockscreenPreference.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/notification/NotificationLockscreenPreference.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import android.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.app.Dialog;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
+import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.os.UserManager;
 import android.provider.Settings;
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ import android.widget.ListView;
 public class NotificationLockscreenPreference extends RestrictedListPreference {
 
     private boolean mAllowRemoteInput;
-    private int mInitialIndex;
     private Listener mListener;
     private boolean mShowRemoteInput;
     private boolean mRemoteInputCheckBoxEnabled = true;
@@ -69,10 +69,8 @@ public class NotificationLockscreenPreference extends RestrictedListPreference {
     protected void onPrepareDialogBuilder(AlertDialog.Builder builder,
             DialogInterface.OnClickListener innerListener) {
 
-        final String selectedValue = getValue();
-        mInitialIndex = (selectedValue == null) ? -1 : findIndexOfValue(selectedValue);
         mListener = new Listener(innerListener);
-        builder.setSingleChoiceItems(createListAdapter(), mInitialIndex, mListener);
+        builder.setSingleChoiceItems(createListAdapter(), getSelectedValuePos(), mListener);
         mShowRemoteInput = getEntryValues().length == 3;
         mAllowRemoteInput = Settings.Secure.getInt(getContext().getContentResolver(),
                 Settings.Secure.LOCK_SCREEN_ALLOW_REMOTE_INPUT, 0) != 0;
@@ -86,8 +84,17 @@ public class NotificationLockscreenPreference extends RestrictedListPreference {
         CheckBox view = (CheckBox) dialog.findViewById(R.id.lockscreen_remote_input);
         view.setChecked(!mAllowRemoteInput);
         view.setOnCheckedChangeListener(mListener);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onDialogStateRestored(Dialog dialog, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onDialogStateRestored(dialog, savedInstanceState);
+        ListView listView = ((AlertDialog) dialog).getListView();
+        int selectedPosition = listView.getCheckedItemPosition();
+
         View panel = dialog.findViewById(com.android.internal.R.id.customPanel);
-        panel.setVisibility(checkboxVisibilityForSelectedIndex(mInitialIndex, mShowRemoteInput));
+        panel.setVisibility(checkboxVisibilityForSelectedIndex(selectedPosition,
+                mShowRemoteInput));
         mListener.setView(panel);
     }