diff --git a/src/Config/Config.cpp b/src/Config/Config.cpp
index c1b294dc5..2a10f2c39 100644
--- a/src/Config/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config/Config.cpp
@@ -1726,6 +1726,7 @@ void LoadSettings()
     GET_BOOL_VALUE_FROM_INISECTION(SaveBeforeRunningTools, false);
     GET_BOOL_VALUE_FROM_INISECTION(EvalTinyExprOnSelection, true);
     GET_BOOL_VALUE_FROM_INISECTION(ResetFileWatching, true);
+    GET_BOOL_VALUE_FROM_INISECTION(MonitoringLog, false);  // View -> Monitoring Log - fixes #5037
     GET_INT_VALUE_FROM_INISECTION(EscFunction, 0, 0, 2);
     GET_BOOL_VALUE_FROM_INISECTION(AlwaysOnTop, false);
     if (Globals.CmdLnFlag_AlwaysOnTop) { Settings.AlwaysOnTop = (Globals.CmdLnFlag_AlwaysOnTop == 2); }
@@ -2148,6 +2149,8 @@ static bool _SaveSettings(bool bForceSaveSettings)
     if (bForceSaveSettings) { Settings.FileWatchingMode = FileWatching.FileWatchingMode; }
     SAVE_VALUE_IF_NOT_EQ_DEFAULT(Int, FileWatchingMode);
     SAVE_VALUE_IF_NOT_EQ_DEFAULT(Bool, ResetFileWatching);
+    if (bForceSaveSettings) { Settings.MonitoringLog = FileWatching.MonitoringLog; }  // fixes #5037
+    SAVE_VALUE_IF_NOT_EQ_DEFAULT(Bool, MonitoringLog);
     SAVE_VALUE_IF_NOT_EQ_DEFAULT(Int, AutoSaveInterval);
     SAVE_VALUE_IF_NOT_EQ_DEFAULT(Int, AutoSaveOptions);
 
diff --git a/src/Notepad3.c b/src/Notepad3.c
index f70db7d6d..f3c06f2d9 100644
--- a/src/Notepad3.c
+++ b/src/Notepad3.c
@@ -1947,6 +1947,9 @@ HWND InitInstance(const HINSTANCE hInstance, int nCmdShow)
         break;
     }
 
+    // Restore saved Monitoring Log setting - fixes #5037
+    FileWatching.MonitoringLog = Settings.MonitoringLog;
+
     // initial set text in front of ShowWindow()
     EditSetNewText(Globals.hwndEdit, "", 0, false, false);
 
diff --git a/src/TypeDefs.h b/src/TypeDefs.h
index 2092748cd..2576f7c4f 100644
--- a/src/TypeDefs.h
+++ b/src/TypeDefs.h
@@ -643,6 +643,7 @@ typedef struct SETTINGS_T {
     bool EvalTinyExprOnSelection;
     FILE_WATCHING_MODE FileWatchingMode;
     bool ResetFileWatching;
+    bool MonitoringLog;  // View -> Monitoring Log setting - fixes #5037
     int  EscFunction;
     bool AlwaysOnTop;
     bool MinimizeToTray;
diff --git a/todo/TODO.md b/todo/TODO.md
index 6c170f4d2..5e9a426b5 100644
--- a/todo/TODO.md
+++ b/todo/TODO.md
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@
   - Old bug from v5.21 - needs verification
 - [ ] **(Q2) BUG: Minipath options don't save** - FullRowSelect/TrackSelect broken
   - Issue: [#4116](https://github.com/rizonesoft/Notepad3/issues/4116)
-- [ ] **(Q1) BUG: Monitoring log not saved** - Setting not persisted
+- [x] **(Q1) BUG: Monitoring log not saved** - ✅ FIXED
   - Issue: [#5037](https://github.com/rizonesoft/Notepad3/issues/5037)
+  - Fix: Added `MonitoringLog` to Settings struct with INI load/save in Config.cpp
 - [ ] **(Q3) BUG: LAN file freeze** - Freezes when network host offline
   - Issue: [#5050](https://github.com/rizonesoft/Notepad3/issues/5050)
 - [ ] **(Q1) BUG: Find/Replace patterns not updating** - Dropdown not refreshed immediately