diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.py
index 36a035cd94..cf4252e9ed 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from calibre.ebooks.metadata import string_to_authors, authors_to_string
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata.book.base import composite_formatter
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata.meta import get_metadata
 from calibre.gui2.custom_column_widgets import populate_metadata_page
-from calibre.gui2 import error_dialog, ResizableDialog, UNDEFINED_QDATE
+from calibre.gui2 import error_dialog, ResizableDialog, UNDEFINED_QDATE, gprefs
 from calibre.gui2.progress_indicator import ProgressIndicator
 from calibre.utils.config import dynamic, JSONConfig
 from calibre.utils.titlecase import titlecase
@@ -321,8 +321,15 @@ class MetadataBulkDialog(ResizableDialog, Ui_MetadataBulkDialog):
             'This operation cannot be canceled or undone'))
         self.do_again = False
         self.central_widget.setCurrentIndex(tab)
+        geom = gprefs.get('bulk_metadata_window_geometry', None)
+        if geom is not None:
+            self.restoreGeometry(bytes(geom))
         self.exec_()
 
+    def save_state(self, *args):
+        gprefs['bulk_metadata_window_geometry'] = \
+            bytearray(self.saveGeometry())
+
     def do_apply_pubdate(self, *args):
         self.apply_pubdate.setChecked(True)
 
@@ -790,7 +797,12 @@ class MetadataBulkDialog(ResizableDialog, Ui_MetadataBulkDialog):
             self.series_start_number.setEnabled(False)
             self.series_start_number.setValue(1)
 
+    def reject(self):
+        self.save_state()
+        ResizableDialog.reject(self)
+
     def accept(self):
+        self.save_state()
         if len(self.ids) < 1:
             return QDialog.accept(self)
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.ui
index 481a485bc2..163d49b328 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>850</width>
-    <height>700</height>
+    <width>962</width>
+    <height>727</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
        <rect>
         <x>0</x>
         <y>0</y>
-        <width>842</width>
-        <height>639</height>
+        <width>954</width>
+        <height>666</height>
        </rect>
       </property>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
@@ -996,8 +996,8 @@ not multiple and the destination field is multiple</string>
                <rect>
                 <x>0</x>
                 <y>0</y>
-                <width>826</width>
-                <height>323</height>
+                <width>197</width>
+                <height>60</height>
                </rect>
               </property>
               <layout class="QGridLayout" name="testgrid">