diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/tts/linux_config.py b/src/calibre/gui2/tts/linux_config.py
index 2eab61443c..d0d099a830 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/tts/linux_config.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/tts/linux_config.py
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 
 from contextlib import suppress
 from PyQt5.Qt import (
-    QAbstractItemView, QAbstractTableModel, QComboBox, QFontMetrics, QFormLayout,
-    QItemSelectionModel, QSortFilterProxyModel, QSlider, Qt, QTableView, QWidget
+    QAbstractItemView, QAbstractTableModel, QByteArray, QComboBox, QFontMetrics,
+    QFormLayout, QItemSelectionModel, QSlider, QSortFilterProxyModel, Qt, QTableView,
+    QWidget
 )
 
 from calibre.gui2.preferences.look_feel import BusyCursor
@@ -100,7 +101,8 @@ class Widget(QWidget):
         v.setModel(p)
         v.setSelectionBehavior(QAbstractItemView.SelectionBehavior.SelectRows)
         v.setSortingEnabled(True)
-        v.horizontalHeader().resizeSection(0, QFontMetrics(self.font()).averageCharWidth() * 30)
+        h = v.horizontalHeader()
+        h.resizeSection(0, QFontMetrics(self.font()).averageCharWidth() * 30)
         v.verticalHeader().close()
         v.setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView.SelectionMode.SingleSelection)
         v.sortByColumn(0, Qt.SortOrder.AscendingOrder)
@@ -109,6 +111,15 @@ class Widget(QWidget):
 
         self.backend_settings = initial_backend_settings or {}
 
+    def restore_state(self, prefs):
+        data = prefs.get(f'{self.tts_client.name}-voice-table-state')
+        if data is not None:
+            self.voices.horizontalHeader().restoreState(QByteArray(data))
+
+    def save_state(self, prefs):
+        data = bytearray(self.voices.horizontalHeader().saveState())
+        prefs.set(f'{self.tts_client.name}-voice-table-state', data)
+
     def restore_to_defaults(self):
         self.backend_settings = {}
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/tts/macos_config.py b/src/calibre/gui2/tts/macos_config.py
index 0f0f84a596..b6831ff207 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/tts/macos_config.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/tts/macos_config.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 from contextlib import suppress
 from PyQt5.Qt import (
-    QAbstractItemView, QAbstractTableModel, QFontMetrics, QFormLayout,
-    QItemSelectionModel, QSortFilterProxyModel, QSlider, Qt, QTableView, QWidget
+    QAbstractItemView, QAbstractTableModel, QByteArray, QFontMetrics, QFormLayout,
+    QItemSelectionModel, QSlider, QSortFilterProxyModel, Qt, QTableView, QWidget
 )
 
 from calibre.gui2.preferences.look_feel import BusyCursor
@@ -105,6 +105,15 @@ class Widget(QWidget):
 
         self.backend_settings = initial_backend_settings or {}
 
+    def restore_state(self, prefs):
+        data = prefs.get(f'{self.tts_client.name}-voice-table-state')
+        if data is not None:
+            self.voices.horizontalHeader().restoreState(QByteArray(data))
+
+    def save_state(self, prefs):
+        data = bytearray(self.voices.horizontalHeader().saveState())
+        prefs.set(f'{self.tts_client.name}-voice-table-state', data)
+
     def restore_to_defaults(self):
         self.backend_settings = {}
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/tts/windows_config.py b/src/calibre/gui2/tts/windows_config.py
index 848f64d4e6..7a6f62d05b 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/tts/windows_config.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/tts/windows_config.py
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 
 from contextlib import suppress
 from PyQt5.Qt import (
-    QAbstractItemView, QAbstractTableModel, QComboBox, QFontMetrics, QFormLayout,
-    QItemSelectionModel, QSlider, QSortFilterProxyModel, Qt, QTableView, QWidget
+    QAbstractItemView, QAbstractTableModel, QByteArray, QComboBox, QFontMetrics,
+    QFormLayout, QItemSelectionModel, QSlider, QSortFilterProxyModel, Qt, QTableView,
+    QWidget
 )
 
 from calibre.gui2.preferences.look_feel import BusyCursor
@@ -108,6 +109,15 @@ class Widget(QWidget):
 
         self.backend_settings = initial_backend_settings or {}
 
+    def restore_state(self, prefs):
+        data = prefs.get(f'{self.tts_client.name}-voice-table-state')
+        if data is not None:
+            self.voices.horizontalHeader().restoreState(QByteArray(data))
+
+    def save_state(self, prefs):
+        data = bytearray(self.voices.horizontalHeader().saveState())
+        prefs.set(f'{self.tts_client.name}-voice-table-state', data)
+
     def restore_to_defaults(self):
         self.backend_settings = {}
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/tts.py b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/tts.py
index 4d2e596065..eefd39ff42 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/tts.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/tts.py
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ class Config(Dialog):
         self.config_widget.restore_to_defaults
         b = self.bb.addButton(QDialogButtonBox.StandardButton.RestoreDefaults)
         b.clicked.connect(self.restore_to_defaults)
+        self.config_widget.restore_state(vprefs)
+
+    def save_state(self):
+        self.config_widget.save_state(vprefs)
 
     def restore_to_defaults(self):
         self.config_widget.restore_to_defaults()
@@ -135,6 +139,7 @@ class TTS(QObject):
             self.settings_changed.emit(d.ui_settings)
         else:
             self.settings_changed.emit(None)
+        d.save_state()
 
     def slower(self, data):
         settings = self.tts_client.change_rate(steps=-1)