diff --git a/src/Conf.defaults b/src/Conf.defaults
index 41d3fb5d..4d0e65da 100644
--- a/src/Conf.defaults
+++ b/src/Conf.defaults
@@ -39,3 +39,4 @@ spelling_language = string(default="")
 save_followers_in_autocompletion_db = boolean(default=False)
 save_friends_in_autocompletion_db = boolean(default=False)
 twishort_enabled = boolean(default=False)
+mention_all = boolean(default=True)
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diff --git a/src/controller/buffersController.py b/src/controller/buffersController.py
index 72b17e61..f73b5f88 100644
--- a/src/controller/buffersController.py
+++ b/src/controller/buffersController.py
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ class baseBufferController(bufferController):
   message = messages.reply(self.session, _(u"Reply"), _(u"Reply to %s") % (screen_name,), "", twishort_enabled=self.session.settings["mysc"]["twishort_enabled"], users=users)
   if message.message.get_response() == widgetUtils.OK:
    self.session.settings["mysc"]["twishort_enabled"] = message.message.long_tweet.GetValue()
+   self.session.settings["mysc"]["mention_all"] = message.message.mentionAll.GetValue()
    text = message.message.get_text()
    if message.message.mentionAll.GetValue() == False:
     text = u"@{0} {1}".format(screen_name, text)
diff --git a/src/controller/messages.py b/src/controller/messages.py
index 7c2182a8..9c79a4b7 100644
--- a/src/controller/messages.py
+++ b/src/controller/messages.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class reply(tweet):
   if len(users) > 1:
 #   widgetUtils.connect_event(self.message.mentionAll, widgetUtils.CHECKBOX, self.mention_all)
    self.message.enable_button("mentionAll")
-   self.message.mentionAll.SetValue(False)
+   self.message.mentionAll.SetValue(self.session.settings["mysc"]["mention_all"])
   self.message.set_cursor_at_end()
   self.text_processor()