diff --git a/src/js/content.js b/src/js/content.js
index 9779667..6b27892 100644
--- a/src/js/content.js
+++ b/src/js/content.js
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ var DEFAULT_CASE_INSENSITIVE = false;
 /*** VARIABLES ***/
 var searchInfo;
 /*** VARIABLES ***/
-                     
+
 /*** LIBRARY FUNCTIONS ***/
 Element.prototype.documentOffsetTop = function () {
   return this.offsetTop + ( this.offsetParent ? this.offsetParent.documentOffsetTop() : 0 );
 };
 Element.prototype.visible = function() {
-    return (!window.getComputedStyle(this) || window.getComputedStyle(this).getPropertyValue('display') == '' || 
+    return (!window.getComputedStyle(this) || window.getComputedStyle(this).getPropertyValue('display') == '' ||
            window.getComputedStyle(this).getPropertyValue('display') != 'none')
 }
 /*** LIBRARY FUNCTIONS ***/
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function isTextNode(node) {
 
 /* Check if the given node is an expandable node that will yield text nodes */
 function isExpandable(node) {
-  return node && node.nodeType === ELEMENT_NODE_TYPE && node.childNodes && 
+  return node && node.nodeType === ELEMENT_NODE_TYPE && node.childNodes &&
          !UNEXPANDABLE.test(node.tagName) && node.visible();
 }
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function highlight(regex, highlightColor, selectedColor, textColor, maxResults)
         var matchedText = node.data.match(regex)[0];
         var matchedTextNode = node.splitText(index);
         matchedTextNode.splitText(matchedText.length);
-        var spanNode = document.createElement(HIGHLIGHT_TAG); 
+        var spanNode = document.createElement(HIGHLIGHT_TAG);
         spanNode.className = HIGHLIGHT_CLASS;
         spanNode.style.backgroundColor = highlightColor;
         spanNode.style.color = textColor;
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ function removeHighlight() {
 
 /* Scroll page to given element */
 function scrollToElement(element) {
-    element.scrollIntoView(); 
+    element.scrollIntoView();
     var top = element.documentOffsetTop() - ( window.innerHeight / 2 );
     window.scrollTo( 0, Math.max(top, window.pageYOffset - (window.innerHeight/2))) ;
 }
@@ -136,13 +136,13 @@ function selectNode(highlightedColor, selectedColor, getNext) {
     searchInfo.highlightedNodes[searchInfo.selectedIndex].style.backgroundColor = highlightedColor;
       if(getNext) {
         if(searchInfo.selectedIndex === length - 1) {
-          searchInfo.selectedIndex = 0; 
+          searchInfo.selectedIndex = 0;
         } else {
           searchInfo.selectedIndex += 1;
         }
       } else {
         if(searchInfo.selectedIndex === 0) {
-          searchInfo.selectedIndex = length - 1; 
+          searchInfo.selectedIndex = length - 1;
         } else {
           searchInfo.selectedIndex -= 1;
         }
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ function selectNode(highlightedColor, selectedColor, getNext) {
 }
 /* Forward cycle through regex matched elements */
 function selectNextNode(highlightedColor, selectedColor) {
-  selectNode(highlightedColor, selectedColor, true); 
+  selectNode(highlightedColor, selectedColor, true);
 }
 
 /* Backward cycle through regex matched elements */
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ function search(regexString, configurationChanged) {
       'selectedColor' : DEFAULT_SELECTED_COLOR,
       'textColor' : DEFAULT_TEXT_COLOR,
       'maxResults' : DEFAULT_MAX_RESULTS,
-      'caseInsensitive' : DEFAULT_CASE_INSENSITIVE}, 
+      'caseInsensitive' : DEFAULT_CASE_INSENSITIVE},
       function(result) {
         initSearchInfo(regexString);
         if(result.caseInsensitive){
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ function search(regexString, configurationChanged) {
   } else if (regex && regexString != '' && regexString === searchInfo.regexString) { // elements are already highlighted
     chrome.storage.local.get({
       'highlightColor' : DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR,
-      'selectedColor' : DEFAULT_SELECTED_COLOR}, 
+      'selectedColor' : DEFAULT_SELECTED_COLOR},
       function(result) {
         selectNextNode(result.highlightColor, result.selectedColor);
       }
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener(function(request, sender, sendResponse) {
     chrome.storage.local.get({
       'highlightColor' : DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR,
       'selectedColor' : DEFAULT_SELECTED_COLOR
-      }, 
+      },
       function(result) {
         selectNextNode(result.highlightColor, result.selectedColor);
       }
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener(function(request, sender, sendResponse) {
     chrome.storage.local.get({
       'highlightColor' : DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR,
       'selectedColor' : DEFAULT_SELECTED_COLOR
-      }, 
+      },
       function(result) {
         selectPrevNode(result.highlightColor, result.selectedColor);
       }
diff --git a/src/js/options.js b/src/js/options.js
index 2bfc891..544fa5a 100644
--- a/src/js/options.js
+++ b/src/js/options.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ var WHITE_COLOR = '#ffffff';
 var ERROR_COLOR = '#ff8989';
 var GOOD_COLOR = '#89ff89';
 var DEFAULT_INSTANT_RESULTS = true;
+var DEFAULT_KEEP_LAST_SEARCH = true;
 /*** CONSTANTS ***/
 
 /*** FUNCTIONS ***/
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ function markStatus(text, time){
   status.textContent = text;
   setTimeout(function() {
     status.textContent = '';
-  }, time); 
+  }, time);
 }
 
 /* Validate input for max results */
@@ -55,9 +56,10 @@ function saveOptions() {
       'textColor' : document.getElementById('textColor').value,
       'maxResults' : maxResults,
       'instantResults' :  document.getElementById('instantResults').checked,
+      'keepLastSearch' : document.getElementById('keepLastSearch').checked,
       'maxHistoryLength' : document.getElementById('maxHistoryLength').value
     }
-    
+
     chrome.storage.local.set(options, function() {
       markStatus('New settings saved');
     });
@@ -72,7 +74,8 @@ function loadOptions() {
     'textColor' : DEFAULT_TEXT_COLOR,
     'maxResults' : DEFAULT_MAX_RESULTS,
     'instantResults' : DEFAULT_INSTANT_RESULTS,
-    'maxHistoryLength' : DEFAULT_MAX_HISTORY_LENGTH }, 
+    'keepLastSearch' : DEFAULT_KEEP_LAST_SEARCH,
+    'maxHistoryLength' : DEFAULT_MAX_HISTORY_LENGTH },
     function(result) {
       document.getElementById('highlightColor').value = result.highlightColor;
       document.getElementById('exampleHighlighted').style.backgroundColor = result.highlightColor;
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ function loadOptions() {
       document.getElementById('exampleSelected').style.color = result.textColor;
       document.getElementById('maxResults').value = result.maxResults;
       document.getElementById('instantResults').checked = result.instantResults;
+      document.getElementById('keepLastSearch').checked = result.keepLastSearch;
       document.getElementById('maxHistoryLength').value = result.maxHistoryLength;
     }
   );
@@ -105,18 +109,18 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
     document.getElementById('exampleHighlighted').style.backgroundColor = document.getElementById('highlightColor').value;
     saveOptions();
   });
-  
+
   document.getElementById('selectedColor').addEventListener('change', function() {
     document.getElementById('exampleSelected').style.backgroundColor = document.getElementById('selectedColor').value;
     saveOptions();
   });
-  
+
   document.getElementById('textColor').addEventListener('change', function() {
     document.getElementById('exampleHighlighted').style.color = document.getElementById('textColor').value;
     document.getElementById('exampleSelected').style.color = document.getElementById('textColor').value;
     saveOptions();
   });
-  
+
   document.getElementById('maxResults').addEventListener('change', function() {
     saveOptions();
   });
@@ -125,14 +129,18 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
     saveOptions();
   });
 
+  document.getElementById('keepLastSearch').addEventListener('change', function() {
+    saveOptions();
+  });
+
   document.getElementById('maxHistoryLength').addEventListener('change', function() {
     saveOptions();
   });
-  
+
   document.getElementById('buttonSave').addEventListener('click', function() {
     saveOptions();
   });
-  
+
   document.getElementById('buttonReset').addEventListener('click', function() {
     restoreDefaults();
   });
diff --git a/src/js/popup.js b/src/js/popup.js
index fea3f45..38757a2 100644
--- a/src/js/popup.js
+++ b/src/js/popup.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*** CONSTANTS ***/
 var DEFAULT_INSTANT_RESULTS = true;
+var DEFAULT_KEEP_LAST_SEARCH = true;
 var ERROR_COLOR = '#ff8989';
 var WHITE_COLOR = '#ffffff';
 var ERROR_TEXT = "Content script was not loaded. Are you currently in the Chrome Web Store or in a chrome:// page? If you are, content scripts won't work here. If not, please wait for the page to finish loading or refresh the page.";
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@ var sentInput = false;
 var processingKey = false;
 var searchHistory = null;
 var maxHistoryLength = MAX_HISTORY_LENGTH;
+// Flag dictates if we want to store the last searched regex in memory,
+// pre-populating the regex bar if it exists.
+var keepLastSearch = DEFAULT_KEEP_LAST_SEARCH;
 /*** VARIABLES ***/
 
 /*** FUNCTIONS ***/
@@ -87,6 +91,9 @@ function passInputToContentScript(configurationChanged){
           });
           sentInput = true;
         }
+        if (keepLastSearch) {
+          chrome.storage.local.set({lastSearch: regexString});
+        }
       }
     );
   }
@@ -245,7 +252,7 @@ document.getElementById('copy-to-clipboard').addEventListener('click', function
     });
 });
 
-/* Received returnSearchInfo message, populate popup UI */ 
+/* Received returnSearchInfo message, populate popup UI */
 chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener(function(request, sender, sendResponse) {
   if ('returnSearchInfo' == request.message) {
     processingKey = false;
@@ -254,9 +261,6 @@ chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener(function(request, sender, sendResponse) {
     } else {
       document.getElementById('numResults').textContent = String(request.currentSelection) + ' of ' + String(request.numResults);
     }
-    if (!sentInput) {
-      document.getElementById('inputRegex').value = request.regexString;
-    }
     if (request.numResults > 0 && request.cause == 'selectNode') {
       addToHistory(request.regexString);
     }
@@ -292,7 +296,9 @@ chrome.storage.local.get({
     'instantResults' : DEFAULT_INSTANT_RESULTS,
     'maxHistoryLength' : MAX_HISTORY_LENGTH,
     'searchHistory' : null,
-    'isSearchHistoryVisible' : false},
+    'isSearchHistoryVisible' : false,
+    'keepLastSearch' : DEFAULT_KEEP_LAST_SEARCH,
+    'lastSearch' : ''},
   function(result) {
     if(result.instantResults) {
       document.getElementById('inputRegex').addEventListener('input', function() {
@@ -304,6 +310,11 @@ chrome.storage.local.get({
       });
     }
     console.log(result);
+
+    keepLastSearch = result.keepLastSearch;
+    if (keepLastSearch) {
+      document.getElementById('inputRegex').value = result.lastSearch;
+    }
     if(result.maxHistoryLength) {
       maxHistoryLength = result.maxHistoryLength;
     }
@@ -340,7 +351,7 @@ function(tabs) {
 
 /* Focus onto input form */
 document.getElementById('inputRegex').focus();
-window.setTimeout( 
+window.setTimeout(
   function(){document.getElementById('inputRegex').select();}, 0);
 //Thanks to http://stackoverflow.com/questions/480735#comment40578284_14573552
 
@@ -350,4 +361,3 @@ chrome.storage.local.set({isSearchHistoryVisible: makeVisible});
 
 setCaseInsensitiveElement();
 /*** INIT ***/
-
diff --git a/src/options.html b/src/options.html
index 9addaf6..73443b7 100644
--- a/src/options.html
+++ b/src/options.html
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@
             <small>When this is disabled, you must press 'Enter' to trigger a search for regex matches.</small>
           </div>
         </div>
+        <div class="panel panel-default">
+          <div class="panel-heading">Should the most recent result be stored (Google find stores this)?</div>
+          <div class="panel-body">
+            <input id="keepLastSearch" type="checkbox" /> <label for="keepLastSearch">Keep last search</label>
+            <br />
+            <small>When this is disabled, the regex field will be empty on every new page.</small>
+          </div>
+        </div>
         <div class="panel panel-default">
           <div class="panel-heading">What's the maximum number of regex matches that should be highlighted on the web page?</div>
           <div class="panel-body">
diff --git a/src/popup.html b/src/popup.html
index bcb68df..ea4b357 100644
--- a/src/popup.html
+++ b/src/popup.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <style type="text/css">
       a:link, a:visited {
         display: block;
-        width: 2em;  
+        width: 2em;
         padding: 0.2em;
         line-height: 1.6;
         background-color: #f2f2f2;
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@
         font-style: italic;
         color: #555;
       }
-      
+
       .clearHistoryButton {
-        color: #000; 
+        color: #000;
         text-decoration: none;
         float: left !important;
         width: 7em !important;