diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 467b52ba..e44f2475 100755
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 ### 2021-11-24
 * threads: fixed #2918
 * gui, objects, scenes: added scene-setting to hide/show buttons in the unified palette
+* store: made "show buttons" setting for unified palette persistent in the XML
 
 ### 2021-11-23
 * byob: refresh category buttons when hiding / showing blocks
diff --git a/snap.html b/snap.html
index 29860f01..6f73fd06 100755
--- a/snap.html
+++ b/snap.html
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <script src="src/maps.js?version=2021-06-15"></script>
         <script src="src/extensions.js?version=2021-11-22"></script>
         <script src="src/xml.js?version=2021-07-05"></script>
-        <script src="src/store.js?version=2021-11-16"></script>
+        <script src="src/store.js?version=2021-11-24"></script>
         <script src="src/locale.js?version=2021-11-15"></script>
         <script src="src/cloud.js?version=2021-02-04"></script>
         <script src="src/api.js?version=2021-11-17"></script>
diff --git a/src/store.js b/src/store.js
index 891fe83b..41f5cb49 100644
--- a/src/store.js
+++ b/src/store.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Project*/
 
 // Global stuff ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-modules.store = '2021-November-16';
+modules.store = '2021-November-24';
 
 // XML_Serializer ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /*
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ SnapSerializer.prototype.loadScene = function (xmlNode, remixID) {
     }
     scene.unifiedPalette = model.scene.attributes.palette === 'single';
     scene.showCategories = model.scene.attributes.categories !== 'false';
+    scene.showPaletteButtons = model.scene.attributes.buttons !== 'false';
     scene.disableClickToRun = model.scene.attributes.clickrun === 'false';
     scene.penColorModel = model.scene.attributes.colormodel === 'hsl' ?
         'hsl' : 'hsv';
@@ -1733,7 +1734,7 @@ Scene.prototype.toXML = function (serializer) {
     }
 
     xml = serializer.format(
-        '<scene name="@"%%%%>' +
+        '<scene name="@"%%%%%>' +
             '<notes>$</notes>' +
             '%' +
             '<hidden>$</hidden>' +
@@ -1747,6 +1748,8 @@ Scene.prototype.toXML = function (serializer) {
         this.unifiedPalette ? ' palette="single"' : '',
         this.unifiedPalette && !this.showCategories ?
             ' categories="false"' : '',
+        this.unifiedPalette && !this.showPaletteButtons ?
+            ' buttons="false"' : '',
         this.disableClickToRun ? ' clickrun="false"' : '',
         this.penColorModel === 'hsl' ? ' colormodel="hsl"' : '',
         this.notes || '',