diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index efeeb9d..2724654 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,3 +62,20 @@ comments and reloads while quick-visor is running.
   "radius": 12
 }
 ```
+
+## Persisting the layout
+
+Applying a layout runs `hyprctl keyword monitor` for each display, which takes
+effect immediately but is lost when Hyprland restarts.
+
+To make changes survive a restart, quick-visor also rewrites
+`~/.config/hypr/monitors.conf` **only if that file already exists** (the same
+file generated by tools like nwg-displays and typically sourced from
+`hyprland.conf`). If the file is absent, quick-visor leaves it alone and applies
+the layout at runtime only. Add the following to your `hyprland.conf` to enable
+persistence:
+
+```conf
+source = ~/.config/hypr/monitors.conf
+```
+
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 81340c7..bbdeab6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.0.4
+0.0.5
diff --git a/qml/VisorService.qml b/qml/VisorService.qml
index 4bc668f..047bfc2 100644
--- a/qml/VisorService.qml
+++ b/qml/VisorService.qml
@@ -320,26 +320,60 @@ QtObject {
         return "'" + String(value).replace(/'/g, "'\\''") + "'";
     }
 
+    readonly property string monitorConfPath: "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/hypr/monitors.conf"
+
+    function monitorSpec(m) {
+        if (monitorEnabled(m)) {
+            return m.name + "," + modeForHyprland(monitorMode(m)) + ","
+                + monitorX(m) + "x" + monitorY(m) + "," + monitorScale(m);
+        }
+        return m.name + ",disable";
+    }
+
+    function pad2(value) {
+        return value < 10 ? "0" + value : String(value);
+    }
+
+    function monitorConfContent() {
+        const now = new Date();
+        const stamp = now.getFullYear() + "-" + pad2(now.getMonth() + 1) + "-" + pad2(now.getDate())
+            + " at " + pad2(now.getHours()) + ":" + pad2(now.getMinutes()) + ":" + pad2(now.getSeconds());
+        let body = "# Generated by quick-visor on " + stamp + ". Do not edit manually.\n\n";
+        for (let i = 0; i < monitors.length; i++) {
+            body += "monitor=" + monitorSpec(monitors[i]) + "\n";
+        }
+        return body;
+    }
+
     function applyLayout() {
         if (!dirty || monitors.length === 0) return;
 
         const enableCommands = [];
         const disableCommands = [];
+        const dpmsCommands = [];
         for (let i = 0; i < monitors.length; i++) {
             const m = monitors[i];
+            const command = "hyprctl keyword monitor " + shQuote(monitorSpec(m));
             if (monitorEnabled(m)) {
-                const spec = m.name + "," + modeForHyprland(monitorMode(m)) + ","
-                    + monitorX(m) + "x" + monitorY(m) + "," + monitorScale(m);
-                enableCommands.push("hyprctl keyword monitor " + shQuote(spec));
+                enableCommands.push(command);
+                // Enabling a monitor that was previously off leaves DPMS off
+                // (blank/grey panel, invisible cursor), so force it on.
+                dpmsCommands.push("hyprctl dispatch dpms on " + shQuote(m.name));
             } else {
-                disableCommands.push("hyprctl keyword monitor " + shQuote(m.name + ",disable"));
+                disableCommands.push(command);
             }
         }
 
-        const commands = enableCommands.concat(disableCommands);
+        const commands = enableCommands.concat(disableCommands).concat(dpmsCommands);
         if (commands.length === 0) return;
+
+        // Persist to the Hyprland-sourced monitors.conf, but only if it already exists.
+        const persist = "CONF=\"" + monitorConfPath + "\"; "
+            + "if [ -f \"$CONF\" ]; then printf '%s' " + shQuote(monitorConfContent()) + " > \"$CONF\"; fi";
+        const script = commands.join(" && ") + " && { " + persist + "; }";
+
         status = "Applying layout...";
-        applyProc.command = ["sh", "-c", commands.join(" && ")];
+        applyProc.command = ["sh", "-c", script];
         applyProc.running = true;
     }