diff --git a/pkg/api/api.go b/pkg/api/api.go
index ed029a5171a..c02629ddd8f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api.go
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ func Register(r *macaron.Macaron) {
 			r.Delete("/stars/dashboard/:id", wrap(UnstarDashboard))
 			r.Put("/password", bind(m.ChangeUserPasswordCommand{}), wrap(ChangeUserPassword))
 			r.Get("/quotas", wrap(GetUserQuotas))
+			r.Combo("/prefs").Get(GetUserPreferences).Put(bind(m.SavePreferencesCommand{}), wrap(SaveUserPreferences))
 		})
 
 		// users (admin permission required)
diff --git a/pkg/api/preferences.go b/pkg/api/preferences.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b39d0446a9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/api/preferences.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/bus"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/middleware"
+	m "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
+)
+
+// PUT /api/user/prefs
+func SaveUserPreferences(c *middleware.Context, cmd m.SavePreferencesCommand) Response {
+
+	cmd.PrefId = c.UserId
+	cmd.PrefType = `user`
+
+	if err := bus.Dispatch(&cmd); err != nil {
+		return ApiError(500, "Failed to saved user preferences", err)
+	}
+
+	return ApiSuccess("User preferences saved")
+
+}
+
+// GET /api/user/prefs
+func GetUserPreferences(c *middleware.Context) {
+
+	query := m.GetPreferencesQuery{PrefId: c.UserId, PrefType: `user`}
+
+	if err := bus.Dispatch(&query); err != nil {
+		c.JsonApiErr(500, "Failed to get preferences for user", err)
+	}
+
+	dto := m.PreferencesDTO{
+		PrefId:   query.Result.PrefId,
+		PrefType: query.Result.PrefType,
+		PrefData: query.Result.PrefData,
+	}
+
+	c.JSON(200, dto)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/models/preferences.go b/pkg/models/preferences.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..237e577dbc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/models/preferences.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package models
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+)
+
+// Typed errors
+var (
+	ErrPreferencesNotFound = errors.New("Preferences not found")
+)
+
+type Preferences struct {
+	Id       int64
+	PrefId   int64
+	PrefType string
+	PrefData map[string]interface{}
+}
+
+// ---------------------
+// QUERIES
+
+type GetPreferencesQuery struct {
+	PrefId   int64
+	PrefType string
+
+	Result *Preferences
+}
+
+// ---------------------
+// COMMANDS
+
+type SavePreferencesCommand struct {
+	PrefData map[string]interface{} `json:"prefData" binding:"Required"`
+	PrefId   int64                  `json:"-"`
+	PrefType string                 `json:"-"`
+}
+
+// ----------------------
+// DTO & Projections
+
+type PreferencesDTO struct {
+	PrefId   int64                  `json:"prefId"`
+	PrefType string                 `json:"prefType"`
+	PrefData map[string]interface{} `json:"prefData"`
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/preferences.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/preferences.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b03463f8089
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/preferences.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package sqlstore
+
+import (
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/bus"
+	m "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	bus.AddHandler("sql", GetPreferences)
+	bus.AddHandler("sql", SavePreferences)
+}
+
+func GetPreferences(query *m.GetPreferencesQuery) error {
+
+	sql := `SELECT * FROM preferences WHERE pref_id = ? ` +
+		`AND pref_type = ?`
+
+	var prefResults = make([]m.Preferences, 0)
+
+	resultsErr := x.Sql(sql, query.PrefId, query.PrefType).Find(&prefResults)
+
+	if resultsErr != nil {
+		return resultsErr
+	}
+
+	if len(prefResults) > 0 {
+		query.Result = &prefResults[0]
+	} else {
+		query.Result = new(m.Preferences)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func SavePreferences(cmd *m.SavePreferencesCommand) error {
+	return inTransaction2(func(sess *session) error {
+
+		sql := `SELECT * FROM preferences WHERE pref_id = ? ` +
+			`AND pref_type = ?`
+
+		var prefResults = make([]m.Preferences, 0)
+
+		resultsErr := sess.Sql(sql, cmd.PrefId, cmd.PrefType).Find(&prefResults)
+
+		if resultsErr != nil {
+			return resultsErr
+		}
+
+		var savePref m.Preferences
+		var affectedRows int64
+		var saveErr error
+
+		if len(prefResults) == 0 {
+			savePref.PrefId = cmd.PrefId
+			savePref.PrefType = cmd.PrefType
+			savePref.PrefData = cmd.PrefData
+			affectedRows, saveErr = sess.Insert(&savePref)
+		} else {
+			savePref = prefResults[0]
+			savePref.PrefData = cmd.PrefData
+			affectedRows, saveErr = sess.Id(savePref.Id).Update(&savePref)
+		}
+
+		if affectedRows == 0 {
+			return m.ErrPreferencesNotFound
+		}
+
+		return saveErr
+	})
+}