diff --git a/fhem/CHANGED b/fhem/CHANGED
index 1012a42d4..594fd8ee5 100644
--- a/fhem/CHANGED
+++ b/fhem/CHANGED
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Add changes at the top of the list. Keep it in ASCII, and 80-char wide.
 # Do not insert empty lines here, update check depends on it.
+  - change: 73_PRESENCE: store threshold counter in state file for restarts
   - feature: 98_DOIFtools.pm: new report filter for event rate
   - new:    96_Snapcast.pm: New module to control a snapcast server
   - update: 98_DOIFtools.pm: improved Attribute handling, help corrections
diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/73_PRESENCE.pm b/fhem/FHEM/73_PRESENCE.pm
index eebb8a107..5b93b5397 100755
--- a/fhem/FHEM/73_PRESENCE.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/73_PRESENCE.pm
@@ -271,6 +271,12 @@ PRESENCE_Notify($$)
     
     if($dev_name eq "global" and grep(m/^(?:DEFINED $name|MODIFIED $name|INITIALIZED|REREADCFG)$/, @{$events}))
     {
+        if(grep(m/^(?:INITIALIZED|REREADCFG)$/, @{$events}))
+        {
+            $hash->{helper}{ABSENT_COUNT} = int(ReadingsVal($name, ".absenceThresholdCounter", 0));
+            $hash->{helper}{PRESENT_COUNT} = int(ReadingsVal($name, ".presenceThresholdCounter", 0));
+        }
+    
         if($hash->{MODE} =~ /(lan-ping|local-bluetooth|fritzbox|shellscript|function)/)
         {
             delete $hash->{helper}{RUNNING_PID} if(defined($hash->{helper}{RUNNING_PID}));
@@ -1283,14 +1289,15 @@ sub PRESENCE_ProcessState($$)
         {
             if(++$count >= $absenceThreshold)
             {
+                readingsBulkUpdate($hash, ".absenceThresholdCounter", 0);
                 readingsBulkUpdate($hash, "state", "absent");
                 readingsBulkUpdate($hash, "presence", "absent");
-
             }
             else
             {
                 $hash->{helper}{ABSENT_COUNT} = $count;
                 
+                readingsBulkUpdate($hash, ".absenceThresholdCounter", $count);
                 readingsBulkUpdate($hash, "state", "maybe absent");
                 readingsBulkUpdate($hash, "presence", "maybe absent");
 
@@ -1327,6 +1334,7 @@ sub PRESENCE_ProcessState($$)
         {
             if(++$count >= $presenceThreshold)
             {
+                readingsBulkUpdate($hash, ".presenceThresholdCounter", "0");
                 readingsBulkUpdate($hash, "state", "present");
                 readingsBulkUpdate($hash, "presence", "present");
                 
@@ -1336,6 +1344,7 @@ sub PRESENCE_ProcessState($$)
             {
                 $hash->{helper}{PRESENT_COUNT} = $count;
                 
+                readingsBulkUpdate($hash, ".presenceThresholdCounter", $count);
                 readingsBulkUpdate($hash, "state", "maybe present");
                 readingsBulkUpdate($hash, "presence", "maybe present");