diff --git a/src/pytest_html/scripts/datamanager.js b/src/pytest_html/scripts/datamanager.js
index 7d6e7cef..58344972 100644
--- a/src/pytest_html/scripts/datamanager.js
+++ b/src/pytest_html/scripts/datamanager.js
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
+const { getCollapsedCategory } = require('./storage.js')
+
 class DataManager {
     setManager(data) {
+        const collapsedCategories = getCollapsedCategory()
         const dataBlob = { ...data, tests: data.tests.map((test, index) => ({
             ...test,
             id: `test_${index}`,
-            collapsed: false,
+            collapsed: collapsedCategories.includes(test.outcome.toLowerCase()),
         })) }
         this.data = { ...dataBlob }
         this.renderData = { ...dataBlob }
     }
+
     get allData() {
         return { ...this.data }
     }
diff --git a/src/pytest_html/scripts/filter.js b/src/pytest_html/scripts/filter.js
index bfb994eb..4c2ccac7 100644
--- a/src/pytest_html/scripts/filter.js
+++ b/src/pytest_html/scripts/filter.js
@@ -2,26 +2,23 @@ const { manager } = require('./datamanager.js')
 const storageModule = require('./storage.js')
 
 const getFilteredSubSet = (filter) =>
-    manager.allData.tests.filter(({ outcome }) => !filter.includes(outcome.toLowerCase()))
+    manager.allData.tests.filter(({ outcome }) => filter.includes(outcome.toLowerCase()))
 
 const doInitFilter = () => {
-    const currentFilter = storageModule.getFilter()
+    const currentFilter = storageModule.getVisible()
     const filteredSubset = getFilteredSubSet(currentFilter)
     manager.setRender(filteredSubset)
 }
 
-const doFilter = (type, apply) => {
-    const currentFilter = storageModule.getFilter()
-    if (!apply) {
-        currentFilter.push(type)
+const doFilter = (type, show) => {
+    if (show) {
+        storageModule.showCategory(type)
     } else {
-        const index = currentFilter.indexOf(type)
-        if (index > -1) {
-            currentFilter.splice(index, 1)
-        }
+        storageModule.hideCategory(type)
     }
 
-    storageModule.setFilter(currentFilter)
+    const currentFilter = storageModule.getVisible()
+
     if (currentFilter.length) {
         const filteredSubset = getFilteredSubSet(currentFilter)
         manager.setRender(filteredSubset)
diff --git a/src/pytest_html/scripts/main.js b/src/pytest_html/scripts/main.js
index 23898611..c4d1787c 100644
--- a/src/pytest_html/scripts/main.js
+++ b/src/pytest_html/scripts/main.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const { dom, findAll } = require('./dom.js')
 const { manager } = require('./datamanager.js')
 const { doSort } = require('./sort.js')
 const { doFilter } = require('./filter.js')
-const { getFilter } = require('./storage.js')
+const { getVisible } = require('./storage.js')
 
 const removeChildren = (node) => {
     while (node.firstChild) {
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ const renderDerived = (tests, collectedItems, isFinished) => {
         { outcome: 'rerun', label: 'Reruns' },
     ]
 
-    const currentFilter = getFilter()
+    const currentFilter = getVisible()
     possibleOutcomes.forEach(({ outcome, label }) => {
         const count = renderSet.filter((test) => test.outcome.toLowerCase() === outcome).length
         const input = document.querySelector(`input[data-test-result="${outcome}"]`)
         document.querySelector(`.${outcome}`).innerText = `${count} ${label}`
 
         input.disabled = !count
-        input.checked = !currentFilter.includes(outcome)
+        input.checked = currentFilter.includes(outcome)
     })
 
     const numberOfTests = renderSet.filter(({ outcome }) =>
diff --git a/src/pytest_html/scripts/storage.js b/src/pytest_html/scripts/storage.js
index 794806e3..c7f5fff1 100644
--- a/src/pytest_html/scripts/storage.js
+++ b/src/pytest_html/scripts/storage.js
@@ -1,22 +1,71 @@
-const getFilter = () => [...new Set(JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem('filter')))]
+const possibleFiltes = ['passed', 'skipped', 'failed', 'error', 'xfailed', 'xpassed', 'rerun']
+
+const getVisible = () => {
+    const url = new URL(window.location.href)
+    const settings = new URLSearchParams(url.search).get('visible') || ''
+    const toret = settings ?
+        [...new Set(settings.split(',').filter((filter) => possibleFiltes.includes(filter)))] : possibleFiltes
+
+    return toret
+}
+const hideCategory = (categoryToHide) => {
+    const url = new URL(window.location.href)
+    const visibleParams = new URLSearchParams(url.search).get('visible')
+    const currentVisible = visibleParams ? visibleParams.split(',') : [...possibleFiltes]
+    const settings = [...new Set(currentVisible)].filter((f) => f !== categoryToHide).join(',')
+
+    url.searchParams.set('visible', settings)
+    history.pushState({}, null, unescape(url.href))
+}
+
+const showCategory = (categoryToShow) => {
+    const url = new URL(window.location.href)
+    const currentVisible = new URLSearchParams(url.search).get('visible')?.split(',') || [...possibleFiltes]
+    const settings = [...new Set([categoryToShow, ...currentVisible])]
+    const noFilter = possibleFiltes.length === settings.length || !settings.length
+
+    noFilter ? url.searchParams.delete('visible') : url.searchParams.set('visible', settings.join(','))
+    history.pushState({}, null, unescape(url.href))
+}
 const setFilter = (currentFilter) => {
-    sessionStorage.setItem('filter', JSON.stringify(currentFilter))
+    if (!possibleFiltes.includes(currentFilter)) {
+        return
+    }
+    const url = new URL(window.location.href)
+    const settings = [currentFilter, ...new Set(new URLSearchParams(url.search).get('filter').split(','))]
+
+    url.searchParams.set('filter', settings)
+    history.pushState({}, null, unescape(url.href))
 }
 
-const getSort = () => sessionStorage.getItem('sort')
-const setSort = (type) => sessionStorage.setItem('sort', type)
+const getSort = () => {
+    const url = new URL(window.location.href)
+    return new URLSearchParams(url.search).get('sort') || 'outcome'
+}
+const setSort = (type) => {
+    const url = new URL(window.location.href)
+    url.searchParams.set('sort', type)
+    history.pushState({}, null, unescape(url.href))
+}
+
+const getCollapsedCategory = () => {
+    const url = new URL(window.location.href)
+    const collapsedItems = new URLSearchParams(url.search).get('collapsed')
+    return collapsedItems?.split(',') || []
+}
 
 const getSortDirection = () => JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem('sortAsc'))
 
-const setSortDirection = (ascending) => {
-    sessionStorage.setItem('sortAsc', ascending)
-}
+const setSortDirection = (ascending) => sessionStorage.setItem('sortAsc', ascending)
 
 module.exports = {
-    getFilter,
+    getVisible,
     setFilter,
+    hideCategory,
+    showCategory,
     getSort,
     getSortDirection,
     setSort,
     setSortDirection,
+    getCollapsedCategory,
 }
diff --git a/testing/unittest.js b/testing/unittest.js
index 0429fdb8..67f19b35 100644
--- a/testing/unittest.js
+++ b/testing/unittest.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('Filter tests', () => {
     after(() => dataModule.manager.setManager({ tests: [] }))
     describe('doInitFilter', () => {
         it('has no stored filters', () => {
-            getFilterMock = sinon.stub(storageModule, 'getFilter').returns([])
+            getFilterMock = sinon.stub(storageModule, 'getVisible').returns([])
             managerSpy = sinon.spy(dataModule.manager, 'setRender')
 
             doInitFilter()
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe('Filter tests', () => {
             ])
         })
         it('exclude passed', () => {
-            getFilterMock = sinon.stub(storageModule, 'getFilter').returns(['passed'])
+            getFilterMock = sinon.stub(storageModule, 'getVisible').returns(['passed'])
             managerSpy = sinon.spy(dataModule.manager, 'setRender')
 
             doInitFilter()
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe('Filter tests', () => {
         let setFilterMock
         afterEach(() => setFilterMock.restore())
         it('removes a filter', () => {
-            getFilterMock = sinon.stub(storageModule, 'getFilter').returns(['passed'])
+            getFilterMock = sinon.stub(storageModule, 'getVisible').returns(['passed'])
             setFilterMock = sinon.stub(storageModule, 'setFilter')
             managerSpy = sinon.spy(dataModule.manager, 'setRender')
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe('Filter tests', () => {
             ])
         })
         it('applies a filter', () => {
-            getFilterMock = sinon.stub(storageModule, 'getFilter').returns([])
+            getFilterMock = sinon.stub(storageModule, 'getVisible').returns([])
             setFilterMock = sinon.stub(storageModule, 'setFilter')
             managerSpy = sinon.spy(dataModule.manager, 'setRender')