diff --git a/src/lib/stores/preferences.ts b/src/lib/stores/preferences.ts
index 0cce4994a..4a09733ce 100644
--- a/src/lib/stores/preferences.ts
+++ b/src/lib/stores/preferences.ts
@@ -314,6 +314,28 @@ function createPreferences() {
                 n.miscellaneous[key] = value;
                 return n;
             });
+        },
+        getFilePickerPreferences() {
+            return (
+                preferences?.filePicker ?? {
+                    lastSelectedBucket: null
+                }
+            );
+        },
+
+        async setFilePickerPreferences(prefs: ConsolePreferences['filePicker']) {
+            await updateAndSync((n) => {
+                if (!n?.filePicker) {
+                    n ??= {};
+                    n.filePicker ??= {};
+                }
+
+                n.filePicker = {
+                    ...n.filePicker,
+                    ...prefs
+                };
+                return n;
+            });
         }
     };
 }