diff --git a/extension/dashboard.html b/extension/dashboard.html
index 9c05756..7ff103e 100644
--- a/extension/dashboard.html
+++ b/extension/dashboard.html
@@ -1862,7 +1862,7 @@
         <input type="text" id="rdpConnUsername" class="input" placeholder="Administrator" autocomplete="off">
       </div>
       <div class="form-group">
-        <label class="form-label" for="rdpConnPassword">Password (optional, not saved)</label>
+        <label class="form-label" for="rdpConnPassword">Password (optional)</label>
         <input type="password" id="rdpConnPassword" class="input" placeholder="••••••••" autocomplete="new-password">
       </div>
       <input type="hidden" id="rdpConnEditId">
diff --git a/extension/dashboard.js b/extension/dashboard.js
index 89dbc87..28f19df 100644
--- a/extension/dashboard.js
+++ b/extension/dashboard.js
@@ -223,9 +223,11 @@ function generateRdpId() {
 }
 
 function saveRdpConnections(cb) {
-  // Strip password before persisting — passwords are session-only
+  // Encode password as base64 before persisting so it survives page reloads
   const toSave = rdpConnections.map(c => {
     const { password, ...rest } = c; // eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars
+    if (password) rest.passwordB64 = btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(password)));
+    else delete rest.passwordB64;
     return rest;
   });
   chrome.runtime.sendMessage(
@@ -324,7 +326,7 @@ function openAddRdpModal(conn) {
   $('rdpConnWidth').value = conn ? (conn.width || 1280) : 1280;
   $('rdpConnHeight').value = conn ? (conn.height || 720) : 720;
   $('rdpConnUsername').value = conn ? (conn.username || '') : '';
-  $('rdpConnPassword').value = '';
+  $('rdpConnPassword').value = conn ? (conn.password || '') : '';
   $('rdpConnEditId').value = conn ? conn.id : '';
   $('rdpConnSubmit').textContent = isEdit ? 'Save Changes' : 'Save Connection';
 
@@ -1581,12 +1583,16 @@ async function refresh() {
       });
       renderSshGrid();
     }
-    // Sync RDP connections from native host state (passwords are not persisted)
+    // Sync RDP connections from native host state — decode base64 password if present
     if (Array.isArray(state.rdpConnections)) {
-      // Merge: keep in-memory passwords for connections that already exist
       rdpConnections = state.rdpConnections.map(c => {
         const existing = rdpConnections.find(e => e.id === c.id);
-        return existing ? { ...c, password: existing.password || '' } : c;
+        // Prefer in-memory password (user just typed it), then decode persisted base64
+        let password = (existing && existing.password) || '';
+        if (!password && c.passwordB64) {
+          try { password = decodeURIComponent(escape(atob(c.passwordB64))); } catch (_) {}
+        }
+        return { ...c, password };
       });
       renderRdpGrid();
     }