diff --git a/beeref/actions/actions.py b/beeref/actions/actions.py
index ccf8614..9f047ce 100644
--- a/beeref/actions/actions.py
+++ b/beeref/actions/actions.py
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ actions = [
         'id': 'show_scrollbars',
         'text': 'Show &Scrollbars',
         'checkable': True,
+        'settings': 'View/show_scrollbars',
         'callback': 'on_action_show_scrollbars',
     },
     {
diff --git a/beeref/actions/mixin.py b/beeref/actions/mixin.py
index 0d55cfd..35db186 100644
--- a/beeref/actions/mixin.py
+++ b/beeref/actions/mixin.py
@@ -49,18 +49,32 @@ class ActionsMixin:
         self.bee_actions = {}
         self.bee_actiongroups = defaultdict(list)
 
+    def _store_checkable_setting(self, key, value):
+        self.settings.setValue(key, value)
+
+    def _init_action_checkable(self, actiondef, qaction):
+        qaction.setCheckable(True)
+        callback = getattr(self, actiondef['callback'])
+        qaction.toggled.connect(callback)
+        settings_key = actiondef.get('settings')
+        if settings_key:
+            val = self.settings.value(settings_key, False, type=bool)
+            qaction.setChecked(val)
+            callback(val)
+            qaction.toggled.connect(
+                partial(self._store_checkable_setting, settings_key))
+
     def _create_actions(self):
         for action in actions:
             qaction = QtGui.QAction(action['text'], self)
             if 'shortcuts' in action:
                 qaction.setShortcuts(action['shortcuts'])
             if action.get('checkable', False):
-                qaction.toggled.connect(getattr(self, action['callback']))
+                self._init_action_checkable(action, qaction)
             else:
                 qaction.triggered.connect(getattr(self, action['callback']))
             self.addAction(qaction)
             qaction.setEnabled(action.get('enabled', True))
-            qaction.setCheckable(action.get('checkable', False))
             self.bee_actions[action['id']] = qaction
             if 'group' in action:
                 self.bee_actiongroups[action['group']].append(qaction)
diff --git a/beeref/view.py b/beeref/view.py
index 8ed88bc..791a903 100644
--- a/beeref/view.py
+++ b/beeref/view.py
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ class BeeGraphicsView(QtWidgets.QGraphicsView, ActionsMixin):
         self.scene = BeeGraphicsScene(self.undo_stack)
         self.filename = None
 
-        self.setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(
-            Qt.ScrollBarPolicy.ScrollBarAlwaysOff)
-        self.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(
-            Qt.ScrollBarPolicy.ScrollBarAlwaysOff)
         self.setFrameShape(QtWidgets.QFrame.Shape.NoFrame)
         self.setAcceptDrops(True)
 
diff --git a/tests/actions/test_mixin.py b/tests/actions/test_mixin.py
index 8af9cbf..f56027c 100644
--- a/tests/actions/test_mixin.py
+++ b/tests/actions/test_mixin.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import os.path
-from unittest.mock import patch
+from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
 
 from PyQt6 import QtWidgets
 
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ from ..base import BeeTestCase
 
 
 class FooWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget, ActionsMixin):
+    settings = MagicMock
+
     def on_foo(self):
         pass
 
@@ -71,8 +73,32 @@ class ActionsMixinTestCase(BeeTestCase):
         qaction = self.widget.actions()[0]
         assert qaction.text() == '&Foo'
         assert qaction.isEnabled() is True
+        assert qaction.isChecked() is False
         assert self.widget.bee_actions['foo'] == qaction
 
+    @patch.object(FooWidget, 'on_foo')
+    @patch.object(FooWidget, 'settings')
+    @patch('PyQt6.QtGui.QAction.toggled')
+    def test_create_actions_checkable_with_settings(
+            self, toggle_mock, settings_mock, callback_mock):
+        self.actions_mock.__iter__.return_value = [{
+            'id': 'foo',
+            'text': '&Foo',
+            'checkable': True,
+            'callback': 'on_foo',
+            'settings': 'foo/bar',
+        }]
+
+        self.menu_mock.__iter__.return_value = ['foo']
+        settings_mock.value.return_value = True
+        self.widget.build_menu_and_actions()
+        settings_mock.value.assert_called_once_with(
+            'foo/bar', False, type=bool)
+        qaction = self.widget.actions()[0]
+        assert qaction.isChecked() is True
+        assert toggle_mock.connect.call_count == 2
+        callback_mock.assert_called_once_with(True)
+
     def test_create_actions_enabled_false(self):
         self.actions_mock.__iter__.return_value = [{
             'id': 'foo',