diff --git a/src/arduino/programmerManager.ts b/src/arduino/programmerManager.ts
index 40c26d0c..a060f211 100644
--- a/src/arduino/programmerManager.ts
+++ b/src/arduino/programmerManager.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
 import * as constants from "../common/constants";
+import { DeviceContext } from "../deviceContext";
 import { ArduinoApp } from "./arduino";
 import { IArduinoSettings } from "./arduinoSettings";
-import { ArduinoSettings } from "./arduinoSettings";
 
 export enum ProgrammerList {
     "AVR ISP",
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ export class ProgrammerManager {
         this._currentprogrammer = ProgrammerList[chosen];
         this.getProgrammer(this._currentprogrammer);
         this._programmerStatusBar.text = chosen;
+        const dc = DeviceContext.getInstance();
+        dc.programmer = chosen;
     }
 
     public getProgrammer(newProgrammer: ProgrammerList) {
diff --git a/src/deviceContext.ts b/src/deviceContext.ts
index 010cade8..2e7f18e3 100644
--- a/src/deviceContext.ts
+++ b/src/deviceContext.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ export interface IDeviceContext {
 
     debugger_: string;
 
+    /**
+     * Current selected programmer.
+     * @property {string}
+     */
+    programmer: string;
+
     /**
      * Arduino custom board configuration
      * @property {string}
@@ -88,6 +94,8 @@ export class DeviceContext implements IDeviceContext, vscode.Disposable {
 
     private _prebuild: string;
 
+    private _programmer: string;
+
     /**
      * @constructor
      */
@@ -145,6 +153,7 @@ export class DeviceContext implements IDeviceContext, vscode.Disposable {
                         this._debugger = deviceConfigJson["debugger"];
                         this._onDidChange.fire();
                         this._prebuild = deviceConfigJson.prebuild;
+                        this._programmer = deviceConfigJson.programmer;
                     } else {
                         Logger.notifyUserError("arduinoFileError", new Error(constants.messages.ARDUINO_FILE_ERROR));
                     }
@@ -157,6 +166,7 @@ export class DeviceContext implements IDeviceContext, vscode.Disposable {
                     this._debugger = null;
                     this._onDidChange.fire();
                     this._prebuild = null;
+                    this._programmer = null;
                 }
                 return this;
             }, (reason) => {
@@ -174,6 +184,7 @@ export class DeviceContext implements IDeviceContext, vscode.Disposable {
                 this._debugger = null;
                 this._onDidChange.fire();
                 this._prebuild = null;
+                this._programmer = null;
 
                 return this;
             });
@@ -207,6 +218,7 @@ export class DeviceContext implements IDeviceContext, vscode.Disposable {
         deviceConfigJson.output = this.output;
         deviceConfigJson["debugger"] = this.debugger_;
         deviceConfigJson.configuration = this.configuration;
+        deviceConfigJson.programmer = this.programmer;
 
         util.mkdirRecursivelySync(path.dirname(deviceConfigFile));
         fs.writeFileSync(deviceConfigFile, JSON.stringify(deviceConfigJson, (key, value) => {
@@ -279,6 +291,15 @@ export class DeviceContext implements IDeviceContext, vscode.Disposable {
         this.saveContext();
     }
 
+    public get programmer() {
+        return this._programmer;
+    }
+
+    public set programmer(value: string) {
+        this._programmer = value;
+        this.saveContext();
+    }
+
     public async initialize() {
         if (ArduinoWorkspace.rootPath && util.fileExistsSync(path.join(ArduinoWorkspace.rootPath, ARDUINO_CONFIG_FILE))) {
             vscode.window.showInformationMessage("Arduino.json is already generated.");