diff --git a/app/controllers/PreferencesController.php b/app/controllers/PreferencesController.php
index 852059497c..1330af52ef 100644
--- a/app/controllers/PreferencesController.php
+++ b/app/controllers/PreferencesController.php
@@ -33,9 +33,12 @@ class PreferencesController extends BaseController
         $viewRange      = $preferences->get('viewRange', '1M');
         $viewRangeValue = $viewRange->data;
         $frontPage      = $preferences->get('frontpageAccounts', []);
+        $budgetMax      = $preferences->get('budgetMaximum', 1000);
+        $budgetMaximum  = $budgetMax->data;
 
-
-        return View::make('preferences.index')->with('accounts', $accounts)->with('frontpageAccounts', $frontPage)->with('viewRange', $viewRangeValue);
+        return View::make('preferences.index', compact('budgetMaximum'))->with('accounts', $accounts)->with('frontpageAccounts', $frontPage)->with(
+            'viewRange', $viewRangeValue
+        );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -43,7 +46,6 @@ class PreferencesController extends BaseController
      */
     public function postIndex()
     {
-
         /** @var \FireflyIII\Shared\Preferences\Preferences $preferences */
         $preferences = App::make('FireflyIII\Shared\Preferences\Preferences');
 
@@ -61,6 +63,11 @@ class PreferencesController extends BaseController
         Session::forget('end');
         Session::forget('range');
 
+        // budget maximum:
+        $budgetMaximum = intval(Input::get('budgetMaximum'));
+        $preferences->set('budgetMaximum', $budgetMaximum);
+
+
         Session::flash('success', 'Preferences saved!');
 
         return Redirect::route('preferences');