diff --git a/plugins/buildingplan/buildingplan.cpp b/plugins/buildingplan/buildingplan.cpp
index 53ab4cdff..01eeda120 100644
--- a/plugins/buildingplan/buildingplan.cpp
+++ b/plugins/buildingplan/buildingplan.cpp
@@ -603,6 +603,20 @@ static int getAvailableItems(lua_State *L) {
     return 1;
 }
 
+static int getGlobalSettings(lua_State *L) {
+    color_ostream *out = Lua::GetOutput(L);
+    if (!out)
+        out = &Core::getInstance().getConsole();
+    DEBUG(status,*out).print("entering getGlobalSettings\n");
+    map<string, bool> settings;
+    settings.emplace("blocks", get_config_bool(config, CONFIG_BLOCKS));
+    settings.emplace("logs", get_config_bool(config, CONFIG_LOGS));
+    settings.emplace("boulders", get_config_bool(config, CONFIG_BOULDERS));
+    settings.emplace("bars", get_config_bool(config, CONFIG_BARS));
+    Lua::Push(L, settings);
+    return 1;
+}
+
 static int countAvailableItems(color_ostream &out, df::building_type type, int16_t subtype, int32_t custom, int index) {
     DEBUG(status,out).print(
             "entering countAvailableItems building_type=%d subtype=%d custom=%d index=%d\n",
@@ -762,8 +776,7 @@ DFHACK_PLUGIN_LUA_FUNCTIONS {
     DFHACK_LUA_FUNCTION(isPlannedBuilding),
     DFHACK_LUA_FUNCTION(addPlannedBuilding),
     DFHACK_LUA_FUNCTION(doCycle),
-    DFHACK_LUA_FUNCTION(scheduleCycle),
-    DFHACK_LUA_FUNCTION(countAvailableItems),
+    DFHACK_LUA_FUNCTION(scheduleCycle),    DFHACK_LUA_FUNCTION(countAvailableItems),
     DFHACK_LUA_FUNCTION(hasFilter),
     DFHACK_LUA_FUNCTION(setMaterialFilter),
     DFHACK_LUA_FUNCTION(setHeatSafetyFilter),
@@ -774,6 +787,7 @@ DFHACK_PLUGIN_LUA_FUNCTIONS {
 };
 
 DFHACK_PLUGIN_LUA_COMMANDS {
+    DFHACK_LUA_COMMAND(getGlobalSettings),
     DFHACK_LUA_COMMAND(getAvailableItems),
     DFHACK_LUA_COMMAND(getMaterialFilter),
     DFHACK_LUA_COMMAND(getHeatSafetyFilter),
diff --git a/plugins/lua/buildingplan.lua b/plugins/lua/buildingplan.lua
index 58bb257b9..95ba9b09c 100644
--- a/plugins/lua/buildingplan.lua
+++ b/plugins/lua/buildingplan.lua
@@ -906,30 +906,54 @@ function GlobalSettingsPage:init()
             frame={h=1},
         },
         widgets.ToggleHotkeyLabel{
+            view_id='blocks',
             frame={l=0},
             key='CUSTOM_B',
             label='Blocks',
             label_width=8,
+            on_change=self:callback('update_setting', 'blocks'),
         },
         widgets.ToggleHotkeyLabel{
+            view_id='logs',
             frame={l=0},
             key='CUSTOM_L',
             label='Logs',
             label_width=8,
+            on_change=self:callback('update_setting', 'logs'),
         },
         widgets.ToggleHotkeyLabel{
+            view_id='boulders',
             frame={l=0},
             key='CUSTOM_O',
             label='Boulders',
             label_width=8,
+            on_change=self:callback('update_setting', 'boulders'),
         },
         widgets.ToggleHotkeyLabel{
+            view_id='bars',
             frame={l=0},
             key='CUSTOM_R',
             label='Bars',
             label_width=8,
+            on_change=self:callback('update_setting', 'bars'),
         },
     }
+
+    self:init_settings()
+end
+
+function GlobalSettingsPage:init_settings()
+    local settings = getGlobalSettings()
+    local subviews = self.subviews
+    subviews.blocks:setOption(settings.blocks)
+    subviews.logs:setOption(settings.logs)
+    subviews.boulders:setOption(settings.boulders)
+    subviews.bars:setOption(settings.bars)
+end
+
+function GlobalSettingsPage:update_setting(setting, val)
+    dfhack.run_command('buildingplan', 'set', setting, tostring(val))
+    self:init_settings()
 end
 
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