diff --git a/src/view-flot-graph.js b/src/view-flot-graph.js
index afb8f061..ed3142f9 100644
--- a/src/view-flot-graph.js
+++ b/src/view-flot-graph.js
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ this.recline.View = this.recline.View || {};
 
 // ## Graph view for a Dataset using Flot graphing library.
 //
-// Initialization arguments:
+// Initialization arguments (in a hash in first parameter):
 //
 // * model: recline.Model.Dataset
-// * config: (optional) graph configuration hash of form:
+// * state: (optional) configuration hash of form:
 //
 //        { 
 //          group: {column name for x-axis},
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ my.FlotGraph = Backbone.View.extend({
     'click .action-toggle-help': 'toggleHelp'
   },
 
-  initialize: function(options, config) {
+  initialize: function(options) {
     var self = this;
     this.el = $(this.el);
     _.bindAll(this, 'render', 'redraw');
@@ -96,18 +96,14 @@ my.FlotGraph = Backbone.View.extend({
     this.model.fields.bind('add', this.render);
     this.model.currentDocuments.bind('add', this.redraw);
     this.model.currentDocuments.bind('reset', this.redraw);
-    var configFromHash = my.parseHashQueryString().graph;
-    if (configFromHash) {
-      configFromHash = JSON.parse(configFromHash);
-    }
-    this.chartConfig = _.extend({
+    var stateData = _.extend({
         group: null,
         series: [],
         graphType: 'lines-and-points'
       },
-      configFromHash,
-      config
-      );
+      options.state
+    );
+    this.state = new recline.Model.ObjectState(stateData);
     this.render();
   },
 
@@ -129,13 +125,12 @@ my.FlotGraph = Backbone.View.extend({
     var series = this.$series.map(function () {
       return $(this).val();
     });
-    this.chartConfig.series = $.makeArray(series);
-    this.chartConfig.group = this.el.find('.editor-group select').val();
-    this.chartConfig.graphType = this.el.find('.editor-type select').val();
-    // update navigation
-    var qs = my.parseHashQueryString();
-    qs.graph = JSON.stringify(this.chartConfig);
-    my.setHashQueryString(qs);
+    var updatedState = {
+      series: $.makeArray(series),
+      group: this.el.find('.editor-group select').val(),
+      graphType: this.el.find('.editor-type select').val()
+    };
+    this.state.set(updatedState);
     this.redraw();
   },
 
@@ -151,7 +146,7 @@ my.FlotGraph = Backbone.View.extend({
       return;
     }
     var series = this.createSeries();
-    var options = this.getGraphOptions(this.chartConfig.graphType);
+    var options = this.getGraphOptions(this.state.attributes.graphType);
     this.plot = $.plot(this.$graph, series, options);
     this.setupTooltips();
     // create this.plot and cache it
@@ -172,7 +167,7 @@ my.FlotGraph = Backbone.View.extend({
     // special tickformatter to show labels rather than numbers
     var tickFormatter = function (val) {
       if (self.model.currentDocuments.models[val]) {
-        var out = self.model.currentDocuments.models[val].get(self.chartConfig.group);
+        var out = self.model.currentDocuments.models[val].get(self.state.attributes.group);
         // if the value was in fact a number we want that not the 
         if (typeof(out) == 'number') {
           return val;
@@ -255,14 +250,14 @@ my.FlotGraph = Backbone.View.extend({
           var y = item.datapoint[1];
           // convert back from 'index' value on x-axis (e.g. in cases where non-number values)
           if (self.model.currentDocuments.models[x]) {
-            x = self.model.currentDocuments.models[x].get(self.chartConfig.group);
+            x = self.model.currentDocuments.models[x].get(self.state.attributes.group);
           } else {
             x = x.toFixed(2);
           }
           y = y.toFixed(2);
           
           var content = _.template('<%= group %> = <%= x %>, <%= series %> = <%= y %>', {
-            group: self.chartConfig.group,
+            group: self.state.attributes.group,
             x: x,
             series: item.series.label,
             y: y
@@ -280,25 +275,23 @@ my.FlotGraph = Backbone.View.extend({
   createSeries: function () {
     var self = this;
     var series = [];
-    if (this.chartConfig) {
-      $.each(this.chartConfig.series, function (seriesIndex, field) {
-        var points = [];
-        $.each(self.model.currentDocuments.models, function (index, doc) {
-          var x = doc.get(self.chartConfig.group);
-          var y = doc.get(field);
-          if (typeof x === 'string') {
-            x = index;
-          }
-          // horizontal bar chart
-          if (self.chartConfig.graphType == 'bars') {
-            points.push([y, x]);
-          } else {
-            points.push([x, y]);
-          }
-        });
-        series.push({data: points, label: field});
+    $.each(this.state.attributes.series, function (seriesIndex, field) {
+      var points = [];
+      $.each(self.model.currentDocuments.models, function (index, doc) {
+        var x = doc.get(self.state.attributes.group);
+        var y = doc.get(field);
+        if (typeof x === 'string') {
+          x = index;
+        }
+        // horizontal bar chart
+        if (self.state.attributes.graphType == 'bars') {
+          points.push([y, x]);
+        } else {
+          points.push([x, y]);
+        }
       });
-    }
+      series.push({data: points, label: field});
+    });
     return series;
   },
 
diff --git a/src/view.js b/src/view.js
index 5648af28..53b7a859 100644
--- a/src/view.js
+++ b/src/view.js
@@ -155,11 +155,7 @@ my.DataExplorer = Backbone.View.extend({
     // note this.model and dataset returned are the same
     this.model.fetch()
       .done(function(dataset) {
-        var queryState = my.parseHashQueryString().reclineQuery;
-        if (queryState) {
-          queryState = JSON.parse(queryState);
-        }
-        self.model.query(queryState);
+        self.model.query(self.state.get('query'));
       })
       .fail(function(error) {
         my.notify(error.message, {category: 'error', persist: true});
@@ -238,16 +234,33 @@ my.DataExplorer = Backbone.View.extend({
 
   _setupState: function(initialState) {
     var self = this;
+    var qs = my.parseHashQueryString();
+    var query = qs.reclineQuery;
+    query = query ? JSON.parse(query) : self.model.queryState.toJSON();
+    // backwards compatability (now named view-graph but was named graph)
+    var graphState = qs['view-graph'] || qs.graph;
+    graphState = graphState ? JSON.parse(graphState) : {};
     var stateData = _.extend({
         readOnly: false,
-        query: self.model.queryState.toJSON(),
+        query: query,
+        'view-graph': graphState,
         currentView: null
       },
       initialState);
     this.state.set(stateData);
+
+    // now do updates based on state
     if (this.state.get('readOnly')) {
       this.setReadOnly();
     }
+    _.each(this.pageViews, function(pageView) {
+      var viewId = 'view-' + pageView.id;
+      if (viewId in self.state.attributes) {
+        pageView.view.state.set(self.state.get(viewId));
+      }
+    });
+
+    // bind for changes state in associated objects
     this.model.queryState.bind('change', function() {
       self.state.set({queryState: self.model.queryState.toJSON()});
     });
diff --git a/test/base.js b/test/base.js
index 2d8df709..30b2960b 100644
--- a/test/base.js
+++ b/test/base.js
@@ -14,3 +14,14 @@ var Fixture = {
   }
 };
 
+function assertPresent(selector, el) {
+  var found = el ? $(el).find(selector) : $(selector);
+  ok(found.length > 0);
+}
+
+function assertNotPresent(selector, el) {
+  var found = el ? $(el).find(selector) : $(selector);
+  ok(found.length > 0);
+  equal(found.length, 0);
+}
+
diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index 8131c65c..82751d57 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../src/view.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../src/view-grid.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../src/view-transform-dialog.js"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="../src/view-flot-graph.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="view-grid.test.js"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="view-graph.test.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="view.test.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="util.test.js"></script>
 </head>
diff --git a/test/view-graph.test.js b/test/view-graph.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..122937f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/view-graph.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module("View - FlotGraph");
+
+test('basics', function () {
+  var dataset = Fixture.getDataset();
+  var view = new recline.View.FlotGraph({
+    model: dataset
+  });
+  $('.fixtures').append(view.el);
+  equal(view.state.get('graphType'), 'lines-and-points');
+  // view will auto render ...
+  assertPresent('.editor', view.el);
+  view.remove();
+});
diff --git a/test/view-grid.test.js b/test/view-grid.test.js
index 19031458..8a723c89 100644
--- a/test/view-grid.test.js
+++ b/test/view-grid.test.js
@@ -2,16 +2,6 @@
 
 module("View - DataGrid");
 
-function assertPresent(selector) {
-  var found = $(selector);
-  ok(found.length > 0);
-}
-
-function assertNotPresent(selector) {
-  var found = $(selector);
-  equal(found.length, 0);
-}
-
 test('menu - hideColumn', function () {
   var dataset = Fixture.getDataset();
   var view = new recline.View.DataGrid({
diff --git a/test/view.test.js b/test/view.test.js
index afa2f943..6a898989 100644
--- a/test/view.test.js
+++ b/test/view.test.js
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ test('initialize state', function () {
   var explorer = new recline.View.DataExplorer({
     model: dataset,
     state: {
-      readOnly: true
+      readOnly: true,
+      'view-grid': {
+        hiddenFields: ['x']
+      }
     }
   });
   var state = explorer.getState();