diff --git a/EmoTracker.Data/LocationDatabase.cs b/EmoTracker.Data/LocationDatabase.cs
index 292e118..4067a19 100644
--- a/EmoTracker.Data/LocationDatabase.cs
+++ b/EmoTracker.Data/LocationDatabase.cs
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ Location LoadLocation(IGamePackage package, Location parent, JObject data)
                         }
                     }
                     section.ClearOnCapture = sectionData.GetValue<bool>("clear_on_capture", false);
+                    section.CapturePersist = sectionData.GetValue<bool>("capture_persist", false);
                     section.ShowGateItem = sectionData.GetValue<bool>("show_gate_item", true);
 
                     JArray sectionRules = sectionData.GetValue<JArray>("access_rules");
diff --git a/EmoTracker.Data/Locations/Section.cs b/EmoTracker.Data/Locations/Section.cs
index 776a5b4..c346e51 100644
--- a/EmoTracker.Data/Locations/Section.cs
+++ b/EmoTracker.Data/Locations/Section.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ private static AccessibilityLevel Max(AccessibilityLevel a, AccessibilityLevel b
         private double mCaptureBadgeOffsetX = 0;
         private double mCaptureBadgeOffsetY = 0;
         private bool mbClearOnCapture = false;
+        private bool mbCapturePersist = false;
         private bool mSuppressCaptureClearing = false;
         private bool mbShowGateItem = true;
 
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ public uint AvailableChestCount
             {
                 using (TransactionProcessor.Current.OpenTransaction())
                 {
-                    if (value == 0 && CapturedItem != null && !mbCaptureBadge && !mSuppressCaptureClearing)
+                    if (value == 0 && CapturedItem != null && !mSuppressCaptureClearing && !mbCapturePersist)
                     {
                         CapturedItem.AdvanceToCode();
                         CapturedItem = null;
@@ -269,6 +270,12 @@ public bool ClearOnCapture
             set { SetProperty(ref mbClearOnCapture, value); }
         }
 
+        public bool CapturePersist
+        {
+            get { return mbCapturePersist; }
+            set { SetProperty(ref mbCapturePersist, value); }
+        }
+
         public bool ShowGateItem
         {
             get { return mbShowGateItem; }