diff --git a/README-CHANGES.xml b/README-CHANGES.xml
index 391f5ecd9..87a4a129b 100644
--- a/README-CHANGES.xml
+++ b/README-CHANGES.xml
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@
         </c:change>
       </c:changes>
     </c:release>
-    <c:release date="2024-11-20T14:16:55+00:00" is-open="true" ticket-system="org.lyrasis.jira" version="1.15.0">
+    <c:release date="2024-11-21T15:21:12+00:00" is-open="true" ticket-system="org.lyrasis.jira" version="1.15.0">
       <c:changes>
         <c:change date="2024-10-25T00:00:00+00:00" summary="Support streaming for LCP audiobooks.">
           <c:tickets>
@@ -598,11 +598,16 @@
             <c:ticket id="PP-1913"/>
           </c:tickets>
         </c:change>
-        <c:change date="2024-11-20T14:16:55+00:00" summary="Strip HTML tags from book summaries.">
+        <c:change date="2024-11-20T00:00:00+00:00" summary="Strip HTML tags from book summaries.">
           <c:tickets>
             <c:ticket id="PP-1901"/>
           </c:tickets>
         </c:change>
+        <c:change date="2024-11-21T15:21:12+00:00" summary="Restore saving of book playback rates.">
+          <c:tickets>
+            <c:ticket id="PP-1950"/>
+          </c:tickets>
+        </c:change>
       </c:changes>
     </c:release>
   </c:releases>
diff --git a/simplified-viewer-audiobook/src/main/java/org/librarysimplified/viewer/audiobook/AudioBookPlayerActivity2.kt b/simplified-viewer-audiobook/src/main/java/org/librarysimplified/viewer/audiobook/AudioBookPlayerActivity2.kt
index 8497af03d..e133f84bd 100644
--- a/simplified-viewer-audiobook/src/main/java/org/librarysimplified/viewer/audiobook/AudioBookPlayerActivity2.kt
+++ b/simplified-viewer-audiobook/src/main/java/org/librarysimplified/viewer/audiobook/AudioBookPlayerActivity2.kt
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import org.nypl.simplified.books.covers.BookCoverProviderType
 import org.nypl.simplified.books.time.tracking.TimeTrackingServiceType
 import org.nypl.simplified.buildconfig.api.BuildConfigurationServiceType
 import org.nypl.simplified.opds.core.getOrNull
+import org.nypl.simplified.profiles.controller.api.ProfilesControllerType
 import org.nypl.simplified.taskrecorder.api.TaskRecorder
 import org.nypl.simplified.taskrecorder.api.TaskResult
 import org.nypl.simplified.ui.errorpage.ErrorPageFragment
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ class AudioBookPlayerActivity2 : AppCompatActivity(R.layout.audio_book_player_ba
   private lateinit var bookmarkService: BookmarkServiceType
   private lateinit var buildConfig: BuildConfigurationServiceType
   private lateinit var coverService: BookCoverProviderType
+  private lateinit var profiles: ProfilesControllerType
   private lateinit var timeTrackingService: TimeTrackingServiceType
 
   private var fragmentNow: Fragment = AudioBookLoadingFragment2()
@@ -98,6 +100,8 @@ class AudioBookPlayerActivity2 : AppCompatActivity(R.layout.audio_book_player_ba
       services.requireService(BookCoverProviderType::class.java)
     this.timeTrackingService =
       services.requireService(TimeTrackingServiceType::class.java)
+    this.profiles =
+      services.requireService(ProfilesControllerType::class.java)
   }
 
   override fun onStart() {
@@ -174,7 +178,6 @@ class AudioBookPlayerActivity2 : AppCompatActivity(R.layout.audio_book_player_ba
       is PlayerAccessibilityIsWaitingForChapter,
       is PlayerAccessibilityPlaybackRateChanged,
       is PlayerAccessibilitySleepTimerSettingChanged,
-      is PlayerEventPlaybackRateChanged,
       is PlayerEventChapterCompleted,
       is PlayerEventChapterWaiting,
       is PlayerEventPlaybackBuffering,
@@ -274,6 +277,21 @@ class AudioBookPlayerActivity2 : AppCompatActivity(R.layout.audio_book_player_ba
       is PlayerEventManifestUpdated -> {
         // Nothing yet...
       }
+
+      is PlayerEventPlaybackRateChanged -> {
+        val parameters =
+          AudioBookViewerModel.parameters ?: return
+
+        this.profiles.profileUpdate { description ->
+          description.copy(
+            preferences = description.preferences.copy(
+              playbackRates = description.preferences.playbackRates.plus(
+                Pair(parameters.bookID.value(), event.rate)
+              )
+            )
+          )
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -374,6 +392,7 @@ class AudioBookPlayerActivity2 : AppCompatActivity(R.layout.audio_book_player_ba
 
       is PlayerModelState.PlayerOpen -> {
         this.loadCoverImage()
+        this.setPlaybackRateFromPreferencesIfRequired()
         this.switchFragment(PlayerFragment())
       }
 
@@ -383,6 +402,24 @@ class AudioBookPlayerActivity2 : AppCompatActivity(R.layout.audio_book_player_ba
     }
   }
 
+  private fun setPlaybackRateFromPreferencesIfRequired() {
+    val bookParameters =
+      AudioBookViewerModel.parameters ?: return
+    val preferencesRate =
+      this.profiles.profileCurrent()
+        .preferences()
+        .playbackRates
+        .get(bookParameters.bookID.value())
+
+    if (preferencesRate == null) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (preferencesRate != PlayerModel.playbackRate) {
+      PlayerModel.setPlaybackRate(preferencesRate)
+    }
+  }
+
   private fun assignBookmarks(
     bookmarks: BookmarksForBook
   ): PlayerBookmark? {