diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sketchfab/filter_sketchfab.cpp b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sketchfab/filter_sketchfab.cpp
index a757569dd3..c74a2a6397 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sketchfab/filter_sketchfab.cpp
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sketchfab/filter_sketchfab.cpp
@@ -97,15 +97,25 @@ int FilterSketchFabPlugin::postCondition(QAction*) const
 
 void FilterSketchFabPlugin::initParameterSet(QAction* action, MeshModel&, RichParameterList& parlst)
 {
+	QSettings settings;
+	QVariant v = settings.value("SketchFab Code");
+	QString sketchFabAPIValue;
+	if (v == QVariant()) {
+		sketchFabAPIValue = DEFAULT_API;
+	}
+	else {
+		sketchFabAPIValue = v.toString();
+	}
 	switch(ID(action)) {
 	case FP_SKETCHFAB :
-		parlst.addParam(RichString("sketchFabKeyCode", "00000000", "Sketch Fab Code", "Mandatory."));
+		parlst.addParam(RichString("sketchFabKeyCode", sketchFabAPIValue, "Sketch Fab Code", "Mandatory."));
 		parlst.addParam(RichString("title", "MeshLabModel", "Title", "Mandatory."));
 		parlst.addParam(RichString("description", "A model generated with meshlab", "Description", "Mandatory. A short description of the model that is uploaded."));
 		parlst.addParam(RichString("tags", "meshlab", "Tags", "Mandatory. Tags must be separated by a space. Typical tags usually used by MeshLab users: scan, photogrammetry."));
 		parlst.addParam(RichBool("isPrivate", false, "Private", "This parameter can be true only for PRO account."));
 		parlst.addParam(RichBool("isPublished", false, "Publish", "If true the model will be published immediately."));
 		parlst.addParam(RichBool("autoRotate", true, "Auto Rotate", "If true the model rotated by 90 degree on the X axis to maintain similar default orientation."));
+		parlst.addParam(RichBool("saveApiSetting", sketchFabAPIValue != DEFAULT_API, "Save SketchFab Code", "Saves the API SketchFab code into the MeshLab settings, allowing to load it as default value every time you run this filter."));
 		break;
 	default :
 		assert(0);
@@ -120,7 +130,7 @@ bool FilterSketchFabPlugin::applyFilter(QAction * action, MeshDocument& md, cons
 						 par.getString("sketchFabKeyCode"), par.getString("title"),
 						 par.getString("description"), par.getString("tags"),
 						 par.getBool("isPrivate"), par.getBool("isPublished"),
-						 par.getBool("autoRotate"));
+						 par.getBool("autoRotate"), par.getBool("saveApiSetting"));
 	default:
 		assert(0);
 		return false;
@@ -136,7 +146,8 @@ bool FilterSketchFabPlugin::sketchfab(
 		const QString& tags,
 		bool isPrivate,
 		bool isPublished,
-		bool /*autoRotate*/)
+		bool /*autoRotate*/,
+		bool saveApiSetting)
 {
 	qDebug("Export to SketchFab start ");
 	this->fcb=cb;
@@ -145,11 +156,19 @@ bool FilterSketchFabPlugin::sketchfab(
 	Matrix44m rot; rot.SetRotateDeg(-90,Point3m(1,0,0));
 	Matrix44m rotI; rot.SetRotateDeg(90,Point3m(1,0,0));
 
-	if(apiToken.isEmpty() || apiToken=="0000000") {
+	if(apiToken.isEmpty() || apiToken == DEFAULT_API) {
 		this->errorMessage = QString("Please set in the MeshLab preferences your private API Token string that you can find on the<a href=\"https://sketchfab.com/settings/password\">Sketchfab Password Settings.");
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	QSettings settings;
+	if (saveApiSetting) {
+		settings.setValue("SketchFab Code", apiToken);
+	}
+	else {
+		settings.remove("SketchFab Code");
+	}
+
 	QString tmpObjFileName = QDir::tempPath() + "/xxxx.ply";
 	QString tmpZipFileName = QDir::tempPath() + "/xxxx.zip";
 
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sketchfab/filter_sketchfab.h b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sketchfab/filter_sketchfab.h
index bb32806754..93e01e1e52 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sketchfab/filter_sketchfab.h
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sketchfab/filter_sketchfab.h
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ public slots:
 	void uploadProgress(qint64 bytesSent, qint64 bytesTotal);
 
 private:
-	bool sketchfab(
-			MeshDocument &md,
+	bool sketchfab(MeshDocument &md,
 			vcg::CallBackPos* cb,
 			const QString& apiToken,
 			const QString&,
@@ -62,6 +61,7 @@ public slots:
 			const QString&,
 			bool,
 			bool,
+			bool,
 			bool);
 
 	bool upload(
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public slots:
 
 	bool uploadCompleteFlag;
 	vcg::CallBackPos * fcb;
+	const QString DEFAULT_API = "00000000";
 
 };
 
diff --git a/vcglib b/vcglib
index 3932ce448b..feea7d6b82 160000
--- a/vcglib
+++ b/vcglib
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3932ce448b174b23b363e3308deb427228c847de
+Subproject commit feea7d6b8205febbdd35e4a8e0ba811f4e829b40