diff --git a/src/plugins/timeline/TimelineViewLayout.vue b/src/plugins/timeline/TimelineViewLayout.vue
index ce0d49107b..0b0fce7636 100644
--- a/src/plugins/timeline/TimelineViewLayout.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/timeline/TimelineViewLayout.vue
@@ -129,11 +129,22 @@ export default {
     );
 
     // Drag resizer - Swimlane column width
-    const { x: swimLaneLabelWidth, mousedown } = useDragResizer({ initialX: 200 });
+    const { x: swimLaneLabelWidth, mousedown } = useDragResizer({
+      initialX: domainObject.configuration.swimLaneLabelWidth,
+      callback: mutateSwimLaneLabelWidth
+    });
 
     provide('swimLaneLabelWidth', swimLaneLabelWidth);
     provide('mousedown', mousedown);
 
+    function mutateSwimLaneLabelWidth() {
+      openmct.objects.mutate(
+        domainObject,
+        'configuration.swimLaneLabelWidth',
+        swimLaneLabelWidth.value
+      );
+    }
+
     // Flex containers - Swimlane height
     const timelineHolder = ref(null);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/timeline/configuration.js b/src/plugins/timeline/configuration.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0128f990dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/timeline/configuration.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export const configuration = {
+  useIndependentTime: false,
+  containers: [],
+  swimLaneLabelWidth: 200
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/timeline/plugin.js b/src/plugins/timeline/plugin.js
index bf18e1c841..f0fd2294f7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/timeline/plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/timeline/plugin.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
  *****************************************************************************/
 
+import { configuration } from './configuration.js';
 import ExtendedLinesBus from './ExtendedLinesBus.js';
 import TimelineCompositionPolicy from './TimelineCompositionPolicy.js';
 import timelineInterceptor from './timelineInterceptor.js';
@@ -40,10 +41,7 @@ export default function () {
       cssClass: 'icon-timeline',
       initialize: function (domainObject) {
         domainObject.composition = [];
-        domainObject.configuration = {
-          useIndependentTime: false,
-          containers: []
-        };
+        domainObject.configuration = configuration;
       }
     });
     timelineInterceptor(openmct);
diff --git a/src/plugins/timeline/timelineInterceptor.js b/src/plugins/timeline/timelineInterceptor.js
index 3a59f5316f..d6a313b036 100644
--- a/src/plugins/timeline/timelineInterceptor.js
+++ b/src/plugins/timeline/timelineInterceptor.js
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
  * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
  *****************************************************************************/
 
+import { configuration } from './configuration.js';
+
 export default function timelineInterceptor(openmct) {
   openmct.objects.addGetInterceptor({
     appliesTo: (identifier, domainObject) => {
@@ -27,11 +29,15 @@ export default function timelineInterceptor(openmct) {
     },
     invoke: (identifier, object) => {
       if (object && object.configuration === undefined) {
-        object.configuration = {
-          useIndependentTime: true
-        };
+        object.configuration = configuration;
       }
 
+      Object.keys(configuration).forEach((key) => {
+        if (object.configuration[key] === undefined) {
+          object.configuration[key] = configuration[key];
+        }
+      });
+
       return object;
     }
   });