diff --git a/projects/common/src/preference/preference.service.ts b/projects/common/src/preference/preference.service.ts
index 198ab646a..3e92c76e6 100644
--- a/projects/common/src/preference/preference.service.ts
+++ b/projects/common/src/preference/preference.service.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,30 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { Observable, of, throwError } from 'rxjs';
 import { map, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { AbstractStorage } from '../utilities/browser/storage/abstract-storage';
 import { LocalStorage } from '../utilities/browser/storage/local-storage';
+import { SessionStorage } from '../utilities/browser/storage/session-storage';
 import { BooleanCoercer } from '../utilities/coercers/boolean-coercer';
 import { NumberCoercer } from '../utilities/coercers/number-coercer';
 
+export const enum StorageType {
+  Local = 'local',
+  Session = 'session'
+}
+
 @Injectable({
   providedIn: 'root'
 })
 export class PreferenceService {
+  private static readonly DEFAULT_STORAGE_TYPE: StorageType = StorageType.Local;
+
   private static readonly PREFERENCE_STORAGE_NAMESPACE: string = 'preference';
   private static readonly SEPARATOR_CHAR: string = '.';
   private static readonly SEPARATOR_REGEX: RegExp = /\.(.+)/;
   private readonly numberCoercer: NumberCoercer = new NumberCoercer();
   private readonly booleanCoercer: BooleanCoercer = new BooleanCoercer();
 
-  public constructor(private readonly preferenceStorage: LocalStorage) {}
+  public constructor(private readonly localStorage: LocalStorage, private readonly sessionStorage: SessionStorage) {}
 
   /**
    * Returns the current storage value if defined, else the default value. The observable
@@ -23,20 +32,30 @@ export class PreferenceService {
    * preference becomes unset. If default value is not provided, the observable will
    * throw in the case the preference is unset.
    */
-  public get<T extends PreferenceValue>(key: PreferenceKey, defaultValue?: T): Observable<T> {
-    return this.preferenceStorage.watch(this.asStorageKey(key)).pipe(
-      map(storedValue => this.fromStorageValue<T>(storedValue) ?? defaultValue),
-      switchMap(value =>
-        value === undefined
-          ? throwError(Error(`No value found or default provided for preferenceKey: ${key}`))
-          : of(value)
-      )
-    );
+  public get<T extends PreferenceValue>(
+    key: PreferenceKey,
+    defaultValue?: T,
+    type: StorageType = PreferenceService.DEFAULT_STORAGE_TYPE
+  ): Observable<T> {
+    return this.preferenceStorage(type)
+      .watch(this.asStorageKey(key))
+      .pipe(
+        map(storedValue => this.fromStorageValue<T>(storedValue) ?? defaultValue),
+        switchMap(value =>
+          value === undefined
+            ? throwError(Error(`No value found or default provided for preferenceKey: ${key}`))
+            : of(value)
+        )
+      );
   }
 
-  public set(key: PreferenceKey, value: PreferenceValue): void {
+  public set(
+    key: PreferenceKey,
+    value: PreferenceValue,
+    type: StorageType = PreferenceService.DEFAULT_STORAGE_TYPE
+  ): void {
     const val = this.asStorageValue(value);
-    this.preferenceStorage.set(this.asStorageKey(key), val);
+    this.preferenceStorage(type).set(this.asStorageKey(key), val);
   }
 
   private asStorageKey(key: PreferenceKey): PreferenceStorageKey {
@@ -70,6 +89,16 @@ export class PreferenceService {
         return undefined;
     }
   }
+
+  private preferenceStorage(type: StorageType): AbstractStorage {
+    switch (type) {
+      case StorageType.Session:
+        return this.sessionStorage;
+      case StorageType.Local:
+      default:
+        return this.localStorage;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 type PreferenceStorageKey = string;
diff --git a/projects/common/src/utilities/browser/storage/session-storage.ts b/projects/common/src/utilities/browser/storage/session-storage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da1f9d1c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/common/src/utilities/browser/storage/session-storage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { AbstractStorage } from './abstract-storage';
+
+@Injectable({ providedIn: 'root' })
+export class SessionStorage extends AbstractStorage {
+  public constructor() {
+    super(sessionStorage);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/projects/components/src/multi-select/multi-select.component.ts b/projects/components/src/multi-select/multi-select.component.ts
index 307d0bcb7..efa296a07 100644
--- a/projects/components/src/multi-select/multi-select.component.ts
+++ b/projects/components/src/multi-select/multi-select.component.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   QueryList
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { IconType } from '@hypertrace/assets-library';
-import { queryListAndChanges$, SubscriptionLifecycle } from '@hypertrace/common';
+import { queryListAndChanges$ } from '@hypertrace/common';
 import { BehaviorSubject, combineLatest, EMPTY, Observable, of, Subject } from 'rxjs';
 import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { ButtonRole, ButtonStyle } from '../button/button';
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import { MultiSelectJustify } from './multi-select-justify';
   selector: 'ht-multi-select',
   styleUrls: ['./multi-select.component.scss'],
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
-  providers: [SubscriptionLifecycle],
   template: `
     <div
       class="multi-select"
diff --git a/projects/observability/src/shared/dashboard/widgets/table/table-widget-renderer.component.ts b/projects/observability/src/shared/dashboard/widgets/table/table-widget-renderer.component.ts
index 938581375..4139389ec 100644
--- a/projects/observability/src/shared/dashboard/widgets/table/table-widget-renderer.component.ts
+++ b/projects/observability/src/shared/dashboard/widgets/table/table-widget-renderer.component.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import {
   forkJoinSafeEmpty,
   isEqualIgnoreFunctions,
   isNonEmptyString,
-  PreferenceService
+  PreferenceService,
+  StorageType
 } from '@hypertrace/common';
 import {
   FilterAttribute,
@@ -548,13 +549,13 @@ export class TableWidgetRendererComponent
 
   private getViewPreferences(): Observable<TableWidgetViewPreferences> {
     return isNonEmptyString(this.model.viewId)
-      ? this.preferenceService.get<TableWidgetViewPreferences>(this.model.viewId, {}).pipe(first())
+      ? this.preferenceService.get<TableWidgetViewPreferences>(this.model.viewId, {}, StorageType.Session).pipe(first())
       : of({});
   }
 
   private setViewPreferences(preferences: TableWidgetViewPreferences): void {
     if (isNonEmptyString(this.model.viewId)) {
-      this.preferenceService.set(this.model.viewId, preferences);
+      this.preferenceService.set(this.model.viewId, preferences, StorageType.Session);
     }
   }
 
@@ -562,13 +563,15 @@ export class TableWidgetRendererComponent
     defaultPreferences: TableWidgetPreferences = TableWidgetRendererComponent.DEFAULT_PREFERENCES
   ): Observable<TableWidgetPreferences> {
     return isNonEmptyString(this.model.getId())
-      ? this.preferenceService.get<TableWidgetPreferences>(this.model.getId()!, defaultPreferences).pipe(first())
+      ? this.preferenceService
+          .get<TableWidgetPreferences>(this.model.getId()!, defaultPreferences, StorageType.Session)
+          .pipe(first())
       : of(defaultPreferences);
   }
 
   private setPreferences(preferences: TableWidgetPreferences): void {
     if (isNonEmptyString(this.model.getId())) {
-      this.preferenceService.set(this.model.getId()!, preferences);
+      this.preferenceService.set(this.model.getId()!, preferences, StorageType.Session);
     }
   }