diff --git a/QtPyLoT.py b/QtPyLoT.py
index 2a547fb6..319ad8db 100755
--- a/QtPyLoT.py
+++ b/QtPyLoT.py
@@ -507,7 +507,8 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.updateStatus('picking on station {0}'.format(station))
         data = self.getData().getWFData()
         pickDlg = PickDlg(self, data=data.select(station=station),
-                          station=station)
+                          station=station,
+                          picks=self.getPicksOnStation(station))
         if pickDlg.exec_():
             self.updateStatus('picks accepted ({0})'.format(station))
             self.addPicks(station, pickDlg.getPicks())
diff --git a/pylot/core/util/widgets.py b/pylot/core/util/widgets.py
index b8f2e784..df7bf40c 100644
--- a/pylot/core/util/widgets.py
+++ b/pylot/core/util/widgets.py
@@ -158,14 +158,18 @@ class MPLWidget(FigureCanvas):
         axann.set_bbox(dict(facecolor='lightgrey', alpha=.6))
 
 class PickDlg(QDialog):
-    def __init__(self, parent=None, data=None, station=None, rotate=False):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, data=None, station=None, picks=None,
+                 rotate=False):
         super(PickDlg, self).__init__(parent)
 
         # initialize attributes
         self.station = station
         self.rotate = rotate
         self.components = 'ZNE'
-        self.picks = {}
+        if picks:
+            self.picks = picks
+        else:
+            self.picks = {}
         self.filteroptions = FILTERDEFAULTS
 
         # initialize panning attributes