diff --git a/src/app/evaluations/[id]/page.tsx b/src/app/evaluations/[id]/page.tsx
index 0494d9c..5d18544 100644
--- a/src/app/evaluations/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/evaluations/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ export default function EvaluationDetailPage() {
               <DimensionCard
                 dimension={dim}
                 index={i}
+                evaluationId={id}
                 score={scoreMap.get(dim.id) ?? null}
                 onScoreChange={handleScoreChange}
               />
diff --git a/src/components/DimensionCard.tsx b/src/components/DimensionCard.tsx
index 4e36d6a..e1a6c6b 100644
--- a/src/components/DimensionCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/DimensionCard.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,33 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { useState } from "react";
+import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
+
+const STORAGE_KEY_PREFIX = "eval-dim-expanded";
+
+function getStoredExpanded(evaluationId: string, dimensionId: string): boolean | null {
+  if (typeof window === "undefined") return null;
+  try {
+    const raw = localStorage.getItem(`${STORAGE_KEY_PREFIX}-${evaluationId}`);
+    if (!raw) return null;
+    const obj = JSON.parse(raw) as Record<string, boolean>;
+    return obj[dimensionId] ?? null;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+function setStoredExpanded(evaluationId: string, dimensionId: string, expanded: boolean): void {
+  if (typeof window === "undefined") return;
+  try {
+    const key = `${STORAGE_KEY_PREFIX}-${evaluationId}`;
+    const raw = localStorage.getItem(key);
+    const obj = (raw ? JSON.parse(raw) : {}) as Record<string, boolean>;
+    obj[dimensionId] = expanded;
+    localStorage.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(obj));
+  } catch {
+    /* ignore */
+  }
+}
 
 interface Dimension {
   id: string;
@@ -22,6 +49,7 @@ interface DimensionCardProps {
   dimension: Dimension;
   score: DimensionScore | null;
   index: number;
+  evaluationId?: string;
   onScoreChange: (dimensionId: string, data: Partial<DimensionScore>) => void;
 }
 
@@ -48,10 +76,25 @@ function parseQuestions(s: string | null | undefined): string[] {
 const inputClass =
   "w-full rounded border border-zinc-300 dark:border-zinc-600 bg-white dark:bg-zinc-700/80 px-2.5 py-1.5 text-sm text-zinc-900 dark:text-zinc-100 placeholder-zinc-400 dark:placeholder-zinc-500 focus:border-cyan-500 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-cyan-500/30";
 
-export function DimensionCard({ dimension, score, index, onScoreChange }: DimensionCardProps) {
+export function DimensionCard({ dimension, score, index, evaluationId, onScoreChange }: DimensionCardProps) {
   const [notes, setNotes] = useState(score?.candidateNotes ?? "");
   const hasQuestions = parseQuestions(dimension.suggestedQuestions).length > 0;
   const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(hasQuestions);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (evaluationId && typeof window !== "undefined") {
+      const stored = getStoredExpanded(evaluationId, dimension.id);
+      if (stored !== null) setExpanded(stored);
+    }
+  }, [evaluationId, dimension.id]);
+
+  const toggleExpanded = () => {
+    setExpanded((e) => {
+      const next = !e;
+      if (evaluationId) setStoredExpanded(evaluationId, dimension.id, next);
+      return next;
+    });
+  };
   const currentScore = score?.score ?? null;
   const rubricLabels = parseRubric(dimension.rubric);
   const questions = parseQuestions(dimension.suggestedQuestions);
@@ -60,7 +103,7 @@ export function DimensionCard({ dimension, score, index, onScoreChange }: Dimens
     <div className="rounded-lg border border-zinc-200 dark:border-zinc-600 bg-white dark:bg-zinc-800 shadow-sm dark:shadow-none overflow-hidden">
       <button
         type="button"
-        onClick={() => setExpanded((e) => !e)}
+        onClick={toggleExpanded}
         className="flex w-full items-center justify-between gap-4 px-4 py-3 text-left hover:bg-zinc-50 dark:hover:bg-zinc-700/50 transition-colors"
       >
         <div className="flex items-center gap-3 min-w-0">