diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/backup/BackupContainer.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/backup/BackupContainer.kt
index 629ecae6f..bd593aaeb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/backup/BackupContainer.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/backup/BackupContainer.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class BackupContainer(
         val googleTaskLists: List<GoogleTaskList>?,
         val caldavAccounts: List<CaldavAccount>?,
         val caldavCalendars: List<CaldavCalendar>?,
+        val taskListMetadata: List<TaskListMetadata>?,
         val intPrefs: Map<String, Int>?,
         val longPrefs: Map<String, Long>?,
         val stringPrefs: Map<String, String>?,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/backup/TasksJsonExporter.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/backup/TasksJsonExporter.kt
index 1fdfaee2d..228e183cc 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/backup/TasksJsonExporter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/backup/TasksJsonExporter.kt
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ class TasksJsonExporter @Inject constructor(
         private val googleTaskListDao: GoogleTaskListDao,
         private val taskAttachmentDao: TaskAttachmentDao,
         private val caldavDao: CaldavDao,
-        private val workManager: WorkManager) {
+        private val workManager: WorkManager,
+        private val taskListMetadataDao: TaskListMetadataDao) {
 
     private var context: Context? = null
     private var exportCount = 0
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ class TasksJsonExporter @Inject constructor(
                 googleTaskListDao.getAllLists(),
                 caldavDao.getAccounts(),
                 caldavDao.getCalendars(),
+                taskListMetadataDao.getAll(),
                 preferences.getPrefs(Int::class.java),
                 preferences.getPrefs(Long::class.java),
                 preferences.getPrefs(String::class.java),
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/backup/TasksJsonImporter.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/backup/TasksJsonImporter.kt
index a52bd4208..f04d316ed 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/backup/TasksJsonImporter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/backup/TasksJsonImporter.kt
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ class TasksJsonImporter @Inject constructor(
         private val taskAttachmentDao: TaskAttachmentDao,
         private val caldavDao: CaldavDao,
         private val preferences: Preferences,
-        private val taskMover: TaskMover) {
+        private val taskMover: TaskMover,
+        private val taskListMetadataDao: TaskListMetadataDao) {
 
     private val result = ImportResult()
 
@@ -102,6 +103,12 @@ class TasksJsonImporter @Inject constructor(
                     caldavDao.insert(calendar)
                 }
             }
+            backupContainer.taskListMetadata?.forEach { tlm ->
+                val id = tlm.filter.takeIf { it?.isNotBlank() == true } ?: tlm.tagUuid!!
+                if (taskListMetadataDao.fetchByTagOrFilter(id) == null) {
+                    taskListMetadataDao.insert(tlm)
+                }
+            }
             backupContainer.tasks?.forEach { backup ->
                 result.taskCount++
                 setProgressMessage(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/data/TaskListMetadata.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/data/TaskListMetadata.kt
index 4865364a7..ab4b7b6dd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/data/TaskListMetadata.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/data/TaskListMetadata.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class TaskListMetadata {
     @ColumnInfo(name = "_id")
     var id: Long? = null
 
+    @Deprecated("not used")
     @ColumnInfo(name = "remoteId")
     var remoteId: String? = Task.NO_UUID
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/data/TaskListMetadataDao.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/data/TaskListMetadataDao.kt
index 5c8db9673..e65d78ce5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/data/TaskListMetadataDao.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/data/TaskListMetadataDao.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ abstract class TaskListMetadataDao {
     @Query("SELECT * from task_list_metadata where tag_uuid = :tagUuid OR filter = :tagUuid LIMIT 1")
     abstract fun fetchByTagOrFilter(tagUuid: String): TaskListMetadata?
 
+    @Query("SELECT * FROM task_list_metadata")
+    abstract fun getAll(): List<TaskListMetadata>
+
     @Update
     abstract fun update(taskListMetadata: TaskListMetadata)