diff --git a/opensnitch/rule.py b/opensnitch/rule.py
index e29080746e..c28bf0600e 100644
--- a/opensnitch/rule.py
+++ b/opensnitch/rule.py
@@ -18,18 +18,19 @@
 # 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 import logging
 from threading import Lock
+import sqlite3
 
 class Rule:
     ACCEPT = 0
     DROP   = 1
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.app_path = None
-        self.address = None
-        self.port = None
-        self.proto = None
-        self.verdict = Rule.ACCEPT
-
+    def __init__( self, app_path=None, verdict=ACCEPT, address=None, port=None, proto=None ):
+        self.app_path = app_path
+        self.verdict = verdict
+        self.address = address
+        self.port = port
+        self.proto = proto
+       
     def matches( self, c ):
         if self.app_path != c.app_path:
             return False
@@ -46,11 +47,11 @@ def matches( self, c ):
         else:
             return True
 
-# TODO: Implement rules persistance on file.
 class Rules:
     def __init__(self):
         self.mutex = Lock()
-        self.rules = []
+        self.db = RulesDB()
+        self.rules = self.db.load_rules()
 
     def get_verdict( self, connection ):
         with self.mutex:
@@ -69,12 +70,43 @@ def add_rule( self, connection, verdict, apply_to_all = False ):
             r = Rule()
             r.verdict  = verdict
             r.app_path = connection.app_path
-            if apply_to_all is False:
+
+            if apply_to_all is True:
+                self.db.remove_all_app_rules(r.app_path)
+                for rule in self.rules:
+                    if rule.app_path == r.app_path:
+                        self.rules.remove(rule)
+            elif apply_to_all is False:
                 r.address = connection.dst_addr
                 r.port = connection.dst_port
                 r.proto = connection.proto
-            
+
             self.rules.append(r)
+            self.db.save_rule(r)
+
+class RulesDB:
+    DB_PATH = "opensnitch.db"
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.conn = sqlite3.connect(RulesDB.DB_PATH)
+        self._create_table()
+
+    def _create_table(self):
+        c = self.conn.cursor()
+        c.execute("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS rules (app_path TEXT, verdict INTEGER, address TEXT, port INTEGER, proto TEXT)")
+
+    def load_rules(self):
+        c = self.conn.cursor()
+        c.execute("SELECT * FROM rules")
+        return [Rule(*item) for item in c.fetchall()]
+
+    def save_rule( self, rule ):
+        c = self.conn.cursor()
+        c.execute("INSERT INTO rules VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)", (rule.app_path, rule.verdict, rule.address, rule.port, rule.proto,))
+        self.conn.commit()
 
+    def remove_all_app_rules ( self, app_path ):
+        c = self.conn.cursor()
+        c.execute("DELETE FROM rules WHERE app_path=?", (app_path,))
+        self.conn.commit()
 
-