diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/8080bw.c b/src/mame/drivers/8080bw.c
index 5ce83d58d9f..5af5062c557 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/8080bw.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/8080bw.c
@@ -3186,14 +3186,23 @@ WRITE8_MEMBER(_8080bw_state::invmulti_eeprom_w)
 
 WRITE8_MEMBER(_8080bw_state::invmulti_bank_w)
 {
+	m_invmulti_bank = data; //needed to restore the bankswitch post load
+	
 	// d0, d4, d6: bank
 	int bank = (data & 1) | (data >> 3 & 2) | (data >> 4 & 4);
 	membank("bank1")->set_base(memregion("maincpu")->base() + bank * 0x4000 + 0x0000);
 	membank("bank2")->set_base(memregion("maincpu")->base() + bank * 0x4000 + 0x2000);
 }
 
+void _8080bw_state::invmulti_bankswitch_restore()
+{
+	invmulti_bank_w(m_maincpu->space(AS_PROGRAM), 0, m_invmulti_bank);
+}
+
 MACHINE_RESET_MEMBER(_8080bw_state,invmulti)
 {
+	m_invmulti_bank = 0;
+	
 	invmulti_bank_w(m_maincpu->space(AS_PROGRAM), 0, 0);
 
 	MACHINE_RESET_CALL_MEMBER(mw8080bw);
@@ -3219,6 +3228,9 @@ DRIVER_INIT_MEMBER(_8080bw_state,invmulti)
 	// decrypt rom
 	for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
 		dest[i] = BITSWAP8(src[(i & 0x100ff) | (BITSWAP8(i >> 8 & 0xff, 7,3,4,5,0,6,1,2) << 8)],0,6,5,7,4,3,1,2);
+		
+	save_item(NAME(m_invmulti_bank));
+	machine().save().register_postload(save_prepost_delegate(FUNC(_8080bw_state::invmulti_bankswitch_restore), this));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/mame/includes/8080bw.h b/src/mame/includes/8080bw.h
index fda2168becd..d164c40de4f 100644
--- a/src/mame/includes/8080bw.h
+++ b/src/mame/includes/8080bw.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ public:
 	UINT8 m_schaser_background_disable;
 	UINT8 m_schaser_background_select;
 	UINT16 m_claybust_gun_pos;
+	
+	int m_invmulti_bank;
 
 
 	DECLARE_CUSTOM_INPUT_MEMBER(sflush_80_r);
@@ -152,6 +154,7 @@ public:
 	inline void set_pixel( bitmap_rgb32 &bitmap, UINT8 y, UINT8 x, const pen_t *pens, UINT8 color );
 	inline void set_8_pixels( bitmap_rgb32 &bitmap, UINT8 y, UINT8 x, UINT8 data, const pen_t *pens, UINT8 fore_color, UINT8 back_color );
 	void clear_extra_columns( bitmap_rgb32 &bitmap, const pen_t *pens, UINT8 color );
+	void invmulti_bankswitch_restore();
 };