diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditoroutline.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditoroutline.cpp
index 6b4e27021a3..829f4f84aad 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditoroutline.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditoroutline.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 #include <cpptools/cppmodelmanager.h>
 #include <cpptools/cpptoolsreuse.h>
+#include <cpptools/cpptoolssettings.h>
 #include <texteditor/texteditor.h>
 
 #include <cplusplus/OverviewModel.h>
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ CppEditorOutline::CppEditorOutline(TextEditor::TextEditorWidget *editorWidget)
     , m_proxyModel(new OverviewProxyModel(m_model, this))
 {
     // Set up proxy model
-    if (CppEditorPlugin::instance()->sortedOutline())
+    if (CppTools::CppToolsSettings::instance()->sortedEditorDocumentOutline())
         m_proxyModel->sort(0, Qt::AscendingOrder);
     else
         m_proxyModel->sort(-1, Qt::AscendingOrder); // don't sort yet, but set column for sortedOutline()
@@ -124,8 +125,9 @@ CppEditorOutline::CppEditorOutline(TextEditor::TextEditorWidget *editorWidget)
     m_sortAction = new QAction(tr("Sort Alphabetically"), m_combo);
     m_sortAction->setCheckable(true);
     m_sortAction->setChecked(isSorted());
-    connect(m_sortAction, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)),
-            CppEditorPlugin::instance(), SLOT(setSortedOutline(bool)));
+    connect(m_sortAction, &QAction::toggled,
+            CppTools::CppToolsSettings::instance(),
+            &CppTools::CppToolsSettings::setSortedEditorDocumentOutline);
     m_combo->addAction(m_sortAction);
 
     connect(m_combo, SIGNAL(activated(int)), this, SLOT(gotoSymbolInEditor()));
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.cpp
index e5d21bdd33c..f3b37cdc988 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ public:
 CppEditorPlugin *CppEditorPlugin::m_instance = 0;
 
 CppEditorPlugin::CppEditorPlugin() :
-    m_sortedOutline(true),
     m_renameSymbolUnderCursorAction(0),
     m_findUsagesAction(0),
     m_reparseExternallyChangedFiles(0),
@@ -144,17 +143,6 @@ CppEditorPlugin *CppEditorPlugin::instance()
     return m_instance;
 }
 
-void CppEditorPlugin::setSortedOutline(bool sorted)
-{
-    m_sortedOutline = sorted;
-    emit outlineSortingChanged(sorted);
-}
-
-bool CppEditorPlugin::sortedOutline() const
-{
-    return m_sortedOutline;
-}
-
 CppQuickFixAssistProvider *CppEditorPlugin::quickFixProvider() const
 {
     return m_quickFixProvider;
@@ -284,27 +272,15 @@ bool CppEditorPlugin::initialize(const QStringList & /*arguments*/, QString *err
     connect(ProgressManager::instance(), SIGNAL(allTasksFinished(Core::Id)),
             this, SLOT(onAllTasksFinished(Core::Id)));
 
-    readSettings();
     return true;
 }
 
-void CppEditorPlugin::readSettings()
-{
-    m_sortedOutline = ICore::settings()->value(QLatin1String("CppTools/SortedMethodOverview"), true).toBool();
-}
-
-void CppEditorPlugin::writeSettings()
-{
-    ICore::settings()->setValue(QLatin1String("CppTools/SortedMethodOverview"), m_sortedOutline);
-}
-
 void CppEditorPlugin::extensionsInitialized()
 {
 }
 
 ExtensionSystem::IPlugin::ShutdownFlag CppEditorPlugin::aboutToShutdown()
 {
-    writeSettings();
     return SynchronousShutdown;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.h b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.h
index 449845a2730..54a971a3225 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorplugin.h
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ public:
     void extensionsInitialized();
     ShutdownFlag aboutToShutdown();
 
-    bool sortedOutline() const;
-
     CppQuickFixAssistProvider *quickFixProvider() const;
 
 signals:
@@ -81,8 +79,6 @@ public slots:
     void renameSymbolUnderCursor();
     void switchDeclarationDefinition();
 
-    void setSortedOutline(bool sorted);
-
 private slots:
     void onTaskStarted(Core::Id type);
     void onAllTasksFinished(Core::Id type);
@@ -227,12 +223,9 @@ private slots:
 
 private:
     Core::IEditor *createEditor(QWidget *parent);
-    void writeSettings();
-    void readSettings();
 
     static CppEditorPlugin *m_instance;
 
-    bool m_sortedOutline;
     QAction *m_renameSymbolUnderCursorAction;
     QAction *m_findUsagesAction;
     QAction *m_reparseExternallyChangedFiles;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolsconstants.h b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolsconstants.h
index de421cb13da..b74db950181 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolsconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolsconstants.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ const char CPP_HEADER_MIMETYPE[] = "text/x-c++hdr";
 const char CPPTOOLS_SETTINGSGROUP[] = "CppTools";
 const char LOWERCASE_CPPFILES_KEY[] = "LowerCaseFiles";
 enum { lowerCaseFilesDefault = 1 };
+const char CPPTOOLS_SORT_EDITOR_DOCUMENT_OUTLINE[] = "SortedMethodOverview";
 const char CPPTOOLS_MODEL_MANAGER_SUPPORTERS_KEY[] = "ModelManagerSupporters";
 const char CPPTOOLS_MODEL_MANAGER_PCH_USAGE[] = "PCHUsage";
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolssettings.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolssettings.cpp
index a096a7dcd71..366769b3d70 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolssettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolssettings.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 
 static const char idKey[] = "CppGlobal";
 
+using namespace Core;
 using namespace CppTools;
 using namespace CppTools::Internal;
 using namespace TextEditor;
@@ -262,3 +263,21 @@ void CppToolsSettings::setCommentsSettings(const CommentsSettings &commentsSetti
     d->m_commentsSettings.toSettings(QLatin1String(Constants::CPPTOOLS_SETTINGSGROUP),
                                      Core::ICore::settings());
 }
+
+static QString sortEditorDocumentOutlineKey()
+{
+    return QLatin1String(CppTools::Constants::CPPTOOLS_SETTINGSGROUP)
+         + QLatin1Char('/')
+         + QLatin1String(CppTools::Constants::CPPTOOLS_SORT_EDITOR_DOCUMENT_OUTLINE);
+}
+
+bool CppToolsSettings::sortedEditorDocumentOutline() const
+{
+    return ICore::settings()->value(sortEditorDocumentOutlineKey(), true).toBool();
+}
+
+void CppToolsSettings::setSortedEditorDocumentOutline(bool sorted)
+{
+    ICore::settings()->setValue(sortEditorDocumentOutlineKey(), sorted);
+    emit editorDocumentOutlineSortingChanged(sorted);
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolssettings.h b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolssettings.h
index ad431c1485c..98422131c0b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolssettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolssettings.h
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ public:
     const CommentsSettings &commentsSettings() const;
     void setCommentsSettings(const CommentsSettings &commentsSettings);
 
+    bool sortedEditorDocumentOutline() const;
+    void setSortedEditorDocumentOutline(bool sorted);
+
+signals:
+    void editorDocumentOutlineSortingChanged(bool isSorted);
+
 private:
     Internal::CppToolsSettingsPrivate *d;