diff --git a/src/plugins/macros/macromanager.cpp b/src/plugins/macros/macromanager.cpp
index 2e68787904c..600544ed704 100644
--- a/src/plugins/macros/macromanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/macros/macromanager.cpp
@@ -271,12 +271,6 @@ void MacroManager::MacroManagerPrivate::showSaveDialog()
     QMainWindow *mainWindow = Core::ICore::instance()->mainWindow();
     SaveDialog dialog(mainWindow);
     if (dialog.exec()) {
-        bool changed = false;
-        if (settings.showSaveDialog == dialog.hideSaveDialog()) {
-            settings.showSaveDialog = !dialog.hideSaveDialog();
-            changed = true;
-        }
-
         if (dialog.name().isEmpty())
             return;
 
@@ -293,16 +287,13 @@ void MacroManager::MacroManagerPrivate::showSaveDialog()
                 return;
             settings.directories.append(directory);
             settings.defaultDirectory= directory;
-            changed = true;
+            q->saveSettings();
         }
         QString fileName = directory + '/' + dialog.name()
                            + '.' + Constants::M_EXTENSION;
         currentMacro->setDescription(dialog.description());
         currentMacro->save(fileName);
         addMacro(currentMacro);
-
-        if (changed)
-            q->saveSettings();
     }
 }
 
@@ -350,6 +341,7 @@ void MacroManager::startMacro()
     am->command(Constants::START_MACRO)->action()->setEnabled(false);
     am->command(Constants::END_MACRO)->action()->setEnabled(true);
     am->command(Constants::EXECUTE_LAST_MACRO)->action()->setEnabled(false);
+    am->command(Constants::SAVE_LAST_MACRO)->action()->setEnabled(false);
     foreach (IMacroHandler *handler, d->handlers)
         handler->startRecording(d->currentMacro);
 
@@ -371,13 +363,11 @@ void MacroManager::endMacro()
     am->command(Constants::START_MACRO)->action()->setEnabled(true);
     am->command(Constants::END_MACRO)->action()->setEnabled(false);
     am->command(Constants::EXECUTE_LAST_MACRO)->action()->setEnabled(true);
+    am->command(Constants::SAVE_LAST_MACRO)->action()->setEnabled(true);
     foreach (IMacroHandler *handler, d->handlers)
         handler->endRecordingMacro(d->currentMacro);
 
     d->isRecording = false;
-
-    if (d->currentMacro->events().count() && d->settings.showSaveDialog)
-        d->showSaveDialog();
 }
 
 void MacroManager::executeLastMacro()
@@ -400,6 +390,10 @@ bool MacroManager::executeMacro(const QString &name)
     if (d->currentMacro && d->currentMacro->displayName().isEmpty())
         delete d->currentMacro;
     d->currentMacro = macro;
+
+    Core::ActionManager *am = Core::ICore::instance()->actionManager();
+    am->command(Constants::SAVE_LAST_MACRO)->action()->setEnabled(true);
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -420,11 +414,6 @@ void MacroManager::setDefaultDirectory(const QString &directory)
     d->settings.defaultDirectory = directory;
 }
 
-void MacroManager::showSaveDialog(bool value)
-{
-    d->settings.showSaveDialog = value;
-}
-
 void MacroManager::deleteMacro(const QString &name)
 {
     Macro *macro = d->macros.value(name);
@@ -466,3 +455,9 @@ void MacroManager::changeMacro(const QString &name, const QString &description)
     if (macro->description() != description)
         d->changeMacroDescription(macro, description);
 }
+
+void Macros::MacroManager::saveLastMacro()
+{
+    if (d->currentMacro->events().count())
+        d->showSaveDialog();
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/macros/macromanager.h b/src/plugins/macros/macromanager.h
index 0e7883e0a61..e1713218182 100644
--- a/src/plugins/macros/macromanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/macros/macromanager.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public slots:
     void startMacro();
     void endMacro();
     void executeLastMacro();
+    void saveLastMacro();
     bool executeMacro(const QString &name);
 
 protected:
@@ -81,7 +82,6 @@ protected:
     void appendDirectory(const QString &directory);
     void removeDirectory(const QString &directory);
     void setDefaultDirectory(const QString &directory);
-    void showSaveDialog(bool value);
     void saveSettings();
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/macros/macrooptionswidget.cpp b/src/plugins/macros/macrooptionswidget.cpp
index e2c2db854a5..7d1ca18d473 100644
--- a/src/plugins/macros/macrooptionswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/macros/macrooptionswidget.cpp
@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ void MacroOptionsWidget::setSettings(const MacroSettings &s)
     m_directories.clear();
     ui->treeWidget->clear();
 
-    ui->showSaveDialog->setChecked(s.showSaveDialog);
-
     // Create the treeview
     foreach (const QString &dir, s.directories)
         appendDirectory(dir, s.defaultDirectory==dir);
@@ -231,8 +229,6 @@ void MacroOptionsWidget::apply()
     foreach (const QString &dir, dirToRemove)
         MacroManager::instance()->removeDirectory(dir);
 
-    MacroManager::instance()->showSaveDialog(ui->showSaveDialog->checkState()==Qt::Checked);
-
     MacroManager::instance()->saveSettings();
 
     // Reinitialize the page
diff --git a/src/plugins/macros/macrooptionswidget.ui b/src/plugins/macros/macrooptionswidget.ui
index 57372c037b1..b4c749955f6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/macros/macrooptionswidget.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/macros/macrooptionswidget.ui
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       <string>Preferences</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-      <item row="1" column="0">
+      <item row="0" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
         <property name="sizePolicy">
          <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Preferred">
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="1" column="1">
+      <item row="0" column="1">
        <widget class="Utils::PathChooser" name="directoryPathChooser" native="true">
         <property name="sizePolicy">
          <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Preferred">
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="1" column="2">
+      <item row="0" column="2">
        <widget class="QPushButton" name="addButton">
         <property name="text">
          <string>Add</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="2" column="0" colspan="3">
+      <item row="1" column="0" colspan="3">
        <widget class="QTreeWidget" name="treeWidget">
         <property name="textElideMode">
          <enum>Qt::ElideLeft</enum>
@@ -87,14 +87,14 @@
         </column>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="3" column="0">
+      <item row="2" column="0">
        <widget class="QPushButton" name="defaultButton">
         <property name="text">
          <string>Default Directory</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="3" column="1">
+      <item row="2" column="1">
        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
         <property name="orientation">
          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
@@ -107,20 +107,13 @@
         </property>
        </spacer>
       </item>
-      <item row="3" column="2">
+      <item row="2" column="2">
        <widget class="QPushButton" name="removeButton">
         <property name="text">
          <string>Remove</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="0" column="0" colspan="3">
-       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showSaveDialog">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Show the save dialog at the end of the macro</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
diff --git a/src/plugins/macros/macrosconstants.h b/src/plugins/macros/macrosconstants.h
index 73b1fb3cf09..12b2b00572b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/macros/macrosconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/macros/macrosconstants.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ const char * const M_TOOLS_MACRO = "Macros.Tools.Menu";
 const char * const START_MACRO = "Macros.StartMacro";
 const char * const END_MACRO = "Macros.EndMacro";
 const char * const EXECUTE_LAST_MACRO = "Macros.ExecuteLastMacro";
+const char * const SAVE_LAST_MACRO = "Macros.SaveLastMacro";
 const char * const PREFIX_MACRO = "Macros.";
 
 const char * const M_OPTIONS_PAGE = "Macros";
diff --git a/src/plugins/macros/macrosettings.cpp b/src/plugins/macros/macrosettings.cpp
index 1e75d5e7f64..c4191e995ba 100644
--- a/src/plugins/macros/macrosettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/macros/macrosettings.cpp
@@ -39,13 +39,11 @@ using namespace Macros::Internal;
 
 static const char GROUP[] = "Macro";
 static const char DEFAULT_DIRECTORY[] = "DefaultDirectory";
-static const char SHOW_SAVE_DIALOG[] = "ShowSaveDialog";
 static const char DIRECTORIES[] = "Directories";
 static const char SHORTCUTS[] = "Shortcuts";
 
 
-MacroSettings::MacroSettings():
-    showSaveDialog(false)
+MacroSettings::MacroSettings()
 {
 }
 
@@ -53,7 +51,6 @@ void MacroSettings::toSettings(QSettings *s) const
 {
     s->beginGroup(QLatin1String(GROUP));
     s->setValue(QLatin1String(DEFAULT_DIRECTORY), defaultDirectory);
-    s->setValue(QLatin1String(SHOW_SAVE_DIALOG), showSaveDialog);
     s->setValue(QLatin1String(DIRECTORIES), directories);
     s->setValue(QLatin1String(SHORTCUTS), shortcuts);
     s->endGroup();
@@ -63,7 +60,6 @@ void MacroSettings::fromSettings(QSettings *s)
 {
     s->beginGroup(QLatin1String(GROUP));
     defaultDirectory = s->value(QLatin1String(DEFAULT_DIRECTORY), QString("")).toString();
-    showSaveDialog = s->value(QLatin1String(SHOW_SAVE_DIALOG), false).toBool();
     directories = s->value(QLatin1String(DIRECTORIES)).toStringList();
     shortcuts = s->value(QLatin1String(SHORTCUTS)).toMap();
     s->endGroup();
@@ -73,6 +69,5 @@ bool MacroSettings::equals(const MacroSettings &ms) const
 {
     return defaultDirectory == ms.defaultDirectory &&
             shortcuts == ms.shortcuts &&
-            directories == ms.directories &&
-            showSaveDialog == ms.showSaveDialog;
+            directories == ms.directories;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/macros/macrosettings.h b/src/plugins/macros/macrosettings.h
index e72b4c69407..f8a490d282c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/macros/macrosettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/macros/macrosettings.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ public:
     QString defaultDirectory;
     QStringList directories;
     QMap<QString, QVariant> shortcuts;
-    bool showSaveDialog;
 };
 
 inline bool operator==(const MacroSettings &m1, const MacroSettings &m2) { return m1.equals(m2); }
diff --git a/src/plugins/macros/macrosplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/macros/macrosplugin.cpp
index add7629d1f4..fad8a3cd66d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/macros/macrosplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/macros/macrosplugin.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@ bool MacrosPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *error_messa
     mmacrotools->addAction(command);
     connect(executeLastMacro, SIGNAL(triggered()), m_macroManager, SLOT(executeLastMacro()));
 
+    QAction *saveLastMacro = new QAction(tr("Save Last Macro"),  this);
+    saveLastMacro->setEnabled(false);
+    command = am->registerAction(saveLastMacro, Constants::SAVE_LAST_MACRO, textContext);
+    mmacrotools->addAction(command);
+    connect(saveLastMacro, SIGNAL(triggered()), m_macroManager, SLOT(saveLastMacro()));
+
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/macros/savedialog.cpp b/src/plugins/macros/savedialog.cpp
index 7b68ac69e58..d6a8ddfbe1c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/macros/savedialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/macros/savedialog.cpp
@@ -62,8 +62,3 @@ QString SaveDialog::description() const
 {
     return ui->description->text();
 }
-
-bool SaveDialog::hideSaveDialog() const
-{
-    return ui->hideSaveDialog->isChecked();
-}
diff --git a/src/plugins/macros/savedialog.h b/src/plugins/macros/savedialog.h
index 7b389fb8bbc..fb27589f1a7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/macros/savedialog.h
+++ b/src/plugins/macros/savedialog.h
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ public:
 
     QString name() const;
     QString description() const;
-    bool hideSaveDialog() const;
 
 private:
     Ui::SaveDialog *ui;
diff --git a/src/plugins/macros/savedialog.ui b/src/plugins/macros/savedialog.ui
index fbb7659bb92..1695cfe097f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/macros/savedialog.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/macros/savedialog.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>219</width>
-    <height>116</height>
+    <height>91</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -42,13 +42,6 @@
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item row="3" column="0" colspan="2">
-    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="hideSaveDialog">
-     <property name="text">
-      <string>Don't show this dialog again</string>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item row="4" column="0" colspan="2">
     <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="buttonBox">
      <property name="standardButtons">
       <set>QDialogButtonBox::Cancel|QDialogButtonBox::Save</set>
@@ -60,7 +53,6 @@
  <tabstops>
   <tabstop>name</tabstop>
   <tabstop>description</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>hideSaveDialog</tabstop>
  </tabstops>
  <resources/>
  <connections>