diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.cpp
index 74d66d9b48a..446b6d23af4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.cpp
@@ -596,6 +596,7 @@ QString ICore::systemInformation()
 void ICore::saveSettings()
 {
     emit m_instance->saveSettingsRequested();
+    m_mainwindow->saveSettings();
 
     ICore::settings(QSettings::SystemScope)->sync();
     ICore::settings(QSettings::UserScope)->sync();
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.cpp
index 634796aaa12..c67b3b2e3b0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ void MainWindow::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event)
 
     emit m_coreImpl->coreAboutToClose();
 
-    writeSettings();
+    saveWindowSettings();
 
     m_navigationWidget->closeSubWidgets();
 
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ void MainWindow::readSettings()
     m_rightPaneWidget->readSettings(settings);
 }
 
-void MainWindow::writeSettings()
+void MainWindow::saveSettings()
 {
     QSettings *settings = PluginManager::settings();
     settings->beginGroup(QLatin1String(settingsGroup));
@@ -988,6 +988,19 @@ void MainWindow::writeSettings()
     if (!(m_overrideColor.isValid() && StyleHelper::baseColor() == m_overrideColor))
         settings->setValue(QLatin1String(colorKey), StyleHelper::requestedBaseColor());
 
+    settings->endGroup();
+
+    DocumentManager::saveSettings();
+    ActionManager::saveSettings();
+    EditorManagerPrivate::saveSettings();
+    m_navigationWidget->saveSettings(settings);
+}
+
+void MainWindow::saveWindowSettings()
+{
+    QSettings *settings = PluginManager::settings();
+    settings->beginGroup(QLatin1String(settingsGroup));
+
     // On OS X applications usually do not restore their full screen state.
     // To be able to restore the correct non-full screen geometry, we have to put
     // the window out of full screen before saving the geometry.
@@ -999,11 +1012,6 @@ void MainWindow::writeSettings()
     settings->setValue(QLatin1String(modeSelectorVisibleKey), ModeManager::isModeSelectorVisible());
 
     settings->endGroup();
-
-    DocumentManager::saveSettings();
-    ActionManager::saveSettings();
-    EditorManagerPrivate::saveSettings();
-    m_navigationWidget->saveSettings(settings);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::updateAdditionalContexts(const Context &remove, const Context &add,
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.h
index b2e374662d4..17504a6f235 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.h
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ public:
 
     void addPreCloseListener(const std::function<bool()> &listener);
 
+    void saveSettings();
+
 signals:
     void newItemDialogRunningChanged();
 
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ private:
     void registerDefaultActions();
 
     void readSettings();
-    void writeSettings();
+    void saveWindowSettings();
 
     ICore *m_coreImpl;
     QStringList m_aboutInformation;