diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/autotest.pro b/src/plugins/autotest/autotest.pro
index 3898c4b8269..ab10b9bd6a2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/autotest.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/autotest.pro
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ HEADERS += \
     testoutputreader.h \
     autotesticons.h \
     itestframework.h \
+    iframeworksettings.h \
     itestparser.h \
     gtest/gtestconfiguration.h \
     gtest/gtestparser.h \
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/autotest.qbs b/src/plugins/autotest/autotest.qbs
index dd8070571a4..1318968989d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/autotest.qbs
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/autotest.qbs
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ QtcPlugin {
         "itestparser.cpp",
         "itestparser.h",
         "itestframework.h",
+        "iframeworksettings",
         "testframeworkmanager.cpp",
         "testframeworkmanager.h",
         "testrunconfiguration.h"
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestsettings.cpp
index 3d93b84f2a2..4303327c904 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestsettings.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ static const char seedKey[]             = "Seed";
 static const char shuffleKey[]          = "Shuffle";
 static const char throwOnFailureKey[]   = "ThrowOnFailure";
 
+QString GTestSettings::name() const
+{
+    return QString("GTest");
+}
+
 void GTestSettings::fromSettings(const QSettings *s)
 {
     runDisabled = s->value(QLatin1String(runDisabledKey), false).toBool();
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestsettings.h b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestsettings.h
index fa119837c9e..f79bf645521 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestsettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestsettings.h
@@ -25,17 +25,18 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <QSettings>
+#include "../iframeworksettings.h"
 
 namespace Autotest {
 namespace Internal {
 
-class GTestSettings
+class GTestSettings : public IFrameworkSettings
 {
 public:
     GTestSettings() {}
-    void fromSettings(const QSettings *s);
-    void toSettings(QSettings *s) const;
+    QString name() const override;
+    void fromSettings(const QSettings *s) override;
+    void toSettings(QSettings *s) const override;
 
     int iterations = 1;
     int seed = 0;
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/iframeworksettings.h b/src/plugins/autotest/iframeworksettings.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8cc3f0b3ea7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/iframeworksettings.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd.
+** Contact: https://www.qt.io/licensing/
+**
+** This file is part of Qt Creator.
+**
+** Commercial License Usage
+** Licensees holding valid commercial Qt licenses may use this file in
+** accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the
+** Software or, alternatively, in accordance with the terms contained in
+** a written agreement between you and The Qt Company. For licensing terms
+** and conditions see https://www.qt.io/terms-conditions. For further
+** information use the contact form at https://www.qt.io/contact-us.
+**
+** GNU General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU
+** General Public License version 3 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation with exceptions as appearing in the file LICENSE.GPL3-EXCEPT
+** included in the packaging of this file. Please review the following
+** information to ensure the GNU General Public License requirements will
+** be met: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html.
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QSettings>
+
+namespace Autotest {
+namespace Internal {
+
+class IFrameworkSettings
+{
+public:
+    IFrameworkSettings() {}
+    virtual ~IFrameworkSettings() {}
+
+    virtual QString name() const = 0;
+    virtual void toSettings(QSettings *s) const = 0;
+    virtual void fromSettings(const QSettings *s) = 0;
+};
+
+} // namespace Internal
+} // namespace Autotest
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestsettings.cpp
index 40620559c1c..38bd50db7ab 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestsettings.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ static MetricsType intToMetrics(int value)
     }
 }
 
+QString QtTestSettings::name() const
+{
+    return QString("QtTest");
+}
+
 void QtTestSettings::fromSettings(const QSettings *s)
 {
     metrics = intToMetrics(s->value(QLatin1String(metricsKey), Walltime).toInt());
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestsettings.h b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestsettings.h
index ce6676e0a67..d1811d52287 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestsettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/qtest/qttestsettings.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <QSettings>
+#include "../iframeworksettings.h"
 
 namespace Autotest {
 namespace Internal {
@@ -39,12 +39,13 @@ enum MetricsType
     Perf
 };
 
-class QtTestSettings
+class QtTestSettings : public IFrameworkSettings
 {
 public:
     QtTestSettings() {}
-    void fromSettings(const QSettings *s);
-    void toSettings(QSettings *s) const;
+    QString name() const override;
+    void fromSettings(const QSettings *s) override;
+    void toSettings(QSettings *s) const override;
     static QString metricsTypeToOption(const MetricsType type);
 
     MetricsType metrics = Walltime;
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testsettings.cpp
index 501dd7d9675..17d1d2bc0d7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testsettings.cpp
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ void TestSettings::toSettings(QSettings *s) const
     for (const Core::Id &id : frameworks.keys())
         s->setValue(QLatin1String(id.name()), frameworks.value(id));
 
-    s->beginGroup("QtTest");
+    s->beginGroup(qtTestSettings.name());
     qtTestSettings.toSettings(s);
     s->endGroup();
-    s->beginGroup("GTest");
+    s->beginGroup(gTestSettings.name());
     gTestSettings.toSettings(s);
     s->endGroup();
 
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ void TestSettings::fromSettings(QSettings *s)
                                        frameworkManager->isActive(id)).toBool());
     }
 
-    s->beginGroup("QtTest");
+    s->beginGroup(qtTestSettings.name());
     qtTestSettings.fromSettings(s);
     s->endGroup();
-    s->beginGroup("GTest");
+    s->beginGroup(gTestSettings.name());
     gTestSettings.fromSettings(s);
     s->endGroup();