diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/settingsdialog.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/settingsdialog.cpp
index 1d1ac06ac3b..dca59526ddb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/settingsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/settingsdialog.cpp
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ void SettingsDialog::ensureCategoryWidget(Category *category)
     for (int j = 0; j < category->pages.size(); ++j) {
         IOptionsPage *page = category->pages.at(j);
         QWidget *widget = page->widget();
+        ICore::setupScreenShooter(page->displayName(), widget);
         SmartScrollArea *ssa = new SmartScrollArea(this);
         ssa->setWidget(widget);
         widget->setAutoFillBackground(false);
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.cpp
index ab2a7f97703..550321396e2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.cpp
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QStatusBar>
+#include <QTimer>
 
 using namespace Core::Internal;
 using namespace ExtensionSystem;
@@ -578,6 +579,56 @@ QString ICore::systemInformation()
      return result;
 }
 
+static const QByteArray &screenShotsPath()
+{
+    static const QByteArray path = qgetenv("QTC_SCREENSHOTS_PATH");
+    return path;
+}
+
+class ScreenShooter : public QObject
+{
+public:
+    ScreenShooter(QWidget *widget, const QString &name, const QRect &rc)
+        : m_widget(widget), m_name(name), m_rc(rc)
+    {
+        m_widget->installEventFilter(this);
+    }
+
+    bool eventFilter(QObject *watched, QEvent *event) override
+    {
+        QTC_ASSERT(watched == m_widget, return false);
+        if (event->type() == QEvent::Show)
+            QTimer::singleShot(0, this, &ScreenShooter::helper);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    void helper()
+    {
+        if (m_widget) {
+            QRect rc = m_rc.isValid() ? m_rc : m_widget->rect();
+            QPixmap pm = m_widget->grab(rc);
+            for (int i = 0; ; ++i) {
+                QString fileName = screenShotsPath() + '/' + m_name + QString("-%1.png").arg(i);
+                if (!QFileInfo::exists(fileName)) {
+                    pm.save(fileName);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        deleteLater();
+    }
+
+    QPointer<QWidget> m_widget;
+    QString m_name;
+    QRect m_rc;
+};
+
+void ICore::setupScreenShooter(const QString &name, QWidget *w, const QRect &rc)
+{
+    if (!screenShotsPath().isEmpty())
+        new ScreenShooter(w, name, rc);
+}
+
 void ICore::saveSettings()
 {
     emit m_instance->saveSettingsRequested();
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.h
index 89c6ada1808..c05db031eb7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "id.h"
 
 #include <QObject>
+#include <QRect>
 #include <QSettings>
 
 #include <functional>
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ public:
     static void addPreCloseListener(const std::function<bool()> &listener);
 
     static QString systemInformation();
+    static void setupScreenShooter(const QString &name, QWidget *w, const QRect &rc = QRect());
 
 public slots:
     static void saveSettings();