diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorplugin.cpp
index a6ac1aa5b33..1a767140451 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorplugin.cpp
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ const char kCurrentDocumentWordUnderCursor[] = "CurrentDocument:WordUnderCursor"
 class TextEditorPluginPrivate : public QObject
 {
 public:
-    TextEditorSettings settings;
-
     FindInFiles findInFilesFilter;
     FindInCurrentFile findInCurrentFileFilter;
     FindInOpenFiles findInOpenFilesFilter;
@@ -113,6 +111,8 @@ void TextEditorPlugin::initialize()
     addTestCreator(createSnippetParserTest);
 #endif
 
+    setupTextEditorSettings();
+
     setupTextMarkRegistry(this);
     setupOutlineFactory();
     setupLineNumberFilter(); // Goto line functionality for quick open
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void TextEditorPlugin::extensionsInitialized()
                 }
             });
 
-    connect(&d->settings, &TextEditorSettings::fontSettingsChanged,
+    connect(&textEditorSettings(), &TextEditorSettings::fontSettingsChanged,
             this, &TextEditorPlugin::updateSearchResultsFont);
 
     updateSearchResultsFont(TextEditorSettings::fontSettings());
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorsettings.cpp
index d2ac16eb65d..9a06d277327 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorsettings.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "typingsettings.h"
 #include "snippets/snippetssettingspage.h"
 
+#include <coreplugin/find/searchresultwindow.h>
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
 #include <coreplugin/messagemanager.h>
 
@@ -613,4 +614,15 @@ void TextEditorSettings::resetFontZoom()
     setFontZoom(100);
 }
 
+TextEditorSettings &Internal::textEditorSettings()
+{
+    static TextEditorSettings theTextEditorSettings;
+    return theTextEditorSettings;
+}
+
+void Internal::setupTextEditorSettings()
+{
+    (void) textEditorSettings(); // Trigger instantiation.
+}
+
 } // TextEditor
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorsettings.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorsettings.h
index f5ebccc0cd1..8876687c7ac 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorsettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorsettings.h
@@ -95,4 +95,9 @@ signals:
     void commentsSettingsChanged();
 };
 
-} // namespace TextEditor
+namespace Internal {
+TextEditorSettings &textEditorSettings();
+void setupTextEditorSettings();
+} // Internal
+
+} // TextEditor