diff --git a/src/apps/marble-maps/MainScreen.qml b/src/apps/marble-maps/MainScreen.qml
--- a/src/apps/marble-maps/MainScreen.qml
+++ b/src/apps/marble-maps/MainScreen.qml
@@ -180,6 +180,17 @@
                 }
                 Component.onDestruction: marbleMaps.writeSettings()
 
+                Connections {
+                    target: Qt.application
+                    onStateChanged: {
+                        if (Qt.application.state === Qt.ApplicationActive) {
+                            marbleMaps.loadSettings()
+                        } else {
+                            marbleMaps.writeSettings()
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
                 function updateIndicator() {
                     if ( !positionVisible && positionAvailable ) {
                         zoomToPositionButton.updateIndicator();