diff --git a/sublime/idealbuttonbarwidget.h b/sublime/idealbuttonbarwidget.h
--- a/sublime/idealbuttonbarwidget.h
+++ b/sublime/idealbuttonbarwidget.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 
     QAction* addWidget(IdealDockWidget *widget,
                        Area* area, View *view);
+
+    void addAction(QAction *action);
     void removeAction(QAction* action);
 
     Qt::Orientation orientation() const;
@@ -64,21 +66,28 @@
     void saveShowState();
     bool lastShowState();
 
+    void loadOrderSettings();
+    void saveOrderSettings();
+
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void showWidget(bool checked);
     void buttonPressed(bool state);
 
 signals:
     void emptyChanged();
 
-protected:
-    void actionEvent(QActionEvent *event) override;
-
 private:
+    void applyOrderToLayout();
+    void takeOrderFromLayout();
+
+    IdealToolButton* button(const QString& id);
+    QString id(const IdealToolButton* button);
+
     Qt::DockWidgetArea _area;
     IdealController *_controller;
     QWidget *_corner;
     bool _showState;
+    QStringList _buttonsOrder;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/sublime/idealbuttonbarwidget.cpp b/sublime/idealbuttonbarwidget.cpp
--- a/sublime/idealbuttonbarwidget.cpp
+++ b/sublime/idealbuttonbarwidget.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@
         refreshText();
     }
 
+    QString id() {
+        return m_dock->view()->document()->documentSpecifier();
+    }
+
 private:
     bool eventFilter(QObject * watched, QEvent * event) override
     {
@@ -134,26 +138,69 @@
     dock->setView(view);
     dock->setDockWidgetArea(_area);
 
-    bool wasEmpty = actions().isEmpty();
-
     auto action = new ToolViewAction(dock, this);
     addAction(action);
 
-    if(wasEmpty)
-        emit emptyChanged();
     return action;
 }
 
 QWidget* IdealButtonBarWidget::corner()
 {
     return _corner;
 }
 
-void IdealButtonBarWidget::removeAction(QAction * widgetAction)
+void IdealButtonBarWidget::addAction(QAction* qaction)
+{
+    QWidget::addAction(qaction);
+
+    auto action = dynamic_cast<ToolViewAction*>(qaction);
+    if (!action || action->button())
+      return;
+
+    bool wasEmpty = isEmpty();
+
+    IdealToolButton *button = new IdealToolButton(_area);
+    //apol: here we set the usual width of a button for the vertical toolbars as the minimumWidth
+    //this is done because otherwise when we remove all the buttons and re-add new ones we get all
+    //the screen flickering. This is solved by not defaulting to a smaller width when it's empty
+    int w = button->sizeHint().width();
+    if (orientation() == Qt::Vertical && w > minimumWidth())
+        setMinimumWidth(w);
+
+    action->setButton(button);
+    button->setDefaultAction(action);
+
+    Q_ASSERT(action->dockWidget());
+
+    connect(action, &QAction::toggled, this, static_cast<void(IdealButtonBarWidget::*)(bool)>(&IdealButtonBarWidget::showWidget));
+    connect(button, &IdealToolButton::clicked, this, &IdealButtonBarWidget::buttonPressed);
+    connect(button, &IdealToolButton::customContextMenuRequested,
+            action->dockWidget(), &IdealDockWidget::contextMenuRequested);
+
+    QString buttonId = id(button);
+    if (!_buttonsOrder.contains(buttonId)) {
+        if (_area == Qt::BottomDockWidgetArea)
+            _buttonsOrder.push_front(buttonId);
+        else
+            _buttonsOrder.push_back(buttonId);
+    }
+    applyOrderToLayout();
+
+    if (wasEmpty) {
+        emit emptyChanged();
+    }
+}
+
+void IdealButtonBarWidget::removeAction(QAction* widgetAction)
 {
+    QWidget::removeAction(widgetAction);
+
     auto action = dynamic_cast<ToolViewAction*>(widgetAction);
     delete action->button();
     delete action;
+
+    if(layout()->isEmpty())
+        emit emptyChanged();
 }
 
 bool IdealButtonBarWidget::isEmpty()
@@ -177,6 +224,66 @@
     return _showState;
 }
 
+QString IdealButtonBarWidget::id(const IdealToolButton* button)
+{
+    foreach (QAction* a, actions()) {
+        auto tva = dynamic_cast<ToolViewAction*>(a);
+        if (tva && tva->button() == button)
+            return tva->id();
+    }
+
+    return QString();
+}
+
+IdealToolButton* Sublime::IdealButtonBarWidget::button(const QString& id)
+{
+    foreach (QAction* a, actions()) {
+        auto tva = dynamic_cast<ToolViewAction*>(a);
+        if (tva && tva->id() == id)
+            return tva->button();
+    }
+
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+void IdealButtonBarWidget::loadOrderSettings()
+{
+    KConfigGroup config = KSharedConfig::openConfig()->group("UI");
+    _buttonsOrder = config.readEntry(QStringLiteral("(%1) Tool Views Order").arg(_area), QStringList());
+
+    applyOrderToLayout();
+}
+
+void IdealButtonBarWidget::saveOrderSettings()
+{
+    takeOrderFromLayout();
+
+    KConfigGroup config = KSharedConfig::openConfig()->group("UI");
+    config.writeEntry(QStringLiteral("(%1) Tool Views Order").arg(_area), _buttonsOrder);
+}
+
+void IdealButtonBarWidget::applyOrderToLayout()
+{
+    foreach(auto a, actions()) {
+        if (auto tva = dynamic_cast<ToolViewAction*>(a))
+            layout()->removeWidget(tva->button());
+    }
+
+    foreach(auto id, _buttonsOrder) {
+        if (auto b = button(id))
+            layout()->addWidget(b);
+    }
+}
+
+void IdealButtonBarWidget::takeOrderFromLayout()
+{
+    _buttonsOrder.clear();
+    for (int i = 0; i < layout()->count(); ++i) {
+        if (auto button = dynamic_cast<IdealToolButton*>(layout()->itemAt(i)->widget()))
+            _buttonsOrder += id(button);
+    }
+}
+
 Qt::Orientation IdealButtonBarWidget::orientation() const
 {
     if (_area == Qt::LeftDockWidgetArea || _area == Qt::RightDockWidgetArea)
@@ -228,63 +335,6 @@
     button->setChecked(checked);
 }
 
-
-void IdealButtonBarWidget::actionEvent(QActionEvent *event)
-{
-    auto action = dynamic_cast<ToolViewAction *>(event->action());
-    if (!action)
-      return;
-
-    switch (event->type()) {
-    case QEvent::ActionAdded: {
-        bool wasEmpty = isEmpty();
-        if (!action->button()) {
-            IdealToolButton *button = new IdealToolButton(_area);
-            //apol: here we set the usual width of a button for the vertical toolbars as the minimumWidth
-            //this is done because otherwise when we remove all the buttons and re-add new ones we get all
-            //the screen flickering. This is solved by not defaulting to a smaller width when it's empty
-            int w = button->sizeHint().width();
-            if(orientation()==Qt::Vertical && w>minimumWidth())
-                setMinimumWidth(w);
-            action->setButton(button);
-            button->setDefaultAction(action);
-
-            Q_ASSERT(action->dockWidget());
-
-            layout()->addWidget(button);
-            connect(action, &QAction::toggled, this, static_cast<void(IdealButtonBarWidget::*)(bool)>(&IdealButtonBarWidget::showWidget));
-            connect(button, &IdealToolButton::clicked, this, &IdealButtonBarWidget::buttonPressed);
-            connect(button, &IdealToolButton::customContextMenuRequested,
-                    action->dockWidget(), &IdealDockWidget::contextMenuRequested);
-            if ( wasEmpty ) {
-                emit emptyChanged();
-            }
-        }
-    } break;
-
-    case QEvent::ActionRemoved: {
-        IdealToolButton *button = action->button();
-        if (button) {
-            for (int index = 0; index < layout()->count(); ++index) {
-                if (QLayoutItem *item = layout()->itemAt(index)) {
-                    if (item->widget() == button) {
-                        action->disconnect(this);
-                        delete layout()->takeAt(index);
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        if(layout()->isEmpty()) {
-            emit emptyChanged();
-        }
-    } break;
-
-    default:
-        break;
-    }
-}
-
 IdealDockWidget * IdealButtonBarWidget::widgetForAction(QAction *_action) const
 {
     return dynamic_cast<ToolViewAction *>(_action)->dockWidget();
diff --git a/sublime/mainwindow_p.cpp b/sublime/mainwindow_p.cpp
--- a/sublime/mainwindow_p.cpp
+++ b/sublime/mainwindow_p.cpp
@@ -522,6 +522,15 @@
 
 void MainWindowPrivate::viewAdded(Sublime::AreaIndex *index, Sublime::View *view)
 {
+    static bool orderIsLoaded = false;
+
+    if (!orderIsLoaded) {
+        orderIsLoaded = true;
+        idealController->leftBarWidget->loadOrderSettings();
+        idealController->bottomBarWidget->loadOrderSettings();
+        idealController->rightBarWidget->loadOrderSettings();
+    }
+
     if(m_leftTabbarCornerWidget) {
         m_leftTabbarCornerWidget->hide();
         m_leftTabbarCornerWidget->setParent(nullptr);
@@ -571,6 +580,15 @@
 
 void MainWindowPrivate::aboutToRemoveView(Sublime::AreaIndex *index, Sublime::View *view)
 {
+    static bool orderIsSaved = false;
+
+    if (!orderIsSaved) {
+        orderIsSaved = true;
+        idealController->leftBarWidget->saveOrderSettings();
+        idealController->bottomBarWidget->saveOrderSettings();
+        idealController->rightBarWidget->saveOrderSettings();
+    }
+
     QSplitter *splitter = m_indexSplitters[index];
     if (!splitter)
         return;