diff --git a/src/Gui/Application.h b/src/Gui/Application.h
index afb4c3c46..2431860e8 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Application.h
+++ b/src/Gui/Application.h
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ public:
 
     PYFUNCDEF_S(sShowDownloads);
     PYFUNCDEF_S(sShowPreferences);
+    PYFUNCDEF_S(sSavePreferences);^M
 
     PYFUNCDEF_S(sCreateViewer);
 
diff --git a/src/Gui/ApplicationPy.cpp b/src/Gui/ApplicationPy.cpp
index 0f5bccc01..e4f4969e3 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ApplicationPy.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/ApplicationPy.cpp
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ PyMethodDef Application::Methods[] = {
   {"showPreferences",               (PyCFunction) Application::sShowPreferences,1,
    "showPreferences([string,int]) -> None\n\n"
    "Shows the preferences window. If string and int are provided, the given page index in the given group is shown."},
+  {"savePreferences",               (PyCFunction) Application::sSavePreferences,1,^M
+   "savePreferences() -> None\n\n"^M
+   "Saves the current preferences parameters to disk."},^M
    {"createViewer",               (PyCFunction) Application::sCreateViewer,1,
     "createViewer([int]) -> View3DInventor/SplitView3DInventor\n\n"
     "shows and returns a viewer. If the integer argument is given and > 1: -> splitViewer"},
@@ -1153,6 +1156,18 @@ PyObject* Application::sShowPreferences(PyObject * /*self*/, PyObject *args,PyOb
     return Py_None;
 }
 
+PyObject* Application::sSavePreferences(PyObject * /*self*/, PyObject *args,PyObject * /*kwd*/)^M
+{^M
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ""))             // convert args: Python->C ^M
+        return NULL;                             // NULL triggers exception ^M
+    ParameterManager parmgrS = App::GetApplication().GetSystemParameter();^M
+        return NULL;                             // NULL triggers exception ^M
+    ParameterManager parmgrS = App::GetApplication().GetSystemParameter();^M
+    parmgrS.SaveDocument();^M
+    ParameterManager parmgrU = App::GetApplication().GetUserParameter();^M
+    parmgrU.SaveDocument();^M
+    Py_INCREF(Py_None);^M
+    return Py_None;^M
+}^M
+^M
 PyObject* Application::sCreateViewer(PyObject * /*self*/, PyObject *args,PyObject * /*kwd*/)
 {
     int num_of_views = 1;