diff --git a/src/ui/SettingsDialog.cc b/src/ui/SettingsDialog.cc
index e72ed0164e5c10564ee5feac08c135e81b53321f..bc57affdcaadaab9a412f54ed7a4da2c71bc5278 100644
--- a/src/ui/SettingsDialog.cc
+++ b/src/ui/SettingsDialog.cc
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ SettingsDialog::SettingsDialog(QWidget *parent, Qt::WindowFlags flags)
     this->window()->setWindowTitle(tr("QGroundControl Settings"));
 
     _ui->tabWidget->setCurrentWidget(pMavsettings);
+
+    connect(_ui->buttonBox, &QDialogButtonBox::accepted, this, &SettingsDialog::accept);
 }
 
 SettingsDialog::~SettingsDialog()