diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsSelection.cpp b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsSelection.cpp
index aff8d341d2..9c52d37d90 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsSelection.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsSelection.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,29 @@ void DlgSettingsSelection::saveSettings()
 void DlgSettingsSelection::loadSettings()
 {
     auto handle = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/TreeView");
+
+    // Stop new users loosing a number of default settings when changing an unrelated Preference Setting
+    bool treePreSelectionFalse = handle->GetBool("PreSelection", false);
+    bool treePreSelectionTrue = handle->GetBool("PreSelection", true);
+    bool treeRecordSelectionFalse = handle->GetBool("RecordSelection", false);
+    bool treeRecordSelectionTrue = handle->GetBool("RecordSelection", true);
+    bool treeSyncSelectionFalse = handle->GetBool("SyncSelection", false);
+    bool treeSyncSelectionTrue = handle->GetBool("SyncSelection", true);
+    bool treeSyncViewFalse = handle->GetBool("SyncView", false);
+    bool treeSyncViewTrue = handle->GetBool("SyncView", true);
+    if (treePreSelectionFalse != treePreSelectionTrue) {
+         handle->SetBool("PreSelection", true);
+    }
+    if (treeRecordSelectionFalse != treeRecordSelectionTrue) {
+         handle->SetBool("RecordSelection", true);
+    }
+    if (treeSyncSelectionFalse != treeSyncSelectionTrue) {
+         handle->SetBool("SyncSelection", true);
+    }
+    if (treeSyncViewFalse != treeSyncViewTrue) {
+         handle->SetBool("SyncView", true);
+    }
+
     ui->checkBoxAutoSwitch->setChecked(handle->GetBool("SyncView"));
     ui->checkBoxAutoExpand->setChecked(handle->GetBool("SyncSelection"));
     ui->checkBoxPreselect->setChecked(handle->GetBool("PreSelection"));