diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsLightSources.h b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsLightSources.h
index 2e1e1bd9de..4bbbc28d65 100644
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsLightSources.h
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsLightSources.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ private:
     QPointer <View3DInventorViewer> view;
     SoOrthographicCamera *camera = nullptr;
 
-    ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View");
+    ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View/LightSources");
 
     float zoomStep = 3.0f;
 };
diff --git a/src/Gui/View3DSettings.cpp b/src/Gui/View3DSettings.cpp
index 1163436c53..9976e29da9 100644
--- a/src/Gui/View3DSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/View3DSettings.cpp
@@ -94,20 +94,23 @@ void View3DSettings::applySettings()
     OnChange(*hGrp,"UseVBO");
     OnChange(*hGrp,"RenderCache");
     OnChange(*hGrp,"Orthographic");
-    OnChange(*hGrp,"EnableHeadlight");
-    OnChange(*hGrp,"HeadlightColor");
-    OnChange(*hGrp,"HeadlightDirection");
-    OnChange(*hGrp,"HeadlightIntensity");
-    OnChange(*hGrp,"EnableBacklight");
-    OnChange(*hGrp,"BacklightColor");
-    OnChange(*hGrp,"BacklightDirection");
-    OnChange(*hGrp,"BacklightIntensity");
-    OnChange(*hGrp,"EnableFillLight");
-    OnChange(*hGrp,"FillLightColor");
-    OnChange(*hGrp,"FillLightDirection");
-    OnChange(*hGrp,"FillLightIntensity");
-    OnChange(*hGrp,"AmbientLightColor");
-    OnChange(*hGrp,"AmbientLightIntensity");
+
+    auto lightSourcesGrp = hGrp->GetGroup("LightSources");
+    OnChange(*lightSourcesGrp,"EnableHeadlight");
+    OnChange(*lightSourcesGrp,"HeadlightColor");
+    OnChange(*lightSourcesGrp,"HeadlightDirection");
+    OnChange(*lightSourcesGrp,"HeadlightIntensity");
+    OnChange(*lightSourcesGrp,"EnableBacklight");
+    OnChange(*lightSourcesGrp,"BacklightColor");
+    OnChange(*lightSourcesGrp,"BacklightDirection");
+    OnChange(*lightSourcesGrp,"BacklightIntensity");
+    OnChange(*lightSourcesGrp,"EnableFillLight");
+    OnChange(*lightSourcesGrp,"FillLightColor");
+    OnChange(*lightSourcesGrp,"FillLightDirection");
+    OnChange(*lightSourcesGrp,"FillLightIntensity");
+    OnChange(*lightSourcesGrp,"AmbientLightColor");
+    OnChange(*lightSourcesGrp,"AmbientLightIntensity");
+
     OnChange(*hGrp,"NavigationStyle");
     OnChange(*hGrp,"OrbitStyle");
     OnChange(*hGrp,"Sensitivity");