diff --git a/src/App/Application.cpp b/src/App/Application.cpp
index 1a5517d34e..c0c7733cb5 100644
--- a/src/App/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/App/Application.cpp
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ void Application::AddParameterSet(const char* sName)
     auto it = mpcPramManager.find(sName);
     if ( it != mpcPramManager.end() )
         return;
-    mpcPramManager[sName] = new ParameterManager();
+    mpcPramManager[sName] = ParameterManager::Create();
 }
 
 void Application::RemoveParameterSet(const char* sName)
@@ -2870,10 +2870,10 @@ void Application::LoadParameters()
         mConfig["SystemParameter"] = mConfig["UserConfigPath"] + "system.cfg";
 
     // create standard parameter sets
-    _pcSysParamMngr = new ParameterManager();
+    _pcSysParamMngr = ParameterManager::Create();
     _pcSysParamMngr->SetSerializer(new ParameterSerializer(mConfig["SystemParameter"]));
 
-    _pcUserParamMngr = new ParameterManager();
+    _pcUserParamMngr = ParameterManager::Create();
     _pcUserParamMngr->SetSerializer(new ParameterSerializer(mConfig["UserParameter"]));
 
     try {
diff --git a/src/Base/Parameter.cpp b/src/Base/Parameter.cpp
index 5435ddee9c..93d45a9ca9 100644
--- a/src/Base/Parameter.cpp
+++ b/src/Base/Parameter.cpp
@@ -261,53 +261,44 @@ void ParameterGrp::insertTo(Base::Reference<ParameterGrp> Grp)
 
 void ParameterGrp::exportTo(const char* FileName)
 {
-    ParameterManager Mngr;
+    auto Mngr = ParameterManager::Create();
 
-    Mngr.CreateDocument();
-
-    Mngr.ref();
+    Mngr->CreateDocument();
 
     // copy all into the new document
-    insertTo(&Mngr);
+    insertTo(Base::Reference<ParameterGrp>(Mngr));
 
-    Mngr.SaveDocument(FileName);
-    Mngr.unrefNoDelete();
+    Mngr->SaveDocument(FileName);
 }
 
 void ParameterGrp::importFrom(const char* FileName)
 {
-    ParameterManager Mngr;
+    auto Mngr = ParameterManager::Create();
 
-    if (Mngr.LoadDocument(FileName) != 1)
+    if (Mngr->LoadDocument(FileName) != 1)
         throw FileException("ParameterGrp::import() cannot load document", FileName);
 
-    ref();
-    Mngr.copyTo(Base::Reference<ParameterGrp>(this));
-    unrefNoDelete();
+    Mngr->copyTo(Base::Reference<ParameterGrp>(this));
 }
 
 void ParameterGrp::insert(const char* FileName)
 {
-    ParameterManager Mngr;
+    auto Mngr = ParameterManager::Create();
 
-    if (Mngr.LoadDocument(FileName) != 1)
+    if (Mngr->LoadDocument(FileName) != 1)
         throw FileException("ParameterGrp::import() cannot load document", FileName);
 
-    ref();
-    Mngr.insertTo(Base::Reference<ParameterGrp>(this));
-    unrefNoDelete();
+    Mngr->insertTo(Base::Reference<ParameterGrp>(this));
 }
 
 void ParameterGrp::revert(const char* FileName)
 {
-    ParameterManager Mngr;
+    auto Mngr = ParameterManager::Create();
 
-    if (Mngr.LoadDocument(FileName) != 1)
+    if (Mngr->LoadDocument(FileName) != 1)
         throw FileException("ParameterGrp::revert() cannot load document", FileName);
 
-    Mngr.ref();
-    revert(Base::Reference<ParameterGrp>(&Mngr));
-    Mngr.unrefNoDelete();
+    revert(Base::Reference<ParameterGrp>(Mngr));
 }
 
 void ParameterGrp::revert(Base::Reference<ParameterGrp> Grp)
@@ -1526,6 +1517,11 @@ ParameterManager::~ParameterManager()
     delete paramSerializer;
 }
 
+Base::Reference<ParameterManager> ParameterManager::Create()
+{
+    return Base::Reference<ParameterManager>(new ParameterManager());
+}
+
 void ParameterManager::Init()
 {
     static bool Init = false;
diff --git a/src/Base/Parameter.h b/src/Base/Parameter.h
index 0d138e696b..72a2391d4f 100644
--- a/src/Base/Parameter.h
+++ b/src/Base/Parameter.h
@@ -356,8 +356,8 @@ protected:
 class BaseExport ParameterManager : public ParameterGrp
 {
 public:
-    ParameterManager();
-    ~ParameterManager() override;
+    /// Create a reference counted ParameterManager
+    static Base::Reference<ParameterManager> Create();
     static void Init();
     static void Terminate();
 
@@ -431,6 +431,9 @@ private:
     bool          gUseFilter            ;
     bool          gFormatPrettyPrint    ;
 
+private:
+    ParameterManager();
+    ~ParameterManager() override;
 };
 
 /** python wrapper function
diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgRevertToBackupConfigImp.cpp b/src/Gui/DlgRevertToBackupConfigImp.cpp
index 8afa5c766e..4cbb3f76ff 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgRevertToBackupConfigImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgRevertToBackupConfigImp.cpp
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ void DlgRevertToBackupConfigImp::accept()
     auto item = items[0];
     auto path = item->data(Qt::UserRole).toString().toStdString();
     if (fs::exists(path)) {
-        ParameterManager newParameters;
-        newParameters.LoadDocument(path.c_str());
+        auto newParameters = ParameterManager::Create();
+        newParameters->LoadDocument(path.c_str());
         auto baseAppGroup = App::GetApplication().GetUserParameter().GetGroup("BaseApp");
-        newParameters.GetGroup("BaseApp")->copyTo(baseAppGroup);
+        newParameters->GetGroup("BaseApp")->copyTo(baseAppGroup);
     }
     else {
         Base::Console().Error("Preference Pack Internal Error: Invalid backup file location");
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePackManager.cpp b/src/Gui/PreferencePackManager.cpp
index 638085670e..ab2145fd3c 100644
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePackManager.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePackManager.cpp
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ void PreferencePack::applyConfigChanges() const
 {
     auto configFile = _path / (_metadata.name() + ".cfg");
     if (fs::exists(configFile)) {
-        ParameterManager newParameters;
-        newParameters.LoadDocument(configFile.string().c_str());
+        auto newParameters = ParameterManager::Create();
+        newParameters->LoadDocument(configFile.string().c_str());
         auto baseAppGroup = App::GetApplication().GetUserParameter().GetGroup("BaseApp");
-        newParameters.GetGroup("BaseApp")->insertTo(baseAppGroup);
+        newParameters->GetGroup("BaseApp")->insertTo(baseAppGroup);
     }
 }
 
@@ -434,17 +434,17 @@ void PreferencePackManager::save(const std::string& name, const std::vector<Temp
     AddPackToMetadata(name);
 
     // Create the config file
-    ParameterManager outputParameterManager;
-    outputParameterManager.CreateDocument();
+    auto outputParameterManager = ParameterManager::Create();
+    outputParameterManager->CreateDocument();
     for (const auto& t : templates) {
-        ParameterManager templateParameterManager;
-        templateParameterManager.LoadDocument(t.path.string().c_str());
-        copyTemplateParameters(templateParameterManager, outputParameterManager);
+        auto templateParameterManager = ParameterManager::Create();
+        templateParameterManager->LoadDocument(t.path.string().c_str());
+        copyTemplateParameters(*templateParameterManager, *outputParameterManager);
     }
     auto savedPreferencePacksDirectory =
         fs::path(App::Application::getUserAppDataDir()) / "SavedPreferencePacks";
     auto cfgFilename = savedPreferencePacksDirectory / name / (name + ".cfg");
-    outputParameterManager.SaveDocument(cfgFilename.string().c_str());
+    outputParameterManager->SaveDocument(cfgFilename.string().c_str());
 }
 
 // Needed until we support only C++20 and above and can use std::string's built-in ends_with()
@@ -573,4 +573,4 @@ std::vector<boost::filesystem::path> Gui::PreferencePackManager::configBackups()
         }
     }
     return results;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}