diff --git a/src/Gui/MainWindow.h b/src/Gui/MainWindow.h
index 62ce4a1e94..4600ea85d1 100644
--- a/src/Gui/MainWindow.h
+++ b/src/Gui/MainWindow.h
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ public:
 
     void initDockWindows(bool show);
 
+    bool isRestoringWindowState() const;
+
 public Q_SLOTS:
     /**
      * Updates the standard actions of a text editor such as Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo and Redo.
@@ -260,8 +262,6 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
 
     void showMessage (const QString & message, int timeout = 0);
 
-    bool isRestoringWindowState() const;
-
 protected:
     /**
      * This method checks if the main window can be closed by checking all open documents and views.