diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/settings/generic/Settings.cpp b/src/apps/debugger/settings/generic/Settings.cpp
index 686b729d40..dfc176d3a7 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/settings/generic/Settings.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/settings/generic/Settings.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /*
+ * Copyright 2013, Rene Gollent, rene@gollent.com.
  * Copyright 2009, Ingo Weinhold, ingo_weinhold@gmx.de.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  */
@@ -81,6 +82,24 @@ Settings::SetValue(Setting* setting, const BVariant& value)
 }
 
 
+bool
+Settings::RestoreValues(const BMessage& message)
+{
+	AutoLocker<BLocker> locker(fLock);
+
+	for (int32 i = 0; i < fDescription->CountSettings(); i++) {
+		Setting* setting = fDescription->SettingAt(i);
+		BVariant value;
+		if (value.SetFromMessage(message, setting->ID()) == B_OK) {
+			if (!SetValue(setting, value))
+				return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+
 SettingsOption*
 Settings::OptionValue(OptionsSetting* setting) const
 {
diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/settings/generic/Settings.h b/src/apps/debugger/settings/generic/Settings.h
index 5862fa3a02..b921702c1e 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/settings/generic/Settings.h
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/settings/generic/Settings.h
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /*
+ * Copyright 2013, Rene Gollent, rene@gollent.com.
  * Copyright 2009, Ingo Weinhold, ingo_weinhold@gmx.de.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  */
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ public:
 			bool				SetValue(Setting* setting,
 									const BVariant& value);
 
+			bool				RestoreValues(const BMessage& message);
+
 			bool				BoolValue(BoolSetting* setting) const
 									{ return Value(setting).ToBool(); }
 			SettingsOption*		OptionValue(OptionsSetting* setting) const;