diff --git a/src/ui/mainwindow.cc b/src/ui/mainwindow.cc
index 03f6bf434..2dd779946 100644
--- a/src/ui/mainwindow.cc
+++ b/src/ui/mainwindow.cc
@@ -1458,6 +1458,7 @@ void MainWindow::closeEvent( QCloseEvent * ev )
     ev->ignore();
     hide();
 #endif
+    commitData();
   }
   else {
     ev->accept();