diff --git a/eeschema/symbol_editor/symbol_edit_frame.cpp b/eeschema/symbol_editor/symbol_edit_frame.cpp
index 105bc7ecee..be09813912 100644
--- a/eeschema/symbol_editor/symbol_edit_frame.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/symbol_editor/symbol_edit_frame.cpp
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ void SYMBOL_EDIT_FRAME::SaveSettings( APP_SETTINGS_BASE* aCfg )
 {
     wxCHECK_RET( m_settings, "Call to SYMBOL_EDIT_FRAME::LoadSettings with null m_settings" );
 
+    GetGalDisplayOptions().m_axesEnabled = true;
+
     SCH_BASE_FRAME::SaveSettings( GetSettings() );
 
     m_settings->m_ShowPinElectricalType  = GetRenderSettings()->m_ShowPinsElectricalType;
diff --git a/pcbnew/footprint_edit_frame.cpp b/pcbnew/footprint_edit_frame.cpp
index 4278c5ed77..053b670d49 100644
--- a/pcbnew/footprint_edit_frame.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/footprint_edit_frame.cpp
@@ -527,6 +527,8 @@ void FOOTPRINT_EDIT_FRAME::LoadSettings( APP_SETTINGS_BASE* aCfg )
 
 void FOOTPRINT_EDIT_FRAME::SaveSettings( APP_SETTINGS_BASE* aCfg )
 {
+    GetGalDisplayOptions().m_axesEnabled = true;
+
     // aCfg will be the PCBNEW_SETTINGS
     FOOTPRINT_EDITOR_SETTINGS* cfg = GetSettings();
 
diff --git a/pcbnew/footprint_viewer_frame.cpp b/pcbnew/footprint_viewer_frame.cpp
index f2ab37e05f..22856d02a7 100644
--- a/pcbnew/footprint_viewer_frame.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/footprint_viewer_frame.cpp
@@ -794,6 +794,8 @@ void FOOTPRINT_VIEWER_FRAME::SaveSettings( APP_SETTINGS_BASE* aCfg )
     PCBNEW_SETTINGS* cfg = dynamic_cast<PCBNEW_SETTINGS*>( aCfg );
     wxCHECK( cfg, /*void*/ );
 
+    GetGalDisplayOptions().m_axesEnabled = true;
+
     // We don't want to store anything other than the window settings
     PCB_BASE_FRAME::SaveSettings( cfg );