diff --git a/sdrbase/device/deviceapi.cpp b/sdrbase/device/deviceapi.cpp
index 90412e4c1..398a3ea6d 100644
--- a/sdrbase/device/deviceapi.cpp
+++ b/sdrbase/device/deviceapi.cpp
@@ -199,6 +199,18 @@ void DeviceAPI::saveSourceSettings(Preset* preset)
     }
 }
 
+void DeviceAPI::saveChannelSettings(Preset *preset)
+{
+    qDebug("DeviceAPI::saveChannelSettings");
+
+    qSort(m_channelInstanceRegistrations.begin(), m_channelInstanceRegistrations.end()); // sort by increasing delta frequency and type
+
+    for(int i = 0; i < m_channelInstanceRegistrations.count(); i++)
+    {
+        preset->addChannel(m_channelInstanceRegistrations[i].m_channelName, m_channelInstanceRegistrations[i].m_gui->serialize());
+    }
+}
+
 // sort by increasing delta frequency and type (i.e. name)
 bool DeviceAPI::ChannelInstanceRegistration::operator<(const ChannelInstanceRegistration& other) const
 {
diff --git a/sdrbase/device/deviceapi.h b/sdrbase/device/deviceapi.h
index d2e02a295..83328e76f 100644
--- a/sdrbase/device/deviceapi.h
+++ b/sdrbase/device/deviceapi.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ public:
 
     void loadSourceSettings(const Preset* preset);
     void saveSourceSettings(Preset* preset);
+    void saveChannelSettings(Preset* preset);
 
 protected:
     struct ChannelInstanceRegistration
diff --git a/sdrbase/mainwindow.cpp b/sdrbase/mainwindow.cpp
index 53fd4dd09..366ca7998 100644
--- a/sdrbase/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/sdrbase/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ void MainWindow::loadPresetSettings(const Preset* preset)
 	{
         DeviceUISet *deviceUI = m_deviceUIs[currentSourceTabIndex];
         deviceUI->m_spectrumGUI->deserialize(preset->getSpectrumConfig());
-        deviceUI->m_pluginManager->loadSettings(preset, deviceUI->m_deviceAPI);
+        deviceUI->m_pluginManager->loadChannelSettings(preset, deviceUI->m_deviceAPI);
         deviceUI->m_deviceAPI->loadSourceSettings(preset);
 	}
 
diff --git a/sdrbase/plugin/pluginapi.h b/sdrbase/plugin/pluginapi.h
index 5724c18de..338126fa8 100644
--- a/sdrbase/plugin/pluginapi.h
+++ b/sdrbase/plugin/pluginapi.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #define INCLUDE_PLUGINAPI_H
 
 #include <QObject>
+#include <QList>
+
 #include "util/export.h"
 
 class QString;
@@ -16,6 +18,18 @@ class SDRANGEL_API PluginAPI : public QObject {
 	Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
+    struct ChannelRegistration
+    {
+        QString m_channelName;
+        PluginInterface* m_plugin;
+        ChannelRegistration(const QString& channelName, PluginInterface* plugin) :
+            m_channelName(channelName),
+            m_plugin(plugin)
+        { }
+    };
+
+    typedef QList<ChannelRegistration> ChannelRegistrations;
+
 	// MainWindow access
 	MessageQueue* getMainWindowMessageQueue();
 
diff --git a/sdrbase/plugin/pluginmanager.cpp b/sdrbase/plugin/pluginmanager.cpp
index b82c0c414..9627c19da 100644
--- a/sdrbase/plugin/pluginmanager.cpp
+++ b/sdrbase/plugin/pluginmanager.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void PluginManager::loadPlugins()
 
 void PluginManager::registerChannel(const QString& channelName, PluginInterface* plugin)
 {
-	m_channelRegistrations.append(ChannelRegistration(channelName, plugin));
+	m_channelRegistrations.append(PluginAPI::ChannelRegistration(channelName, plugin));
 }
 
 void PluginManager::registerChannelInstance(const QString& channelName, PluginGUI* pluginGUI)
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void PluginManager::registerSampleSource(const QString& sourceName, PluginInterf
 	m_sampleSourceRegistrations.append(SampleSourceRegistration(sourceName, plugin));
 }
 
-void PluginManager::loadSettings(const Preset* preset, DeviceAPI *deviceAPI)
+void PluginManager::loadChannelSettings(const Preset* preset, DeviceAPI *deviceAPI)
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, "PluginManager::loadSettings: Loading preset [%s | %s]\n", qPrintable(preset->getGroup()), qPrintable(preset->getDescription()));
 
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ void PluginManager::renameChannelInstances()
 
 void PluginManager::populateChannelComboBox(QComboBox *channels)
 {
-    for(ChannelRegistrations::iterator it = m_channelRegistrations.begin(); it != m_channelRegistrations.end(); ++it)
+    for(PluginAPI::ChannelRegistrations::iterator it = m_channelRegistrations.begin(); it != m_channelRegistrations.end(); ++it)
     {
         const PluginDescriptor& pluginDescipror = it->m_plugin->getPluginDescriptor();
         channels->addItem(pluginDescipror.displayedName);
diff --git a/sdrbase/plugin/pluginmanager.h b/sdrbase/plugin/pluginmanager.h
index f3f26a943..4d6c4d36c 100644
--- a/sdrbase/plugin/pluginmanager.h
+++ b/sdrbase/plugin/pluginmanager.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public:
 	void removeChannelInstance(PluginGUI* pluginGUI);
 	void registerSampleSource(const QString& sourceName, PluginInterface* plugin);
 
-	void loadSettings(const Preset* preset, DeviceAPI *deviceAPI);
+	void loadChannelSettings(const Preset* preset, DeviceAPI *deviceAPI);
 //	void loadSourceSettings(const Preset* preset);
 	void saveSettings(Preset* preset);
 //	void saveSourceSettings(Preset* preset);
@@ -67,16 +67,6 @@ public:
 	void createChannelInstance(int channelPluginIndex, DeviceAPI *deviceAPI);
 
 private:
-	struct ChannelRegistration {
-		QString m_channelName;
-		PluginInterface* m_plugin;
-		ChannelRegistration(const QString& channelName, PluginInterface* plugin) :
-			m_channelName(channelName),
-			m_plugin(plugin)
-		{ }
-	};
-	typedef QList<ChannelRegistration> ChannelRegistrations;
-
 	struct ChannelInstanceRegistration {
 		QString m_channelName;
 		PluginGUI* m_gui;
@@ -129,7 +119,7 @@ private:
 	DSPDeviceEngine* m_dspDeviceEngine;
 	Plugins m_plugins;
 
-	ChannelRegistrations m_channelRegistrations;           //!< Channel plugins register here
+	PluginAPI::ChannelRegistrations m_channelRegistrations;           //!< Channel plugins register here
 	ChannelInstanceRegistrations m_channelInstanceRegistrations; // TODO: remove
 	SampleSourceRegistrations m_sampleSourceRegistrations; //!< Input source plugins (one per device kind) register here
 	SampleSourceDevices m_sampleSourceDevices;             //!< Instances of input sources present in the system