diff --git a/lxqt-config-appearance/configothertoolkits.cpp b/lxqt-config-appearance/configothertoolkits.cpp
index fd00d8064..95863c140 100644
--- a/lxqt-config-appearance/configothertoolkits.cpp
+++ b/lxqt-config-appearance/configothertoolkits.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 
+#include "fontconfigfile.h"
+
 static const char *GTK2_CONFIG = R"GTK2_CONFIG(
 # Created by lxqt-config-appearance (DO NOT EDIT!)
 gtk-theme-name = "%1"
@@ -177,6 +179,8 @@ bool ConfigOtherToolKits::backupGTKSettings(QString version)
 
 void ConfigOtherToolKits::setConfig()
 {
+    setFontsConfig();
+
     if(!mConfigAppearanceSettings->contains(QStringLiteral("ControlGTKThemeEnabled")))
         mConfigAppearanceSettings->setValue(QStringLiteral("ControlGTKThemeEnabled"), false);
     bool controlGTKThemeEnabled = mConfigAppearanceSettings->value(QStringLiteral("ControlGTKThemeEnabled")).toBool();
@@ -251,6 +255,12 @@ void ConfigOtherToolKits::setGTKConfig(QString version, QString theme)
         writeConfig(gtkrcPath, GTK3_CONFIG, ConfigOtherToolKits::GTK3);
 }
 
+void ConfigOtherToolKits::setFontsConfig()
+{
+    FontConfigFile fontConfigFile(mSettings);
+    fontConfigFile.save();
+}
+
 QString ConfigOtherToolKits::getConfig(const char *configString, ConfigOtherToolKits::Version version)
 {
     LXQt::Settings* sessionSettings = new LXQt::Settings(QStringLiteral("session"));
@@ -441,4 +451,3 @@ void ConfigOtherToolKits::updateConfigFromSettings()
         }
     }
 }
-
diff --git a/lxqt-config-appearance/configothertoolkits.h b/lxqt-config-appearance/configothertoolkits.h
index 4a91616b3..86f575645 100644
--- a/lxqt-config-appearance/configothertoolkits.h
+++ b/lxqt-config-appearance/configothertoolkits.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public slots:
     void setXSettingsConfig();
     void setGTKConfig(QString version, QString theme = QString());
     void setGsettingsConfig(QString version, QString theme = QString());
+    void setFontsConfig();
 
 private:
     struct Config {
diff --git a/lxqt-config-appearance/fontconfigfile.cpp b/lxqt-config-appearance/fontconfigfile.cpp
index d2496be10..423ef1fe9 100644
--- a/lxqt-config-appearance/fontconfigfile.cpp
+++ b/lxqt-config-appearance/fontconfigfile.cpp
@@ -30,15 +30,12 @@
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 
-FontConfigFile::FontConfigFile(QObject* parent):
-    QObject(parent),
-    mAntialias(true),
-    mHinting(true),
-    mSubpixel("rgb"),
-    mHintStyle("hintslight"),
-    mDpi(96),
-    mAutohint(false),
-    mSaveTimer(nullptr)
+#include <LXQt/Settings>
+
+using namespace Qt::Literals::StringLiterals;
+
+FontConfigFile::FontConfigFile(LXQt::Settings *settings):
+    mSettings(settings)
 {
     mDirPath = QString::fromLocal8Bit(qgetenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME"));
     QString homeDir = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::HomeLocation);
@@ -46,191 +43,64 @@ FontConfigFile::FontConfigFile(QObject* parent):
         mDirPath = homeDir + QStringLiteral("/.config");
     mDirPath += QLatin1String("/fontconfig");
     mFilePath = mDirPath + QStringLiteral("/fonts.conf");
-
-    load();
-}
-
-FontConfigFile::~FontConfigFile()
-{
-    if(mSaveTimer) // has pending save request
-    {
-        delete mSaveTimer;
-        mSaveTimer = nullptr;
-        save();
-    }
-}
-
-void FontConfigFile::setAntialias(bool value)
-{
-    mAntialias = value;
-    queueSave();
-}
-
-void FontConfigFile::setSubpixel(QByteArray value)
-{
-    mSubpixel = value;
-    queueSave();
-}
-
-void FontConfigFile::setHinting(bool value)
-{
-    mHinting = value;
-    queueSave();
-}
-
-void FontConfigFile::setHintStyle(QByteArray value)
-{
-    mHintStyle = value;
-    queueSave();
-}
-
-void FontConfigFile::setDpi(int value)
-{
-    mDpi = value;
-    queueSave();
-}
-
-void FontConfigFile::setAutohint(bool value)
-{
-    mAutohint = value;
-    queueSave();
-}
-
-void FontConfigFile::load()
-{
-    QFile file(mFilePath);
-    if(file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly))
-    {
-        QByteArray buffer = file.readAll();
-        file.close();
-        if(buffer.contains("lxqt-config-appearance")) // the config file is created by us
-        {
-            // doing full xml parsing is over-kill. let's use some simpler brute-force methods.
-            QDomDocument doc;
-            doc.setContent(&file);
-            file.close();
-            QDomElement docElem = doc.documentElement();
-            QDomNodeList editNodes = docElem.elementsByTagName(QStringLiteral("edit"));
-            for(int i = 0; i < editNodes.count(); ++i)
-            {
-                QDomElement editElem = editNodes.at(i).toElement();
-                QByteArray name = editElem.attribute(QStringLiteral("name")).toLatin1();
-                if(name == "antialias")
-                {
-                    QString value = editElem.firstChildElement(QStringLiteral("bool")).text();
-                    mAntialias = value[0] == QLatin1Char('t') ? true : false;
-                }
-                else if(name == "rgba")
-                {
-                    QString value = editElem.firstChildElement(QStringLiteral("const")).text();
-                    mSubpixel = value.toLatin1();
-                }
-                else if(name == "hinting")
-                {
-                    QString value = editElem.firstChildElement(QStringLiteral("bool")).text();
-                    mHinting = value[0] == QLatin1Char('t') ? true : false;
-                }
-                else if(name == "hintstyle")
-                {
-                    QString value = editElem.firstChildElement(QStringLiteral("const")).text();
-                    mHintStyle = value.toLatin1();
-                }
-                else if(name == "dpi")
-                {
-                    QString value = editElem.firstChildElement(QStringLiteral("double")).text();
-                    mDpi = value.toInt();
-                }
-                else if(name == "autohint")
-                {
-                    QString value = editElem.firstChildElement(QStringLiteral("bool")).text();
-                    mAutohint = value[0] == QLatin1Char('t') ? true : false;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        else // the config file is created by others => make a backup and write our config
-        {
-            QFile backup(mFilePath + QStringLiteral(".bak"));
-            if(backup.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly))
-            {
-                backup.write(buffer);
-                backup.close();
-            }
-            queueSave(); // overwrite with our file
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 void FontConfigFile::save()
 {
-    if(mSaveTimer)
-    {
-        mSaveTimer->deleteLater();
-        mSaveTimer = nullptr;
-    }
-
     QFile file(mFilePath);
     QDir().mkdir(mDirPath);
     // References: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Font_Configuration
-    if(file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly))
-    {
-        QTextStream s(&file);
-        s <<
-        "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\n"
-        "<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM \"fonts.dtd\">\n"
-        "<!-- created by lxqt-config-appearance (DO NOT EDIT!) -->\n"
-        "<fontconfig>\n"
-        "  <include ignore_missing=\"yes\">conf.d</include>\n"
-        "  <match target=\"font\">\n"
-        "    <edit name=\"antialias\" mode=\"assign\">\n"
-        "      <bool>" << (mAntialias ? "true" : "false") << "</bool>\n"
-        "    </edit>\n"
-        "  </match>\n"
-        "  <match target=\"font\">\n"
-        "    <edit name=\"rgba\" mode=\"assign\">\n"
-        "      <const>" << mSubpixel << "</const>\n"
-        "    </edit>\n"
-        "  </match>\n"
-        "  <match target=\"font\">\n"
-        "    <edit name=\"lcdfilter\" mode=\"assign\">\n"
-        "      <const>lcddefault</const>\n"
-        "    </edit>\n"
-        "  </match>\n"
-        "  <match target=\"font\">\n"
-        "    <edit name=\"hinting\" mode=\"assign\">\n"
-        "      <bool>" << (mHinting ? "true" : "false") << "</bool>\n"
-        "    </edit>\n"
-        "  </match>\n"
-        "  <match target=\"font\">\n"
-        "    <edit name=\"hintstyle\" mode=\"assign\">\n"
-        "      <const>" << mHintStyle << "</const>\n"
-        "    </edit>\n"
-        "  </match>\n"
-        "  <match target=\"font\">\n"
-        "    <edit name=\"autohint\" mode=\"assign\">\n"
-        "      <bool>" << (mAutohint ? "true" : "false") << "</bool>\n"
-        "    </edit>\n"
-        "  </match>\n"
-        "  <match target=\"pattern\">\n"
-        "    <edit name=\"dpi\" mode=\"assign\">\n"
-        "      <double>" << mDpi << "</double>\n"
-        "    </edit>\n"
-        "  </match>\n"
-        "</fontconfig>";
-        s.flush();
-        file.close();
-    }
-}
+    if(!file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly))
+        return;
 
-void FontConfigFile::queueSave()
-{
-    if(mSaveTimer)
-        mSaveTimer->start(1500);
-    else
-    {
-        mSaveTimer = new QTimer();
-        mSaveTimer->setSingleShot(true);
-        connect(mSaveTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &FontConfigFile::save);
-        mSaveTimer->start(1500);
-    }
-}
+    bool antialias = mSettings->value("Fonts/Antialias"_L1, true).toBool();
+    QByteArray subpixel = mSettings->value("Fonts/Subpixel"_L1, "rgb"_ba).toByteArray();
+    bool hinting = mSettings->value("Fonts/Hinting"_L1, true).toBool();
+    QByteArray hintStyle = mSettings->value("Fonts/Hintstyle"_L1, "hintslight"_ba).toByteArray();
+    bool autohint = mSettings->value("Fonts/Autohint"_L1, false).toBool();
+    int dpi = mSettings->value("Fonts/DPI"_L1, 96).toInt();
 
+    QTextStream s(&file);
+    s <<
+    "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\n"
+    "<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM \"fonts.dtd\">\n"
+    "<!-- created by lxqt-config-appearance (DO NOT EDIT!) -->\n"
+    "<fontconfig>\n"
+    "  <include ignore_missing=\"yes\">conf.d</include>\n"
+    "  <match target=\"font\">\n"
+    "    <edit name=\"antialias\" mode=\"assign\">\n"
+    "      <bool>" << (antialias ? "true" : "false") << "</bool>\n"
+    "    </edit>\n"
+    "  </match>\n"
+    "  <match target=\"font\">\n"
+    "    <edit name=\"rgba\" mode=\"assign\">\n"
+    "      <const>" << subpixel << "</const>\n"
+    "    </edit>\n"
+    "  </match>\n"
+    "  <match target=\"font\">\n"
+    "    <edit name=\"lcdfilter\" mode=\"assign\">\n"
+    "      <const>lcddefault</const>\n"
+    "    </edit>\n"
+    "  </match>\n"
+    "  <match target=\"font\">\n"
+    "    <edit name=\"hinting\" mode=\"assign\">\n"
+    "      <bool>" << (hinting ? "true" : "false") << "</bool>\n"
+    "    </edit>\n"
+    "  </match>\n"
+    "  <match target=\"font\">\n"
+    "    <edit name=\"hintstyle\" mode=\"assign\">\n"
+    "      <const>" << hintStyle << "</const>\n"
+    "    </edit>\n"
+    "  </match>\n"
+    "  <match target=\"font\">\n"
+    "    <edit name=\"autohint\" mode=\"assign\">\n"
+    "      <bool>" << (autohint ? "true" : "false") << "</bool>\n"
+    "    </edit>\n"
+    "  </match>\n"
+    "  <match target=\"pattern\">\n"
+    "    <edit name=\"dpi\" mode=\"assign\">\n"
+    "      <double>" << dpi << "</double>\n"
+    "    </edit>\n"
+    "  </match>\n"
+    "</fontconfig>";
+}
diff --git a/lxqt-config-appearance/fontconfigfile.h b/lxqt-config-appearance/fontconfigfile.h
index 51e0b3ee5..378294d5a 100644
--- a/lxqt-config-appearance/fontconfigfile.h
+++ b/lxqt-config-appearance/fontconfigfile.h
@@ -22,66 +22,23 @@
 #define FONTCONFIGFILE_H
 
 #include <QString>
-#include <QByteArray>
-#include <QObject>
 
-class QTimer;
+namespace LXQt
+{
+    class Settings;
+}
 
-class FontConfigFile: public QObject
+class FontConfigFile
 {
-    Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    explicit FontConfigFile(QObject* parent = nullptr);
-    virtual ~FontConfigFile();
-
-    bool antialias() const {
-        return mAntialias;
-    }
-    void setAntialias(bool value);
-
-    bool hinting() const {
-        return mHinting;
-    }
-    void setHinting(bool value);
-
-    QByteArray subpixel() const {
-        return mSubpixel;
-    }
-    void setSubpixel(QByteArray value);
-
-    QByteArray hintStyle() const {
-        return mHintStyle;
-    }
-    void setHintStyle(QByteArray value);
+    explicit FontConfigFile(LXQt::Settings *settings);
 
-    int dpi() const {
-        return mDpi;
-    }
-    void setDpi(int value);
-
-    bool autohint() const {
-        return mAutohint;
-    }
-    void setAutohint(bool value);
-
-
-private Q_SLOTS:
     void save();
 
 private:
-    void load();
-    void queueSave();
-
-private:
-    bool mAntialias;
-    bool mHinting;
-    QByteArray mSubpixel;
-    QByteArray mHintStyle;
-    int mDpi;
-    bool mAutohint;
     QString mDirPath;
     QString mFilePath;
-    QTimer* mSaveTimer;
+    LXQt::Settings *mSettings;
 };
 
 #endif // FONTCONFIGFILE_H
diff --git a/lxqt-config-appearance/fontsconfig.cpp b/lxqt-config-appearance/fontsconfig.cpp
index 49818f800..04c451278 100644
--- a/lxqt-config-appearance/fontsconfig.cpp
+++ b/lxqt-config-appearance/fontsconfig.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #include <QStringBuilder>
 #include <QDomDocument>
 
+using namespace Qt::Literals::StringLiterals;
+
 static const char* subpixelNames[] = {"none", "rgb", "bgr", "vrgb", "vbgr"};
 static const char* hintStyleNames[] = {"hintnone", "hintslight", "hintmedium", "hintfull"};
 
@@ -45,8 +47,7 @@ FontsConfig::FontsConfig(LXQt::Settings* settings, QSettings* qtSettings, QWidge
     QWidget(parent),
     ui(new Ui::FontsConfig),
     mQtSettings(qtSettings),
-    mSettings(settings),
-    mFontConfigFile()
+    mSettings(settings)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
 
@@ -94,10 +95,10 @@ void FontsConfig::initControls()
     mQtSettings->endGroup();
 
     // load fontconfig config
-    ui->antialias->setChecked(mFontConfigFile.antialias());
-    ui->autohint->setChecked(mFontConfigFile.autohint());
+    ui->antialias->setChecked(mQtSettings->value("Fonts/Antialias"_L1, true).toBool());
+    ui->autohint->setChecked(mQtSettings->value("Fonts/Autohint"_L1, false).toBool());
 
-    QByteArray subpixelStr = mFontConfigFile.subpixel();
+    QByteArray subpixelStr = mQtSettings->value("Fonts/Subpixel"_L1, "rgb"_ba).toByteArray();
     int subpixel;
     for(subpixel = 0; subpixel < 5; ++subpixel)
     {
@@ -107,9 +108,9 @@ void FontsConfig::initControls()
     if(subpixel < 5)
         ui->subpixel->setCurrentIndex(subpixel);
 
-    ui->hinting->setChecked(mFontConfigFile.hinting());
+    ui->hinting->setChecked(mQtSettings->value("Fonts/Hinting"_L1, true).toBool());
 
-    QByteArray hintStyleStr = mFontConfigFile.hintStyle();
+    QByteArray hintStyleStr = mQtSettings->value("Fonts/Hintstyle"_L1, "hintslight"_ba).toByteArray();
     int hintStyle;
     for(hintStyle = 0; hintStyle < 4; ++hintStyle)
     {
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ void FontsConfig::initControls()
     if(hintStyle < 4)
         ui->hintStyle->setCurrentIndex(hintStyle);
 
-    int dpi = mFontConfigFile.dpi();
+    int dpi = mQtSettings->value("Fonts/DPI"_L1, 96).toInt();
     ui->dpi->blockSignals(true);
     ui->dpi->setValue(dpi);
     ui->dpi->blockSignals(false);
@@ -129,29 +130,28 @@ void FontsConfig::initControls()
 
 void FontsConfig::updateQtFont()
 {
-    if(mFontConfigFile.antialias() != ui->antialias->isChecked())
-        mFontConfigFile.setAntialias(ui->antialias->isChecked());
+    if(mQtSettings->value("Fonts/Antialias"_L1).toBool() != ui->antialias->isChecked())
+        mQtSettings->setValue("Fonts/Antialias"_L1, ui->antialias->isChecked());
 
-    if(mFontConfigFile.dpi() != ui->dpi->value())
-        mFontConfigFile.setDpi(ui->dpi->value());
+    if(mQtSettings->value("Fonts/DPI"_L1).toInt() != ui->dpi->value())
+        mQtSettings->setValue("Fonts/DPI"_L1, ui->dpi->value());
 
-    if(mFontConfigFile.hinting() != ui->hinting->isChecked())
-        mFontConfigFile.setHinting(ui->hinting->isChecked());
+    if(mQtSettings->value("Fonts/Hinting"_L1).toBool() != ui->hinting->isChecked())
+        mQtSettings->setValue("Fonts/Hinting"_L1, ui->hinting->isChecked());
 
     int index = ui->subpixel->currentIndex();
-    if(index >= 0 && index <= 4 && mFontConfigFile.subpixel() != subpixelNames[index])
-        mFontConfigFile.setSubpixel(subpixelNames[index]);
+    if(index >= 0 && index <= 4 && mQtSettings->value("Fonts/Subpixel"_L1).toByteArray() != subpixelNames[index])
+        mQtSettings->setValue("Fonts/Subpixel"_L1, QByteArray(subpixelNames[index]));
 
     index = ui->hintStyle->currentIndex();
-    if(index >= 0 && index <= 3 && mFontConfigFile.hintStyle() != hintStyleNames[index])
-        mFontConfigFile.setHintStyle(hintStyleNames[index]);
+    if(index >= 0 && index <= 3 && mQtSettings->value("Fonts/Hintstyle"_L1).toByteArray() != hintStyleNames[index])
+        mQtSettings->value("Fonts/Hintstyle"_L1, QByteArray(hintStyleNames[index]));
 
-    if(mFontConfigFile.autohint() != ui->autohint->isChecked())
-        mFontConfigFile.setAutohint(ui->autohint->isChecked());
+    if(mQtSettings->value("Fonts/Autohint"_L1).toBool() != ui->autohint->isChecked())
+        mQtSettings->setValue("Fonts/Autohint"_L1, ui->autohint->isChecked());
 
     // FIXME: the change does not apply to some currently running Qt programs.
     // FIXME: does not work with KDE apps
-    // TODO: also write the config values to GTK+ config files (gtk-2.0.rc and gtk3/settings.ini)
     // FIXME: the selected font does not apply to our own application. Why?
 
     QFont font = ui->fontName->currentFont();
@@ -174,14 +174,15 @@ void FontsConfig::updateQtFont()
     font.setBold(bold);
     font.setItalic(italic);
 
+    // FIXME: Migrate this setting under the 'Fonts' group instead of the 'Qt' group
     const QString fontStr = font.toString();
     if(mQtSettings->value(QLatin1String("Qt/font")).toString() != fontStr) {
         mQtSettings->beginGroup(QLatin1String("Qt"));
         mQtSettings->setValue(QStringLiteral("font"), fontStr);
         mQtSettings->endGroup();
         mQtSettings->sync();
-
-        emit updateOtherSettings();
-        update();
     }
+
+    emit updateOtherSettings();
+    update();
 }
diff --git a/lxqt-config-appearance/fontsconfig.h b/lxqt-config-appearance/fontsconfig.h
index c43ab4c3a..6cf725b12 100644
--- a/lxqt-config-appearance/fontsconfig.h
+++ b/lxqt-config-appearance/fontsconfig.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <QWidget>
 #include <QFont>
 #include <LXQt/Settings>
-#include "fontconfigfile.h"
 
 class QTreeWidgetItem;
 class QSettings;
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
     Ui::FontsConfig *ui;
     QSettings *mQtSettings;
     LXQt::Settings *mSettings;
-    FontConfigFile mFontConfigFile;
 };
 
 #endif // FONTSCONFIG_H