diff --git a/midori/midori-browser.c b/midori/midori-browser.c
index 191305aa..585d7c2f 100644
--- a/midori/midori-browser.c
+++ b/midori/midori-browser.c
@@ -1673,6 +1673,7 @@ _action_source_view_activate (GtkAction*     action,
     uri = g_strdup_printf ("view-source:%s",
         midori_view_get_display_uri (MIDORI_VIEW (view)));
     source_view = midori_view_new ();
+    midori_view_set_settings (MIDORI_VIEW (source_view), browser->settings);
     midori_view_set_uri (MIDORI_VIEW (source_view), uri);
     g_free (uri);
     gtk_widget_show (source_view);