diff --git a/framework/inc/helper/persistentwindowstate.hxx b/framework/inc/helper/persistentwindowstate.hxx
index 8d062488fe83..3dc70985423f 100644
--- a/framework/inc/helper/persistentwindowstate.hxx
+++ b/framework/inc/helper/persistentwindowstate.hxx
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ class PersistentWindowState final : public  ::cppu::WeakImplHelper<
         // XEventListener
         virtual void SAL_CALL disposing(const css::lang::EventObject& aEvent) override;
 
+        // Helper to explicitly save the state of rFrame's window to the config
+        static void SaveWindowStateToConfig(const css::uno::Reference<css::uno::XComponentContext>& rContext,
+                                            const css::uno::Reference<css::frame::XFrame>& rFrame);
+
     // helper
 
     private:
diff --git a/framework/source/helper/persistentwindowstate.cxx b/framework/source/helper/persistentwindowstate.cxx
index 8e90defb0711..d7967d7457df 100644
--- a/framework/source/helper/persistentwindowstate.cxx
+++ b/framework/source/helper/persistentwindowstate.cxx
@@ -260,6 +260,31 @@ void PersistentWindowState::implst_setWindowStateOnWindow(const css::uno::Refere
     // <- SOLAR SAFE ------------------------
 }
 
+//static
+void PersistentWindowState::SaveWindowStateToConfig(const css::uno::Reference<css::uno::XComponentContext>& rContext,
+                                                    const css::uno::Reference<css::frame::XFrame>& rFrame)
+{
+    // We don't want to do this stuff when being used through LibreOfficeKit
+    if (comphelper::LibreOfficeKit::isActive())
+        return;
+
+    if (!rFrame.is())
+        return;
+
+    css::uno::Reference<css::awt::XWindow> xWindow = rFrame->getContainerWindow();
+    if (!xWindow.is())
+        return;
+
+    // unknown module -> no configuration available!
+    OUString sModuleName = PersistentWindowState::implst_identifyModule(rContext, rFrame);
+    if (sModuleName.isEmpty())
+        return;
+
+    OUString sWindowState = PersistentWindowState::implst_getWindowStateFromWindow(xWindow);
+    PersistentWindowState::implst_setWindowStateOnConfig(rContext, sModuleName, sWindowState);
+}
+
+
 } // namespace framework
 
 /* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/framework/source/uielement/newmenucontroller.cxx b/framework/source/uielement/newmenucontroller.cxx
index 0aa152028a38..9f773ff869d7 100644
--- a/framework/source/uielement/newmenucontroller.cxx
+++ b/framework/source/uielement/newmenucontroller.cxx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <com/sun/star/util/XURLTransformer.hpp>
 
 #include <comphelper/propertyvalue.hxx>
+#include <helper/persistentwindowstate.hxx>
 #include <vcl/svapp.hxx>
 #include <vcl/settings.hxx>
 #include <vcl/commandinfoprovider.hxx>
@@ -383,6 +384,10 @@ void SAL_CALL NewMenuController::itemSelected( const css::awt::MenuEvent& rEvent
             aTargetFrame = pAttributes->aTargetFrame;
     }
 
+    // tdf#144407 save the current window state so a new window of the same type will
+    // open with the same settings
+    PersistentWindowState::SaveWindowStateToConfig(m_xContext, m_xFrame);
+
     Sequence< PropertyValue > aArgsList{ comphelper::makePropertyValue(u"Referer"_ustr,
                                                                        u"private:user"_ustr) };
 
diff --git a/framework/source/uielement/popuptoolbarcontroller.cxx b/framework/source/uielement/popuptoolbarcontroller.cxx
index 4fbbf6839b07..81424825b2c2 100644
--- a/framework/source/uielement/popuptoolbarcontroller.cxx
+++ b/framework/source/uielement/popuptoolbarcontroller.cxx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <cppuhelper/implbase.hxx>
 #include <cppuhelper/supportsservice.hxx>
 #include <comphelper/propertyvalue.hxx>
+#include <helper/persistentwindowstate.hxx>
 #include <menuconfiguration.hxx>
 #include <svtools/imagemgr.hxx>
 #include <svtools/toolboxcontroller.hxx>
@@ -704,6 +705,10 @@ void SAL_CALL NewToolbarController::execute( sal_Int16 /*KeyModifier*/ )
     else
         aURL = m_aCommandURL;
 
+    // tdf#144407 save the current window state so a new window of the same type will
+    // open with the same settings
+    PersistentWindowState::SaveWindowStateToConfig(m_xContext, m_xFrame);
+
     css::uno::Sequence< css::beans::PropertyValue > aArgs{ comphelper::makePropertyValue(
         u"Referer"_ustr, u"private:user"_ustr) };