diff --git a/apps/launcher/advancedpage.cpp b/apps/launcher/advancedpage.cpp
index 9af1db504f..bddb70aa02 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/advancedpage.cpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/advancedpage.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ bool Launcher::AdvancedPage::loadSettings()
 
         loadSettingBool(activeGridObjectPagingCheckBox, "object paging active grid", "Terrain");
         viewingDistanceComboBox->setValue(convertToCells(Settings::Manager::getInt("viewing distance", "Camera")));
-        objectPagingMinSizeComboBox->setValue(Settings::Manager::getFloat("object paging min size", "Terrain"));
+        objectPagingMinSizeComboBox->setValue(Settings::Manager::getDouble("object paging min size", "Terrain"));
     }
 
     // Audio
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@ void Launcher::AdvancedPage::saveSettings()
             Settings::Manager::setInt("viewing distance", "Camera", convertToUnits(viewingDistance));
         }
         double objectPagingMinSize = objectPagingMinSizeComboBox->value();
-        if (objectPagingMinSize != Settings::Manager::getFloat("object paging min size", "Terrain"))
-            Settings::Manager::setFloat("object paging min size", "Terrain", objectPagingMinSize);
+        if (objectPagingMinSize != Settings::Manager::getDouble("object paging min size", "Terrain"))
+            Settings::Manager::setDouble("object paging min size", "Terrain", objectPagingMinSize);
     }
     
     // Audio
diff --git a/components/settings/settings.cpp b/components/settings/settings.cpp
index 13501ac8c9..09a3d1f516 100644
--- a/components/settings/settings.cpp
+++ b/components/settings/settings.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@ float Manager::getFloat (const std::string& setting, const std::string& category
     return number;
 }
 
+double Manager::getDouble (const std::string& setting, const std::string& category)
+{
+    const std::string& value = getString(setting, category);
+    std::stringstream stream(value);
+    double number = 0.0;
+    stream >> number;
+    return number;
+}
+
 int Manager::getInt (const std::string& setting, const std::string& category)
 {
     const std::string& value = getString(setting, category);
@@ -128,6 +137,13 @@ void Manager::setFloat (const std::string &setting, const std::string &category,
     setString(setting, category, stream.str());
 }
 
+void Manager::setDouble (const std::string &setting, const std::string &category, const double value)
+{
+    std::ostringstream stream;
+    stream << value;
+    setString(setting, category, stream.str());
+}
+
 void Manager::setBool(const std::string &setting, const std::string &category, const bool value)
 {
     setString(setting, category, value ? "true" : "false");
diff --git a/components/settings/settings.hpp b/components/settings/settings.hpp
index ecc5aa5fd3..e3a29d4c34 100644
--- a/components/settings/settings.hpp
+++ b/components/settings/settings.hpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ namespace Settings
 
         static int getInt (const std::string& setting, const std::string& category);
         static float getFloat (const std::string& setting, const std::string& category);
+        static double getDouble (const std::string& setting, const std::string& category);
         static std::string getString (const std::string& setting, const std::string& category);
         static bool getBool (const std::string& setting, const std::string& category);
         static osg::Vec2f getVector2 (const std::string& setting, const std::string& category);
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ namespace Settings
 
         static void setInt (const std::string& setting, const std::string& category, const int value);
         static void setFloat (const std::string& setting, const std::string& category, const float value);
+        static void setDouble (const std::string& setting, const std::string& category, const double value);
         static void setString (const std::string& setting, const std::string& category, const std::string& value);
         static void setBool (const std::string& setting, const std::string& category, const bool value);
         static void setVector2 (const std::string& setting, const std::string& category, const osg::Vec2f value);