diff --git a/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awconfighelper.cpp b/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awconfighelper.cpp
index 613a2a1..edcb201 100644
--- a/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awconfighelper.cpp
+++ b/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awconfighelper.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ bool AWConfigHelper::exportConfiguration(const QObject *nativeConfig,
     readFile(settings, QString("weathers"),
              QString("%1/weather/awesomewidgets-extweather-ids.json")
                  .arg(m_baseDir));
+    // formatter settings
+    readFile(settings, QString("formatters"),
+             QString("%1/formatters/formatters.ini").arg(m_baseDir));
     settings.endGroup();
 
     // sync settings
@@ -150,6 +153,9 @@ QVariantMap AWConfigHelper::importConfiguration(const QString fileName,
         writeFile(settings, QString("weathers"),
                   QString("%1/weather/awesomewidgets-extweather-ids.json")
                       .arg(m_baseDir));
+        // formatter settings
+        writeFile(settings, QString("formatters"),
+                  QString("%1/formatters/formatters.ini").arg(m_baseDir));
         settings.endGroup();
     }
 
diff --git a/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awconfighelper.h b/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awconfighelper.h
index c70373b..4a71956 100644
--- a/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awconfighelper.h
+++ b/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awconfighelper.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ private:
     QStringList m_dirs = QStringList()
                          << QString("desktops") << QString("quotes")
                          << QString("scripts") << QString("upgrade")
-                         << QString("weather");
+                         << QString("weather") << QString("formatters");
 };