diff --git a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/database/card_database.h b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/database/card_database.h
index fc6958525..b1af3a2c0 100644
--- a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/database/card_database.h
+++ b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/database/card_database.h
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ public:
     /** @brief Notifies listeners that enabled sets changed. */
     void notifyEnabledSetsChanged();
 
+    ICardSetPriorityController *getPriorityController()
+    {
+        return setPriorityController;
+    };
+
 public slots:
     /**
      * @brief Adds a card to the database.
diff --git a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/set/card_set.h b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/set/card_set.h
index fe4b66522..2cedb597e 100644
--- a/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/set/card_set.h
+++ b/libcockatrice_card/libcockatrice/card/set/card_set.h
@@ -181,6 +181,15 @@ public:
      */
     void loadSetOptions();
 
+    void setSortKeyInMemory(unsigned int _sortKey)
+    {
+        sortKey = _sortKey;
+    }
+    void setEnabledInMemory(bool _enabled)
+    {
+        enabled = _enabled;
+    }
+
     /// @return The sort key assigned to this set.
     [[nodiscard]] int getSortKey() const
     {
diff --git a/libcockatrice_interfaces/libcockatrice/interfaces/interface_card_set_priority_controller.h b/libcockatrice_interfaces/libcockatrice/interfaces/interface_card_set_priority_controller.h
index b8fbbc74a..333190015 100644
--- a/libcockatrice_interfaces/libcockatrice/interfaces/interface_card_set_priority_controller.h
+++ b/libcockatrice_interfaces/libcockatrice/interfaces/interface_card_set_priority_controller.h
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
 class ICardSetPriorityController
 {
 public:
+    struct SetSaveData {
+        QString shortName;
+        unsigned int sortKey;
+        bool enabled;
+    };
+
     virtual ~ICardSetPriorityController() = default;
 
     virtual void setSortKey(QString shortName, unsigned int sortKey) = 0;
@@ -15,6 +21,8 @@ public:
     virtual unsigned int getSortKey(QString shortName) const = 0;
     virtual bool isEnabled(QString shortName) const = 0;
     virtual bool isKnown(QString shortName) const = 0;
+
+    virtual void saveSets(const QVector<SetSaveData> &data) = 0;
 };
 
 #endif // COCKATRICE_INTERFACE_CARD_SET_PRIORITY_CONTROLLER_H
diff --git a/libcockatrice_interfaces/libcockatrice/interfaces/noop_card_set_priority_controller.h b/libcockatrice_interfaces/libcockatrice/interfaces/noop_card_set_priority_controller.h
index e5027648c..16fc4c19a 100644
--- a/libcockatrice_interfaces/libcockatrice/interfaces/noop_card_set_priority_controller.h
+++ b/libcockatrice_interfaces/libcockatrice/interfaces/noop_card_set_priority_controller.h
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ public:
     {
         return true;
     }
+
+    void saveSets(const QVector<SetSaveData> & /* data */) override {
+    };
 };
 
 #endif // COCKATRICE_NOOP_CARD_SET_PRIORITY_CONTROLLER_H
diff --git a/libcockatrice_models/libcockatrice/models/database/card_set/card_sets_model.cpp b/libcockatrice_models/libcockatrice/models/database/card_set/card_sets_model.cpp
index f6dc4f9cf..c0164ad75 100644
--- a/libcockatrice_models/libcockatrice/models/database/card_set/card_sets_model.cpp
+++ b/libcockatrice_models/libcockatrice/models/database/card_set/card_sets_model.cpp
@@ -228,16 +228,19 @@ void SetsModel::sort(int column, Qt::SortOrder order)
 
 void SetsModel::save(CardDatabase *db)
 {
-    // order
-    for (int i = 0; i < sets.size(); i++)
-        sets[i]->setSortKey(static_cast<unsigned int>(i + 1));
+    QVector<ICardSetPriorityController::SetSaveData> saveData;
+    saveData.reserve(sets.size());
 
-    // enabled sets
-    for (const CardSetPtr &set : sets)
-        set->setEnabled(enabledSets.contains(set));
+    for (int i = 0; i < sets.size(); ++i) {
+        const unsigned int sortKey = static_cast<unsigned int>(i + 1);
+        const bool enabled = enabledSets.contains(sets[i]);
+        sets[i]->setSortKeyInMemory(sortKey);
+        sets[i]->setEnabledInMemory(enabled);
+        saveData.append({sets[i]->getShortName(), sortKey, enabled});
+    }
 
+    db->getPriorityController()->saveSets(saveData);
     sets.sortByKey();
-
     db->notifyEnabledSetsChanged();
 }
 
diff --git a/libcockatrice_settings/libcockatrice/settings/card_database_settings.cpp b/libcockatrice_settings/libcockatrice/settings/card_database_settings.cpp
index 26a91a4dd..4887afd2f 100644
--- a/libcockatrice_settings/libcockatrice/settings/card_database_settings.cpp
+++ b/libcockatrice_settings/libcockatrice/settings/card_database_settings.cpp
@@ -34,3 +34,17 @@ bool CardDatabaseSettings::isKnown(QString shortName) const
 {
     return getValue("isknown", "sets", std::move(shortName)).toBool();
 }
+
+void CardDatabaseSettings::saveSets(const QVector<ICardSetPriorityController::SetSaveData> &data)
+{
+    batchWrite([&](QSettings &s) {
+        s.beginGroup("sets");
+        for (const auto &entry : data) {
+            s.beginGroup(entry.shortName);
+            s.setValue("sortkey", entry.sortKey);
+            s.setValue("enabled", entry.enabled);
+            s.endGroup();
+        }
+        s.endGroup();
+    });
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libcockatrice_settings/libcockatrice/settings/card_database_settings.h b/libcockatrice_settings/libcockatrice/settings/card_database_settings.h
index bb946ea80..5dea1b552 100644
--- a/libcockatrice_settings/libcockatrice/settings/card_database_settings.h
+++ b/libcockatrice_settings/libcockatrice/settings/card_database_settings.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ public:
     bool isEnabled(QString shortName) const override;
     bool isKnown(QString shortName) const override;
 
+    void saveSets(const QVector<SetSaveData> &data) override;
+
 private:
     explicit CardDatabaseSettings(const QString &settingPath, QObject *parent = nullptr);
 };
diff --git a/libcockatrice_settings/libcockatrice/settings/settings_manager.cpp b/libcockatrice_settings/libcockatrice/settings/settings_manager.cpp
index fbbb57e5e..b66edd630 100644
--- a/libcockatrice_settings/libcockatrice/settings/settings_manager.cpp
+++ b/libcockatrice_settings/libcockatrice/settings/settings_manager.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,15 @@ QVariant SettingsManager::getValue(const QString &name, const QString &group, co
     return value;
 }
 
+void SettingsManager::batchWrite(std::function<void(QSettings &)> batchWriteFunction)
+{
+    auto settings = getSettings();
+    settings.setAtomicSyncRequired(false);
+    batchWriteFunction(settings);
+    settings.sync(); // single flush
+    settings.setAtomicSyncRequired(true);
+}
+
 /**
  * Calls sync on the underlying QSettings object
  */
diff --git a/libcockatrice_settings/libcockatrice/settings/settings_manager.h b/libcockatrice_settings/libcockatrice/settings/settings_manager.h
index f46ca89d1..a02bafcac 100644
--- a/libcockatrice_settings/libcockatrice/settings/settings_manager.h
+++ b/libcockatrice_settings/libcockatrice/settings/settings_manager.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public:
 
     QVariant getValue(const QString &name) const;
     QVariant getValue(const QString &name, const QString &group, const QString &subGroup = QString()) const;
+    void batchWrite(std::function<void(QSettings &)> batchWriteFunction);
 
     void sync();