diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/catalog/catalog_epub_mobi.py b/src/calibre/gui2/catalog/catalog_epub_mobi.py
index 12971528b2..6ecab3c081 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/catalog/catalog_epub_mobi.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/catalog/catalog_epub_mobi.py
@@ -64,5 +64,4 @@ class PluginWidget(QWidget,Ui_Form):
                 opts_dict[opt[0]] = opt_value.split(',')
         opts_dict['output_profile'] = [load_defaults('page_setup')['output_profile']]
 
-
         return opts_dict
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/catalog.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/catalog.py
index 880b7b0fd6..6a99306d09 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/catalog.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/catalog.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
 
 import os, sys
 
-from PyQt4.Qt import QDialog
+from PyQt4 import QtGui
+from PyQt4.Qt import QDialog, SIGNAL
 
 from calibre.customize.ui import config
 from calibre.gui2.dialogs.catalog_ui import Ui_Dialog
@@ -119,9 +120,11 @@ class Catalog(QDialog, Ui_Dialog):
             self.sync.setChecked(dynamic.get('catalog_sync_to_device', True))
 
         self.format.currentIndexChanged.connect(self.show_plugin_tab)
+        self.connect(self.buttonBox.button(QtGui.QDialogButtonBox.Apply),
+                     SIGNAL("clicked()"),
+                     self.apply)
         self.show_plugin_tab(None)
 
-
     def show_plugin_tab(self, idx):
         cf = unicode(self.format.currentText()).lower()
         while self.tabs.count() > 1:
@@ -147,6 +150,18 @@ class Catalog(QDialog, Ui_Dialog):
             ans = w.options()
         return ans
 
+    def apply(self):
+        # Store current values without building catalog
+        self.catalog_format = unicode(self.format.currentText())
+        dynamic.set('catalog_preferred_format', self.catalog_format)
+        self.catalog_title = unicode(self.title.text())
+        dynamic.set('catalog_last_used_title', self.catalog_title)
+        self.catalog_sync = bool(self.sync.isChecked())
+        dynamic.set('catalog_sync_to_device', self.catalog_sync)
+        if self.tabs.count() > 1:
+            w = self.tabs.widget(1)
+            ans = w.options()
+
     def accept(self):
         self.catalog_format = unicode(self.format.currentText())
         dynamic.set('catalog_preferred_format', self.catalog_format)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/catalog.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/catalog.ui
index 3d62f36e85..f41afb637d 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/catalog.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/catalog.ui
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
   <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="buttonBox">
    <property name="geometry">
     <rect>
-     <x>430</x>
+     <x>383</x>
      <y>470</y>
-     <width>164</width>
+     <width>211</width>
      <height>32</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
    </property>
    <property name="standardButtons">
-    <set>QDialogButtonBox::Cancel|QDialogButtonBox::Ok</set>
+    <set>QDialogButtonBox::Apply|QDialogButtonBox::Cancel|QDialogButtonBox::Ok</set>
    </property>
   </widget>
   <widget class="QTabWidget" name="tabs">