diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7700cae2c4..413727091b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2006-06-14  David Hampton  <hampton@employees.org>
 
+	* src/app-utils/gnc-ui-util.c: Restore the auto decimal places
+	settings from gconf at startup.  Fixes #344938.
+
 	* src/business/business-gnome/glade/invoice.glade: The Chargeback
 	and Extra Payments sections of the bill should not expand to fill
 	extra space.
diff --git a/src/app-utils/gnc-ui-util.c b/src/app-utils/gnc-ui-util.c
index 8e19f078c2..ef7b8943b5 100644
--- a/src/app-utils/gnc-ui-util.c
+++ b/src/app-utils/gnc-ui-util.c
@@ -2092,10 +2092,21 @@ gnc_set_auto_decimal_places  (GConfEntry *entry, gpointer user_data)
   auto_decimal_places = gconf_value_get_float(value);
 }
 
+static void
+gnc_auto_decimal_init (void)
+{
+  auto_decimal_enabled =
+    gnc_gconf_get_bool(GCONF_GENERAL, "auto_decimal_point", NULL);
+  auto_decimal_places =
+    gnc_gconf_get_float(GCONF_GENERAL, "auto_decimal_places", NULL);
+}
+
 void
 gnc_ui_util_init (void)
 {
   gnc_configure_account_separator ();
+  gnc_auto_decimal_init();
+
   gnc_gconf_general_register_cb(KEY_ACCOUNT_SEPARATOR,
 				(GncGconfGeneralCb)gnc_configure_account_separator,
 				NULL);