diff --git a/gedit/gedit-app.c b/gedit/gedit-app.c
index 8847c30..7aba834 100644
--- a/gedit/gedit-app.c
+++ b/gedit/gedit-app.c
@@ -404,6 +404,13 @@ save_page_setup (GeditApp *app)
 
 	filename = get_page_setup_file ();
 
+        /*
+         * Before saving, reset page orientation to PORTRAIT, to avoid confusion to the user
+         * the next time gEdit is run.
+         */
+        gtk_page_setup_set_orientation( app->priv->page_setup,
+                                        GTK_PAGE_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT );
+
 	gtk_page_setup_to_file (app->priv->page_setup,
 				filename,
 				&error);
