diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.pm b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.pm
index f18a1881e..6b07d761d 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.pm
@@ -610,8 +610,6 @@ sub load_configbundle {
 
 # Load a provied DynamicConfig into the Print / Filament / Printer tabs, thus modifying the active preset.
 # Also update the platter with the new presets.
-# This method is used to update the configuration from mainpulations in the 3D scene (for example moving the wipe tower),
-# and to load the configuration from the config wizard.
 sub load_config {
     my ($self, $config) = @_;    
     $_->load_config($config) foreach values %{$self->{options_tabs}};
@@ -636,31 +634,22 @@ sub config_wizard {
     }
     # Open the wizard.
     if (my $result = Slic3r::GUI::ConfigWizard->new($self, \@profiles, $fresh_start)->run) {
-        if ($result->{reset_user_profile}) {
-            eval { wxTheApp->{preset_bundle}->reset(1) };
-        }
-        if (defined $result->{config}) {
-            # Wizard returned a config. Add the config to each of the preset types.
-            # Select and load the "-- default --" preset, start with the printer tab as it may revert
-            # the print and filament profile to the first visible one, which may have some
-            # printer compatibility configuration set, which we don't want to inherit.
-            foreach my $tab (qw(printer print filament)) {
-                $self->{options_tabs}->$tab->select_preset(undef, 1);
+        eval {
+            if ($result->{reset_user_profile}) {
+                wxTheApp->{preset_bundle}->reset(1);
             }
-            # Load the config over the previously selected defaults.
-            $self->load_config($result->{config});
-            for my $tab (values %{$self->{options_tabs}}) {
-                # Save the settings under a new name, select the name.
-                $tab->save_preset('My Settings');
-            }
-        } else {
-            # Wizard returned a name of a preset bundle bundled with the installation. Unpack it.
-            eval { wxTheApp->{preset_bundle}->load_configbundle($directory . '/' . $result->{preset_name} . '.ini'); };
-            Slic3r::GUI::catch_error($self) and return;
-            # Load the currently selected preset into the GUI, update the preset selection box.
-            foreach my $tab (values %{$self->{options_tabs}}) {
-                $tab->load_current_preset;
+            if (defined $result->{config}) {
+                # Load and save the settings into print, filament and printer presets.
+                wxTheApp->{preset_bundle}->load_config('My Settings', $result->{config});
+            } else {
+                # Wizard returned a name of a preset bundle bundled with the installation. Unpack it.
+                wxTheApp->{preset_bundle}->load_configbundle($directory . '/' . $result->{preset_name} . '.ini');
             }
+        };
+        Slic3r::GUI::catch_error($self) and return;
+        # Load the currently selected preset into the GUI, update the preset selection box.
+        foreach my $tab (values %{$self->{options_tabs}}) {
+            $tab->load_current_preset;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/Preset.cpp b/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/Preset.cpp
index 49c999737..6af5982a3 100644
--- a/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/Preset.cpp
+++ b/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/Preset.cpp
@@ -350,11 +350,8 @@ void PresetCollection::save_current_preset(const std::string &new_name)
     } else {
         // Creating a new preset.
 		Preset &preset = *m_presets.insert(it, m_edited_preset);
-        std::string file_name = new_name;
-        if (! boost::iends_with(file_name, ".ini"))
-            file_name += ".ini";
         preset.name = new_name;
-		preset.file = (boost::filesystem::path(m_dir_path) / file_name).make_preferred().string();
+		preset.file = this->path_from_name(new_name);
     }
 	// 2) Activate the saved preset.
 	this->select_preset_by_name(new_name, true);
@@ -591,4 +588,11 @@ std::string PresetCollection::name() const
     }
 }
 
+// Generate a file path from a profile name. Add the ".ini" suffix if it is missing.
+std::string PresetCollection::path_from_name(const std::string &new_name) const
+{
+	std::string file_name = boost::iends_with(new_name, ".ini") ? new_name : (new_name + ".ini");
+    return (boost::filesystem::path(m_dir_path) / file_name).make_preferred().string();
+}
+
 } // namespace Slic3r
diff --git a/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/Preset.hpp b/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/Preset.hpp
index b37982017..1f6a90595 100644
--- a/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/Preset.hpp
+++ b/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/Preset.hpp
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ public:
     // With force, the changes are reverted if the new index is the same as the old index.
     bool            select_preset_by_name(const std::string &name, bool force);
 
+    // Generate a file path from a profile name. Add the ".ini" suffix if it is missing.
+    std::string     path_from_name(const std::string &new_name) const;
+
 private:
     PresetCollection();
     PresetCollection(const PresetCollection &other);
diff --git a/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/PresetBundle.cpp b/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/PresetBundle.cpp
index 645477541..decc5d00b 100644
--- a/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/PresetBundle.cpp
+++ b/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/PresetBundle.cpp
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ void PresetBundle::load_presets()
         errors_cummulative += err.what();
     }
     this->update_multi_material_filament_presets();
+    this->update_compatible_with_printer(false);
     if (! errors_cummulative.empty())
         throw std::runtime_error(errors_cummulative);
 }
@@ -163,8 +164,10 @@ void PresetBundle::load_selections(const AppConfig &config)
         this->set_filament_preset(i, remove_ini_suffix(config.get("presets", name)));
     }
     // Update visibility of presets based on their compatibility with the active printer.
-    // This will switch the print or filament presets to compatible if the active presets are incompatible.
-    this->update_compatible_with_printer(false);
+    // Always try to select a compatible print and filament preset to the current printer preset,
+    // as the application may have been closed with an active "external" preset, which does not
+    // exist.
+    this->update_compatible_with_printer(true);
 }
 
 // Export selections (current print, current filaments, current printer) into config.ini
@@ -279,7 +282,7 @@ void PresetBundle::load_config_file(const std::string &path)
 		config.apply(FullPrintConfig::defaults());
 		config.load_from_gcode(path);
 		Preset::normalize(config);
-		load_config_file_config(path, std::move(config));
+		load_config_file_config(path, true, std::move(config));
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -308,7 +311,7 @@ void PresetBundle::load_config_file(const std::string &path)
 		config.apply(FullPrintConfig::defaults());
 		config.load(tree);
 		Preset::normalize(config);
-		load_config_file_config(path, std::move(config));
+		load_config_file_config(path, true, std::move(config));
 		break;
 	}
     case CONFIG_FILE_TYPE_CONFIG_BUNDLE:
@@ -318,7 +321,7 @@ void PresetBundle::load_config_file(const std::string &path)
 }
 
 // Load a config file from a boost property_tree. This is a private method called from load_config_file.
-void PresetBundle::load_config_file_config(const std::string &path, DynamicPrintConfig &&config)
+void PresetBundle::load_config_file_config(const std::string &name_or_path, bool is_external, DynamicPrintConfig &&config)
 {
     // The "compatible_printers" field should not have been exported into a config.ini or a G-code anyway, 
     // but some of the alpha versions of Slic3r did.
@@ -333,13 +336,17 @@ void PresetBundle::load_config_file_config(const std::string &path, DynamicPrint
 
     // 1) Create a name from the file name.
     // Keep the suffix (.ini, .gcode, .amf, .3mf etc) to differentiate it from the normal profiles.
-    std::string name = boost::filesystem::path(path).filename().string();
+    std::string name = is_external ? boost::filesystem::path(name_or_path).filename().string() : name_or_path;
 
     // 2) If the loading succeeded, split and load the config into print / filament / printer settings.
     // First load the print and printer presets.
     for (size_t i_group = 0; i_group < 2; ++ i_group) {
         PresetCollection &presets = (i_group == 0) ? this->prints : this->printers;
-        presets.load_preset(path, name, config).is_external = true;
+		Preset &preset = presets.load_preset(is_external ? name_or_path : presets.path_from_name(name), name, config);
+        if (is_external)
+            preset.is_external = true;
+        else
+            preset.save();
     }
 
     // 3) Now load the filaments. If there are multiple filament presets, split them and load them.
@@ -347,7 +354,12 @@ void PresetBundle::load_config_file_config(const std::string &path, DynamicPrint
     auto   *filament_diameter = dynamic_cast<const ConfigOptionFloats*>(config.option("filament_diameter"));
     size_t  num_extruders     = std::min(nozzle_diameter->values.size(), filament_diameter->values.size());
     if (num_extruders <= 1) {
-        this->filaments.load_preset(path, name, config).is_external = true;
+        Preset &preset = this->filaments.load_preset(
+			is_external ? name_or_path : this->filaments.path_from_name(name), name, config);
+        if (is_external)
+            preset.is_external = true;
+        else
+            preset.save();
         this->filament_presets.clear();
         this->filament_presets.emplace_back(name);
     } else {
@@ -374,11 +386,20 @@ void PresetBundle::load_config_file_config(const std::string &path, DynamicPrint
                 suffix[0] = 0;
             else
                 sprintf(suffix, " (%d)", i);
+            std::string new_name = name + suffix;
             // Load all filament presets, but only select the first one in the preset dialog.
-            this->filaments.load_preset(path, name + suffix, std::move(configs[i]), i == 0).is_external = true;
-            this->filament_presets.emplace_back(name + suffix);
+            Preset &preset = this->filaments.load_preset(
+				is_external ? name_or_path : this->filaments.path_from_name(new_name),
+                new_name, std::move(configs[i]), i == 0);
+            if (is_external)
+                preset.is_external = true;
+            else
+                preset.save();
+            this->filament_presets.emplace_back(new_name);
         }
     }
+
+    this->update_compatible_with_printer(false);
 }
 
 // Load the active configuration of a config bundle from a boost property_tree. This is a private method called from load_config_file.
@@ -437,6 +458,8 @@ void PresetBundle::load_config_file_config_bundle(const std::string &path, const
     this->update_multi_material_filament_presets();
     for (size_t i = 1; i < std::min(tmp_bundle.filament_presets.size(), this->filament_presets.size()); ++ i)
         this->filament_presets[i] = load_one(this->filaments, tmp_bundle.filaments, tmp_bundle.filament_presets[i], false);
+
+    this->update_compatible_with_printer(false);
 }
 
 // Load a config bundle file, into presets and store the loaded presets into separate files
@@ -537,6 +560,8 @@ size_t PresetBundle::load_configbundle(const std::string &path, unsigned int fla
     this->update_multi_material_filament_presets();
     for (size_t i = 0; i < std::min(this->filament_presets.size(), active_filaments.size()); ++ i)
         this->filament_presets[i] = filaments.find_preset(active_filaments[i], true)->name;
+
+    this->update_compatible_with_printer(false);
     return presets_loaded;
 }
 
diff --git a/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/PresetBundle.hpp b/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/PresetBundle.hpp
index 308785fda..df04efd73 100644
--- a/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/PresetBundle.hpp
+++ b/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/PresetBundle.hpp
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ public:
 
     DynamicPrintConfig          full_config() const;
 
+    // Load user configuration and store it into the user profiles.
+    // This method is called by the configuration wizard.
+    void                        load_config(const std::string &name, DynamicPrintConfig config)
+        { this->load_config_file_config(name, false, std::move(config)); }
+
     // Load an external config file containing the print, filament and printer presets.
     // Instead of a config file, a G-code may be loaded containing the full set of parameters.
     // In the future the configuration will likely be read from an AMF file as well.
@@ -89,7 +94,10 @@ public:
     void                        update_compatible_with_printer(bool select_other_if_incompatible);
 
 private:
-    void                        load_config_file_config(const std::string &path, DynamicPrintConfig &&config);
+    // Load print, filament & printer presets from a config. If it is an external config, then the name is extracted from the external path.
+    // and the external config is just referenced, not stored into user profile directory.
+    // If it is not an external config, then the config will be stored into the user profile directory.
+    void                        load_config_file_config(const std::string &name_or_path, bool is_external, DynamicPrintConfig &&config);
     void                        load_config_file_config_bundle(const std::string &path, const boost::property_tree::ptree &tree);
     bool                        load_compatible_bitmaps();
 
diff --git a/xs/xsp/GUI_Preset.xsp b/xs/xsp/GUI_Preset.xsp
index ed5db01e9..0e6b1504b 100644
--- a/xs/xsp/GUI_Preset.xsp
+++ b/xs/xsp/GUI_Preset.xsp
@@ -119,6 +119,14 @@ PresetCollection::arrayref()
                     Slic3r::data_dir().c_str(), e.what());
             }
         %};
+    void                        load_config(const char *name, DynamicPrintConfig *config)
+        %code%{
+            try {
+                THIS->load_config(name, *config);
+            } catch (std::exception& e) {
+                croak("Loading a configuration %s failed:\n%s\n", name, e.what());
+            }
+        %};
     void                        load_config_file(const char *path)
         %code%{
             try {