diff --git a/src/blackcore/context/contextapplication.h b/src/blackcore/context/contextapplication.h
index 776ecfe30..f874fb904 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context/contextapplication.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/context/contextapplication.h
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ namespace BlackCore
         //! Used when marshalling CLogSubscriptionHash, as a QHash with CIdentifier keys can't be marshalled
         using CLogSubscriptionPair = QPair<BlackMisc::CIdentifier, QList<BlackMisc::CLogPattern>>;
 
+        //! Value type for settings keys with descriptions
+        using CSettingsDictionary = BlackMisc::CDictionary<QString, QString, QMap>;
+
         //! Application context interface
         class BLACKCORE_EXPORT IContextApplication : public CContext
         {
@@ -152,6 +155,9 @@ namespace BlackCore
             //! Get keys of all unsaved settings currently in core settings cache
             virtual QStringList getUnsavedSettingsKeys() const = 0;
 
+            //! Get keys and descriptions of all unsaved settings currently in core settings cache
+            virtual BlackCore::Context::CSettingsDictionary getUnsavedSettingsKeysDescribed() const = 0;
+
             //! Update local settings with settings from core
             virtual void synchronizeLocalSettings() = 0;
 
@@ -219,5 +225,6 @@ const QDBusArgument &operator >>(const QDBusArgument &arg, BlackCore::Context::C
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(BlackCore::Context::CLogSubscriptionHash)
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(BlackCore::Context::CLogSubscriptionPair)
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(BlackCore::Context::CSettingsDictionary)
 
 #endif // guard
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context/contextapplicationempty.h b/src/blackcore/context/contextapplicationempty.h
index 599266de1..9864a4b02 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context/contextapplicationempty.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/context/contextapplicationempty.h
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ namespace BlackCore
                 return QStringList();
             }
 
+            //! \copydoc IContextApplication::getUnsavedSettingsKeys
+            virtual BlackCore::Context::CSettingsDictionary getUnsavedSettingsKeysDescribed() const override
+            {
+                logEmptyContextWarning(Q_FUNC_INFO);
+                return CSettingsDictionary();
+            }
+
             //! \copydoc IContextApplication::synchronizeLocalSettings
             virtual void synchronizeLocalSettings() override
             {
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context/contextapplicationimpl.cpp b/src/blackcore/context/contextapplicationimpl.cpp
index 547f2102d..7c6d0ce03 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context/contextapplicationimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/context/contextapplicationimpl.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,15 @@ namespace BlackCore
             return CSettingsCache::instance()->getAllUnsavedKeys();
         }
 
+        CSettingsDictionary CContextApplication::getUnsavedSettingsKeysDescribed() const
+        {
+            if (m_debugEnabled) { CLogMessage(this, CLogCategory::contextSlot()).debug() << Q_FUNC_INFO; }
+            const QStringList keys = CSettingsCache::instance()->getAllUnsavedKeys();
+            CSettingsDictionary result;
+            for (const QString &key : keys) { result.insert(key, CSettingsCache::instance()->getHumanReadableName(key)); }
+            return result;
+        }
+
         void CContextApplication::synchronizeLocalSettings()
         {
             // no-op: proxy implements this method by calling getAllSettings
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context/contextapplicationimpl.h b/src/blackcore/context/contextapplicationimpl.h
index 1b98cdaac..afdd3249e 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context/contextapplicationimpl.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/context/contextapplicationimpl.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
             virtual void changeSettings(const BlackMisc::CValueCachePacket &settings, const BlackMisc::CIdentifier &origin) override;
             virtual BlackMisc::CValueCachePacket getAllSettings() const override;
             virtual QStringList getUnsavedSettingsKeys() const override;
+            virtual BlackCore::Context::CSettingsDictionary getUnsavedSettingsKeysDescribed() const override;
             virtual void synchronizeLocalSettings() override;
             virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessage saveSettings(const QString &keyPrefix = {}) override;
             virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessage saveSettingsByKey(const QStringList &keys) override;
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context/contextapplicationproxy.cpp b/src/blackcore/context/contextapplicationproxy.cpp
index 21fad64cf..b7885b2a3 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context/contextapplicationproxy.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/context/contextapplicationproxy.cpp
@@ -111,6 +111,17 @@ namespace BlackCore
             return this->m_dBusInterface->callDBusRet<QStringList>(QLatin1String("getUnsavedSettingsKeys"));
         }
 
+        CSettingsDictionary CContextApplicationProxy::getUnsavedSettingsKeysDescribed() const
+        {
+            CSettingsDictionary result = this->m_dBusInterface->callDBusRet<CSettingsDictionary>(QLatin1String("getUnsavedSettingsKeysDescribed"));
+            for (auto it = result.begin(); it != result.end(); ++it)
+            {
+                // consolidate with local names to fill any gaps in remote names
+                if (it.value().isEmpty()) { it.value() = CSettingsCache::instance()->getHumanReadableName(it.key()); }
+            }
+            return result;
+        }
+
         void CContextApplicationProxy::synchronizeLocalSettings()
         {
             // note this proxy method does not call synchronizeLocalSettings in core
diff --git a/src/blackcore/context/contextapplicationproxy.h b/src/blackcore/context/contextapplicationproxy.h
index e6d543685..7e4f5880b 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context/contextapplicationproxy.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/context/contextapplicationproxy.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
             virtual void changeSettings(const BlackMisc::CValueCachePacket &settings, const BlackMisc::CIdentifier &origin) override;
             virtual BlackMisc::CValueCachePacket getAllSettings() const override;
             virtual QStringList getUnsavedSettingsKeys() const override;
+            virtual BlackCore::Context::CSettingsDictionary getUnsavedSettingsKeysDescribed() const override;
             virtual void synchronizeLocalSettings() override;
             virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessage saveSettings(const QString &keyPrefix = {}) override;
             virtual BlackMisc::CStatusMessage saveSettingsByKey(const QStringList &keys) override;
diff --git a/src/blackcore/registermetadata.cpp b/src/blackcore/registermetadata.cpp
index 32d082b41..e93a6d2af 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/registermetadata.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/registermetadata.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
     {
         qDBusRegisterMetaType<BlackCore::Context::CLogSubscriptionHash>();
         qDBusRegisterMetaType<BlackCore::Context::CLogSubscriptionPair>();
+        qDBusRegisterMetaType<BlackCore::Context::CSettingsDictionary>();
         qDBusRegisterMetaType<BlackCore::INetwork::ConnectionStatus>();
         qDBusRegisterMetaType<BlackCore::INetwork::LoginMode>();
         qDBusRegisterMetaType<BlackCore::IVoiceChannel::ConnectionStatus>();