diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserSettings.java b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserSettings.java
index 48f1d6f..faf0042 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserSettings.java
@@ -498,8 +498,8 @@
         quickControls = p.getBoolean(PREF_QUICK_CONTROLS, quickControls);
         useMostVisitedHomepage = p.getBoolean(PREF_MOST_VISITED_HOMEPAGE, useMostVisitedHomepage);
 
-        // Only set these on startup if it is a dev build
-        if (DEV_BUILD) {
+        // Only set these if this is a dev build or debug is enabled
+        if (DEV_BUILD || showDebugSettings()) {
             userAgent = Integer.parseInt(p.getString(PREF_USER_AGENT, "0"));
             hardwareAccelerated = p.getBoolean(PREF_HARDWARE_ACCEL, hardwareAccelerated);
         }
@@ -601,9 +601,11 @@
         return showDebugSettings;
     }
 
-    public void toggleDebugSettings() {
+    public void toggleDebugSettings(Context context) {
         showDebugSettings = !showDebugSettings;
         navDump = showDebugSettings;
+        syncSharedPreferences(context,
+                PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context));
         update();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/IntentHandler.java b/src/com/android/browser/IntentHandler.java
index 9c50975..e17fdc5 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/IntentHandler.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/IntentHandler.java
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
                     } else if ("about:debug.nav".equals(urlData.mUrl)) {
                         current.getWebView().debugDump();
                     } else {
-                        mSettings.toggleDebugSettings();
+                        mSettings.toggleDebugSettings(mActivity);
                     }
                     return;
                 }