diff --git a/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/BasePTModuleSettings.cs b/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/BasePTModuleSettings.cs
index 2a3b7b843e..a638ade38c 100644
--- a/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/BasePTModuleSettings.cs
+++ b/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/BasePTModuleSettings.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
         // converts the current to a json string.
         public virtual string ToJsonString()
         {
-            return JsonSerializer.Serialize(this);
+            // By default JsonSerializer will only serialize the properties in the base class. This can be avoided by passing the object type (more details at https://stackoverflow.com/a/62498888)
+            return JsonSerializer.Serialize(this, this.GetType());
         }
     }
 }