diff --git a/src/widgets/dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp b/src/widgets/dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp
index 414aaa4c3..3da4429a8 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include "singletons/Resources.hpp"
 #include "util/LayoutCreator.hpp"
 #include "widgets/helper/Button.hpp"
-#include "widgets/helper/SettingsDialogTab.hpp"
 #include "widgets/settingspages/AboutPage.hpp"
 #include "widgets/settingspages/AccountsPage.hpp"
 #include "widgets/settingspages/CommandPage.hpp"
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@
 
 namespace chatterino {
 
-SettingsDialog *SettingsDialog::handle = nullptr;
+SettingsDialog *SettingsDialog::instance_ = nullptr;
 
 SettingsDialog::SettingsDialog()
     : BaseWindow(BaseWindow::DisableCustomScaling)
@@ -105,10 +104,10 @@ void SettingsDialog::initUi()
 void SettingsDialog::filterElements(const QString &text)
 {
     // filter elements and hide pages
-    for (auto &&page : this->pages_)
+    for (auto &&tab : this->tabs_)
     {
         // filterElements returns true if anything on the page matches the search query
-        page->tab()->setVisible(page->filterElements(text));
+        tab->setVisible(tab->page()->filterElements(text));
     }
 
     // find next visible page
@@ -146,9 +145,9 @@ void SettingsDialog::filterElements(const QString &text)
     }
 }
 
-SettingsDialog *SettingsDialog::getHandle()
+SettingsDialog *SettingsDialog::instance()
 {
-    return SettingsDialog::handle;
+    return SettingsDialog::instance_;
 }
 
 void SettingsDialog::addTabs()
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ void SettingsDialog::addTabs()
     this->ui_.tabContainer->addSpacing(16);
 
     this->addTab(new KeyboardSettingsPage);
-    this->addTab(this->ui_.moderationPage = new ModerationPage);
+    this->addTab(new ModerationPage);
     this->addTab(new NotificationPage);
     this->addTab(new ExternalToolsPage);
 
@@ -189,7 +188,6 @@ void SettingsDialog::addTab(SettingsPage *page, Qt::Alignment alignment)
     this->ui_.pageStack->addWidget(page);
     this->ui_.tabContainer->addWidget(tab, 0, alignment);
     this->tabs_.push_back(tab);
-    this->pages_.push_back(page);
 
     if (this->tabs_.size() == 1)
     {
@@ -217,6 +215,21 @@ void SettingsDialog::selectTab(SettingsDialogTab *tab, bool byUser)
     }
 }
 
+void SettingsDialog::selectTab(SettingsTabId id)
+{
+    this->selectTab(this->tab(id));
+}
+
+SettingsDialogTab *SettingsDialog::tab(SettingsTabId id)
+{
+    for (auto &&tab : this->tabs_)
+        if (tab->id() == id)
+            return tab;
+
+    assert(false);
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
 void SettingsDialog::selectPage(SettingsPage *page)
 {
     assert(page);
@@ -233,12 +246,18 @@ void SettingsDialog::showDialog(SettingsDialogPreference preferredTab)
     switch (preferredTab)
     {
         case SettingsDialogPreference::Accounts:
-            instance->selectTab(instance->tabs_.at(1));
+            instance->selectTab(SettingsTabId::Accounts);
             break;
 
         case SettingsDialogPreference::ModerationActions:
-            instance->selectPage(instance->ui_.moderationPage);
-            instance->ui_.moderationPage->selectModerationActions();
+            if (auto tab = instance->tab(SettingsTabId::Moderation))
+            {
+                instance->selectTab(tab);
+                if (auto page = dynamic_cast<ModerationPage *>(tab->page()))
+                {
+                    page->selectModerationActions();
+                }
+            }
             break;
 
         default:;
diff --git a/src/widgets/dialogs/SettingsDialog.hpp b/src/widgets/dialogs/SettingsDialog.hpp
index 5a064b667..7495352d4 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dialogs/SettingsDialog.hpp
+++ b/src/widgets/dialogs/SettingsDialog.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 #include <QWidget>
 #include <pajlada/settings/setting.hpp>
+#include "widgets/helper/SettingsDialogTab.hpp"
 
 class QLineEdit;
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ class SettingsDialog : public BaseWindow
 public:
     SettingsDialog();
 
-    static SettingsDialog *getHandle();  // may be NULL
+    static SettingsDialog *instance();  // may be NULL
     static void showDialog(SettingsDialogPreference preferredTab =
                                SettingsDialogPreference::NoPreference);
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ protected:
     virtual void showEvent(QShowEvent *) override;
 
 private:
-    static SettingsDialog *handle;
+    static SettingsDialog *instance_;
 
     void refresh();
 
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ private:
     void addTab(SettingsPage *page, Qt::Alignment alignment = Qt::AlignTop);
     void selectTab(SettingsDialogTab *tab, bool byUser = true);
     void selectPage(SettingsPage *page);
+    void selectTab(SettingsTabId id);
+    SettingsDialogTab *tab(SettingsTabId id);
     void filterElements(const QString &query);
 
     void onOkClicked();
@@ -62,11 +65,9 @@ private:
         QStackedLayout *pageStack{};
         QPushButton *okButton{};
         QPushButton *cancelButton{};
-        ModerationPage *moderationPage{};
         QLineEdit *search{};
     } ui_;
     std::vector<SettingsDialogTab *> tabs_;
-    std::vector<SettingsPage *> pages_;
     SettingsDialogTab *selectedTab_{};
     SettingsDialogTab *lastSelectedByUser_{};
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/helper/SettingsDialogTab.cpp b/src/widgets/helper/SettingsDialogTab.cpp
index b74cf60da..a5bc7145f 100644
--- a/src/widgets/helper/SettingsDialogTab.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/helper/SettingsDialogTab.cpp
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@
 namespace chatterino {
 
 SettingsDialogTab::SettingsDialogTab(SettingsDialog *_dialog,
-                                     SettingsPage *_page, QString imageFileName)
+                                     SettingsPage *_page, QString imageFileName,
+                                     SettingsTabId id)
     : BaseWidget(_dialog)
     , dialog_(_dialog)
     , page_(_page)
+    , id_(id)
 {
     this->ui_.labelText = page_->getName();
     this->ui_.icon.addFile(imageFileName);
@@ -72,4 +74,9 @@ void SettingsDialogTab::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
     this->setFocus();
 }
 
+SettingsTabId SettingsDialogTab::id() const
+{
+    return id_;
+}
+
 }  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/src/widgets/helper/SettingsDialogTab.hpp b/src/widgets/helper/SettingsDialogTab.hpp
index 3ee7609b3..29b994785 100644
--- a/src/widgets/helper/SettingsDialogTab.hpp
+++ b/src/widgets/helper/SettingsDialogTab.hpp
@@ -11,16 +11,23 @@ namespace chatterino {
 class SettingsPage;
 class SettingsDialog;
 
+enum SettingsTabId {
+    None,
+    Accounts,
+    Moderation,
+};
+
 class SettingsDialogTab : public BaseWidget
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
     SettingsDialogTab(SettingsDialog *dialog_, SettingsPage *page_,
-                      QString imageFileName);
+                      QString imageFileName, SettingsTabId id = {});
 
     void setSelected(bool selected_);
     SettingsPage *page();
+    SettingsTabId id() const;
 
 signals:
     void selectedChanged(bool);
@@ -37,6 +44,7 @@ private:
     // Parent settings dialog
     SettingsDialog *dialog_;
     SettingsPage *page_;
+    SettingsTabId id_;
 
     bool selected_ = false;
 };