diff --git a/src/board/UBBoardPaletteManager.cpp b/src/board/UBBoardPaletteManager.cpp
index 483fbbac..59dab28a 100644
--- a/src/board/UBBoardPaletteManager.cpp
+++ b/src/board/UBBoardPaletteManager.cpp
@@ -1057,3 +1057,8 @@ QRect UBBoardPaletteManager::GetFreeRectGlobalCoords() const
     }
     return QRect(topLeft, bottomRight);
 }
+
+void UBBoardPaletteManager::ForceTeacherBarToSaveData()
+{
+	mpTeacherBarWidget->saveContent();
+}
diff --git a/src/board/UBBoardPaletteManager.h b/src/board/UBBoardPaletteManager.h
index 0dc4c2f9..0d2f238d 100644
--- a/src/board/UBBoardPaletteManager.h
+++ b/src/board/UBBoardPaletteManager.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class UBBoardPaletteManager : public QObject
         void startDownloads();
         void stopDownloads();
         QRect GetFreeRectGlobalCoords() const;
+		void ForceTeacherBarToSaveData();
 
     signals:
         void connectToDocController();
diff --git a/src/document/UBDocumentController.cpp b/src/document/UBDocumentController.cpp
index 7ee43999..9c5a7c76 100644
--- a/src/document/UBDocumentController.cpp
+++ b/src/document/UBDocumentController.cpp
@@ -534,7 +534,10 @@ void UBDocumentController::duplicateSelectedItem()
     if (UBApplication::applicationController->displayMode() != UBApplicationController::Document)
         return;
 
-    if (mSelectionType == Page)
+	UBBoardPaletteManager* paletteMan = UBApplication::boardController->paletteManager();
+	//necessary to save active scene teacher bar data, if the scene didn't happen to be changed
+	if(paletteMan) paletteMan->ForceTeacherBarToSaveData();
+	if (mSelectionType == Page)
     {
         QList<QGraphicsItem*> selectedItems = mDocumentUI->thumbnailWidget->selectedItems();
         QList<int> selectedSceneIndexes;
diff --git a/src/gui/UBTeacherBarWidget.h b/src/gui/UBTeacherBarWidget.h
index a021027f..b4a8c0ce 100644
--- a/src/gui/UBTeacherBarWidget.h
+++ b/src/gui/UBTeacherBarWidget.h
@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@ public:
     UBTeacherBarWidget(QWidget* parent=0, const char* name="UBTeacherBarWidget");
     ~UBTeacherBarWidget();
 
-private slots:
+public slots:
     void saveContent();
     void loadContent();
+private slots:
     void onValueChanged();
 	void onTitleTextChanged(const QString& text);
 	void onEquipmentTextChanged(const QString& text);