diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/SettingsScriptingInterface.cpp b/interface/src/scripting/SettingsScriptingInterface.cpp
index 2f14c33dc7..afafe1a350 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/SettingsScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/SettingsScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -35,5 +35,8 @@ QVariant SettingsScriptingInterface::getValue(const QString& setting, const QVar
 }
 
 void SettingsScriptingInterface::setValue(const QString& setting, const QVariant& value) {
-    Setting::Handle<QVariant>(setting).set(value);
+    // Make a deep-copy of the string.
+    // Dangling pointers can occur with QStrings that are implicitly shared from a QScriptEngine.
+    QString deepCopy = QString::fromUtf16(setting.utf16());
+    Setting::Handle<QVariant>(deepCopy).set(value);
 }