diff --git a/backup/util/settings/base_setting.class.php b/backup/util/settings/base_setting.class.php
index 4988d5278c7..c8717fa3001 100644
--- a/backup/util/settings/base_setting.class.php
+++ b/backup/util/settings/base_setting.class.php
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ abstract class base_setting {
 
     protected $name;  // name of the setting
     protected $value; // value of the setting
+    protected $unlockedvalue; // Value to set after the setting is unlocked.
     protected $vtype; // type of value (setting_base::IS_BOOLEAN/setting_base::IS_INTEGER...)
 
     protected $visibility; // visibility of the setting (setting_base::VISIBLE/setting_base::HIDDEN)
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ abstract class base_setting {
         $this->value       = $value;
         $this->visibility  = $visibility;
         $this->status      = $status;
+        $this->unlockedvalue = $this->value;
 
         // Generate a default ui
         $this->uisetting = new base_setting_ui($this);
@@ -225,6 +227,11 @@ abstract class base_setting {
         $this->status = $status;
         if ($status !== $oldstatus) { // Status has changed, let's inform dependencies
             $this->inform_dependencies(self::CHANGED_STATUS, $oldstatus);
+
+            if ($status == base_setting::NOT_LOCKED) {
+                // When setting gets unlocked set it to the original value.
+                $this->set_value($this->unlockedvalue);
+            }
         }
     }