diff --git a/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
index 03d7e0f0b..0aa132a1e 100644
--- a/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ set(updater_SRCS
 IF( APPLE )
     list(APPEND client_SRCS cocoainitializer_mac.mm)
     list(APPEND client_SRCS settingsdialogmac.cpp)
+    list(REMOVE_ITEM client_SRCS settingsdialog.cpp)
     list(APPEND client_SRCS socketapisocket_mac.mm)
     list(APPEND client_SRCS systray.mm)
 
diff --git a/src/gui/settingsdialog.cpp b/src/gui/settingsdialog.cpp
index fc50dd120..d4b9c3eda 100644
--- a/src/gui/settingsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/settingsdialog.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ static const float buttonSizeRatio = 1.618; // golden ratio
 
 namespace OCC {
 
+#include "settingsdialogcommon.cpp"
+
 static QIcon circleMask(const QImage &avatar)
 {
     int dim = avatar.width();
@@ -236,7 +238,7 @@ void SettingsDialog::accountAdded(AccountState *s)
 
     if (!brandingSingleAccount) {
         accountAction->setToolTip(s->account()->displayName());
-        accountAction->setIconText(shortDisplayNameForSettings(s->account().data(),  height * buttonSizeRatio));
+        accountAction->setIconText(SettingsDialogCommon::shortDisplayNameForSettings(s->account().data(),  height * buttonSizeRatio));
     }
     _toolBar->insertAction(_toolBar->actions().at(0), accountAction);
     auto accountSettings = new AccountSettings(s, this);
@@ -278,32 +280,11 @@ void SettingsDialog::slotAccountDisplayNameChanged()
             QString displayName = account->displayName();
             action->setText(displayName);
             auto height = _toolBar->sizeHint().height();
-            action->setIconText(shortDisplayNameForSettings(account, height * buttonSizeRatio));
+            action->setIconText(SettingsDialogCommon::shortDisplayNameForSettings(account, height * buttonSizeRatio));
         }
     }
 }
 
-QString SettingsDialog::shortDisplayNameForSettings(Account* account, int width) const
-{
-    QString user = account->davDisplayName();
-    if (user.isEmpty()) {
-        user = account->credentials()->user();
-    }
-    QString host = account->url().host();
-    int port = account->url().port();
-    if (port > 0 && port != 80 && port != 443) {
-        host.append(QLatin1Char(':'));
-        host.append(QString::number(port));
-    }
-    if (width > 0) {
-        QFont f;
-        QFontMetrics fm(f);
-        host = fm.elidedText(host, Qt::ElideMiddle, width);
-        user = fm.elidedText(user, Qt::ElideRight, width);
-    }
-    return user + QLatin1String("\n") + host;
-}
-
 void SettingsDialog::accountRemoved(AccountState *s)
 {
     for (auto it = _actionGroupWidgets.begin(); it != _actionGroupWidgets.end(); ++it) {
diff --git a/src/gui/settingsdialog.h b/src/gui/settingsdialog.h
index 7c2ffcc03..60c72dec7 100644
--- a/src/gui/settingsdialog.h
+++ b/src/gui/settingsdialog.h
@@ -78,11 +78,6 @@ private:
     QAction *createColorAwareAction(const QString &iconName, const QString &fileName);
     QAction *createActionWithIcon(const QIcon &icon, const QString &text, const QString &iconPath = QString());
 
-    /** display name with two lines that is displayed in the settings
-     * If width is bigger than 0, the string will be ellided so it does not exceed that width
-     */
-    QString shortDisplayNameForSettings(Account* account, int width = 0) const;
-
     Ui::SettingsDialog *const _ui;
 
     QActionGroup *_actionGroup;
diff --git a/src/gui/settingsdialogcommon.cpp b/src/gui/settingsdialogcommon.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de6f820c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/settingsdialogcommon.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+namespace SettingsDialogCommon
+{
+
+/** display name with two lines that is displayed in the settings
+ * If width is bigger than 0, the string will be ellided so it does not exceed that width
+ */
+QString shortDisplayNameForSettings(Account* account, int width)
+{
+    QString user = account->davDisplayName();
+    if (user.isEmpty()) {
+        user = account->credentials()->user();
+    }
+    QString host = account->url().host();
+    int port = account->url().port();
+    if (port > 0 && port != 80 && port != 443) {
+        host.append(QLatin1Char(':'));
+        host.append(QString::number(port));
+    }
+    if (width > 0) {
+        QFont f;
+        QFontMetrics fm(f);
+        host = fm.elidedText(host, Qt::ElideMiddle, width);
+        user = fm.elidedText(user, Qt::ElideRight, width);
+    }
+    return user + QLatin1String("\n") + host;
+}
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/gui/settingsdialogmac.cpp b/src/gui/settingsdialogmac.cpp
index db4fad95f..9124c8288 100644
--- a/src/gui/settingsdialogmac.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/settingsdialogmac.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
 
 namespace OCC {
 
+#include "settingsdialogcommon.cpp"
+
+
 // Duplicate in settingsdialog.cpp
 static QIcon circleMask(const QImage &avatar)
 {
@@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ void SettingsDialogMac::accountAdded(AccountState *s)
     QIcon accountIcon = MacStandardIcon::icon(MacStandardIcon::UserAccounts);
     auto accountSettings = new AccountSettings(s, this);
 
-    QString displayName = Theme::instance()->multiAccount() ? s->shortDisplayNameForSettings() : tr("Account");
+    QString displayName = Theme::instance()->multiAccount() ? SettingsDialogCommon::shortDisplayNameForSettings(s->account().data(), 0) : tr("Account");
 
     insertPreferencesPanel(0, accountIcon, displayName, accountSettings);