diff --git a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.spy.preferences/src/org/eclipse/pde/spy/preferences/addon/PreferenceSpyAddon.java b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.spy.preferences/src/org/eclipse/pde/spy/preferences/addon/PreferenceSpyAddon.java
index 758b6c1ae4e..efe642a1bdc 100644
--- a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.spy.preferences/src/org/eclipse/pde/spy/preferences/addon/PreferenceSpyAddon.java
+++ b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.spy.preferences/src/org/eclipse/pde/spy/preferences/addon/PreferenceSpyAddon.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.IEclipsePreferences.IPreferenceChangeListener;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.IEclipsePreferences.PreferenceChangeEvent;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.InstanceScope;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.UserScope;
 import org.eclipse.e4.core.di.annotations.Optional;
 import org.eclipse.e4.core.di.extensions.Preference;
 import org.eclipse.e4.core.services.events.IEventBroker;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ public class PreferenceSpyAddon {
 	private final IEclipsePreferences configurationScopePreferences = ConfigurationScope.INSTANCE.getNode("");
 	private final IEclipsePreferences defaultScopePreferences = DefaultScope.INSTANCE.getNode("");
 	private final IEclipsePreferences instanceScopePreferences = InstanceScope.INSTANCE.getNode("");
+	private final IEclipsePreferences userScopePreferences = UserScope.INSTANCE.getNode("");
 
 	private final ChangedPreferenceListener preferenceChangedListener = new ChangedPreferenceListener();
 
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ private void registerVisitors() {
 		addPreferenceListener(configurationScopePreferences);
 		addPreferenceListener(defaultScopePreferences);
 		addPreferenceListener(instanceScopePreferences);
+		addPreferenceListener(userScopePreferences);
 	}
 
 	private void addPreferenceListener(IEclipsePreferences rootPreference) {
@@ -90,6 +93,7 @@ private void deregisterVisitors() {
 		removePreferenceListener(configurationScopePreferences);
 		removePreferenceListener(defaultScopePreferences);
 		removePreferenceListener(instanceScopePreferences);
+		removePreferenceListener(userScopePreferences);
 	}
 
 	private void removePreferenceListener(IEclipsePreferences rootPreference) {
diff --git a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.spy.preferences/src/org/eclipse/pde/spy/preferences/handler/ShowAllPreferencesHandler.java b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.spy.preferences/src/org/eclipse/pde/spy/preferences/handler/ShowAllPreferencesHandler.java
index 7925d44ff9d..936aadaac2b 100644
--- a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.spy.preferences/src/org/eclipse/pde/spy/preferences/handler/ShowAllPreferencesHandler.java
+++ b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.spy.preferences/src/org/eclipse/pde/spy/preferences/handler/ShowAllPreferencesHandler.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.DefaultScope;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.IPreferenceNodeVisitor;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.InstanceScope;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.UserScope;
 import org.eclipse.e4.core.di.annotations.Execute;
 import org.eclipse.e4.core.services.events.IEventBroker;
 import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.ErrorDialog;
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ public void execute(Shell shell, IEventBroker eventBroker) {
 			ConfigurationScope.INSTANCE.getNode("").accept(gatherer);
 			DefaultScope.INSTANCE.getNode("").accept(gatherer);
 			InstanceScope.INSTANCE.getNode("").accept(gatherer);
+			UserScope.INSTANCE.getNode("").accept(gatherer);
 		} catch (BackingStoreException e) {
 			ErrorDialog.openError(shell, "BackingStoreException", e.getLocalizedMessage(),
 					Status.error(e.getMessage()));