diff --git a/katomic/gamewidget.cpp b/katomic/gamewidget.cpp
index fc6838a8..165e55c0 100644
--- a/katomic/gamewidget.cpp
+++ b/katomic/gamewidget.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,25 @@ void GameWidget::getMoves(int moves)
     ys->setText(current);
 }
 
+void GameWidget::mergeHighScores(int l)
+{
+    KConfigGroup oldConfig(kapp->config(), QString("High Scores Level %1").arg(l).utf8());
+    KConfigGroup newConfig(kapp->config(), QString("Highscores Level %1").arg(l).utf8());
+
+    newConfig.writeEntry("LastPlayer", oldConfig.readEntry("LastPlayer"));
+
+    QString num;
+    for (int i = 1; i <= 10; ++i)
+    {
+	num.setNum(i);
+	QString key = "Pos" + num + "Name";
+        newConfig.writeEntry(key, oldConfig.readEntry(key, "-"));
+	key = "Pos" + num + "Score";
+	newConfig.writeEntry(key, oldConfig.readEntry(key, "-"));
+    }
+    kapp->config()->sync();
+}
+
 void GameWidget::updateLevel (int l)
 {
     level=l;
@@ -128,7 +147,11 @@ void GameWidget::updateLevel (int l)
     cfg.setGroup("Level");
     feld->load(cfg);
 
-    highScore->setConfigGroup(QString("High Scores Level %1").arg(level));
+    if (!kapp->config()->hasGroup(QString("Highscores Level %1").arg(level)) &&
+            kapp->config()->hasGroup(QString("High Scores Level %1").arg(level)))
+	mergeHighScores(level);
+
+    highScore->setConfigGroup(QString("Highscores Level %1").arg(level));
     highest.setNum(highScore->highScore());
 
     if (highest != "0" ) hs->setText(highest);
diff --git a/katomic/gamewidget.h b/katomic/gamewidget.h
index 6259e6b7..00e95376 100644
--- a/katomic/gamewidget.h
+++ b/katomic/gamewidget.h
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ class GameWidget : public QWidget
     // bringt level auf neuesten stand
     void updateLevel (int);
 
+    // copy highscores from "High Scores" key to "Highscores" key
+    void mergeHighScores(int l);
+
     // restart current level
     void restartLevel();