diff --git a/docs/en_US/release_notes_4_8.rst b/docs/en_US/release_notes_4_8.rst
index f248a5e6e..7cbe18ce6 100644
--- a/docs/en_US/release_notes_4_8.rst
+++ b/docs/en_US/release_notes_4_8.rst
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ This release contains a number of bug fixes since the release of pgAdmin4 4.7.
 Bug fixes
 *********
 
+| `Bug #4169 <https://redmine.postgresql.org/issues/4169>`_ - Omit the geometry viewer in the Query Tool from layout saving.
 | `Bug #4307 <https://redmine.postgresql.org/issues/4307>`_ - Improve the performance of explain plan by embedding the images only when downloading it.
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diff --git a/web/pgadmin/tools/sqleditor/static/js/sqleditor.js b/web/pgadmin/tools/sqleditor/static/js/sqleditor.js
index ca77b8e8b..9442595b6 100644
--- a/web/pgadmin/tools/sqleditor/static/js/sqleditor.js
+++ b/web/pgadmin/tools/sqleditor/static/js/sqleditor.js
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ define('tools.querytool', [
         height: '100%',
         isCloseable: true,
         isPrivate: true,
+        isLayoutMember: false,
         content: '<div id ="geometry_viewer_panel" class="sql-editor-geometry-viewer" tabindex: "0"></div>',
       });