diff --git a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/Trade.java b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/Trade.java
index c5698a61c3..3ab3e33a27 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/Trade.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/trade/Trade.java
@@ -2675,7 +2675,7 @@ else if (hasFailedTx && isPayoutPublished()) {
                     pollInProgress = false;
                 }
             }
-            requestSaveWallet();
+            saveWalletWithDelay();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/xmr/wallet/XmrWalletBase.java b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/xmr/wallet/XmrWalletBase.java
index 06f2e17112..dd0102aa99 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/xmr/wallet/XmrWalletBase.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/xmr/wallet/XmrWalletBase.java
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ public abstract class XmrWalletBase {
     // constants
     public static final int SYNC_PROGRESS_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 120;
     public static final int DIRECT_SYNC_WITHIN_BLOCKS = 100;
+    public static final int SAVE_WALLET_DELAY_SECONDS = 300;
 
     // inherited
     protected MoneroWallet wallet;
     @Getter
     protected final Object walletLock = new Object();
+    protected Timer saveWalletDelayTimer;
     @Getter
     protected XmrConnectionService xmrConnectionService;
     protected boolean wasWalletSynced;
@@ -146,8 +148,21 @@ public boolean requestSwitchToNextBestConnection(MoneroRpcConnection sourceConne
         return false;
     }
 
+    public void saveWalletWithDelay() {
+        // delay writing to disk to avoid frequent write operations
+        if (saveWalletDelayTimer == null) {
+            saveWalletDelayTimer = UserThread.runAfter(() -> {
+                saveWallet();
+                UserThread.execute(() -> saveWalletDelayTimer = null);
+            }, SAVE_WALLET_DELAY_SECONDS, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // --------------------------------- ABSTRACT -----------------------------
+
+    public abstract void saveWallet();
+
     protected abstract void onConnectionChanged(MoneroRpcConnection connection);
-    
 
     // ------------------------------ PRIVATE HELPERS -------------------------
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/xmr/wallet/XmrWalletService.java b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/xmr/wallet/XmrWalletService.java
index 7f7b24ed86..399a623426 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/xmr/wallet/XmrWalletService.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/xmr/wallet/XmrWalletService.java
@@ -245,16 +245,16 @@ public long getWalletCreationDate() {
         return user.getWalletCreationDate();
     }
 
-    public void saveMainWallet() {
-        saveMainWallet(!(Utilities.isWindows() && wallet != null));
+    public void saveWallet() {
+        saveWallet(!(Utilities.isWindows() && wallet != null));
     }
 
-    public void saveMainWallet(boolean backup) {
+    public void saveWallet(boolean backup) {
         saveWallet(getWallet(), backup);
     }
 
-    public void requestSaveMainWallet() {
-        ThreadUtils.submitToPool(() -> saveMainWallet()); // save wallet off main thread
+    public void requestSaveWallet() {
+        ThreadUtils.submitToPool(() -> saveWallet()); // save wallet off main thread
     }
 
     public boolean isWalletAvailable() {
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ public MoneroTxWallet createTx(MoneroTxConfig txConfig) {
                 if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(txConfig.getRelay())) {
                     cachedTxs.addFirst(tx);
                     cacheWalletInfo();
-                    requestSaveMainWallet();
+                    requestSaveWallet();
                 }
                 return tx;
             }
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ public MoneroTxWallet createTx(MoneroTxConfig txConfig) {
     public String relayTx(String metadata) {
         synchronized (walletLock) {
             String txId = wallet.relayTx(metadata);
-            requestSaveMainWallet();
+            requestSaveWallet();
             return txId;
         }
     }
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ public void freezeOutputs(Collection<String> keyImages) {
             // freeze outputs
             for (String keyImage : unfrozenKeyImages) wallet.freezeOutput(keyImage);
             cacheWalletInfo();
-            requestSaveMainWallet();
+            requestSaveWallet();
         }
     }
 
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ public void thawOutputs(Collection<String> keyImages) {
             // thaw outputs
             for (String keyImage : frozenKeyImages) wallet.thawOutput(keyImage);
             cacheWalletInfo();
-            requestSaveMainWallet();
+            requestSaveWallet();
         }
     }
 
@@ -1411,14 +1411,14 @@ private void doMaybeInitMainWallet(boolean sync, int numSyncAttempts) {
                         HavenoUtils.havenoSetup.getWalletInitialized().set(true);
 
                         // save but skip backup on initialization
-                        saveMainWallet(false);
+                        saveWallet(false);
                     } catch (Exception e) {
                         if (isClosingWallet || isShutDownStarted || HavenoUtils.havenoSetup.getWalletInitialized().get()) return; // ignore if wallet closing, shut down started, or app already initialized
                         log.warn("Error initially syncing main wallet: {}", e.getMessage());
                         if (numSyncAttempts <= 1) {
                             log.warn("Failed to sync main wallet. Opening app without syncing", numSyncAttempts);
                             HavenoUtils.havenoSetup.getWalletInitialized().set(true);
-                            saveMainWallet(false);
+                            saveWallet(false);
 
                             // reschedule to init main wallet
                             UserThread.runAfter(() -> {
@@ -1796,7 +1796,7 @@ private void changeWalletPasswords(String oldPassword, String newPassword) {
         tasks.add(() -> {
             try {
                 wallet.changePassword(oldPassword, newPassword);
-                saveMainWallet();
+                saveWallet();
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 log.warn("Error changing main wallet password: " + e.getMessage() + "\n", e);
                 throw e;
@@ -1989,7 +1989,7 @@ else if (isWalletConnectedToDaemon()) {
                 if (wallet != null && !isShutDownStarted) {
                     try {
                         cacheWalletInfo();
-                        requestSaveMainWallet();
+                        saveWalletWithDelay();
                     } catch (Exception e) {
                         log.warn("Error caching wallet info: " + e.getMessage() + "\n", e);
                     }