diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsUI.ui b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsUI.ui
index 1352600a70..f1a421b7a6 100644
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsUI.ui
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsUI.ui
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@
         <property name="text">
          <string>Hide Internal Names</string>
         </property>
+        <property name="checked">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
         <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
          <cstring>HideInternalNames</cstring>
         </property>
@@ -298,6 +301,9 @@
         <property name="text">
          <string>Show visibility icon</string>
         </property>
+        <property name="checked">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
         <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
          <cstring>VisibilityIcon</cstring>
         </property>
@@ -314,6 +320,9 @@
         <property name="text">
          <string>Hide header</string>
         </property>
+        <property name="checked">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
         <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
          <cstring>HideHeaderView</cstring>
         </property>
@@ -330,6 +339,9 @@
         <property name="text">
          <string>Hide scroll bar</string>
         </property>
+        <property name="checked">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
         <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
          <cstring>HideScrollBar</cstring>
         </property>
@@ -346,6 +358,9 @@
         <property name="text">
          <string>Hide description</string>
         </property>
+        <property name="checked">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
         <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
          <cstring>HideColumn</cstring>
         </property>
@@ -371,6 +386,9 @@
         <property name="text">
          <string>Hide tab bar</string>
         </property>
+        <property name="checked">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
         <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
          <cstring>DockOverlayHideTabBar</cstring>
         </property>
@@ -438,6 +456,9 @@
         <property name="text">
          <string>Auto mouse pass through</string>
         </property>
+        <property name="checked">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
         <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
          <cstring>DockOverlayAutoMouseThrough</cstring>
         </property>
@@ -454,6 +475,9 @@
         <property name="text">
          <string>Auto mouse wheel pass through</string>
         </property>
+        <property name="checked">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
         <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
          <cstring>DockOverlayWheelPassThrough</cstring>
         </property>