diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPart.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPart.cpp
index ac01c1a1c2..64c64b0dfa 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPart.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPart.cpp
@@ -1664,7 +1664,7 @@ bool DrawViewPart::prefHardViz()
 
 bool DrawViewPart::prefSeamViz()
 {
-    return Preferences::getPreferenceGroup("HLR")->GetBool("SeamViz", true);
+    return Preferences::getPreferenceGroup("HLR")->GetBool("SeamViz", false);
 }
 
 bool DrawViewPart::prefSmoothViz()
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawHLR.ui b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawHLR.ui
index 15e0f4fa4d..dbccf1d150 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawHLR.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawHLR.ui
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ Fast, but result is a collection of short straight lines.</string>
            <string>Show Seam Lines</string>
           </property>
           <property name="checked">
-           <bool>true</bool>
+           <bool>false</bool>
           </property>
           <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
            <cstring>SeamViz</cstring>
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawHLRImp.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawHLRImp.cpp
index c8a3c62e7c..9b1419e723 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawHLRImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawHLRImp.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ void DlgPrefsTechDrawHLRImp::saveSettings()
 
 void DlgPrefsTechDrawHLRImp::loadSettings()
 {
+    // set defaults for HLR
     ui->pcbSeamViz->onRestore();
+
     ui->pcbSmoothViz->onRestore();
     ui->pcbHardViz->onRestore();
     ui->pcbPolygon->onRestore();