diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsUI.ui b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsUI.ui
index 311f6f4325..f1a421b7a6 100644
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsUI.ui
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsUI.ui
@@ -358,6 +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>