diff --git a/src/core/mainwindow.cpp b/src/core/mainwindow.cpp
index 0d24b7d60..4b04cc5ee 100644
--- a/src/core/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/core/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ void MainWindow::ReloadSettings() {
 
 #ifndef Q_OS_MACOS
   settings.beginGroup(BehaviourSettingsPage::kSettingsGroup);
-  bool showtrayicon = settings.value("showtrayicon", true).toBool();
+  bool showtrayicon = settings.value("showtrayicon", (QSystemTrayIcon::isSystemTrayAvailable() ? true : false)).toBool();
   settings.endGroup();
   if (tray_icon_) tray_icon_->SetVisible(showtrayicon);
   if ((!showtrayicon || !QSystemTrayIcon::isSystemTrayAvailable()) && !isVisible()) show();