diff --git a/app/lib/app.ts b/app/lib/app.ts
index 75a288c8..8a1406bf 100644
--- a/app/lib/app.ts
+++ b/app/lib/app.ts
@@ -183,9 +183,10 @@ export class Application {
     }
 
     enableTray (): void {
-        if (!!this.tray || process.platform === 'linux' || this.configStore.showTray === false) {
+        if (!!this.tray || process.platform === 'linux' || (this.configStore.hideTray ?? false) === true) {
             return
         }
+
         if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
             this.tray = new Tray(`${app.getAppPath()}/assets/tray-darwinTemplate.png`)
             this.tray.setPressedImage(`${app.getAppPath()}/assets/tray-darwinHighlightTemplate.png`)
diff --git a/locale/en-GB.po b/locale/en-GB.po
index 1afee621..c7bdaaf3 100644
--- a/locale/en-GB.po
+++ b/locale/en-GB.po
@@ -2037,7 +2037,7 @@ msgid "Show Serial connections"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: locale/tmp-html/tabby-settings/src/components/windowSettingsTab.component.html:73
-msgid "Show Tabby in tray or menu bar."
+msgid "Hide Tabby in tray or menu bar."
 msgstr ""
 
 #: locale/tmp-html/tabby-settings/src/components/windowSettingsTab.component.html:152
@@ -2049,7 +2049,7 @@ msgid "Show toolbar"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: locale/tmp-html/tabby-settings/src/components/windowSettingsTab.component.html:73
-msgid "Show tray"
+msgid "Hide tray"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: locale/tmp-html/tabby-settings/src/components/vaultSettingsTab.component.html:45
diff --git a/tabby-core/src/configDefaults.yaml b/tabby-core/src/configDefaults.yaml
index 9b6244db..096fa942 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/configDefaults.yaml
+++ b/tabby-core/src/configDefaults.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ enableWelcomeTab: true
 electronFlags:
   - ['force_discrete_gpu', '0']
 enableAutomaticUpdates: true
-showTray: true
+hideTray: false
 version: 1
 vault: null
 encrypted: false
diff --git a/tabby-settings/src/components/windowSettingsTab.component.pug b/tabby-settings/src/components/windowSettingsTab.component.pug
index f3177bba..6ab08ca7 100644
--- a/tabby-settings/src/components/windowSettingsTab.component.pug
+++ b/tabby-settings/src/components/windowSettingsTab.component.pug
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ h3.mb-3(translate) Window
 
 .form-line(*ngIf='hostApp.platform !== Platform.Web && hostApp.platform !== Platform.Linux')
     .header
-        .title(translate) Show tray
-        .description(translate) Show Tabby in tray or menu bar.
+        .title(translate) Hide tray
+        .description(translate) Hide Tabby in tray or menu bar.
     toggle(
-        [(ngModel)]='config.store.showTray',
+        [(ngModel)]='config.store.hideTray',
         (ngModelChange)='saveConfiguration(true)'
     )