diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.cpp
index 36883263d..7f68d601a 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ void MainWindow::setupAdditionalUi()
   m_ui.actionViewStatusBar->setChecked(status_bar_visible);
   m_ui.statusBar->setVisible(status_bar_visible);
 
-  const bool toolbar_visible = Host::GetBaseBoolSettingValue("UI", "ShowToolbar", true);
+  const bool toolbar_visible = Host::GetBaseBoolSettingValue("UI", "ShowToolbar", false);
   m_ui.actionViewToolbar->setChecked(toolbar_visible);
   m_ui.toolBar->setVisible(toolbar_visible);
 
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.ui b/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.ui
index b164ff034..03ad4266a 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>800</width>
-    <height>700</height>
+    <height>655</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="acceptDrops">