diff --git a/src/apps/webpositive/BrowserWindow.cpp b/src/apps/webpositive/BrowserWindow.cpp
index b0f8ce1d23..d058e4e049 100644
--- a/src/apps/webpositive/BrowserWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/webpositive/BrowserWindow.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ BrowserWindow::BrowserWindow(BRect frame, SettingsMessage* appSettings,
 	fZoomTextOnly(true),
 	fShowTabsIfSinglePageOpen(true),
 	fAutoHideInterfaceInFullscreenMode(false),
-	fAutoHidePointer(true)
+	fAutoHidePointer(false)
 {
 	// Begin listening to settings changes and read some current values.
 	fAppSettings->AddListener(BMessenger(this));
diff --git a/src/apps/webpositive/SettingsWindow.cpp b/src/apps/webpositive/SettingsWindow.cpp
index 8cfece44f9..79afb38ccc 100644
--- a/src/apps/webpositive/SettingsWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/webpositive/SettingsWindow.cpp
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ SettingsWindow::_CreateGeneralPage(float spacing)
 	fAutoHidePointer = new BCheckBox("auto-hide pointer",
 		B_TRANSLATE("Auto-hide mouse pointer."),
 		new BMessage(MSG_AUTO_HIDE_POINTER_BEHAVIOR_CHANGED));
-	fAutoHidePointer->SetValue(B_CONTROL_ON);
+	fAutoHidePointer->SetValue(B_CONTROL_OFF);
 
 	BView* view = BGroupLayoutBuilder(B_VERTICAL, spacing / 2)
 		.Add(BGridLayoutBuilder(spacing / 2, spacing / 2)
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ SettingsWindow::_CanApplySettings() const
 
 	canApply = canApply || (
 		(fAutoHidePointer->Value() == B_CONTROL_ON)
-		!= fSettings->GetValue(kSettingsKeyAutoHidePointer, true));
+		!= fSettings->GetValue(kSettingsKeyAutoHidePointer, false));
 
 	canApply = canApply || (_MaxHistoryAge()
 		!= BrowsingHistory::DefaultInstance()->MaxHistoryItemAge());
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ SettingsWindow::_RevertSettings()
 		fSettings->GetValue(kSettingsKeyAutoHideInterfaceInFullscreenMode,
 			false));
 	fAutoHidePointer->SetValue(
-		fSettings->GetValue(kSettingsKeyAutoHidePointer, true));
+		fSettings->GetValue(kSettingsKeyAutoHidePointer, false));
 
 	BString text;
 	text << BrowsingHistory::DefaultInstance()->MaxHistoryItemAge();