diff --git a/src/apps/charactermap/CharacterWindow.cpp b/src/apps/charactermap/CharacterWindow.cpp
index 65aadcc988..53a3fa4f8e 100644
--- a/src/apps/charactermap/CharacterWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/charactermap/CharacterWindow.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ CharacterWindow::CharacterWindow()
 	if (settings.FindRect("window frame", &frame) == B_OK) {
 		MoveTo(frame.LeftTop());
 		ResizeTo(frame.Width(), frame.Height());
+	} else {
+		MoveTo(BPoint(100, 100));
+		ResizeTo(600, 450);
 	}
 
 	// create GUI