diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/ui/SearchUi.ui b/src/frontends/qt/ui/SearchUi.ui
index ed6a4c8e10..1837d6ed2a 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/ui/SearchUi.ui
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/ui/SearchUi.ui
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@
           <property name="text">
            <string>&amp;Wrap</string>
           </property>
+          <property name="checked">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>