diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/QTabularDialog.C b/src/frontends/qt4/QTabularDialog.C
index 47837b0396..37bb1ef54a 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/QTabularDialog.C
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/QTabularDialog.C
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ QTabularDialog::QTabularDialog(QTabular * form)
 	connect(interlinespaceUnit, SIGNAL(selectionChanged(lyx::LyXLength::UNIT)),
 	        this, SLOT(interlinespace_changed()));
 	connect(interlinespaceCO, SIGNAL(activated(int)), this, SLOT(interlinespace_changed()));
-	connect(booktabsRB, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(on_booktabsRB_toggled()));
+	connect(booktabsRB, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), this, SLOT(booktabsChanged(bool)));
+	connect(borderDefaultRB, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), this, SLOT(booktabsChanged(bool)));
 	connect(borderSetPB, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(borderSet_clicked()));
 	connect(borderUnsetPB, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(borderUnset_clicked()));
 	connect(longTabularCB, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), longtableGB, SLOT(setEnabled(bool)));
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ void QTabularDialog::closeEvent(QCloseEvent * e)
 }
 
 
-void QTabularDialog::on_booktabsRB_toggled()
+void QTabularDialog::booktabsChanged(bool)
 {
 	form_->changed();
 	form_->controller().booktabs(booktabsRB->isChecked());
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/QTabularDialog.h b/src/frontends/qt4/QTabularDialog.h
index 3b150ce63d..249ade6b87 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/QTabularDialog.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/QTabularDialog.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ protected Q_SLOTS:
 	virtual void topspace_changed();
 	virtual void bottomspace_changed();
 	virtual void interlinespace_changed();
-	virtual void on_booktabsRB_toggled();
+	virtual void booktabsChanged(bool);
 	virtual void close_clicked();
 	virtual void borderSet_clicked();
 	virtual void borderUnset_clicked();
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/ui/QTabularUi.ui b/src/frontends/qt4/ui/QTabularUi.ui
index e67b2f0567..3b8cbcf1ba 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/ui/QTabularUi.ui
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/ui/QTabularUi.ui
@@ -315,6 +315,9 @@
               <property name="text" >
                <string>Fo&amp;rmal</string>
               </property>
+              <property name="checked" >
+               <bool>true</bool>
+              </property>
              </widget>
             </item>
             <item row="0" column="0" >
diff --git a/src/insets/insettabular.C b/src/insets/insettabular.C
index c7c0980733..202ac6fa44 100644
--- a/src/insets/insettabular.C
+++ b/src/insets/insettabular.C
@@ -1271,8 +1271,6 @@ void InsetTabular::resetPos(LCursor & cur) const
 	}
 
 	cur.updateFlags(Update::Force | Update::FitCursor);
-
-	InsetTabularMailer(*this).updateDialog(&bv);
 }
 
 
@@ -1760,8 +1758,6 @@ void InsetTabular::tabularFeatures(LCursor & cur,
 	case LyXTabular::LAST_ACTION:
 		break;
 	}
-
-	InsetTabularMailer(*this).updateDialog(&bv);
 }