diff --git a/src/prefs/PrefsDialog.cpp b/src/prefs/PrefsDialog.cpp
index cc72635b3..7399cc37a 100644
--- a/src/prefs/PrefsDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/prefs/PrefsDialog.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ PrefsDialog::Factories
       &guiPrefsFactory,
 
       // Group two other pages
-      PrefsNode(&tracksPrefsFactory, 2),
+      PrefsNode(&tracksPrefsFactory, 2, true),
       &waveformPrefsFactory,
       &spectrumPrefsFactory,
 
diff --git a/src/prefs/PrefsDialog.h b/src/prefs/PrefsDialog.h
index a4b468921..0cb7da5d9 100644
--- a/src/prefs/PrefsDialog.h
+++ b/src/prefs/PrefsDialog.h
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ class PrefsDialog:public wxDialog
        CONST int nChildren;
        bool expanded;
 
-       PrefsNode(PrefsPanelFactory *pFactory_, int nChildren_ = 0)
-          : pFactory(pFactory_), nChildren(nChildren_), expanded(false)
+       PrefsNode(PrefsPanelFactory *pFactory_,
+          int nChildren_ = 0,
+          bool expanded_ = false)
+          : pFactory(pFactory_), nChildren(nChildren_), expanded(expanded_)
        {}
     };
    typedef std::vector<PrefsNode> Factories;