diff --git a/cui/source/dialogs/welcomedlg.cxx b/cui/source/dialogs/welcomedlg.cxx
index 742733c547d2..395a16aab82c 100644
--- a/cui/source/dialogs/welcomedlg.cxx
+++ b/cui/source/dialogs/welcomedlg.cxx
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void WelcomeDialog::PageCreated(const OUString& rId, SfxTabPage& rPage)
     }
     else if (rId == sAppearanceTab)
     {
-        rPage.getAdditionalProperties().emplace(u"HideAdvancedControls"_ustr, css::uno::Any(true));
+        rPage.getAdditionalProperties().emplace(u"IsWelcomeDialog"_ustr, css::uno::Any(true));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/cui/source/options/appearance.cxx b/cui/source/options/appearance.cxx
index 969f84019610..32963d342994 100644
--- a/cui/source/options/appearance.cxx
+++ b/cui/source/options/appearance.cxx
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ SvxAppearanceTabPage::SvxAppearanceTabPage(weld::Container* pPage,
     InitThemes();
     InitCustomization();
     InitIcons();
-    InitDialogs();
+
+    m_xVerticalToolbars->connect_toggled(LINK(this, SvxAppearanceTabPage, OnTabPosChange));
 }
 
 void SvxAppearanceTabPage::LoadSchemeList()
@@ -206,13 +207,23 @@ bool SvxAppearanceTabPage::FillItemSet(SfxItemSet* /* rSet */)
 
 void SvxAppearanceTabPage::Reset(const SfxItemSet* /* rSet */)
 {
-    // hide advanced controls
     auto& aProperties = getAdditionalProperties();
-    auto aIterator = aProperties.find(u"HideAdvancedControls"_ustr);
+    auto aIterator = aProperties.find(u"IsWelcomeDialog"_ustr);
     if (aIterator != aProperties.end())
     {
+        // hide advanced controls
         m_xSizeGrid->set_visible(false);
         m_xCustomizationFrame->set_visible(false);
+
+        // default to vertical avoiding to check UseVerticalNotebookbar
+        m_xVerticalToolbars->set_active(true);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        if (officecfg::Office::Common::Misc::UseVerticalNotebookbar::get())
+            m_xVerticalToolbars->set_active(true);
+        else
+            m_xHorizontalToolbars->set_active(true);
     }
 
     // reset scheme list
@@ -567,16 +578,6 @@ void SvxAppearanceTabPage::InitIcons()
         m_xIconsDropDown->append(installIconTheme.GetThemeId(), installIconTheme.GetDisplayName());
 }
 
-void SvxAppearanceTabPage::InitDialogs()
-{
-    if (officecfg::Office::Common::Misc::UseVerticalNotebookbar::get())
-        m_xVerticalToolbars->set_active(true);
-    else
-        m_xHorizontalToolbars->set_active(true);
-
-    m_xVerticalToolbars->connect_toggled(LINK(this, SvxAppearanceTabPage, OnTabPosChange));
-}
-
 IMPL_LINK_NOARG(SvxAppearanceTabPage, OnTabPosChange, weld::Toggleable&, void)
 {
     std::shared_ptr<comphelper::ConfigurationChanges> xChanges(
diff --git a/cui/source/options/appearance.hxx b/cui/source/options/appearance.hxx
index 7cbcd7f93ccf..e708bb27b304 100644
--- a/cui/source/options/appearance.hxx
+++ b/cui/source/options/appearance.hxx
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ private:
     void InitThemes();
     void InitCustomization();
     void InitIcons();
-    void InitDialogs();
 
     void LoadSchemeList();