diff --git a/effects/dashboard/dashboard_config.cpp b/effects/dashboard/dashboard_config.cpp
index 0d161abb01..7bdbdf9706 100644
--- a/effects/dashboard/dashboard_config.cpp
+++ b/effects/dashboard/dashboard_config.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ void DashboardEffectConfig::save()
 
 void DashboardEffectConfig::defaults()
 {
+    ui.brightness->setValue(50);
+    ui.saturation->setValue(50);
+    ui.duration->setValue(500);
+    ui.blur->setChecked(false);
     emit changed(true);
 }