diff --git a/components/ideintf/objectinspector.lfm b/components/ideintf/objectinspector.lfm
index f8a31bd0c7..ddf5aea68c 100644
--- a/components/ideintf/objectinspector.lfm
+++ b/components/ideintf/objectinspector.lfm
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ object ObjectInspectorDlg: TObjectInspectorDlg
   LCLVersion = '1.1'
   object StatusBar: TStatusBar
     Left = 0
-    Height = 20
-    Top = 649
+    Height = 22
+    Top = 647
     Width = 300
     Panels = <    
       item
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ object ObjectInspectorDlg: TObjectInspectorDlg
   end
   object AvailPersistentComboBox: TComboBox
     Left = 0
-    Height = 24
+    Height = 25
     Top = 0
     Width = 300
     Align = alTop
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ object ObjectInspectorDlg: TObjectInspectorDlg
   object ComponentPanel: TPanel
     Left = 0
     Height = 184
-    Top = 24
+    Top = 25
     Width = 300
     Align = alTop
     ClientHeight = 184
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ object ObjectInspectorDlg: TObjectInspectorDlg
       AnchorSideTop.Control = FilterLabel
       AnchorSideTop.Side = asrCenter
       Left = 87
-      Height = 23
-      Top = 3
+      Height = 25
+      Top = 2
       Width = 184
       UseFormActivate = True
       ButtonWidth = 23
diff --git a/components/ideintf/objectinspector.pp b/components/ideintf/objectinspector.pp
index 684ad96578..2085cdfe93 100644
--- a/components/ideintf/objectinspector.pp
+++ b/components/ideintf/objectinspector.pp
@@ -3615,7 +3615,7 @@ begin
   FDrawGridLines := True;
   FShowGutter := True;
   FShowStatusBar := True;
-  FShowInfoBox := False;
+  FShowInfoBox := True;
 end;
 
 function TOIOptions.Load: boolean;
@@ -3696,7 +3696,7 @@ begin
     FShowStatusBar := ConfigStore.GetValue(
          Path+'ShowStatusBar',true);
     FShowInfoBox := ConfigStore.GetValue(
-         Path+'ShowInfoBox',false);
+         Path+'ShowInfoBox',true);
     FInfoBoxHeight := ConfigStore.GetValue(
        Path+'InfoBoxHeight',80);
   except
@@ -3770,7 +3770,7 @@ begin
     ConfigStore.SetDeleteValue(Path+'DrawGridLines',FDrawGridLines, True);
     ConfigStore.SetDeleteValue(Path+'ShowGutter',FShowGutter, True);
     ConfigStore.SetDeleteValue(Path+'ShowStatusBar',FShowStatusBar, True);
-    ConfigStore.SetDeleteValue(Path+'ShowInfoBox',FShowInfoBox, False);
+    ConfigStore.SetDeleteValue(Path+'ShowInfoBox',FShowInfoBox, True);
     ConfigStore.SetDeleteValue(Path+'InfoBoxHeight',FInfoBoxHeight,80);
   except
     on E: Exception do begin
@@ -3931,7 +3931,7 @@ begin
   FShowRestricted := False;
   FShowStatusBar := True;
   FInfoBoxHeight := 80;
-  FShowInfoBox := False;
+  FShowInfoBox := True;
   FComponentEditor := nil;
 
   Caption := oisObjectInspector;