diff --git a/src/config.cc b/src/config.cc
index 49dd4ff3..117ebc2e 100644
--- a/src/config.cc
+++ b/src/config.cc
@@ -197,8 +197,6 @@ Preferences::Preferences():
   hideSingleTab( false ),
   mruTabOrder( false ),
   hideMenubar( false ),
-  enableTrayIcon( true ),
-  startToTray( false ),
   autoStart( false ),
   doubleClickTranslates( true ),
   selectWordBySingleClick( false ),
@@ -902,11 +900,10 @@ Class load()
     c.preferences.hideSingleTab = ( preferences.namedItem( "hideSingleTab" ).toElement().text() == "1" );
     c.preferences.mruTabOrder   = ( preferences.namedItem( "mruTabOrder" ).toElement().text() == "1" );
     c.preferences.hideMenubar   = ( preferences.namedItem( "hideMenubar" ).toElement().text() == "1" );
-
+#ifndef Q_OS_MACOS // // macOS uses the dock menu instead of the tray icon
     c.preferences.enableTrayIcon = ( preferences.namedItem( "enableTrayIcon" ).toElement().text() == "1" );
     c.preferences.startToTray    = ( preferences.namedItem( "startToTray" ).toElement().text() == "1" );
-#ifndef Q_OS_MACOS // // macOS uses the dock menu instead of the tray icon
-    c.preferences.closeToTray = ( preferences.namedItem( "closeToTray" ).toElement().text() == "1" );
+    c.preferences.closeToTray    = ( preferences.namedItem( "closeToTray" ).toElement().text() == "1" );
 #endif
     c.preferences.autoStart      = ( preferences.namedItem( "autoStart" ).toElement().text() == "1" );
     c.preferences.alwaysOnTop    = ( preferences.namedItem( "alwaysOnTop" ).toElement().text() == "1" );
diff --git a/src/config.hh b/src/config.hh
index 497b1592..20589e05 100644
--- a/src/config.hh
+++ b/src/config.hh
@@ -341,12 +341,15 @@ struct Preferences
   bool hideSingleTab;
   bool mruTabOrder;
   bool hideMenubar;
-  bool enableTrayIcon;
-  bool startToTray;
+
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACOS // macOS uses the dock menu instead of the tray icon
-  bool closeToTray = false;
+  bool closeToTray    = false;
+  bool enableTrayIcon = false;
+  bool startToTray    = false;
 #else
-  bool closeToTray = true;
+  bool enableTrayIcon = true;
+  bool closeToTray    = true;
+  bool startToTray    = false;
 #endif
 
   bool autoStart;
diff --git a/src/ui/mainwindow.cc b/src/ui/mainwindow.cc
index c6ee0084..b7a2ab04 100644
--- a/src/ui/mainwindow.cc
+++ b/src/ui/mainwindow.cc
@@ -1426,6 +1426,7 @@ void MainWindow::trayIconUpdateOrInit()
 {
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACOS
   trayIconMenu.setAsDockMenu();
+  ui.actionCloseToTray->setVisible( false );
 #else
 
   if ( !cfg.preferences.enableTrayIcon ) {