diff --git a/src/settings/dolphin_iconsmodesettings.kcfg b/src/settings/dolphin_iconsmodesettings.kcfg
--- a/src/settings/dolphin_iconsmodesettings.kcfg
+++ b/src/settings/dolphin_iconsmodesettings.kcfg
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         </entry>
         <entry name="MaximumTextLines" type="Int">
             <label>Maximum textlines (0 means unlimited)</label>
-            <default>0</default>
+            <default>2</default>
         </entry>
     </group>
 </kcfg>