diff --git a/src/board/UBBoardController.cpp b/src/board/UBBoardController.cpp
index 45f4c262..32d9b211 100644
--- a/src/board/UBBoardController.cpp
+++ b/src/board/UBBoardController.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ void UBBoardController::init()
     UBDocumentProxy* doc = UBPersistenceManager::persistenceManager()->createDocument();
 
     setActiveDocumentScene(doc);
+
     undoRedoStateChange(true);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/board/UBBoardPaletteManager.cpp b/src/board/UBBoardPaletteManager.cpp
index 4c71868e..3be40a03 100644
--- a/src/board/UBBoardPaletteManager.cpp
+++ b/src/board/UBBoardPaletteManager.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ UBBoardPaletteManager::~UBBoardPaletteManager()
     }
 }
 
+void UBBoardPaletteManager::initPalettesPosAtStartup()
+{
+    mStylusPalette->initPosition();
+}
 
 void UBBoardPaletteManager::setupLayout()
 {
@@ -342,6 +346,7 @@ void UBBoardPaletteManager::containerResized()
 
     mStylusPalette->move(userLeft, userTop);
     mStylusPalette->adjustSizeAndPosition();
+    mStylusPalette->initPosition();
 
     mZoomPalette->move(userLeft + userWidth - mZoomPalette->width()
             , userTop + userHeight /*- mPageNumberPalette->height()*/ - innerMargin - mZoomPalette->height());
diff --git a/src/board/UBBoardPaletteManager.h b/src/board/UBBoardPaletteManager.h
index 69924527..ef82b1ac 100644
--- a/src/board/UBBoardPaletteManager.h
+++ b/src/board/UBBoardPaletteManager.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class UBBoardPaletteManager : public QObject
         void setupLayout();
 		UBNavigatorPalette* navigatorPalette(){return mNavigPalette;}
 		void showVirtualKeyboard(bool show = true);
+        void initPalettesPosAtStartup();
 
     public slots:
 
diff --git a/src/core/UBSettings.cpp b/src/core/UBSettings.cpp
index 3a907292..6c117f7e 100644
--- a/src/core/UBSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/core/UBSettings.cpp
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ void UBSettings::init()
     appToolBarDisplayText = new UBSetting(this, "App", "ToolBarDisplayText", true);
     appEnableAutomaticSoftwareUpdates = new UBSetting(this, "App", "EnableAutomaticSoftwareUpdates", true);
     appEnableSoftwareUpdates = new UBSetting(this, "App", "EnableSoftwareUpdates", true);
-    appToolBarOrientationVertical = new UBSetting(this, "App", "ToolBarOrientationVertical", true);
+    appToolBarOrientationVertical = new UBSetting(this, "App", "ToolBarOrientationVertical", false);
     navigPaletteWidth = new UBSetting(this, "Board", "NavigPaletteWidth", 300);
     libPaletteWidth = new UBSetting(this, "Board", "LibPaletteWidth", 300);
 
diff --git a/src/gui/UBFloatingPalette.h b/src/gui/UBFloatingPalette.h
index 55e991f2..a4b37bfb 100644
--- a/src/gui/UBFloatingPalette.h
+++ b/src/gui/UBFloatingPalette.h
@@ -57,16 +57,16 @@ class UBFloatingPalette : public QWidget
         bool mbGrip;
         static const int sLayoutContentMargin = 12;
         static const int sLayoutSpacing = 15;
+        void moveInsideParent(const QPoint &position);
+        bool mCustomPosition;
 
     private:
-        void moveInsideParent(const QPoint &position);
         void removeAllAssociatedPalette();
         void minimizePalette(const QPoint& pos);
 
         QList<UBFloatingPalette*> mAssociatedPalette;
         QPoint mDragPosition;
         bool mIsMoving;
-        bool mCustomPosition;
         bool mCanBeMinimized;
 	eMinimizedLocation mMinimizedLocation;
         Qt::Corner mDefaultPosition;
diff --git a/src/gui/UBStylusPalette.cpp b/src/gui/UBStylusPalette.cpp
index e3e18ef7..3db3c0b8 100644
--- a/src/gui/UBStylusPalette.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/UBStylusPalette.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ UBStylusPalette::UBStylusPalette(QWidget *parent, Qt::Orientation orient)
 
     adjustSizeAndPosition();
 
+    initPosition();
+
     foreach(const UBActionPaletteButton* button, mButtons)
     {
         connect(button, SIGNAL(doubleClicked()), this, SLOT(stylusToolDoubleClicked()));
@@ -64,6 +66,26 @@ UBStylusPalette::UBStylusPalette(QWidget *parent, Qt::Orientation orient)
 
 }
 
+void UBStylusPalette::initPosition()
+{
+    if(!UBSettings::settings()->appToolBarOrientationVertical->get().toBool())
+    {
+        QWidget* pParentW = parentWidget();
+        if(NULL != pParentW)
+        {
+            mCustomPosition = true;
+            QPoint pos;
+            int parentWidth = pParentW->width();
+            int parentHeight = pParentW->height();
+            int posX = (parentWidth / 2) - (width() / 2);
+            int posY = parentHeight - border() - height();
+
+            pos.setX(posX);
+            pos.setY(posY);
+            moveInsideParent(pos);
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 UBStylusPalette::~UBStylusPalette()
 {
diff --git a/src/gui/UBStylusPalette.h b/src/gui/UBStylusPalette.h
index 2a037fc2..7faceb4c 100644
--- a/src/gui/UBStylusPalette.h
+++ b/src/gui/UBStylusPalette.h
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ class UBStylusPalette : public UBActionPalette
     Q_OBJECT;
 
     public:
-    UBStylusPalette(QWidget *parent = 0, Qt::Orientation orient = Qt::Vertical);
+        UBStylusPalette(QWidget *parent = 0, Qt::Orientation orient = Qt::Vertical);
         virtual ~UBStylusPalette();
 
+        void initPosition();
+
     private slots:
 
         void stylusToolDoubleClicked();