diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/main.py b/ankiqt/ui/main.py
index 6753ae7ee..e918bab0f 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/main.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/main.py
@@ -1094,6 +1094,7 @@ day = :d""", d=yesterday)
 
     def showStudyScreen(self):
         initial = self.deck.sessionStartTime == 0
+        self.mainWin.actionStudyOptions.setChecked(True)
         self.mainWin.optionsButton.setChecked(self.config['showStudyOptions'])
         self.mainWin.optionsBox.setShown(self.config['showStudyOptions'])
         self.switchToStudyScreen()
@@ -1147,6 +1148,7 @@ day = :d""", d=yesterday)
         self.deck.setFailedCardPolicy(self.mainWin.failedCardsOption.currentIndex())
         self.deck.startSession()
         self.deck.flushMod()
+        self.mainWin.actionStudyOptions.setChecked(False)
         self.moveToState("getQuestion")
 
     def onStudyOptions(self):
diff --git a/designer/main.ui b/designer/main.ui
index d0cb7f285..19ab5f6c0 100644
--- a/designer/main.ui
+++ b/designer/main.ui
@@ -1901,6 +1901,9 @@
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionStudyOptions" >
+   <property name="checkable" >
+    <bool>true</bool>
+   </property>
    <property name="icon" >
     <iconset resource="../icons.qrc" >
      <normaloff>:/icons/chronometer.png</normaloff>:/icons/chronometer.png</iconset>