diff --git a/frontend/document/credocument.lua b/frontend/document/credocument.lua
index 80016b9d8..f386cfcdf 100644
--- a/frontend/document/credocument.lua
+++ b/frontend/document/credocument.lua
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ CreOptions = {
 		icon = "resources/icons/appbar.transform.rotate.right.large.png",
 		options = {
 			{
-				name="screen_mode",
+				name = "screen_mode",
 				name_text = "Screen Mode",
-				item_text = {"portrait", "landscape"},
+				toggle = {"portrait", "landscape"},
 				args = {"portrait", "landscape"},
-				default_arg = nil,
+				default_arg = Screen:getScreenMode(),
 				event = "SetScreenMode",
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/frontend/document/koptinterface.lua b/frontend/document/koptinterface.lua
index b1553fd7f..433829693 100644
--- a/frontend/document/koptinterface.lua
+++ b/frontend/document/koptinterface.lua
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ KoptOptions = {
 				name_text = "Screen Mode",
 				toggle = {"portrait", "landscape"},
 				args = {"portrait", "landscape"},
-				default_arg = nil,
+				default_arg = Screen:getScreenMode(),
 				event = "SetScreenMode",
 			}
 		}