diff --git a/src/widgets/HexdumpWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/HexdumpWidget.cpp
index 3dfdb517..bc9b0b91 100644
--- a/src/widgets/HexdumpWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/HexdumpWidget.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ HexdumpWidget::HexdumpWidget(QWidget *parent, Qt::WindowFlags flags) :
     });
 
     fillPlugins();
+    selectHexPreview();
 }
 
 HexdumpWidget::HexdumpWidget(const QString &title, QWidget *parent, Qt::WindowFlags flags)
@@ -812,13 +813,12 @@ void HexdumpWidget::on_codeCombo_2_currentTextChanged(const QString &arg1)
     if (arg1 == "Dissasembly")
     {
         ui->hexSideFrame_2->show();
-        ui->hexDisasTextEdit->setPlainText(";; Select some bytes on the left\n;; to see them disassembled");
     }
     else
     {
         ui->hexSideFrame_2->hide();
-        ui->hexDisasTextEdit->setPlainText(";; Select some bytes on the left\n;; to see them parsed here");
     }
+    on_hexHexText_selectionChanged();
 }
 
 QString HexdumpWidget::normalize_addr(QString addr)
diff --git a/src/widgets/HexdumpWidget.h b/src/widgets/HexdumpWidget.h
index 1816c448..3985980e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/HexdumpWidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/HexdumpWidget.h
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ public slots:
 
     QString normalizeAddr(QString addr);
 
-    void selectHexPreview();
-
     void showOffsets(bool show);
 
     void zoomIn(int range = 1);
@@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ private:
     void refresh(RVA addr = RVA_INVALID);
 	void appendHexdumpLines(int lines, bool top);
 	void removeHexdumpLines(int lines, bool top);
-
+    void selectHexPreview();
 	void updateHeaders();
 
     std::array<QString, 3> fetchHexdump(RVA offset, RVA bytes);
diff --git a/src/widgets/HexdumpWidget.ui b/src/widgets/HexdumpWidget.ui
index c7be65e6..9a146dd7 100644
--- a/src/widgets/HexdumpWidget.ui
+++ b/src/widgets/HexdumpWidget.ui
@@ -368,6 +368,9 @@ QToolTip {
                 <verstretch>0</verstretch>
                </sizepolicy>
               </property>
+              <property name="currentText">
+               <string>Dissasembly</string>
+              </property>
               <item>
                <property name="text">
                 <string>Dissasembly</string>
@@ -574,8 +577,7 @@ QToolTip {
              <number>0</number>
             </property>
             <property name="plainText">
-             <string>;; Select some bytes on the left
-;; to see them disassembled</string>
+             <string/>
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
@@ -832,40 +834,13 @@ QToolTip {
           </item>
          </layout>
         </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="Line" name="line_6">
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
         <item>
          <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_22">
           <property name="topMargin">
            <number>0</number>
           </property>
-          <item>
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="histogramLabel_2">
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>&lt;b&gt;Histogram&lt;/b&gt;</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
          </layout>
         </item>
-        <item>
-         <spacer name="verticalSpacer_5">
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-           <size>
-            <width>20</width>
-            <height>40</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
-        </item>
        </layout>
       </widget>
      </widget>