diff --git a/src/core/MainWindow.cpp b/src/core/MainWindow.cpp
index d7850767..49ba0681 100644
--- a/src/core/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/core/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -677,7 +677,8 @@ void MainWindow::readSettingsOrDefault()
     // make sure all DockWidgets are part of the MainWindow
     // also show them, so newly installed plugin widgets are shown right away
     for (auto dockWidget : dockWidgets) {
-        if (dockWidgetArea(dockWidget) == Qt::DockWidgetArea::NoDockWidgetArea) {
+        if (dockWidgetArea(dockWidget) == Qt::DockWidgetArea::NoDockWidgetArea &&
+            !isDebugWidget(dockWidget)) {
             addDockWidget(Qt::DockWidgetArea::TopDockWidgetArea, dockWidget);
             dockWidget->show();
         }
@@ -865,6 +866,18 @@ void MainWindow::updateDockActionsChecked()
     }
 }
 
+bool MainWindow::isDebugWidget(QDockWidget *dock) const
+{
+    return dock == stackDock ||
+           dock == registersDock ||
+           dock == backtraceDock ||
+           dock == threadsDock ||
+           dock == memoryMapDock ||
+           dock == breakpointDock ||
+           dock == processesDock ||
+           dock == registerRefsDock;
+}
+
 MemoryWidgetType MainWindow::getMemoryWidgetTypeToRestore()
 {
     if (lastSyncMemoryWidget) {
diff --git a/src/core/MainWindow.h b/src/core/MainWindow.h
index 5c9b9841..1396ccaf 100644
--- a/src/core/MainWindow.h
+++ b/src/core/MainWindow.h
@@ -288,6 +288,12 @@ private:
     void updateDockActionsChecked();
     void setOverviewData();
     bool isOverviewActive();
+    /**
+     * @brief Check if a widget is one of debug specific dock widgets.
+     * @param dock
+     * @return true for debug specific widgets, false for all other including common dock widgets.
+     */
+    bool isDebugWidget(QDockWidget *dock) const;
 
     MemoryWidgetType getMemoryWidgetTypeToRestore();