diff --git a/src/plugins/welcome/welcomeplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/welcome/welcomeplugin.cpp
index f2221b27ca0f02495a207138d8bb89fc81bf329f..529dae017c9731b57fca867c823cabbbacb5961b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/welcome/welcomeplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/welcome/welcomeplugin.cpp
@@ -215,6 +215,9 @@ void WelcomeMode::initPlugins()
     QSettings *settings = Core::ICore::instance()->settings();
     setActivePlugin(settings->value(QLatin1String(currentPageSettingsKeyC)).toInt());
 
+    // TODO: re-enable reading from Settings when possible. See QTCREATORBUG-6803
+    setActivePlugin(1);
+
     QDeclarativeContext *ctx = m_welcomePage->rootContext();
     ctx->setContextProperty(QLatin1String("welcomeMode"), this);