diff --git a/modules/shared_options.py b/modules/shared_options.py
index d1845ad9..b5206ee9 100644
--- a/modules/shared_options.py
+++ b/modules/shared_options.py
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ options_templates.update(
             "paste_safe_guard": OptionInfo(False, 'Disable the "Read generation parameters" button (↙️) when negative prompt is not empty'),
             "ctrl_enter_interrupt": OptionInfo(False, "Revert [Ctrl + Enter] to only interrupt the generation").info('the current "intended" behavior is to interrupt the current generation then immediately start a new one'),
             "quicksettings_accordion": OptionInfo(False, "Place the Quicksettings under an Accordion").needs_reload_ui(),
+            "quicksettings_accordion_starts_closed": OptionInfo(False, "Close the Accordion on startup").info("for the above option").needs_reload_ui(),
             "quicksettings_style": OptionInfo("default", "Quicksettings Style", gr.Radio, {"choices": ("default", "clip-modules", "scrollbar")}).needs_reload_ui(),
             "qs_style_exp": OptionHTML(
                 """
diff --git a/modules/ui_settings.py b/modules/ui_settings.py
index a2b996fc..671a76a9 100644
--- a/modules/ui_settings.py
+++ b/modules/ui_settings.py
@@ -281,7 +281,8 @@ class UiSettings:
         self.interface = settings_interface
 
     def add_quicksettings(self):
-        with gr.Accordion(label="Quicksettings", open=True) if opts.quicksettings_accordion else nullcontext():
+        accordion_open = not getattr(opts, "quicksettings_accordion_starts_closed", False)
+        with gr.Accordion(label="Quicksettings", open=accordion_open) if opts.quicksettings_accordion else nullcontext():
             with gr.Row(elem_id="quicksettings", variant="compact", elem_classes=[opts.quicksettings_style]) as quicksettings_row:
                 main_entry.make_checkpoint_manager_ui()
                 for _i, k, _item in sorted(self.quicksettings_list, key=lambda x: self.quicksettings_names.get(x[1], x[0])):