diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 671103cd21..509fa34b67 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
     Bug #7794: Fleeing NPCs name tooltip doesn't appear
     Bug #7796: Absorbed enchantments don't restore magicka
     Bug #7832: Ingredient tooltips show magnitude for Fortify Maximum Magicka effect
+    Bug #7840: First run of the launcher doesn't save viewing distance as the default value
     Feature #2566: Handle NAM9 records for manual cell references
     Feature #3537: Shader-based water ripples
     Feature #5173: Support for NiFogProperty
diff --git a/apps/launcher/ui/settingspage.ui b/apps/launcher/ui/settingspage.ui
index ca23ec1bb4..5dd5cdc23d 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/ui/settingspage.ui
+++ b/apps/launcher/ui/settingspage.ui
@@ -663,6 +663,9 @@
                </item>
                <item row="2" column="1">
                 <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="viewingDistanceComboBox">
+                 <property name="decimals">
+                  <number>3</number>
+                 </property>
                  <property name="suffix">
                   <string> cells</string>
                  </property>
@@ -670,7 +673,7 @@
                   <double>0.000000000000000</double>
                  </property>
                  <property name="singleStep">
-                  <double>0.500000000000000</double>
+                  <double>0.125000000000000</double>
                  </property>
                 </widget>
                </item>