diff --git a/data/pref.xml b/data/pref.xml
index 18c25cfdb..9491266ab 100644
--- a/data/pref.xml
+++ b/data/pref.xml
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
     </section>
     <section id="import_sprite_sheet">
       <option id="type" type="app::SpriteSheetType" default="app::SpriteSheetType::Rows" />
-      <option id="bounds" type="gfx::Rect" default="gfx::Rect(0, 0, 16, 16)" />
+      <option id="bounds" type="gfx::Rect" default="gfx::Rect(0, 0, 0, 0)" />
       <option id="partial_tiles" type="bool" default="false" />
     </section>
     <section id="preview" text="Preview">
diff --git a/src/app/commands/cmd_import_sprite_sheet.cpp b/src/app/commands/cmd_import_sprite_sheet.cpp
index fa779922d..e0598e12a 100644
--- a/src/app/commands/cmd_import_sprite_sheet.cpp
+++ b/src/app/commands/cmd_import_sprite_sheet.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,11 @@ private:
       else
         sheetType()->setSelectedItemIndex((int)app::SpriteSheetType::Rows-1);
 
-      onChangeRectangle(m_docPref->importSpriteSheet.bounds());
+      gfx::Rect defBounds = m_docPref->importSpriteSheet.bounds();
+      if (defBounds.isEmpty())
+        defBounds = m_docPref->grid.bounds();
+      onChangeRectangle(defBounds);
+
       partialTiles()->setSelected(m_docPref->importSpriteSheet.partialTiles());
       onEntriesChange();
     }