diff --git a/src/Gui.c b/src/Gui.c
index 7dddfd531..d103efcef 100644
--- a/src/Gui.c
+++ b/src/Gui.c
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ void Gui_ShowDefault(void) {
 }
 
 static void Gui_LoadOptions(void) {
-	Gui.Chatlines       = Options_GetInt(OPT_CHATLINES, 0, 30, 12);
+	Gui.DefaultLines    = Game_ClassicMode ? 10 : 12;
+	Gui.Chatlines       = Options_GetInt(OPT_CHATLINES, 0, 30, Gui.DefaultLines);
 	Gui.ClickableChat   = Options_GetBool(OPT_CLICKABLE_CHAT,   true) && !Game_ClassicMode;
 	Gui.TabAutocomplete = Options_GetBool(OPT_TAB_AUTOCOMPLETE, true) && !Game_ClassicMode;
 
diff --git a/src/Gui.h b/src/Gui.h
index 58903facb..f3287afe5 100644
--- a/src/Gui.h
+++ b/src/Gui.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ CC_VAR extern struct _GuiData {
 	cc_bool ShowFPS;
 	float RawHotbarScale, RawChatScale, RawInventoryScale;
 	GfxResourceID GuiTex, GuiClassicTex, IconsTex, TouchTex;
+	int DefaultLines;
 } Gui;
 
 float Gui_Scale(float value);
diff --git a/src/Menus.c b/src/Menus.c
index f120cbd53..28af20320 100644
--- a/src/Menus.c
+++ b/src/Menus.c
@@ -2701,8 +2701,8 @@ static void ChatOptionsScreen_InitWidgets(struct MenuOptionsScreen* s) {
 
 void ChatOptionsScreen_Show(void) {
 	static struct MenuInputDesc descs[5];
-	MenuInput_Float(descs[0], 0.25f, 4.00f,  1);
-	MenuInput_Int(descs[1],       0,    30, 10);
+	MenuInput_Float(descs[0], 0.25f, 4.00f, 1);
+	MenuInput_Int(descs[1],       0,    30, Gui.DefaultLines);
 	MenuOptionsScreen_Show(descs, NULL, 0, ChatOptionsScreen_InitWidgets);
 }