diff --git a/measureit/measureit_main.py b/measureit/measureit_main.py
index ed0097de7ef55ad71a51a9917cd570af80123150..1e2369717aa0ac2565fd6fb38fa64b90419dc9db 100644
--- a/measureit/measureit_main.py
+++ b/measureit/measureit_main.py
@@ -613,6 +613,7 @@ class MEASUREIT_PT_Main(Panel):
     bl_space_type = 'VIEW_3D'
     bl_region_type = 'UI'
     bl_category= 'View'
+    bl_options = {'DEFAULT_CLOSED'}
 
     # ------------------------------
     # Draw UI
diff --git a/space_view3d_3d_navigation.py b/space_view3d_3d_navigation.py
index 03bc5f219f42a0e4ab37402735722483543d5ae2..1e1cec9dfc9dc3e30fce12941267de0fbfe0c7d4 100644
--- a/space_view3d_3d_navigation.py
+++ b/space_view3d_3d_navigation.py
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ class VIEW3D_PT_3dnavigationPanel(Panel):
     bl_region_type = "UI"
     bl_label = "3D Nav"
     bl_category = "View"
+    bl_options = {'DEFAULT_CLOSED'}
 
     def draw(self, context):
         layout = self.layout
diff --git a/space_view3d_stored_views/ui.py b/space_view3d_stored_views/ui.py
index 63d6ae6a68a3904055c1b2fe68c48098ca200718..c4c41707b619fd878d363675f261c6ed4eb732d8 100644
--- a/space_view3d_stored_views/ui.py
+++ b/space_view3d_stored_views/ui.py
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ class VIEW3D_PT_properties_stored_views(Panel):
     bl_space_type = "VIEW_3D"
     bl_region_type = "UI"
     bl_category = "View"
+    bl_options = {'DEFAULT_CLOSED'}
 
     def draw(self, context):
         self.logger = logging.getLogger('%s Properties panel' % __name__)