diff --git a/object_edit_linked.py b/object_edit_linked.py
index 820e9fea1b6de72d9a716357d8e137a1228ea3a1..2c44fd9070624a7e63d251d71dcbe8bc6b0c5d4a 100644
--- a/object_edit_linked.py
+++ b/object_edit_linked.py
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ class VIEW3D_PT_PanelLinkedEdit(bpy.types.Panel):
     bl_region_type = 'UI'
     bl_category = "Item"
     bl_context = 'objectmode'
+    bl_options = {'DEFAULT_CLOSED'}
 
     @classmethod
     def poll(cls, context: bpy.context):