diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 24779ec27..bd0fd774e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Go to [this repository](https://github.com/ScanTailor-Advanced/scantailor-libs-b
 
 **Application ID:** the manifest uses `org.scantailor.Advanced` so it does **not** replace the legacy `com.github._4lex4.*` Flatpak. Author docs: [for app authors](https://docs.flathub.org/docs/for-app-authors/).
 
-**Linux – GitHub Releases (.deb / AppImage, [issue #64](https://github.com/ScanTailor-Advanced/scantailor-advanced/issues/64)):** Version tags matching `v*` run [`.github/workflows/release.yml`](.github/workflows/release.yml), which produces a `.deb` ([`build-deb.sh`](build-deb.sh)) and an AppImage attached to the GitHub Release when the workflow is enabled. Report problems with those binaries in [issue #64](https://github.com/ScanTailor-Advanced/scantailor-advanced/issues/64).
+**Linux – GitHub Releases (.deb / AppImage, [issue #64](https://github.com/ScanTailor-Advanced/scantailor-advanced/issues/64)):** Version tags matching `v*` run [`.github/workflows/release.yml`](.github/workflows/release.yml), which produces a `.deb` ([`build-deb.sh`](build-deb.sh)) and an AppImage attached to the GitHub Release when the workflow is enabled. The AppImage is built on **Ubuntu 24.04** (`ubuntu-latest`) and requires a compatible **glibc** (typically **Ubuntu 24.04+** or equivalent). On **Ubuntu 22.04** and similar older bases, use the **`.deb`** package or build from source. Report problems with those binaries in [issue #64](https://github.com/ScanTailor-Advanced/scantailor-advanced/issues/64).
 
 **Community examples / test data:** See also [scantailor-testing](https://github.com/ImageProcessing-ElectronicPublications/scantailor-testing) (community repository; issue [#43](https://github.com/ScanTailor-Advanced/scantailor-advanced/issues/43)).
 
diff --git a/src/core/DefaultParams.cpp b/src/core/DefaultParams.cpp
index 02884bbce..c29b80482 100644
--- a/src/core/DefaultParams.cpp
+++ b/src/core/DefaultParams.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ DefaultParams::DeskewParams::DeskewParams() : m_deskewAngleDeg(0.0), m_mode(MODE
 DefaultParams::DeskewParams::DeskewParams(const QDomElement& el)
     : m_deskewAngleDeg(el.attribute("deskewAngleDeg").toDouble()),
       m_mode((el.attribute("mode") == "manual") ? MODE_MANUAL : MODE_AUTO),
-      m_autoOblique(el.attribute("autoOblique", "1") != "0") {}
+      m_autoOblique(el.attribute("autoOblique", "0") != "0") {}
 
 QDomElement DefaultParams::DeskewParams::toXml(QDomDocument& doc, const QString& name) const {
   QDomElement el(doc.createElement(name));
diff --git a/src/core/filters/deskew/ImageView.cpp b/src/core/filters/deskew/ImageView.cpp
index 5664101ad..da73a7da2 100644
--- a/src/core/filters/deskew/ImageView.cpp
+++ b/src/core/filters/deskew/ImageView.cpp
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ void ImageView::onPaint(QPainter& painter, const InteractionState& interaction)
   painter.setWorldMatrixEnabled(false);
   painter.setRenderHints(QPainter::Antialiasing, false);
 
-  const double w = maxViewportRect().width();
-  const double h = maxViewportRect().height();
+  const QRectF contentArea(getContentAreaRect());
   const QPointF center(getImageRotationOrigin());
 
   // Draw the semi-transparent grid.
@@ -110,17 +109,17 @@ void ImageView::onPaint(QPainter& painter, const InteractionState& interaction)
   pen.setWidth(1);
   painter.setPen(pen);
   QVector<QLineF> lines;
-  for (double y = center.y(); (y -= m_cellSize) > 0.0;) {
-    lines.push_back(QLineF(0.5, y, w - 0.5, y));
+  for (double y = center.y(); (y -= m_cellSize) > contentArea.top();) {
+    lines.push_back(QLineF(contentArea.left() + 0.5, y, contentArea.right() - 0.5, y));
   }
-  for (double y = center.y(); (y += m_cellSize) < h;) {
-    lines.push_back(QLineF(0.5, y, w - 0.5, y));
+  for (double y = center.y(); (y += m_cellSize) < contentArea.bottom();) {
+    lines.push_back(QLineF(contentArea.left() + 0.5, y, contentArea.right() - 0.5, y));
   }
-  for (double x = center.x(); (x -= m_cellSize) > 0.0;) {
-    lines.push_back(QLineF(x, 0.5, x, h - 0.5));
+  for (double x = center.x(); (x -= m_cellSize) > contentArea.left();) {
+    lines.push_back(QLineF(x, contentArea.top() + 0.5, x, contentArea.bottom() - 0.5));
   }
-  for (double x = center.x(); (x += m_cellSize) < w;) {
-    lines.push_back(QLineF(x, 0.5, x, h - 0.5));
+  for (double x = center.x(); (x += m_cellSize) < contentArea.right();) {
+    lines.push_back(QLineF(x, contentArea.top() + 0.5, x, contentArea.bottom() - 0.5));
   }
   painter.drawLines(lines);
 
@@ -128,8 +127,8 @@ void ImageView::onPaint(QPainter& painter, const InteractionState& interaction)
   pen.setColor(QColor(0, 0, 0xd1));
   painter.setPen(pen);
   painter.setBrush(Qt::NoBrush);
-  painter.drawLine(QPointF(0.5, center.y()), QPointF(w - 0.5, center.y()));
-  painter.drawLine(QPointF(center.x(), 0.5), QPointF(center.x(), h - 0.5));
+  painter.drawLine(QPointF(contentArea.left() + 0.5, center.y()), QPointF(contentArea.right() - 0.5, center.y()));
+  painter.drawLine(QPointF(center.x(), contentArea.top() + 0.5), QPointF(center.x(), contentArea.bottom() - 0.5));
   // Draw the rotation arcs.
   // Those will look like this (  )
   const QRectF arcSquare(getRotationArcSquare());
@@ -247,27 +246,39 @@ void ImageView::dragFinished() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Get the point at the center of the widget, in widget coordinates.
- * The point may be adjusted to to ensure it's at the center of a pixel.
+ * Get the point at the center of the widget content area, in widget coordinates.
  */
 QPointF ImageView::getImageRotationOrigin() const {
-  const QRectF viewportRect(maxViewportRect());
-  return QPointF(std::floor(0.5 * viewportRect.width()) + 0.5, std::floor(0.5 * viewportRect.height()) + 0.5);
+  const QRectF contentArea(getContentAreaRect());
+  return QPointF(std::floor(0.5 * contentArea.width()) + 0.5 + contentArea.x(),
+                 std::floor(0.5 * contentArea.height()) + 0.5 + contentArea.y());
 }
 
-/**
- * Get the square in widget coordinates where two rotation arcs will be drawn.
- */
-QRectF ImageView::getRotationArcSquare() const {
+QRectF ImageView::getContentAreaRect() const {
   const double hMargin
       = 0.5 * m_handlePixmap.width()
-        + verticalScrollBar()->style()->pixelMetric(QStyle::PM_ScrollBarExtent, nullptr, verticalScrollBar());
+        + (verticalScrollBar()->isVisible()
+               ? verticalScrollBar()->style()->pixelMetric(QStyle::PM_ScrollBarExtent, nullptr, verticalScrollBar())
+               : 0.0);
   const double vMargin
       = 0.5 * m_handlePixmap.height()
-        + horizontalScrollBar()->style()->pixelMetric(QStyle::PM_ScrollBarExtent, nullptr, horizontalScrollBar());
+        + (horizontalScrollBar()->isVisible()
+               ? horizontalScrollBar()->style()->pixelMetric(QStyle::PM_ScrollBarExtent, nullptr, horizontalScrollBar())
+               : 0.0);
+
+  QRectF content(maxViewportRect());
+  content.adjust(hMargin, vMargin, -hMargin, -vMargin);
+  if (content.isEmpty()) {
+    return maxViewportRect();
+  }
+  return content;
+}
 
-  QRectF reducedScreenRect(maxViewportRect());
-  reducedScreenRect.adjust(hMargin, vMargin, -hMargin, -vMargin);
+/**
+ * Get the square in widget coordinates where two rotation arcs will be drawn.
+ */
+QRectF ImageView::getRotationArcSquare() const {
+  const QRectF reducedScreenRect(getContentAreaRect());
 
   QSizeF arcSize(1.0, m_maxRotationSin);
   arcSize.scale(reducedScreenRect.size(), Qt::KeepAspectRatio);
@@ -291,15 +302,7 @@ std::pair<QPointF, QPointF> ImageView::getRotationHandles(const QRectF& arcSquar
 }
 
 QRectF ImageView::getObliqueArcSquare() const {
-  const double hMargin
-      = 0.5 * m_handlePixmap.width()
-        + verticalScrollBar()->style()->pixelMetric(QStyle::PM_ScrollBarExtent, nullptr, verticalScrollBar());
-  const double vMargin
-      = 0.5 * m_handlePixmap.height()
-        + horizontalScrollBar()->style()->pixelMetric(QStyle::PM_ScrollBarExtent, nullptr, horizontalScrollBar());
-
-  QRectF reducedScreenRect(maxViewportRect());
-  reducedScreenRect.adjust(hMargin, vMargin, -hMargin, -vMargin);
+  const QRectF reducedScreenRect(getContentAreaRect());
 
   const double obliqueSin = std::sin(m_maxObliqueDeg * constants::DEG2RAD);
   QSizeF arcSize(obliqueSin, 1.0);
diff --git a/src/core/filters/deskew/ImageView.h b/src/core/filters/deskew/ImageView.h
index d32f12f30..b1c9761c9 100644
--- a/src/core/filters/deskew/ImageView.h
+++ b/src/core/filters/deskew/ImageView.h
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ class ImageView : public ImageViewBase, private InteractionHandler {
 
   QPointF getImageRotationOrigin() const;
 
+  /** Viewport area inset for scroll bars and handle pixmap margins. */
+  QRectF getContentAreaRect() const;
+
   QRectF getRotationArcSquare() const;
 
   std::pair<QPointF, QPointF> getRotationHandles(const QRectF& arcSquare) const;
diff --git a/src/core/filters/deskew/OptionsWidget.cpp b/src/core/filters/deskew/OptionsWidget.cpp
index a8efec53d..4f39ec9c0 100644
--- a/src/core/filters/deskew/OptionsWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/core/filters/deskew/OptionsWidget.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 
 #include <utility>
 
+#include <core/DefaultParams.h>
+#include <core/DefaultParamsProvider.h>
+
 #include "ApplyDialog.h"
 #include "Params.h"
 #include "Settings.h"
@@ -27,6 +30,16 @@ Params mergeParamsForApply(const std::unique_ptr<Params>& existing,
                 applyOblique ? cur.obliqueMode() : existing->obliqueMode());
 }
 
+void setDefaultAutoOblique(const bool enabled) {
+  DefaultParamsProvider& provider = DefaultParamsProvider::getInstance();
+  const DefaultParams& current = provider.getParams();
+  auto updated = std::make_unique<DefaultParams>(current);
+  DefaultParams::DeskewParams deskewParams(current.getDeskewParams());
+  deskewParams.setAutoOblique(enabled);
+  updated->setDeskewParams(deskewParams);
+  provider.setParams(std::move(updated), provider.getProfileName());
+}
+
 }  // namespace
 
 const double OptionsWidget::MAX_ANGLE = 45.0;
@@ -41,6 +54,9 @@ OptionsWidget::OptionsWidget(std::shared_ptr<Settings> settings, const PageSelec
   angleSpinBox->adjustSize();
   setSpinBoxUnknownState();
   topEdgeCheckBox->setChecked(!m_settings->algoContentBased());
+  autoObliqueCheckBox->setChecked(DefaultParamsProvider::getInstance().getParams().getDeskewParams().isAutoOblique());
+  obliqueManualBtn->setChecked(true);
+  obliqueAutoBtn->setChecked(false);
 
   setupUiConnections();
 }
@@ -135,6 +151,7 @@ void OptionsWidget::postUpdateUI(const UiData& uiData) {
   updateObliqueModeIndication(uiData.obliqueMode());
   setSpinBoxKnownState(degreesToSpinBox(uiData.effectiveDeskewAngle()));
   obliqueSpinBox->setValue(m_uiData.effectiveObliqueAngle());
+  autoObliqueCheckBox->setChecked(DefaultParamsProvider::getInstance().getParams().getDeskewParams().isAutoOblique());
 }
 
 void OptionsWidget::spinBoxValueChanged(const double value) {
@@ -156,6 +173,7 @@ void OptionsWidget::modeChanged(const bool autoMode) {
     if (m_uiData.obliqueMode() == MODE_AUTO) {
       m_uiData.setEffectiveObliqueAngle(0.0);
     }
+    m_settings->setPendingAutoOblique(m_pageId, autoObliqueCheckBox->isChecked());
     m_settings->clearPageParams(m_pageId);
     emit reloadRequested();
   } else {
@@ -252,6 +270,15 @@ void OptionsWidget::topEdgeToggled(bool checked) {
   }
 }
 
+void OptionsWidget::autoObliqueCheckBoxToggled(const bool checked) {
+  setDefaultAutoOblique(checked);
+  m_settings->setPendingAutoOblique(m_pageId, checked);
+  if (autoBtn->isChecked()) {
+    m_settings->clearPageParams(m_pageId);
+    emit reloadRequested();
+  }
+}
+
 void OptionsWidget::obliqueSpinBoxValueChanged(double value) {
   auto block = m_connectionManager.getScopedBlock();
 
@@ -271,6 +298,7 @@ void OptionsWidget::setupUiConnections() {
   CONNECT(autoBtn, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(modeChanged(bool)));
   CONNECT(obliqueAutoBtn, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(obliqueModeChanged(bool)));
   CONNECT(topEdgeCheckBox, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(topEdgeToggled(bool)));
+  CONNECT(autoObliqueCheckBox, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(autoObliqueCheckBoxToggled(bool)));
   CONNECT(applyDeskewBtn, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(showDeskewDialog()));
 }
 
@@ -279,7 +307,7 @@ void OptionsWidget::setupUiConnections() {
 /*========================== OptionsWidget::UiData =========================*/
 
 OptionsWidget::UiData::UiData()
-    : m_effDeskewAngle(0.0), m_effObliqueAngle(0.0), m_mode(MODE_AUTO), m_obliqueMode(MODE_AUTO) {}
+    : m_effDeskewAngle(0.0), m_effObliqueAngle(0.0), m_mode(MODE_AUTO), m_obliqueMode(MODE_MANUAL) {}
 
 OptionsWidget::UiData::~UiData() = default;
 }  // namespace deskew
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/core/filters/deskew/OptionsWidget.h b/src/core/filters/deskew/OptionsWidget.h
index d2fc613a4..405306abf 100644
--- a/src/core/filters/deskew/OptionsWidget.h
+++ b/src/core/filters/deskew/OptionsWidget.h
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ class OptionsWidget : public FilterOptionsWidget, private Ui::OptionsWidget {
 
   void topEdgeToggled(bool checked);
 
+  void autoObliqueCheckBoxToggled(bool checked);
+
   void showDeskewDialog();
 
   void appliedTo(const std::set<PageId>& pages, bool applyDeskew, bool applyOblique);
diff --git a/src/core/filters/deskew/OptionsWidget.ui b/src/core/filters/deskew/OptionsWidget.ui
index 3ee6b713a..3bddccf4c 100644
--- a/src/core/filters/deskew/OptionsWidget.ui
+++ b/src/core/filters/deskew/OptionsWidget.ui
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
            <bool>true</bool>
           </property>
           <property name="checked">
-           <bool>true</bool>
+           <bool>false</bool>
           </property>
           <property name="autoExclusive">
            <bool>true</bool>
diff --git a/src/core/filters/deskew/Task.cpp b/src/core/filters/deskew/Task.cpp
index 73c767881..1eea6cb91 100644
--- a/src/core/filters/deskew/Task.cpp
+++ b/src/core/filters/deskew/Task.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ FilterResultPtr Task::process(const TaskStatus& status, FilterData data) {
 
     status.throwIfCancelled();
 
-    bool autoObliqueEnabled = true;
+    bool autoObliqueEnabled = false;
     if (priorParamsBeforeRecompute) {
       autoObliqueEnabled = priorParamsBeforeRecompute->autoOblique();
     } else if (const auto pending = m_settings->takePendingAutoOblique(m_pageId)) {
diff --git a/src/core/tests/TestDeskewParams.cpp b/src/core/tests/TestDeskewParams.cpp
index 35dac92e5..99e1e4737 100644
--- a/src/core/tests/TestDeskewParams.cpp
+++ b/src/core/tests/TestDeskewParams.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2019  Joseph Artsimovich <joseph.artsimovich@gmail.com>, 4lex4 <4lex49@zoho.com>
 // Use of this source code is governed by the GNU GPLv3 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
+#include <DefaultParams.h>
 #include <Dpi.h>
 #include <ImageTransformation.h>
 #include <filters/deskew/Dependencies.h>
@@ -141,6 +142,11 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(params_missing_autoOblique_attribute_defaults_true) {
   BOOST_CHECK(restored.autoOblique());
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(default_params_deskew_auto_oblique_off_by_default) {
+  const DefaultParams::DeskewParams deskew;
+  BOOST_CHECK(!deskew.isAutoOblique());
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(ImageTransformationObliqueTestSuite)