diff --git a/completions/zsh/_foot b/completions/zsh/_foot
index 0132604a..c573d4cf 100644
--- a/completions/zsh/_foot
+++ b/completions/zsh/_foot
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ _arguments \
     '(-f --font)'{-f,--font}'[font name and style in fontconfig format (monospace)]:font:->fonts' \
     '(-t --term)'{-t,--term}'[value to set the environment variable TERM to (foot)]:term:->terms' \
     '--login-shell[start shell as a login shell]' \
-    '(-g --geometry)'{-g,--geometry}'[window WIDTHxHEIGHT, in pixels (800x600)]:geometry:()' \
+    '(-g --geometry)'{-g,--geometry}'[window WIDTHxHEIGHT, in pixels (700x50)]:geometry:()' \
     '(-s --server)'{-s,--server}'[run as server; open terminals by running footclient]:server:_files' \
     '--hold[remain open after child process exits]' \
     '(-p --print-pid)'{-p,--print-pid}'[print PID to this file or FD when up and running (server mode only)]:pidfile:_files' \
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 63db806e..37795bb9 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -491,8 +491,8 @@ config_load(struct config *conf, const char *conf_path)
     *conf = (struct config) {
         .term = strdup("foot"),
         .shell = get_shell(),
-        .width = 800,
-        .height = 600,
+        .width = 700,
+        .height = 500,
         .pad_x = 2,
         .pad_y = 2,
         .fonts = tll_init(),
diff --git a/doc/foot.1.scd b/doc/foot.1.scd
index 97815066..5b3c07cc 100644
--- a/doc/foot.1.scd
+++ b/doc/foot.1.scd
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ execute (instead of the shell).
 	Default: _monospace_.
 
 *-g*,*--geometry*=_WIDTHxHEIGHT_
-	Set initial window width and height. Default: *800x600*.
+	Set initial window width and height. Default: *700x500*.
 
 *-t*,*--term*=_TERM_
 	Value to set the environment variable *TERM* to. Default: *foot*.