diff --git a/plugins/spectral_compressor/src/editor.rs b/plugins/spectral_compressor/src/editor.rs
index 9d1a16b1..488dbed4 100644
--- a/plugins/spectral_compressor/src/editor.rs
+++ b/plugins/spectral_compressor/src/editor.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+use crossbeam::atomic::AtomicCell;
 use nih_plug::prelude::*;
 use nih_plug_vizia::vizia::prelude::*;
 use nih_plug_vizia::widgets::*;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ use nih_plug_vizia::{assets, create_vizia_editor, ViziaState, ViziaTheming};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
+use self::mode_button::EditorModeButton;
 use crate::{SpectralCompressor, SpectralCompressorParams};
 
 mod mode_button;
@@ -58,8 +60,11 @@ struct Data {
 impl Model for Data {}
 
 // Makes sense to also define this here, makes it a bit easier to keep track of
-pub(crate) fn default_state() -> Arc<ViziaState> {
-    ViziaState::new(|| (EXPANDED_GUI_WIDTH, GUI_HEIGHT))
+pub(crate) fn default_state(editor_mode: Arc<AtomicCell<EditorMode>>) -> Arc<ViziaState> {
+    ViziaState::new(move || match editor_mode.load() {
+        EditorMode::Collapsed => (COLLAPSED_GUI_WIDTH, GUI_HEIGHT),
+        EditorMode::VisualizerVisible => (EXPANDED_GUI_WIDTH, GUI_HEIGHT),
+    })
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn create(
diff --git a/plugins/spectral_compressor/src/lib.rs b/plugins/spectral_compressor/src/lib.rs
index 4147fb60..d2baaa9d 100644
--- a/plugins/spectral_compressor/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/spectral_compressor/src/lib.rs
@@ -243,9 +243,11 @@ impl SpectralCompressorParams {
     /// Create a new [`SpectralCompressorParams`] object. Changing any of the compressor threshold
     /// or ratio parameters causes the passed compressor bank's parameters to be updated.
     pub fn new(compressor_bank: &compressor_bank::CompressorBank) -> Self {
+        let editor_mode: Arc<AtomicCell<EditorMode>> = Arc::default();
+
         SpectralCompressorParams {
-            editor_state: editor::default_state(),
-            editor_mode: Arc::default(),
+            editor_state: editor::default_state(editor_mode.clone()),
+            editor_mode,
 
             // TODO: Do still enable per-block smoothing for these settings, because why not. This
             //       will require updating the compressor bank.