diff -Nurpd a/scribus/prefsmanager.cpp b/scribus/prefsmanager.cpp
--- a/scribus/prefsmanager.cpp	2024-01-07 18:07:07.000000000 +0100
+++ b/scribus/prefsmanager.cpp	2024-01-09 19:02:26.136744976 +0100
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ void PrefsManager::initDefaults()
 	PageSize defaultPageSize(appPrefs.docSetupPrefs.pageSize);
 	appPrefs.docSetupPrefs.pageWidth = defaultPageSize.width();
 	appPrefs.docSetupPrefs.pageHeight = defaultPageSize.height();
-	appPrefs.docSetupPrefs.margins.set(40, 40, 40, 40);
+	appPrefs.docSetupPrefs.margins.set(54, 54, 54, 54);
 	appPrefs.docSetupPrefs.marginPreset = 0;
 	appPrefs.docSetupPrefs.bleeds.set(0, 0, 0, 0);
 	appPrefs.hyphPrefs.specialWords.clear();
diff -Nurpd a/scribus/scpage.cpp b/scribus/scpage.cpp
--- a/scribus/scpage.cpp	2024-01-07 18:07:07.000000000 +0100
+++ b/scribus/scpage.cpp	2024-01-09 19:04:38.273406876 +0100
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ for which a new license (GPL+exception)
 ScPage::ScPage(const double x, const double y, const double b, const double h) :
 	UndoObject(QObject::tr("Page")),
 	SingleObservable<ScPage>(nullptr),
-	Margins(40,40,40,40),
-	initialMargins(40,40,40,40),
+	Margins(54, 54, 54, 54),
+	initialMargins(54, 54, 54, 54),
 	undoManager(UndoManager::instance()),
 	m_xOffset(x),
 	m_yOffset(y),
