diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 909af3a18..8d43311cb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Core functionalities moved to plugins:
 
 Improvements:
 
+* Do not show the checkbox "Show default swimlane" when there is no active swimlanes
 * Append filters instead of replacing value for users and categories dropdowns
 * Do not show empty swimlanes in public view
 * Change swimlane layout to save space on the screen
diff --git a/app/Template/swimlane/index.php b/app/Template/swimlane/index.php
index 41ba788b7..95b462d8a 100644
--- a/app/Template/swimlane/index.php
+++ b/app/Template/swimlane/index.php
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@
     <?= $this->form->label(t('Rename'), 'default_swimlane') ?>
     <?= $this->form->text('default_swimlane', $default_swimlane, array(), array('required', 'maxlength="50"')) ?><br/>
 
-    <?= $this->form->checkbox('show_default_swimlane', t('Show default swimlane'), 1, isset($default_swimlane['show_default_swimlane']) && $default_swimlane['show_default_swimlane'] == 1) ?>
+    <?php if (! empty($active_swimlanes)): ?>
+        <?= $this->form->checkbox('show_default_swimlane', t('Show default swimlane'), 1, isset($default_swimlane['show_default_swimlane']) && $default_swimlane['show_default_swimlane'] == 1) ?>
+    <?php endif ?>
 
     <div class="form-actions">
         <input type="submit" value="<?= t('Save') ?>" class="btn btn-blue"/>