diff --git a/release/scripts/presets/keyconfig/blender.py b/release/scripts/presets/keyconfig/blender.py
index d0d1fa6fe59..6e9faa22762 100644
--- a/release/scripts/presets/keyconfig/blender.py
+++ b/release/scripts/presets/keyconfig/blender.py
@@ -34,23 +34,25 @@ class Prefs(bpy.types.KeyConfigPreferences):
     spacebar_action: EnumProperty(
         name="Spacebar",
         items=(
-            ('TOOL', "Tool-Bar",
+            ('PLAY', "Play",
+             "Toggle animation playback "
+             "('Shift-Space' for Tools)",
+             1),
+            ('TOOL', "Tools",
              "Open the popup tool-bar\n"
              "When 'Space' is held and used as a modifier:\n"
              "\u2022 Pressing the tools binding key switches to it immediately.\n"
              "\u2022 Dragging the cursor over a tool and releasing activates it (like a pie menu).\n"
-            ),
-            ('PLAY', "Playback",
-             "Toggle animation playback"
-            ),
-            ('SEARCH', "Operator Search",
-             "Open the operator search popup"
-            ),
+             "For Play use 'Shift-Space'",
+             0),
+            ('SEARCH', "Search",
+             "Open the operator search popup",
+             2),
         ),
         description=(
-            "Action when 'Space' is pressed ('Shift-Space' is used for the other action)"
+            "Action when 'Space' is pressed"
         ),
-        default='TOOL',
+        default='PLAY',
         update=update_fn,
     )
     use_select_all_toggle: BoolProperty(
diff --git a/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/wm.py b/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/wm.py
index 54797f20925..88c28946788 100644
--- a/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/wm.py
+++ b/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/wm.py
@@ -2554,9 +2554,17 @@ class WM_MT_splash(Menu):
             row = sub.row()
             row.alignment = 'RIGHT'
             row.label(text="Select With")
-            sub.row().prop(kc_prefs, 'select_mouse', expand=True)
+            sub.row().prop(kc_prefs, "select_mouse", expand=True)
             has_select_mouse = True
 
+        has_spacebar_action = hasattr(kc_prefs, "spacebar_action")
+        if has_spacebar_action:
+            sub = col.split(factor=0.35)
+            row = sub.row()
+            row.alignment = 'RIGHT'
+            row.label(text="Spacebar")
+            sub.row().prop(kc_prefs, "spacebar_action", expand=True)
+            has_select_mouse = True
 
         col.separator()
 
@@ -2580,6 +2588,8 @@ class WM_MT_splash(Menu):
         # Keep height constant
         if not has_select_mouse:
             col.label()
+        if not has_spacebar_action:
+            col.label()
 
         layout.label()