diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b4f7f132e..4ebdeeae9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 
 - **NUGHUD:**
   - Let Ammo and Armor icons fall back to vanilla sprites;
-  - Made Patches and Ammo and Armor icons alignable horizontally and vertically.
+  - Made Patches and Ammo and Armor icons alignable horizontally and vertically;
+  - Disabled Armor icon by default.
 - **MDK Fist attacks now prioritize enemies over friends**
 
 ## Bug Fixes
diff --git a/docs/nughud.lmp b/docs/nughud.lmp
index 39654fbc5..45c1ff45f 100644
--- a/docs/nughud.lmp
+++ b/docs/nughud.lmp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ nughud_ammo_wide  -1
 nughud_ammo_align 1
 
 ; Ammo icon
-nughud_ammoicon_x     0
+nughud_ammoicon_x     -1
 nughud_ammoicon_y     0
 nughud_ammoicon_wide  0
 nughud_ammoicon_align -1
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ nughud_armor_wide  1
 nughud_armor_align 1
 
 ; Armor icon
-nughud_armoricon_x     0
+nughud_armoricon_x     -1
 nughud_armoricon_y     0
 nughud_armoricon_wide  0
 nughud_armoricon_align -1
diff --git a/src/m_nughud.c b/src/m_nughud.c
index 485e89d49..075d46b71 100644
--- a/src/m_nughud.c
+++ b/src/m_nughud.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ nughud_t nughud; // Behold!!!
 
 default_t nughud_defaults[] = {
   WIDGET2(   "nughud_ammo",        nughud.ammo,         ST_AMMOX,     ST_AMMOY,     -1,  1     ),
-  WIDGET3(   "nughud_ammoicon",    nughud.ammoicon,     0,            0,             0, -1,  1 ),
+  WIDGET3(   "nughud_ammoicon",    nughud.ammoicon,    -1,            0,             0, -1,  1 ),
   TOGGLE(    "nughud_ammoicon_big",nughud.ammoicon_big, 0                                      ),
   WIDGET2(   "nughud_health",      nughud.health,       ST_HEALTHX,   ST_HEALTHY,   -1,  1     ),
   WIDGET(    "nughud_arms1",       nughud.arms[0],     -1,            0,             0         ),
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ default_t nughud_defaults[] = {
   WIDGET(    "nughud_face",        nughud.face,        -1,            ST_FACESY,     0         ),
   TOGGLE(    "nughud_face_bg",     nughud.face_bg,      1                                      ),
   WIDGET2(   "nughud_armor",       nughud.armor,        ST_ARMORX,    ST_ARMORY,     1,  1     ),
-  WIDGET3(   "nughud_armoricon",   nughud.armoricon,    0,            0,             0, -1,  1 ),
+  WIDGET3(   "nughud_armoricon",   nughud.armoricon,   -1,            0,             0, -1,  1 ),
   WIDGET(    "nughud_key0",        nughud.keys[0],      ST_KEY0X,     ST_KEY0Y,      1         ),
   WIDGET(    "nughud_key1",        nughud.keys[1],      ST_KEY1X,     ST_KEY1Y,      1         ),
   WIDGET(    "nughud_key2",        nughud.keys[2],      ST_KEY2X,     ST_KEY2Y,      1         ),