diff --git a/tray/CMakeLists.txt b/tray/CMakeLists.txt
index eed7681..6b4d48e 100644
--- a/tray/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tray/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ find_package(c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.6.0 REQUIRED)
 use_cpp_utilities()
 
 # find qtutilities
-find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.0.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.4.0 REQUIRED)
 use_qt_utilities()
 
 # find backend libraries
diff --git a/tray/gui/trayicon.cpp b/tray/gui/trayicon.cpp
index 9b66c09..d3c113e 100644
--- a/tray/gui/trayicon.cpp
+++ b/tray/gui/trayicon.cpp
@@ -295,9 +295,9 @@ void TrayIcon::showNewDir(const QString &devId, const QString &dirId, const QStr
 
 void TrayIcon::showInternalErrorsDialog()
 {
-    auto *const errorViewDlg = InternalErrorsDialog::instance();
-    connect(errorViewDlg, &InternalErrorsDialog::errorsCleared, this, &TrayIcon::handleErrorsCleared);
-    centerWidget(errorViewDlg);
-    errorViewDlg->show();
+    if (!InternalErrorsDialog::hasInstance()) {
+        connect(InternalErrorsDialog::instance(), &InternalErrorsDialog::errorsCleared, this, &TrayIcon::handleErrorsCleared);
+    }
+    trayMenu().widget().showInternalErrorsDialog();
 }
 } // namespace QtGui
diff --git a/tray/gui/traywidget.cpp b/tray/gui/traywidget.cpp
index 2160fd7..7c64cc3 100644
--- a/tray/gui/traywidget.cpp
+++ b/tray/gui/traywidget.cpp
@@ -3,16 +3,13 @@
 #include "./trayicon.h"
 #include "./traymenu.h"
 
+#include <syncthingwidgets/misc/internalerrorsdialog.h>
 #include <syncthingwidgets/misc/otherdialogs.h>
 #include <syncthingwidgets/misc/syncthinglauncher.h>
 #include <syncthingwidgets/misc/textviewdialog.h>
 #include <syncthingwidgets/settings/settingsdialog.h>
 #include <syncthingwidgets/webview/webviewdialog.h>
 
-#ifdef SYNCTHINGTRAY_UNIFY_TRAY_MENUS
-#include <syncthingwidgets/misc/internalerrorsdialog.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <syncthingmodel/syncthingicons.h>
 
 #ifdef LIB_SYNCTHING_CONNECTOR_SUPPORT_SYSTEMD
@@ -244,8 +241,9 @@ void TrayWidget::showSettingsDialog()
         //       by simply saving the settings immediately.
         connect(s_settingsDlg, &SettingsDialog::applied, &Settings::save);
     }
-    centerWidget(s_settingsDlg);
-    showDialog(s_settingsDlg);
+
+    // show settings dialog centered or maximized if the relatively big windows would overflow
+    showDialog(s_settingsDlg, centerWidgetAvoidingOverflow(s_settingsDlg));
 }
 
 void TrayWidget::showAboutDialog()
@@ -292,24 +290,21 @@ void TrayWidget::showOwnDeviceId()
 {
     auto *const dlg = ownDeviceIdDialog(m_connection);
     dlg->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose, true);
-    centerWidget(dlg);
-    showDialog(dlg);
+    showDialog(dlg, centerWidgetAvoidingOverflow(dlg));
 }
 
 void TrayWidget::showLog()
 {
     auto *const dlg = TextViewDialog::forLogEntries(m_connection);
     dlg->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose, true);
-    centerWidget(dlg);
-    showDialog(dlg);
+    showDialog(dlg, centerWidgetAvoidingOverflow(dlg));
 }
 
 void TrayWidget::showNotifications()
 {
     auto *const dlg = TextViewDialog::forLogEntries(m_notifications, tr("New notifications"));
     dlg->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose, true);
-    centerWidget(dlg);
-    showDialog(dlg);
+    showDialog(dlg, centerWidgetAvoidingOverflow(dlg));
     m_notifications.clear();
     dismissNotifications();
 }
@@ -329,15 +324,16 @@ void TrayWidget::showInternalErrorsButton()
 {
     m_internalErrorsButton->setVisible(true);
 }
+#endif
 
 void TrayWidget::showInternalErrorsDialog()
 {
     auto *const errorViewDlg = InternalErrorsDialog::instance();
+#ifdef SYNCTHINGTRAY_UNIFY_TRAY_MENUS
     connect(errorViewDlg, &InternalErrorsDialog::errorsCleared, this, &TrayWidget::handleErrorsCleared);
-    centerWidget(errorViewDlg);
-    errorViewDlg->show();
-}
 #endif
+    showDialog(errorViewDlg, centerWidgetAvoidingOverflow(errorViewDlg));
+}
 
 void TrayWidget::dismissNotifications()
 {
@@ -816,12 +812,19 @@ void TrayWidget::handleConnectionSelected(QAction *connectionAction)
     }
 }
 
-void TrayWidget::showDialog(QWidget *dlg)
+void TrayWidget::showDialog(QWidget *dlg, bool maximized)
 {
     if (m_menu) {
         m_menu->close();
     }
-    dlg->show();
+    if (maximized) {
+        // assign the minimum size so when the window is "de-maximized" again it doesn't overflow again and is not misplaced
+        dlg->resize(dlg->minimumSize());
+        centerWidget(dlg);
+        dlg->showMaximized();
+    } else {
+        dlg->show();
+    }
     dlg->activateWindow();
 }
 
diff --git a/tray/gui/traywidget.h b/tray/gui/traywidget.h
index b2a67e7..bdc0e51 100644
--- a/tray/gui/traywidget.h
+++ b/tray/gui/traywidget.h
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
     void showUsingPositioningSettings();
 #ifdef SYNCTHINGTRAY_UNIFY_TRAY_MENUS
     void showInternalErrorsButton();
-    void showInternalErrorsDialog();
 #endif
+    void showInternalErrorsDialog();
     void dismissNotifications();
     void restartSyncthing();
     void quitTray();
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
 #endif
     void handleNewNotification(CppUtilities::DateTime when, const QString &msg);
     void handleConnectionSelected(QAction *connectionAction);
-    void showDialog(QWidget *dlg);
+    void showDialog(QWidget *dlg, bool maximized = false);
 
 private:
     TrayMenu *m_menu;
diff --git a/widgets/misc/internalerrorsdialog.h b/widgets/misc/internalerrorsdialog.h
index 91eb1b2..80f79e7 100644
--- a/widgets/misc/internalerrorsdialog.h
+++ b/widgets/misc/internalerrorsdialog.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class SYNCTHINGWIDGETS_EXPORT InternalErrorsDialog : public TextViewDialog {
 public:
     ~InternalErrorsDialog() override;
     static InternalErrorsDialog *instance();
+    static bool hasInstance();
     static void addError(InternalError &&newError);
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@ inline InternalErrorsDialog *InternalErrorsDialog::instance()
     return s_instance ? s_instance : (s_instance = new InternalErrorsDialog);
 }
 
+inline bool InternalErrorsDialog::hasInstance()
+{
+    return s_instance != nullptr;
+}
+
 inline void InternalErrorsDialog::showInstance()
 {
     instance()->show();