While it doesn't necessarily bother me, I can definitely see how it would bother someone else, and I'm surprised there isn't an option for it either.

But this reminded me of an app to recommend to you, Mark. And I can't believe I neglected to bring this up earlier!

Tasker
Mark, this one might be your kind of thing. Tasker is incredibly powerful, and can automate pretty much anything on the phone. Weirdly enough, it can't seem to do what you're wanting, but for many other things, Tasker takes the place of a lot of utilities.