diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/settings.ts b/app/soapbox/actions/settings.ts
index 97925400c..f7acd57bb 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/settings.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/settings.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const defaultSettings = ImmutableMap({
 
   systemFont: false,
   demetricator: false,
-  wysiwyg: false,
+  wysiwyg: true,
 
   isDeveloper: false,
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/schemas/soapbox/settings.ts b/app/soapbox/schemas/soapbox/settings.ts
index 4a1027e31..2d8c73c9c 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/schemas/soapbox/settings.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/schemas/soapbox/settings.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const settingsSchema = z.object({
   autoloadMore: z.boolean().catch(true),
   systemFont: z.boolean().catch(false),
   demetricator: z.boolean().catch(false),
-  wysiwyg: z.boolean().catch(false),
+  wysiwyg: z.boolean().catch(true),
   isDeveloper: z.boolean().catch(false),
 });