diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Application/AppSettings.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Application/AppSettings.swift
index b6b9e7456..44a07da5f 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Application/AppSettings.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Application/AppSettings.swift
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ final class AppSettings {
     @UserPreference(key: UserDefaultsKeys.fuzzyRoomListSearchEnabled, defaultValue: false, storageType: .userDefaults(store))
     var fuzzyRoomListSearchEnabled
     
-    @UserPreference(key: UserDefaultsKeys.pinningEnabled, defaultValue: false, storageType: .userDefaults(store))
+    @UserPreference(key: UserDefaultsKeys.pinningEnabled, defaultValue: true, storageType: .userDefaults(store))
     var pinningEnabled
     
     enum SlidingSyncDiscovery: Codable { case proxy, native, forceNative }