diff --git a/src/Settings/PlanView.SettingsGroup.json b/src/Settings/PlanView.SettingsGroup.json
index eb1921d9d94c202513305533517669f02b0250eb..420666e22573c05d48b2e7e1084f5471cdfb8ecc 100644
--- a/src/Settings/PlanView.SettingsGroup.json
+++ b/src/Settings/PlanView.SettingsGroup.json
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
     "name":             "showMissionItemStatus",
     "shortDescription": "Show/Hide the mission item status display",
     "type":             "bool",
-    "defaultValue":     false
+    "defaultValue":     true
 }
 ]