diff --git a/src/Settings/PlanView.SettingsGroup.json b/src/Settings/PlanView.SettingsGroup.json
index 53a1cf31f8256692a6614dd45d827bc06c48c5a5..30f7fa064f574e382cd2676014c3912f5b61ca38 100644
--- a/src/Settings/PlanView.SettingsGroup.json
+++ b/src/Settings/PlanView.SettingsGroup.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "name":             "showMissionItemStatus",
     "shortDescription": "Show/Hide the mission item status display",
     "type":             "bool",
-    "defaultValue":     false
+    "defaultValue":     true
 },
 {
     "name":             "takeoffItemNotRequired",