diff --git a/editor/editor_settings.cpp b/editor/editor_settings.cpp
index 153cb74b74df..b9a5648b59e7 100644
--- a/editor/editor_settings.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_settings.cpp
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ void EditorSettings::_load_defaults(Ref<ConfigFile> p_extra_config) {
 	EDITOR_SETTING_BASIC(Variant::INT, PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "editors/3d/navigation/zoom_mouse_button", 1, "Left Mouse,Middle Mouse,Right Mouse")
 	EDITOR_SETTING_BASIC(Variant::INT, PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "editors/3d/navigation/zoom_style", 0, "Vertical,Horizontal")
 
-	_initial_set("editors/3d/navigation/emulate_numpad", false, true);
+	_initial_set("editors/3d/navigation/emulate_numpad", true, true);
 	_initial_set("editors/3d/navigation/emulate_3_button_mouse", false, true);
 	_initial_set("editors/3d/navigation/warped_mouse_panning", true, true);