diff --git a/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml b/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
index 8d333f2e..977494fd 100644
--- a/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ Singleton {
     onFrameShowOnOverviewChanged: saveSettings()
     property bool frameBlurEnabled: true
     onFrameBlurEnabledChanged: saveSettings()
-    property bool frameCloseGaps: false
+    property bool frameCloseGaps: true
     onFrameCloseGapsChanged: saveSettings()
     property string frameLauncherEmergeSide: "bottom"
     onFrameLauncherEmergeSideChanged: saveSettings()
diff --git a/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js b/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
index c5916d53..5cf50753 100644
--- a/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
+++ b/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ var SPEC = {
     frameBarSize: { def: 40 },
     frameShowOnOverview: { def: false },
     frameBlurEnabled: { def: true },
-    frameCloseGaps: { def: false },
+    frameCloseGaps: { def: true },
     frameLauncherEmergeSide: { def: "bottom" },
     frameLauncherArcExtender: { def: false },
     frameMode: { def: "separate" }
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/Settings/FrameTab.qml b/quickshell/Modules/Settings/FrameTab.qml
index f5453ad6..448499f0 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/Settings/FrameTab.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/Settings/FrameTab.qml
@@ -301,11 +301,11 @@ Item {
 
                 SettingsToggleRow {
                     settingKey: "frameCloseGaps"
-                    tags: ["frame", "connected", "gap", "edge", "flush", "popout", "notification"]
-                    text: I18n.tr("Close the Gaps")
-                    description: I18n.tr("Connected popouts sit flush with the frame")
-                    checked: SettingsData.frameCloseGaps
-                    onToggled: checked => SettingsData.set("frameCloseGaps", checked)
+                    tags: ["frame", "connected", "gap", "edge", "curves", "arcs", "expose", "popout", "notification"]
+                    text: I18n.tr("Expose the Arcs")
+                    description: I18n.tr("Reveal the arcs where surfaces meet the frame")
+                    checked: !SettingsData.frameCloseGaps
+                    onToggled: checked => SettingsData.set("frameCloseGaps", !checked)
                 }
 
                 SettingsButtonGroupRow {