diff --git a/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml b/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
index 4cb098e40..60f85149c 100644
--- a/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ Singleton {
     property bool clockCompactMode: false
     property int focusedWindowSize: 1
     property bool focusedWindowCompactMode: false
-    property bool focusedWindowShowIcon: false
+    property bool focusedWindowShowIcon: true
     property bool runningAppsCompactMode: true
     property int barMaxVisibleApps: 0
     property int barMaxVisibleRunningApps: 0
diff --git a/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js b/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
index 7a844981e..a53bc6b49 100644
--- a/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
+++ b/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ var SPEC = {
     clockCompactMode: { def: false },
     focusedWindowCompactMode: { def: false },
     focusedWindowSize: { def: 1 },
-    focusedWindowShowIcon: { def: false },
+    focusedWindowShowIcon: { def: true },
     runningAppsCompactMode: { def: true },
     barMaxVisibleApps: { def: 0 },
     barMaxVisibleRunningApps: { def: 0 },