diff --git a/src/shared/settings/properties.js b/src/shared/settings/properties.js
index 7093f2b..4bda8d6 100644
--- a/src/shared/settings/properties.js
+++ b/src/shared/settings/properties.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const types = {
 const defaults = {
   hintchars: 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz',
   smoothscroll: false,
-  adjacenttab: false,
+  adjacenttab: true,
 };
 
 export { types, defaults };