diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/ResultSet/index.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/ResultSet/index.tsx
index 3e9c9db5c6d48..7d0df189a2f21 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/ResultSet/index.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/ResultSet/index.tsx
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ const ResultSet = ({
         : [];
       const allowHTML = getItem(
         LocalStorageKeys.SqllabIsRenderHtmlEnabled,
-        false,
+        true,
       );
       return (
         <ResultContainer>
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/SqlEditor/index.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/SqlEditor/index.tsx
index e5b24b72ad473..731053ac0b0b0 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/SqlEditor/index.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/SqlEditor/index.tsx
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ const SqlEditor: FC<Props> = ({
     getItem(LocalStorageKeys.SqllabIsAutocompleteEnabled, true),
   );
   const [renderHTMLEnabled, setRenderHTMLEnabled] = useState(
-    getItem(LocalStorageKeys.SqllabIsRenderHtmlEnabled, false),
+    getItem(LocalStorageKeys.SqllabIsRenderHtmlEnabled, true),
   );
   const [showCreateAsModal, setShowCreateAsModal] = useState(false);
   const [createAs, setCreateAs] = useState('');