diff --git a/lua/gitsigns/config.lua b/lua/gitsigns/config.lua
index 3884ef43..86552e06 100644
--- a/lua/gitsigns/config.lua
+++ b/lua/gitsigns/config.lua
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ M.schema = {
 
   _inline2 = {
     type = 'boolean',
-    default = false,
+    default = true,
     description = [[
       Enable enhanced version of preview_hunk_inline()
     ]],