diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/resources/ozone-default.xml b/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/resources/ozone-default.xml
index d0a96e93228..b681e3bdd2e 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/resources/ozone-default.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/resources/ozone-default.xml
@@ -4045,7 +4045,7 @@
 
   <property>
     <name>ozone.snapshot.deep.cleaning.enabled</name>
-    <value>false</value>
+    <value>true</value>
     <tag>OZONE, PERFORMANCE, OM, DELETION</tag>
     <description>
       Flag to enable/disable snapshot deep cleaning.
diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/docs/content/feature/Snapshot-Configuration-Properties.md b/hadoop-hdds/docs/content/feature/Snapshot-Configuration-Properties.md
index 90c5d0ca616..3b530e19958 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/docs/content/feature/Snapshot-Configuration-Properties.md
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/docs/content/feature/Snapshot-Configuration-Properties.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ These parameters, defined in `ozone-site.xml`, control how Ozone manages snapsho
     *   `ozone.snapshot.filtering.service.interval`: Interval for the snapshot filtering service (Default: 60s).
     *   `ozone.snapshot.deleting.service.timeout`: Timeout for the snapshot deleting service (Default: 300s).
     *   `ozone.snapshot.deleting.service.interval`: Interval for the snapshot deleting service (Default: 30s).
-    *   `ozone.snapshot.deep.cleaning.enabled`: Enable deep cleaning of snapshots (Default: false).
+    *   `ozone.snapshot.deep.cleaning.enabled`: Enable deep cleaning of snapshots (Default: true).
 
 *   **Performance and Resource Management**
     *   `ozone.om.snapshot.rocksdb.metrics.enabled`: Enable detailed RocksDB metrics for snapshots (Default: false). Use for debugging/monitoring.
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/om/OMConfigKeys.java b/hadoop-ozone/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/om/OMConfigKeys.java
index ea17ad9ca85..a773db9ccad 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/om/OMConfigKeys.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/om/OMConfigKeys.java
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ public final class OMConfigKeys {
    * Configuration properties for Snapshot Directory Service.
    */
   public static final String OZONE_SNAPSHOT_DEEP_CLEANING_ENABLED = "ozone.snapshot.deep.cleaning.enabled";
-  public static final boolean OZONE_SNAPSHOT_DEEP_CLEANING_ENABLED_DEFAULT = false;
+  public static final boolean OZONE_SNAPSHOT_DEEP_CLEANING_ENABLED_DEFAULT = true;
   /**
    * DirectoryDeepCleaning snapshots have been moved from SnapshotDirectoryCleaningService to DirectoryDeletingService.
    * Configs related to SnapshotDirectoryCleaningService are deprecated as this won't be used anywhere.