diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationCore/System/AppContextDefaultValues.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationCore/System/AppContextDefaultValues.cs
index 8233b18cce5..b5656cb4744 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationCore/System/AppContextDefaultValues.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationCore/System/AppContextDefaultValues.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ private static void InitializeNetFxSwitchDefaultsForNetCoreRuntime()
             LocalAppContext.DefineSwitchDefault(CoreAppContextSwitches.ShouldNotRenderInNonInteractiveWindowStationSwitchName, false);
             LocalAppContext.DefineSwitchDefault(CoreAppContextSwitches.DoNotUsePresentationDpiCapabilityTier3OrGreaterSwitchName, false);
             LocalAppContext.DefineSwitchDefault(CoreAppContextSwitches.AllowExternalProcessToBlockAccessToTemporaryFilesSwitchName, false);
-            LocalAppContext.DefineSwitchDefault(CoreAppContextSwitches.EnableHardwareAccelerationInRdpSwitchName, false);
+            LocalAppContext.DefineSwitchDefault(CoreAppContextSwitches.EnableHardwareAccelerationInRdpSwitchName, true);
         }
     }
 #pragma warning restore 436