diff --git a/GitCommands/Settings/AppSettings.cs b/GitCommands/Settings/AppSettings.cs
index 1edbcd8a05d..c636103a1d5 100644
--- a/GitCommands/Settings/AppSettings.cs
+++ b/GitCommands/Settings/AppSettings.cs
@@ -1861,7 +1861,7 @@ public static bool RepoObjectsTreeShowRemotes
 
         public static bool RepoObjectsTreeShowTags
         {
-            get => GetBool("RepoObjectsTree.ShowTags", false);
+            get => GetBool("RepoObjectsTree.ShowTags", true);
             set => SetBool("RepoObjectsTree.ShowTags", value);
         }
 
diff --git a/UnitTests/GitCommands.Tests/Settings/AppSettingsTests.cs b/UnitTests/GitCommands.Tests/Settings/AppSettingsTests.cs
index 062a585e376..d02e1f30f34 100644
--- a/UnitTests/GitCommands.Tests/Settings/AppSettingsTests.cs
+++ b/UnitTests/GitCommands.Tests/Settings/AppSettingsTests.cs
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ static IEnumerable<(PropertyInfo property, object defaultValue, bool isNullable,
                 yield return (properties[nameof(AppSettings.DiffListSorting)], DiffListSortType.FilePath, false, false);
                 yield return (properties[nameof(AppSettings.RepoObjectsTreeShowBranches)], true, false, false);
                 yield return (properties[nameof(AppSettings.RepoObjectsTreeShowRemotes)], true, false, false);
-                yield return (properties[nameof(AppSettings.RepoObjectsTreeShowTags)], false, false, false);
+                yield return (properties[nameof(AppSettings.RepoObjectsTreeShowTags)], true, false, false);
                 yield return (properties[nameof(AppSettings.RepoObjectsTreeShowSubmodules)], true, false, false);
                 yield return (properties[nameof(AppSettings.RepoObjectsTreeBranchesIndex)], 0, false, false);
                 yield return (properties[nameof(AppSettings.RepoObjectsTreeRemotesIndex)], 1, false, false);