diff --git a/resources/qgis_global_settings.ini b/resources/qgis_global_settings.ini
index 6f37b9408977..39cda3c3ef87 100644
--- a/resources/qgis_global_settings.ini
+++ b/resources/qgis_global_settings.ini
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ formatLayerName=false
 digitizing\default_snap_enabled=false
 
 # Default snapping tolerance (distance)
-digitizing\default_snapping_tolerance=15.0
+digitizing\default_snapping_tolerance=12.0
 
 # Default snap to type
 # 1 = Vertices only
diff --git a/src/core/qgis.cpp b/src/core/qgis.cpp
index 7e0a190a241e..21b04b11fe05 100644
--- a/src/core/qgis.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgis.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ const double Qgis::SCALE_PRECISION = 0.9999999999;
 
 const double Qgis::DEFAULT_Z_COORDINATE = 0.0;
 
-const double Qgis::DEFAULT_SNAP_TOLERANCE = 15.0;
+const double Qgis::DEFAULT_SNAP_TOLERANCE = 12.0;
 
 const int Qgis::DEFAULT_SNAP_UNITS = 1;