diff --git a/src/ui/qgstemporalcontrollerwidgetbase.ui b/src/ui/qgstemporalcontrollerwidgetbase.ui
index 5f2fba1c1807..b62f130eb868 100644
--- a/src/ui/qgstemporalcontrollerwidgetbase.ui
+++ b/src/ui/qgstemporalcontrollerwidgetbase.ui
@@ -329,6 +329,9 @@
            <property name="checkable">
             <bool>true</bool>
            </property>
+           <property name="checked">
+            <bool>true</bool>
+           </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item>