diff --git a/es-core/src/Settings.cpp b/es-core/src/Settings.cpp
index a69705ea9..e7035633c 100644
--- a/es-core/src/Settings.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/Settings.cpp
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void Settings::setDefaults()
     mBoolMap["SpecialCharsASCII"] = {false, false};
     mBoolMap["ListScrollOverlay"] = {false, false};
     mBoolMap["VirtualKeyboard"] = {true, true};
-    mBoolMap["ScrollIndicators"] = {false, false};
+    mBoolMap["ScrollIndicators"] = {true, true};
     mBoolMap["FavoritesAddButton"] = {true, true};
     mBoolMap["RandomAddButton"] = {false, false};
     mBoolMap["GamelistFilters"] = {true, true};