diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 08f6bbd..818b081 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2351,7 +2351,7 @@
 					},
 					"gitlens.graph.minimap.enabled": {
 						"type": "boolean",
-						"default": false,
+						"default": true,
 						"markdownDescription": "Specifies whether to show a minimap of commit activity above the _Commit Graph_",
 						"scope": "window",
 						"order": 100