diff --git a/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/NotesApplication.java b/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/NotesApplication.java
index 13c93783a75636a2708aabd2d432a468d6a40004..b8e35da5058f2fc09c5073ba77a11f55393af5c9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/NotesApplication.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/NotesApplication.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class NotesApplication extends Application {
         setAppTheme(getAppTheme(getApplicationContext()));
         final var prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getApplicationContext());
         lockedPreference = prefs.getBoolean(getString(R.string.pref_key_lock), false);
-        isGridViewEnabled = getDefaultSharedPreferences(this).getBoolean(getString(R.string.pref_key_gridview), false);
+        isGridViewEnabled = getDefaultSharedPreferences(this).getBoolean(getString(R.string.pref_key_gridview), true);
 
         setLogLevel();
         super.onCreate();
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 555e9ae3512a8d3b25dd87928e97f295180831be..0dbfa70924f5ea626c7a5f9343521742d76b8600 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
             android:icon="@drawable/ic_baseline_dashboard_24"
             android:key="@string/pref_key_gridview"
             android:layout="@layout/item_pref"
+            android:defaultValue="true"
             android:title="@string/settings_gridview" />
 
         <it.niedermann.owncloud.notes.branding.BrandedSwitchPreference