diff --git a/src/gui/gui.h b/src/gui/gui.h
index af303ae7c..e1672a8e8 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.h
+++ b/src/gui/gui.h
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
       wrapVertical(0),
       macroView(0),
       fmNames(0),
-      allowEditDocking(0),
+      allowEditDocking(1),
       chipNames(0),
       overflowHighlight(0),
       partyTime(0),
diff --git a/src/gui/settings.cpp b/src/gui/settings.cpp
index dca24cd10..6cf332fc1 100644
--- a/src/gui/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/settings.cpp
@@ -2303,7 +2303,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::syncSettings() {
   settings.wrapVertical=e->getConfInt("wrapVertical",0);
   settings.macroView=e->getConfInt("macroView",0);
   settings.fmNames=e->getConfInt("fmNames",0);
-  settings.allowEditDocking=e->getConfInt("allowEditDocking",0);
+  settings.allowEditDocking=e->getConfInt("allowEditDocking",1);
   settings.chipNames=e->getConfInt("chipNames",0);
   settings.overflowHighlight=e->getConfInt("overflowHighlight",0);
   settings.partyTime=e->getConfInt("partyTime",0);