diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 545e672fe..a04f5ab91 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
     imageExpansion: {
       'Fit width': [true, null],
       'Fit height': [false, null],
-      'Expand spoilers': [false, 'Expand all images along with spoilers.'],
+      'Expand spoilers': [true, 'Expand all images along with spoilers.'],
       'Expand from here': [true, 'Expand all images only from current position to thread end.']
     },
     filter: {
diff --git a/src/config.coffee b/src/config.coffee
index 8b6ec1658..b3de47e96 100644
--- a/src/config.coffee
+++ b/src/config.coffee
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Config =
   imageExpansion:
     'Fit width':        [true,  null]
     'Fit height':       [false, null]
-    'Expand spoilers':  [false, 'Expand all images along with spoilers.']
+    'Expand spoilers':  [true,  'Expand all images along with spoilers.']
     'Expand from here': [true,  'Expand all images only from current position to thread end.']
   filter:
     name: [