diff --git a/binaries/data/config/default.cfg b/binaries/data/config/default.cfg
index 2b894b195d..300564d48f 100644
--- a/binaries/data/config/default.cfg
+++ b/binaries/data/config/default.cfg
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ joystick.camera.zoom.in = 5
 joystick.camera.zoom.out = 4
 
 ; SESSION GUI SETTINGS
-gui.session.attacknotificationmessage = false   ; Show attack notification messages
+gui.session.attacknotificationmessage = true    ; Show attack notification messages
 gui.session.minimap.pingduration = 50.0         ; The duration for which an entity will be pinged after an attack notification
 gui.session.minimap.blinkduration = 1.7         ; The blink duration while pinging