diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
index 81852b3fe..2e94ed2bd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class PreferencesHelper(val context: Context) {
 
     fun skipRead() = prefs.getBoolean(Keys.skipRead, false)
 
-    fun skipFiltered() = prefs.getBoolean(Keys.skipFiltered, false)
+    fun skipFiltered() = prefs.getBoolean(Keys.skipFiltered, true)
 
     fun migrateFlags() = flowPrefs.getInt("migrate_flags", Int.MAX_VALUE)
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsReaderController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsReaderController.kt
index a83b89787..1ceb0e959 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsReaderController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsReaderController.kt
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class SettingsReaderController : SettingsController() {
             switchPreference {
                 key = Keys.skipFiltered
                 titleRes = R.string.pref_skip_filtered_chapters
-                defaultValue = false
+                defaultValue = true
             }
             switchPreference {
                 key = Keys.alwaysShowChapterTransition