diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 97b36e0f8..40d870988 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Version 23.04.0
     * KWallet: Store passwords in a map format
     * History: Don't delete all items under dates when filtering
     * AdBlock: Workaround for "Blocked content" page
+    * AddressBar: Search with default search engine by default
 
 Version 22.08.2
     * Fix: Typing text in the search bar sends data although suggestions are disabled (by Juraj Oravec) (BUG: 439268)
diff --git a/src/lib/other/qzsettings.cpp b/src/lib/other/qzsettings.cpp
index 6e6034875..48d1d4361 100644
--- a/src/lib/other/qzsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/other/qzsettings.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void QzSettings::loadSettings()
     settings.beginGroup("SearchEngines");
     searchOnEngineChange = settings.value("SearchOnEngineChange", true).toBool();
     searchFromAddressBar = settings.value("SearchFromAddressBar", true).toBool();
-    searchWithDefaultEngine = settings.value("SearchWithDefaultEngine", false).toBool();
+    searchWithDefaultEngine = settings.value("SearchWithDefaultEngine", true).toBool();
     showABSearchSuggestions = settings.value("showSearchSuggestions", true).toBool();
     showWSBSearchSuggestions = settings.value("showSuggestions", true).toBool();
     settings.endGroup();