diff --git a/src/lib/app/mainapplication.cpp b/src/lib/app/mainapplication.cpp
index e4499e35e..a84bae931 100644
--- a/src/lib/app/mainapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/app/mainapplication.cpp
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ void MainApplication::loadSettings()
     webSettings->setAttribute(QWebEngineSettings::ScreenCaptureEnabled, settings.value(QSL("screenCaptureEnabled"), false).toBool());
 
 #if QTWEBENGINECORE_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 6, 0)
-    webSettings->setAttribute(QWebEngineSettings::ReadingFromCanvasEnabled, settings.value(QSL("readingFromCanvasEnabled"), false).toBool());
+    webSettings->setAttribute(QWebEngineSettings::ReadingFromCanvasEnabled, settings.value(QSL("readingFromCanvasEnabled"), true).toBool());
 #endif
 #if QTWEBENGINECORE_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 7, 0)
     webSettings->setAttribute(QWebEngineSettings::ForceDarkMode, settings.value(QSL("forceDarkMode"), false).toBool());
diff --git a/src/lib/preferences/preferences.cpp b/src/lib/preferences/preferences.cpp
index a17f10774..8655a2eab 100644
--- a/src/lib/preferences/preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/preferences/preferences.cpp
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ Preferences::Preferences(BrowserWindow* window)
     ui->screenCaptureEnabled->setChecked(settings.value(QSL("screenCaptureEnabled"), false).toBool());
     ui->hardwareAccel->setChecked(settings.value(QSL("hardwareAccel"), false).toBool());
 #if QTWEBENGINECORE_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 6, 0)
-    ui->readingFromCanvasEnabled->setChecked(settings.value(QSL("readingFromCanvasEnabled"), false).toBool());
+    ui->readingFromCanvasEnabled->setChecked(settings.value(QSL("readingFromCanvasEnabled"), true).toBool());
 #else
     ui->readingFromCanvasEnabled->hide();
 #endif