diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2c93615799..30a32a34ee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
 				"githubPullRequests.focusedMode": {
 					"type": "boolean",
 					"description": "Whether to enter focused mode when a pull request is checked out. This hides the issues and pull requests tree views.",
-					"default": false
+					"default": true
 				}
 			}
 		},