diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
index 8af7871ac4..8f541976ec 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ config_data! {
         notifications_cargoTomlNotFound: bool      = "true",
 
         /// Enable support for procedural macros, implies `#rust-analyzer.cargo.runBuildScripts#`.
-        procMacro_enable: bool                     = "false",
+        procMacro_enable: bool                     = "true",
         /// Internal config, path to proc-macro server executable (typically,
         /// this is rust-analyzer itself, but we override this in tests).
         procMacro_server: Option<PathBuf>          = "null",
diff --git a/docs/user/generated_config.adoc b/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
index 042ba2d54c..c2521289c0 100644
--- a/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
+++ b/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ Number of syntax trees rust-analyzer keeps in memory. Defaults to 128.
 --
 Whether to show `can't find Cargo.toml` error message.
 --
-[[rust-analyzer.procMacro.enable]]rust-analyzer.procMacro.enable (default: `false`)::
+[[rust-analyzer.procMacro.enable]]rust-analyzer.procMacro.enable (default: `true`)::
 +
 --
 Enable support for procedural macros, implies `#rust-analyzer.cargo.runBuildScripts#`.
diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index 923e9b35a0..a2ed9b2d58 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@
                 },
                 "rust-analyzer.procMacro.enable": {
                     "markdownDescription": "Enable support for procedural macros, implies `#rust-analyzer.cargo.runBuildScripts#`.",
-                    "default": false,
+                    "default": true,
                     "type": "boolean"
                 },
                 "rust-analyzer.procMacro.server": {