diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index 9290599c7a..34bc81d5fc 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
                 },
                 "rust-analyzer.useClientWatching": {
                     "type": "boolean",
-                    "default": false,
+                    "default": true,
                     "description": "client provided file watching instead of notify watching."
                 },
                 "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.arguments": {
diff --git a/editors/code/src/config.ts b/editors/code/src/config.ts
index defdfeb9c4..df15c81721 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/config.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/config.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export class Config {
     public displayInlayHints = true;
     public maxInlayHintLength: null | number = null;
     public excludeGlobs = [];
-    public useClientWatching = false;
+    public useClientWatching = true;
     public featureFlags = {};
     // for internal use
     public withSysroot: null | boolean = null;
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export class Config {
             this.excludeGlobs = config.get('excludeGlobs') || [];
         }
         if (config.has('useClientWatching')) {
-            this.useClientWatching = config.get('useClientWatching') || false;
+            this.useClientWatching = config.get('useClientWatching') || true;
         }
         if (config.has('featureFlags')) {
             this.featureFlags = config.get('featureFlags') || {};