diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editor.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editor.ts
index de96a08b24d..6452a712aef 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editor.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editor.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_EDITOR_PART_OPTIONS: IEditorPartOptions = {
 	highlightModifiedTabs: false,
 	tabCloseButton: 'right',
 	tabSizing: 'fit',
-	pinnedTabSizing: 'compact',
+	pinnedTabSizing: 'shrink',
 	titleScrollbarSizing: 'default',
 	focusRecentEditorAfterClose: true,
 	showIcons: true,
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/tabsTitleControl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/tabsTitleControl.ts
index 5bf708fa53c..21086caf7c8 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/tabsTitleControl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/tabsTitleControl.ts
@@ -585,11 +585,7 @@ export class TabsTitleControl extends TitleControl {
 
 		const tabActionRunner = new EditorCommandsContextActionRunner({ groupId: this.group.id, editorIndex: index });
 
-		const tabActionBar = new ActionBar(tabActionsContainer, {
-			ariaLabel: localize('ariaLabelTabActions', "Tab actions"),
-			actionRunner: tabActionRunner,
-
-		});
+		const tabActionBar = new ActionBar(tabActionsContainer, { ariaLabel: localize('ariaLabelTabActions', "Tab actions"), actionRunner: tabActionRunner, });
 		tabActionBar.onDidBeforeRun(e => {
 			if (e.action.id === this.closeEditorAction.id) {
 				this.blockRevealActiveTabOnce();
@@ -1101,7 +1097,7 @@ export class TabsTitleControl extends TitleControl {
 		let name: string | undefined;
 		let forceLabel = false;
 		let description: string;
-		if (this.group.isSticky(index) && options.pinnedTabSizing === 'compact') {
+		if (options.pinnedTabSizing === 'compact' && this.group.isSticky(index)) {
 			const isShowingIcons = options.showIcons && options.hasIcons;
 			name = isShowingIcons ? '' : tabLabel.name?.charAt(0).toUpperCase();
 			description = '';
@@ -1287,7 +1283,7 @@ export class TabsTitleControl extends TitleControl {
 		//
 		// Synopsis
 		// - allTabsWidth:   			sum of all tab widths
-		// - stickyTabsWidth:			sum of all sticky tab widths (unless they inherit look from other tabs)
+		// - stickyTabsWidth:			sum of all sticky tab widths (unless `pinnedTabSizing: normal`)
 		// - visibleContainerWidth: 	size of tab container
 		// - availableContainerWidth: 	size of tab container minus size of sticky tabs
 		//
@@ -1306,7 +1302,7 @@ export class TabsTitleControl extends TitleControl {
 		// Compute width of sticky tabs depending on pinned tab sizing
 		// - compact: sticky-tabs * TAB_SIZES.compact
 		// -  shrink: sticky-tabs * TAB_SIZES.shrink
-		// - inherit: 0 (sticky tabs inherit look and feel from non-sticky tabs)
+		// -  normal: 0 (sticky tabs inherit look and feel from non-sticky tabs)
 		let stickyTabsWidth = 0;
 		if (this.group.stickyCount > 0) {
 			let stickyTabWidth = 0;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts
index 27f66b36f24..6f7e0de009b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ import { workbenchConfigurationNodeBase } from 'vs/workbench/common/configuratio
 			'workbench.editor.pinnedTabSizing': {
 				'type': 'string',
 				'enum': ['compact', 'shrink', 'normal'],
-				'default': 'compact',
+				'default': 'shrink',
 				'enumDescriptions': [
 					nls.localize('workbench.editor.pinnedTabSizing.compact', "A pinned tab will show in a compact form with only icon or first letter of the editor name."),
 					nls.localize('workbench.editor.pinnedTabSizing.shrink', "A pinned tab shrinks to a compact fixed size showing parts of the editor name."),