diff --git a/src/vs/platform/update/common/update.config.contribution.ts b/src/vs/platform/update/common/update.config.contribution.ts
index 76cbb644163..53e3a783872 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/update/common/update.config.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/update/common/update.config.contribution.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { isWeb, isWindows } from '../../../base/common/platform.js';
 import { PolicyCategory } from '../../../base/common/policy.js';
 import { localize } from '../../../nls.js';
 import { ConfigurationScope, Extensions as ConfigurationExtensions, IConfigurationRegistry } from '../../configuration/common/configurationRegistry.js';
+import product from '../../product/common/product.js';
 import { Registry } from '../../registry/common/platform.js';
 
 const configurationRegistry = Registry.as<IConfigurationRegistry>(ConfigurationExtensions.Configuration);
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 		'update.titleBar': {
 			type: 'string',
 			enum: ['none', 'actionable', 'detailed', 'always'],
-			default: 'none',
+			default: product.quality !== 'stable' ? 'actionable' : 'none',
 			scope: ConfigurationScope.APPLICATION,
 			tags: ['experimental'],
 			experiment: { mode: 'startup' },
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/update/browser/updateTitleBarEntry.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/update/browser/updateTitleBarEntry.ts
index be3d7bf7366..7c8912a27cb 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/update/browser/updateTitleBarEntry.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/update/browser/updateTitleBarEntry.ts
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ export class UpdateTitleBarEntry extends BaseActionViewItem {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public showTooltip() {
+	public showTooltip(focus = false) {
 		if (!this.content?.isConnected) {
 			this.showTooltipOnRender = true;
 			return;
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ export class UpdateTitleBarEntry extends BaseActionViewItem {
 			},
 			persistence: { sticky: true },
 			appearance: { showPointer: true, compact: true },
-		}, true);
+		}, focus);
 	}
 
 	protected override getHoverContents(): IManagedHoverContent {
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ export class UpdateTitleBarEntry extends BaseActionViewItem {
 				this.commandService.executeCommand('update.restart');
 				break;
 			default:
-				this.showTooltip();
+				this.showTooltip(true);
 				break;
 		}
 	}