diff --git a/extensions/typescript/package.json b/extensions/typescript/package.json
index baf7c87a425..9c57acf978c 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript/package.json
+++ b/extensions/typescript/package.json
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 				},
 				"typescript.experimentalAutomaticTypeAcquisition": {
 					"type": "boolean",
-					"default": false,
+					"default": true,
 					"description": "%typescript.experimentalAutomaticTypeAcquisition%"
 				},
 				"typescript.check.workspaceVersion": {
diff --git a/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts b/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts
index 425bd95a837..0074c5bca37 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ export default class TypeScriptServiceClient implements ITypescriptServiceClient
 					let args: string[] = [];
 					if (this.apiVersion.has206Features()) {
 						args.push('--useSingleInferredProject');
-						if (!workspace.getConfiguration().get<boolean>('typescript.experimentalAutomaticTypeAcquisition', false)) {
+						if (!workspace.getConfiguration().get<boolean>('typescript.experimentalAutomaticTypeAcquisition', true)) {
 							args.push('--disableAutomaticTypingAcquisition');
 						}
 					}