diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/settings_highlightrule.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/settings_highlightrule.xml
index 9358401a1f67c2198a2e991c6dfa62d70ca9e8cc..2a64f124e234df8585b23ae3df90aae2e1a0822a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/settings_highlightrule.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/settings_highlightrule.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
       <androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat
         android:id="@+id/enabled"
         style="@style/Widget.CoreSettings.PrimaryItemSwitch"
+        android:checked="true"
         android:text="@string/settings_highlightrule_enabled" />
     </LinearLayout>