diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/kuschku/quasseldroid/settings/NotificationSettings.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/kuschku/quasseldroid/settings/NotificationSettings.kt
index 68ca266a02b8b470c38159b8e2f773e49496a98c..1043db227ecb03eea263a863171f2ff19b182791 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/kuschku/quasseldroid/settings/NotificationSettings.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/kuschku/quasseldroid/settings/NotificationSettings.kt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ data class NotificationSettings(
   val sound: String = "content://settings/system/notification_sound",
   val vibrate: Boolean = true,
   val light: Boolean = true,
-  val markReadOnSwipe: Boolean = true,
+  val markReadOnSwipe: Boolean = false,
   val networkNameInNotificationTitle: Boolean = false,
   val showAllActivitiesInToolbar: Boolean = false
 ) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 95fe85d13573ea056975dbd51b7b3e75a0b35e51..8a34ddbf60a407c8c8af4608824b47be92f90479 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
       android:title="@string/preference_notification_other_title" />
 
     <SwitchPreference
-      android:defaultValue="true"
+      android:defaultValue="false"
       android:key="@string/preference_notification_mark_read_on_swipe_key"
       android:summary="@string/preference_notification_mark_read_on_swipe_summary"
       android:title="@string/preference_notification_mark_read_on_swipe_title" />