diff --git a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ui.editors.data/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ui/editors/data/internal/DataEditorsPreferencesInitializer.java b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ui.editors.data/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ui/editors/data/internal/DataEditorsPreferencesInitializer.java
index 15c0421a46145e31e85f8133781b98c060029b29..b74c554aab032fca4855f53bb6549ea2d50079ee 100644
--- a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ui.editors.data/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ui/editors/data/internal/DataEditorsPreferencesInitializer.java
+++ b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ui.editors.data/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ui/editors/data/internal/DataEditorsPreferencesInitializer.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class DataEditorsPreferencesInitializer extends AbstractPreferenceInitial
         PrefUtils.setDefaultPreferenceValue(store, ResultSetPreferences.RESULT_SET_BINARY_EDITOR_TYPE, IValueController.EditType.EDITOR);
         PrefUtils.setDefaultPreferenceValue(store, ResultSetPreferences.RESULT_SET_ORDERING_MODE, ResultSetUtils.OrderingMode.SMART);
         PrefUtils.setDefaultPreferenceValue(store, ResultSetPreferences.RESULT_SET_SHOW_ODD_ROWS, true);
-        PrefUtils.setDefaultPreferenceValue(store, ResultSetPreferences.RESULT_SET_HIGHLIGHT_SELECTED_ROWS, false);
+        PrefUtils.setDefaultPreferenceValue(store, ResultSetPreferences.RESULT_SET_HIGHLIGHT_SELECTED_ROWS, true);
         PrefUtils.setDefaultPreferenceValue(store, ResultSetPreferences.RESULT_SET_SHOW_CELL_ICONS, true);
         PrefUtils.setDefaultPreferenceValue(store, ResultSetPreferences.RESULT_SET_SHOW_ATTR_ICONS, true);
         PrefUtils.setDefaultPreferenceValue(store, ResultSetPreferences.RESULT_SET_SHOW_ATTR_FILTERS, true);