diff --git a/editor/editor_settings.cpp b/editor/editor_settings.cpp
index 215801a4a..770a18fe1 100644
--- a/editor/editor_settings.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_settings.cpp
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ void EditorSettings::_load_defaults(Ref<ConfigFile> p_extra_config) {
 	_initial_set("text_editor/completion/put_callhint_tooltip_below_current_line", true);
 	_initial_set("text_editor/completion/callhint_tooltip_offset", Vector2());
 	_initial_set("text_editor/completion/complete_file_paths", true);
-	_initial_set("text_editor/completion/add_type_hints", false);
+	_initial_set("text_editor/completion/add_type_hints", true);
 	_initial_set("text_editor/completion/use_single_quotes", false);
 
 	// Help
diff --git a/modules/cscript/cscript_editor.cpp b/modules/cscript/cscript_editor.cpp
index 18e9570bd..83707f7f9 100644
--- a/modules/cscript/cscript_editor.cpp
+++ b/modules/cscript/cscript_editor.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ String CScriptLanguage::_get_processed_template(const String &p_template, const
 	String processed_template = p_template;
 
 #ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
-	if (EDITOR_DEF("text_editor/completion/add_type_hints", false)) {
+	if (EDITOR_DEF("text_editor/completion/add_type_hints", true)) {
 		processed_template = processed_template.replace("%INT_TYPE%", ": int");
 		processed_template = processed_template.replace("%STRING_TYPE%", ": String");
 		processed_template = processed_template.replace("%FLOAT_TYPE%", ": float");