diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/config/main.xml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/config/main.xml
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/config/main.xml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/config/main.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     </entry>
     <entry name="showOnlyCurrentDesktop" type="Bool">
       <label>Whether to only show tasks that are on the current virtual desktop.</label>
-      <default>false</default>
+      <default>true</default>
     </entry>
     <entry name="showOnlyCurrentActivity" type="Bool">
       <label>Whether to show only tasks that are on the current activity.</label>