diff --git a/messageviewer/src/settings/messageviewer.kcfg.cmake b/messageviewer/src/settings/messageviewer.kcfg.cmake
--- a/messageviewer/src/settings/messageviewer.kcfg.cmake
+++ b/messageviewer/src/settings/messageviewer.kcfg.cmake
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
       <entry name="DeleteInvitationEmailsAfterSendingReply" type="Bool">
         <label>Delete invitation emails after the reply to them has been sent</label>
         <whatsthis>When this is checked, received invitation emails that have been replied to will be moved to the Trash folder, once the reply has been successfully sent.</whatsthis>
-        <default>true</default>
+        <default>false</default>
       </entry>
 
       <entry name="AskForCommentWhenReactingToInvitation"  type="Enum">