diff --git a/shell/settings/uiconfig.kcfg b/shell/settings/uiconfig.kcfg
index 62a3006c38..6c9691bb02 100644
--- a/shell/settings/uiconfig.kcfg
+++ b/shell/settings/uiconfig.kcfg
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <kcfg xmlns="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0"
       xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
       xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0
       http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0/kcfg.xsd">
   <kcfgfile/>
   <group name="UiSettings">
         <entry name="BottomLeftCornerOwner" key="BottomLeftCornerOwner" type="Int">
         </entry>
         <entry name="BottomRightCornerOwner" key="BottomRightCornerOwner" type="Int">
         </entry>
         <entry name="TabBarVisibility" key="TabBarVisibility" type="Int">
             <default>1</default>
         </entry>
         <entry name="TabBarOpenAfterCurrent" key="TabBarOpenAfterCurrent" type="Int">
             <default>1</default>
         </entry>
         <entry name="TabBarArrangeBuddies" key="TabBarArrangeBuddies" type="Int">
             <default>1</default>
         </entry>
         <entry name="ColorizeByProject" key="ColorizeByProject" type="Bool">
-            <default>false</default>
+            <default>true</default>
         </entry>
   </group>
 </kcfg>
diff --git a/shell/settings/uiconfig.ui b/shell/settings/uiconfig.ui
index 763dafe006..84af065e56 100644
--- a/shell/settings/uiconfig.ui
+++ b/shell/settings/uiconfig.ui
@@ -1,210 +1,210 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <ui version="4.0">
  <class>UiConfig</class>
  <widget class="QWidget" name="UiConfig">
   <property name="geometry">
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>521</width>
     <height>399</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
    <string>User Interface</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
    <item row="0" column="0">
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
      <property name="title">
       <string>Dock Window Behavior</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QFormLayout" name="formLayout">
       <item row="0" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>&lt;p&gt;Controls whether the bottom left corner is occupied by the dock at the left, or by the dock at the bottom.&lt;/p&gt;</string>
         </property>
         <property name="text">
          <string>Bottom left corner occupied by:</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item row="1" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>&lt;p&gt;Controls whether the bottom right corner is occupied by the dock at the right, or by the dock at the bottom.&lt;/p&gt;</string>
         </property>
         <property name="text">
          <string>Bottom right corner occupied by:</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item row="0" column="1">
        <widget class="QComboBox" name="kcfg_BottomLeftCornerOwner">
         <property name="sizePolicy">
          <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
           <horstretch>0</horstretch>
           <verstretch>0</verstretch>
          </sizepolicy>
         </property>
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>&lt;p&gt;Controls whether the bottom left corner is occupied by the dock at the left, or by the dock at the bottom.&lt;/p&gt;</string>
         </property>
         <item>
          <property name="text">
           <string>Left Dock</string>
          </property>
         </item>
         <item>
          <property name="text">
           <string>Bottom Dock</string>
          </property>
         </item>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item row="1" column="1">
        <widget class="QComboBox" name="kcfg_BottomRightCornerOwner">
         <property name="sizePolicy">
          <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
           <horstretch>0</horstretch>
           <verstretch>0</verstretch>
          </sizepolicy>
         </property>
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>&lt;p&gt;Controls whether the bottom right corner is occupied by the dock at the right, or by the dock at the bottom.&lt;/p&gt;</string>
         </property>
         <item>
          <property name="text">
           <string>Right Dock</string>
          </property>
         </item>
         <item>
          <property name="text">
           <string>Bottom Dock</string>
          </property>
         </item>
        </widget>
       </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item row="4" column="0">
     <spacer>
      <property name="orientation">
       <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
      </property>
      <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
       <size>
        <width>503</width>
        <height>21</height>
       </size>
      </property>
     </spacer>
    </item>
    <item row="2" column="0">
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_2">
      <property name="title">
       <string>Tabbed Browsing</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_1">
       <item row="1" column="0">
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="kcfg_TabBarOpenAfterCurrent">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>Controls whether to open new tabs next to the active one.</string>
         </property>
         <property name="text">
          <string>Open new tab after current</string>
         </property>
         <property name="checked">
          <bool>true</bool>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item row="2" column="0">
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="kcfg_TabBarArrangeBuddies">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>When enabled, plugins can group related files side by side.
 For example, a header file will be opened next to the implementation file.</string>
         </property>
         <property name="text">
          <string>Arrange related documents side by side</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item row="0" column="0">
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="kcfg_TabBarVisibility">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>Enables or disables the display of the tab bar at the top of the editor window.</string>
         </property>
         <property name="text">
          <string>Show tabs</string>
         </property>
         <property name="checked">
          <bool>true</bool>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item row="3" column="0">
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_3">
      <property name="title">
       <string>Coloring</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QFormLayout" name="formLayout_2">
       <item row="0" column="0">
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="kcfg_ColorizeByProject">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>When enabled, tabs and other widgets are colored based on the project affiliation</string>
         </property>
         <property name="text">
          <string>Color widgets based on the project affiliation</string>
         </property>
         <property name="checked">
-         <bool>false</bool>
+         <bool>true</bool>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <resources/>
  <connections>
   <connection>
    <sender>kcfg_TabBarVisibility</sender>
    <signal>toggled(bool)</signal>
    <receiver>kcfg_TabBarOpenAfterCurrent</receiver>
    <slot>setEnabled(bool)</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
      <x>260</x>
      <y>133</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
      <x>260</x>
      <y>158</y>
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
   <connection>
    <sender>kcfg_TabBarVisibility</sender>
    <signal>toggled(bool)</signal>
    <receiver>kcfg_TabBarArrangeBuddies</receiver>
    <slot>setEnabled(bool)</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
      <x>260</x>
      <y>133</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
      <x>260</x>
      <y>183</y>
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
  </connections>
 </ui>
diff --git a/util/widgetcolorizer.cpp b/util/widgetcolorizer.cpp
index f8202f1313..142ba0c284 100644
--- a/util/widgetcolorizer.cpp
+++ b/util/widgetcolorizer.cpp
@@ -1,85 +1,85 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2015  Kevin Funk <kfunk@kde.org>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
  * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
  * the License or (at your option) version 3 or any later version
  * accepted by the membership of KDE e.V. (or its successor approved
  * by the membership of KDE e.V.), which shall act as a proxy
  * defined in Section 14 of version 3 of the license.
  *
  * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
  */
 
 #include "widgetcolorizer.h"
 
 #include <interfaces/icore.h>
 #include <interfaces/iuicontroller.h>
 
 #include <KColorScheme>
 #include <KColorUtils>
 #include <KSharedConfig>
 #include <KConfigGroup>
 
 #include <QColor>
 #include <QPainter>
 #include <QPalette>
 #include <QTreeView>
 
 using namespace KDevelop;
 
 QColor WidgetColorizer::blendForeground(QColor color, float ratio,
                                         const QColor& foreground, const QColor& background)
 {
   if (KColorUtils::luma(foreground) > KColorUtils::luma(background)) {
     // for dark color schemes, produce a fitting color first
     color = KColorUtils::tint(foreground, color, 0.5);
   }
   // adapt contrast
   return KColorUtils::mix(foreground, color, ratio);
 }
 
 QColor WidgetColorizer::blendBackground(QColor color, float ratio,
                                         const QColor& /*foreground*/, const QColor& background)
 {
   // adapt contrast
   return KColorUtils::mix(background, color, ratio);
 }
 
 void WidgetColorizer::drawBranches(const QTreeView* treeView, QPainter* painter,
                                    const QRect& rect, const QModelIndex& /*index*/,
                                    const QColor& baseColor)
 {
     QRect newRect(rect);
     newRect.setWidth(treeView->indentation());
     painter->fillRect(newRect, baseColor);
 }
 
 QColor WidgetColorizer::colorForId(uint id, const QPalette& activePalette, bool forBackground)
 {
     const int high = 255;
     const int low = 100;
     auto color = QColor(qAbs(id % (high-low)),
                         qAbs((id / 50) % (high-low)),
                         qAbs((id / (50 * 50)) % (high-low)));
     const auto& foreground = activePalette.foreground().color();
     const auto& background = activePalette.background().color();
     if (forBackground) {
         return blendBackground(color, .5, foreground, background);
     } else {
         return blendForeground(color, .5, foreground, background);
     }
 }
 
 bool WidgetColorizer::colorizeByProject()
 {
-    return KSharedConfig::openConfig()->group("UiSettings").readEntry("ColorizeByProject", false);
+    return KSharedConfig::openConfig()->group("UiSettings").readEntry("ColorizeByProject", true);
 }