diff --git a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
index 5dffe1733..62700ac6f 100644
--- a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ Valid values:
  * +true+
  * +false+
 
-Default: +pass:[false]+
+Default: +pass:[true]+
 
 [[content-css-regions]]
 === css-regions
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
index 212999ff6..91588468d 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.py
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ def data(readonly=False):
              "are not affected by this setting."),
 
             ('webgl',
-             SettingValue(typ.Bool(), 'false'),
+             SettingValue(typ.Bool(), 'true'),
              "Enables or disables WebGL. For QtWebEngine, Qt/PyQt >= 5.7 is "
              "required for this setting."),