diff --git a/Sources/cmuxApp.swift b/Sources/cmuxApp.swift
index 48ec051c..3f5a72a8 100644
--- a/Sources/cmuxApp.swift
+++ b/Sources/cmuxApp.swift
@@ -2418,7 +2418,7 @@ enum AppearanceSettings {
 
 enum ClaudeCodeIntegrationSettings {
     static let hooksEnabledKey = "claudeCodeHooksEnabled"
-    static let defaultHooksEnabled = false
+    static let defaultHooksEnabled = true
 
     static func hooksEnabled(defaults: UserDefaults = .standard) -> Bool {
         if defaults.object(forKey: hooksEnabledKey) == nil {
diff --git a/cmuxTests/GhosttyConfigTests.swift b/cmuxTests/GhosttyConfigTests.swift
index 386c7131..5f80a466 100644
--- a/cmuxTests/GhosttyConfigTests.swift
+++ b/cmuxTests/GhosttyConfigTests.swift
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ final class GhosttyConfigTests: XCTestCase {
         )
     }
 
-    func testClaudeCodeIntegrationDefaultsToDisabledWhenUnset() {
+    func testClaudeCodeIntegrationDefaultsToEnabledWhenUnset() {
         let suiteName = "cmux.tests.claude-hooks.\(UUID().uuidString)"
         guard let defaults = UserDefaults(suiteName: suiteName) else {
             XCTFail("Failed to create isolated user defaults suite")
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ final class GhosttyConfigTests: XCTestCase {
         }
 
         defaults.removeObject(forKey: ClaudeCodeIntegrationSettings.hooksEnabledKey)
-        XCTAssertFalse(ClaudeCodeIntegrationSettings.hooksEnabled(defaults: defaults))
+        XCTAssertTrue(ClaudeCodeIntegrationSettings.hooksEnabled(defaults: defaults))
     }
 
     func testClaudeCodeIntegrationRespectsStoredPreference() {