diff --git a/config/default/base.src.in b/config/default/base.src.in
index c9935497d8..1817ffd179 100644
--- a/config/default/base.src.in
+++ b/config/default/base.src.in
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ group "Elm_Config" struct {
   value "focus_highlight_enable" uchar: 0;
   value "focus_highlight_animate" uchar: 0;
   value "focus_highlight_clip_disable" uchar: 0;
-  value "item_select_on_focus_disable" uchar: 0;
+  value "item_select_on_focus_disable" uchar: 1;
   value "first_item_focus_on_first_focus_in" uchar: 0;
   value "focus_move_policy" uchar: 0;
   value "toolbar_shrink_mode" int: 3;
diff --git a/config/mobile/base.src.in b/config/mobile/base.src.in
index 2622b89371..3e15c10033 100644
--- a/config/mobile/base.src.in
+++ b/config/mobile/base.src.in
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ group "Elm_Config" struct {
   value "focus_highlight_enable" uchar: 0;
   value "focus_highlight_animate" uchar: 0;
   value "focus_highlight_clip_disable" uchar: 0;
-  value "item_select_on_focus_disable" uchar: 0;
+  value "item_select_on_focus_disable" uchar: 1;
   value "first_item_focus_on_first_focus_in" uchar: 0;
   value "focus_move_policy" uchar: 0;
   value "toolbar_shrink_mode" int: 3;
diff --git a/config/standard/base.src.in b/config/standard/base.src.in
index c9f3f1904d..96847d768a 100644
--- a/config/standard/base.src.in
+++ b/config/standard/base.src.in
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ group "Elm_Config" struct {
   value "focus_highlight_enable" uchar: 0;
   value "focus_highlight_animate" uchar: 0;
   value "focus_highlight_clip_disable" uchar: 1;
-  value "item_select_on_focus_disable" uchar: 0;
+  value "item_select_on_focus_disable" uchar: 1;
   value "first_item_focus_on_first_focus_in" uchar: 0;
   value "focus_move_policy" uchar: 0;
   value "toolbar_shrink_mode" int: 3;