diff --git a/src/settings/defaults.ts b/src/settings/defaults.ts
index 773fdeb5..bba9c2d6 100644
--- a/src/settings/defaults.ts
+++ b/src/settings/defaults.ts
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: TaskNotesSettings = {
 		'relationships': 'TaskNotes/Views/relationships.base',
 	},
 	// Recurring task behavior defaults
-	maintainDueDateOffsetInRecurring: false,
+	maintainDueDateOffsetInRecurring: true,
 	// Frontmatter link format defaults
 	useFrontmatterMarkdownLinks: false, // Default to wikilinks for compatibility
 	// OAuth Calendar Integration defaults