diff --git a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/ui/ComponentSettings.java b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/ui/ComponentSettings.java
index 18416afeb82e..634b2a69efd5 100644
--- a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/ui/ComponentSettings.java
+++ b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/ui/ComponentSettings.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import java.awt.*;
  * IDE-agnostic component settings.
  */
 public class ComponentSettings {
-  private boolean mySmoothScrollingEnabled;
+  private boolean mySmoothScrollingEnabled = true;
   private boolean myRemoteDesktopConnected;
   private boolean myPowerSaveModeEnabled;