diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/mac/MacFullScreenControlsManager.kt b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/mac/MacFullScreenControlsManager.kt
index 1839d998d703..651c85d24ad8 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/mac/MacFullScreenControlsManager.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/mac/MacFullScreenControlsManager.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import javax.swing.JFrame
  * @author Alexander Lobas
  */
 object MacFullScreenControlsManager {
-  fun enabled() = Registry.`is`("apple.awt.newFullScreeControls")
+  fun enabled() = Registry.`is`("apple.awt.newFullScreeControls", true)
 
   fun configureEnable(parentDisposable: Disposable, block: () -> Unit) {
     val rKey = Registry.get("apple.awt.newFullScreeControls")
diff --git a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
index da3b959b277d..2ff7e33aafcf 100644
--- a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
+++ b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
@@ -2134,7 +2134,7 @@ ide.mac.os.wintabs.version2=true
 ide.mac.os.wintabs.version2.description=Enable Mac OS project tabs for New UI
 ide.mac.os.wintabs.version2.restartRequired=true
 
-apple.awt.newFullScreeControls=false
+apple.awt.newFullScreeControls=true
 
 ea.enable.developers.list=true
 ea.enable.developers.list.description=Ability to show/hide developers list in IDE errors dialog