diff --git a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
index 49e282bd4887..717fb4050d16 100644
--- a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
+++ b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ vcs.log.labels.left.aligned=false
 vcs.log.labels.left.aligned.description=Align labels in Log table to the left
 vcs.log.speedsearch=false
 vcs.log.speedsearch.description=Enable speedsearch in Log (warning: performance is not excellent)
-vcs.new.history=false
+vcs.new.history=true
 vcs.new.history.description=Enable new file history that uses Log
 
 vcs.executable.validator.timeout.sec=60