diff --git a/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/UISettingsState.kt b/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/UISettingsState.kt
index 6d274c25a7a9..b9f0402ef04c 100644
--- a/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/UISettingsState.kt
+++ b/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/UISettingsState.kt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class UISettingsState : BaseState() {
 
   @get:ReportValue
   @get:OptionTag("EDITOR_TAB_LIMIT")
-  var editorTabLimit: Int by property(10)
+  var editorTabLimit: Int by property(30)
 
   @get:OptionTag("REUSE_NOT_MODIFIED_TABS")
   var reuseNotModifiedTabs: Boolean by property(false)