diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/shared/resources/intellij.vcs.git.shared.xml b/plugins/git4idea/shared/resources/intellij.vcs.git.shared.xml
index 6872a02a4c24..4e8e923bfe01 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/shared/resources/intellij.vcs.git.shared.xml
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/shared/resources/intellij.vcs.git.shared.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   </actions>
 
   <extensions defaultExtensionNs="com.intellij">
-    <registryKey defaultValue="false"
+    <registryKey defaultValue="true"
                  key="git.branches.widget.rd"
                  description="Experimental rem dev view for git branches widget"/>
 
diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/shared/src/com/intellij/vcs/git/shared/rdWidgetRegistry.kt b/plugins/git4idea/shared/src/com/intellij/vcs/git/shared/rdWidgetRegistry.kt
index 3934803bc7e9..0e9cde5f8fb2 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/shared/src/com/intellij/vcs/git/shared/rdWidgetRegistry.kt
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/shared/src/com/intellij/vcs/git/shared/rdWidgetRegistry.kt
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus
 
 @ApiStatus.Internal
 fun Registry.Companion.isRdBranchWidgetEnabled(): Boolean =
-  `is`("git.branches.widget.rd", false)
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+  `is`("git.branches.widget.rd", true)
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