diff --git a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/misc/registry.properties b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/misc/registry.properties
index 0ffc84d49a47..3518b23a6cca 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/misc/registry.properties
+++ b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/misc/registry.properties
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ psi.track.invalidation=true
 ide.suggest.file.when.creating.filename.like.directory=true
 ide.suggest.file.when.creating.filename.like.directory.description=When creating a directory named foo.txt, suggest to create a file with such a name instead
 
-find.search.in.project.files=false
+find.search.in.project.files=true
 
 structureView.coalesceTime=500