diff --git a/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml b/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml
index 31ad938d5a3..c708ef9a245 100644
--- a/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml
@@ -1034,8 +1034,8 @@
 			Fix to improve physics jitter, specially on monitors where refresh rate is different than the physics FPS.
 			[b]Note:[/b] This property is only read when the project starts. To change the physics FPS at runtime, set [member Engine.physics_jitter_fix] instead.
 		</member>
-		<member name="rendering/2d/options/ninepatch_mode" type="int" setter="" getter="" default="0">
-			Choose between default mode where corner scalings are preserved matching the artwork, and scaling mode.
+		<member name="rendering/2d/options/ninepatch_mode" type="int" setter="" getter="" default="1">
+			Choose between fixed mode where corner scalings are preserved matching the artwork, and scaling mode.
 			Not available in GLES3 when [member rendering/batching/options/use_batching] is off.
 		</member>
 		<member name="rendering/2d/options/use_nvidia_rect_flicker_workaround" type="bool" setter="" getter="" default="false">
diff --git a/servers/visual_server.cpp b/servers/visual_server.cpp
index ead05d1e4b3..acca7a6e69d 100644
--- a/servers/visual_server.cpp
+++ b/servers/visual_server.cpp
@@ -2448,9 +2448,9 @@ VisualServer::VisualServer() {
 	GLOBAL_DEF(sz_balance_render_tree, 0.0f);
 	ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->set_custom_property_info(sz_balance_render_tree, PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, sz_balance_render_tree, PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0.0,1.0,0.01"));
 
-	GLOBAL_DEF("rendering/2d/options/use_software_skinning", true);
-	GLOBAL_DEF("rendering/2d/options/ninepatch_mode", 0);
-	ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->set_custom_property_info("rendering/2d/options/ninepatch_mode", PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "rendering/2d/options/ninepatch_mode", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Default,Scaling"));
+	GLOBAL_DEF_RST("rendering/2d/options/use_software_skinning", true);
+	GLOBAL_DEF_RST("rendering/2d/options/ninepatch_mode", 1);
+	ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->set_custom_property_info("rendering/2d/options/ninepatch_mode", PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "rendering/2d/options/ninepatch_mode", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Fixed,Scaling"));
 
 	GLOBAL_DEF("rendering/batching/options/use_batching", true);
 	GLOBAL_DEF_RST("rendering/batching/options/use_batching_in_editor", true);