diff --git a/effects/maketransparent.cpp b/effects/maketransparent.cpp
index c512e9f60b..2f40f9b2d4 100644
--- a/effects/maketransparent.cpp
+++ b/effects/maketransparent.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ KWIN_EFFECT( maketransparent, MakeTransparentEffect )
 MakeTransparentEffect::MakeTransparentEffect()
     {
     KConfigGroup conf = effects->effectConfig("MakeTransparent");
-    decoration = conf.readEntry( "Decoration", 0.7 );
+    decoration = conf.readEntry( "Decoration", 1.0 );
     moveresize = conf.readEntry( "MoveResize", 0.8 );
     dialogs = conf.readEntry( "Dialogs", 1.0 );
     inactive = conf.readEntry( "Inactive", 1.0 );
diff --git a/effects/maketransparent.desktop b/effects/maketransparent.desktop
index ae69d8bcf4..fed7a3b398 100644
--- a/effects/maketransparent.desktop
+++ b/effects/maketransparent.desktop
@@ -103,6 +103,6 @@ X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=0.1.0
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=Appearance
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
 X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=GPL
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=false
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=true
 X-KDE-Library=kwin4_effect_builtins
 X-Ordering=50
diff --git a/effects/maketransparent_config.cpp b/effects/maketransparent_config.cpp
index f733432b2e..efd1b17184 100644
--- a/effects/maketransparent_config.cpp
+++ b/effects/maketransparent_config.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void MakeTransparentEffectConfig::load()
     mDecoration->setValue( (int)( conf.readEntry( "Decoration", 1.0 ) * 100 ) );
     mMoveResize->setValue( (int)( conf.readEntry( "MoveResize", 0.8 ) * 100 ) );
     mDialogs->setValue( (int)( conf.readEntry( "Dialogs", 1.0 ) * 100 ) );
-    mInactive->setValue( (int)( conf.readEntry( "Inactive", 0.6 ) * 100 ) );
+    mInactive->setValue( (int)( conf.readEntry( "Inactive", 1.0 ) * 100 ) );
 
     emit changed(false);
     }
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void MakeTransparentEffectConfig::save()
 void MakeTransparentEffectConfig::defaults()
     {
     kDebug() ;
-    mDecoration->setValue( 70 );
+    mDecoration->setValue( 100 );
     mMoveResize->setValue( 80 );
     mDialogs->setValue( 100 );
     mInactive->setValue( 100 );