diff --git a/data/org.gnome.mutter.gschema.xml.in b/data/org.gnome.mutter.gschema.xml.in
index 6cbd9c1b5..81f88b7c9 100644
--- a/data/org.gnome.mutter.gschema.xml.in
+++ b/data/org.gnome.mutter.gschema.xml.in
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     </key>
 
     <key name="experimental-features" type="as">
-      <default>[]</default>
+      <default>['scale-monitor-framebuffer']</default>
       <summary>Enable experimental features</summary>
       <description>
         To enable experimental features, add the feature keyword to the list.