diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/local_settings.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/local_settings.js
index 3d94d665c..c2aaf3b6b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/local_settings.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/local_settings.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const initialState = ImmutableMap({
   preselect_on_reply: true,
   inline_preview_cards: true,
   hicolor_privacy_icons: false,
-  show_content_type_choice: false,
+  show_content_type_choice: true,
   filtering_behavior: 'hide',
   tag_misleading_links: true,
   rewrite_mentions: 'no',