diff --git a/effects/snow.cpp b/effects/snow.cpp
index 1552dd287b..377ad20125 100644
--- a/effects/snow.cpp
+++ b/effects/snow.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void SnowEffect::reconfigure( ReconfigureFlags )
     mMaxFlakeSize = conf.readEntry("MaxFlakes", 50);
     mMaxVSpeed = conf.readEntry("MaxVSpeed", 2);
     mMaxHSpeed = conf.readEntry("MaxHSpeed", 1);
-    snowBehindWindows = conf.readEntry("BehindWindows", false);
+    snowBehindWindows = conf.readEntry("BehindWindows", true);
     }
 
 void SnowEffect::prePaintScreen( ScreenPrePaintData& data, int time )
diff --git a/effects/snow_config.cpp b/effects/snow_config.cpp
index 141192c8b4..6659b10889 100644
--- a/effects/snow_config.cpp
+++ b/effects/snow_config.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void SnowEffectConfig::load()
     int maxFlake = conf.readEntry("MaxFlakes", 50);
     int maxVSpeed = conf.readEntry("MaxVSpeed", 2);
     int maxHSpeed = conf.readEntry("MaxHSpeed", 1);
-    m_ui->snowBehindWindows->setChecked( conf.readEntry("BehindWindows", false));
+    m_ui->snowBehindWindows->setChecked( conf.readEntry("BehindWindows", true));
     m_ui->numberFlakes->setValue( number );
     m_ui->minSizeFlake->setValue( minFlake );
     m_ui->maxSizeFlake->setValue( maxFlake );
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ void SnowEffectConfig::defaults()
     m_ui->maxSizeFlake->setValue( 50 );
     m_ui->maxVSpeed->setValue( 2 );
     m_ui->maxHSpeed->setValue( 1 );
-    m_ui->snowBehindWindows->setChecked( false );
+    m_ui->snowBehindWindows->setChecked( true );
     m_ui->editor->allDefault();
     emit changed(true);
     }