diff --git a/features/preferences/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/preferences/impl/advanced/AdvancedSettingsPresenter.kt b/features/preferences/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/preferences/impl/advanced/AdvancedSettingsPresenter.kt
index ee54325ce1..296beaaa7a 100644
--- a/features/preferences/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/preferences/impl/advanced/AdvancedSettingsPresenter.kt
+++ b/features/preferences/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/preferences/impl/advanced/AdvancedSettingsPresenter.kt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class AdvancedSettingsPresenter @Inject constructor(
             .collectAsState(initial = true)
         val doesCompressMedia by sessionPreferencesStore
             .doesCompressMedia()
-            .collectAsState(initial = false)
+            .collectAsState(initial = true)
         val theme by remember {
             appPreferencesStore.getThemeFlow().mapToTheme()
         }
diff --git a/features/preferences/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/preferences/impl/advanced/AdvancedSettingsPresenterTest.kt b/features/preferences/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/preferences/impl/advanced/AdvancedSettingsPresenterTest.kt
index 1634918296..843df71afb 100644
--- a/features/preferences/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/preferences/impl/advanced/AdvancedSettingsPresenterTest.kt
+++ b/features/preferences/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/preferences/impl/advanced/AdvancedSettingsPresenterTest.kt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class AdvancedSettingsPresenterTest {
             assertThat(initialState.isDeveloperModeEnabled).isFalse()
             assertThat(initialState.showChangeThemeDialog).isFalse()
             assertThat(initialState.isSharePresenceEnabled).isTrue()
-            assertThat(initialState.doesCompressMedia).isFalse()
+            assertThat(initialState.doesCompressMedia).isTrue()
             assertThat(initialState.theme).isEqualTo(Theme.System)
         }
     }
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ class AdvancedSettingsPresenterTest {
             presenter.present()
         }.test {
             val initialState = awaitLastSequentialItem()
-            assertThat(initialState.doesCompressMedia).isFalse()
-            initialState.eventSink.invoke(AdvancedSettingsEvents.SetCompressMedia(true))
-            assertThat(awaitItem().doesCompressMedia).isTrue()
+            assertThat(initialState.doesCompressMedia).isTrue()
             initialState.eventSink.invoke(AdvancedSettingsEvents.SetCompressMedia(false))
             assertThat(awaitItem().doesCompressMedia).isFalse()
+            initialState.eventSink.invoke(AdvancedSettingsEvents.SetCompressMedia(true))
+            assertThat(awaitItem().doesCompressMedia).isTrue()
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/libraries/preferences/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/preferences/impl/store/DefaultSessionPreferencesStore.kt b/libraries/preferences/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/preferences/impl/store/DefaultSessionPreferencesStore.kt
index 3fa33eab93..32d92a4a76 100644
--- a/libraries/preferences/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/preferences/impl/store/DefaultSessionPreferencesStore.kt
+++ b/libraries/preferences/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/preferences/impl/store/DefaultSessionPreferencesStore.kt
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class DefaultSessionPreferencesStore(
     override fun isSessionVerificationSkipped(): Flow<Boolean> = get(skipSessionVerification) { false }
 
     override suspend fun setCompressMedia(compress: Boolean) = update(compressMedia, compress)
-    override fun doesCompressMedia(): Flow<Boolean> = get(compressMedia) { false }
+    override fun doesCompressMedia(): Flow<Boolean> = get(compressMedia) { true }
 
     override suspend fun clear() {
         dataStoreFile.safeDelete()
diff --git a/libraries/preferences/test/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/preferences/test/InMemorySessionPreferencesStore.kt b/libraries/preferences/test/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/preferences/test/InMemorySessionPreferencesStore.kt
index dde117adc0..7bb2258c6e 100644
--- a/libraries/preferences/test/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/preferences/test/InMemorySessionPreferencesStore.kt
+++ b/libraries/preferences/test/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/preferences/test/InMemorySessionPreferencesStore.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class InMemorySessionPreferencesStore(
     isSendTypingNotificationsEnabled: Boolean = true,
     isRenderTypingNotificationsEnabled: Boolean = true,
     isSessionVerificationSkipped: Boolean = false,
-    doesCompressMedia: Boolean = false,
+    doesCompressMedia: Boolean = true,
 ) : SessionPreferencesStore {
     private val isSharePresenceEnabled = MutableStateFlow(isSharePresenceEnabled)
     private val isSendPublicReadReceiptsEnabled = MutableStateFlow(isSendPublicReadReceiptsEnabled)