diff --git a/config.sample.json b/config.sample.json
index cc6cb194..cb2d550e 100644
--- a/config.sample.json
+++ b/config.sample.json
@@ -42,5 +42,7 @@
     "enable_presence_by_hs_url": {
         "https://matrix.org": false
     },
-    "settingDefaults": {}
+    "settingDefaults": {
+        "breadcrumbs": true
+    }
 }