diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/store/uiSlice.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/store/uiSlice.ts
index 4893bb3bf6..65a48bc92c 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/store/uiSlice.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/store/uiSlice.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export const initialUIState: UIState = {
   shouldPinGallery: true,
   shouldShowGallery: true,
   shouldHidePreview: false,
-  shouldShowProgressInViewer: false,
+  shouldShowProgressInViewer: true,
   schedulers: SCHEDULERS,
 };