diff --git a/packages/web/src/datagrid/DataGrid.svelte b/packages/web/src/datagrid/DataGrid.svelte
index 139ed047a..61ab5354d 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/datagrid/DataGrid.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/datagrid/DataGrid.svelte
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
   setContext('macroValues', macroValues);
 
   let managerSize;
-  const collapsedLeftColumnStore = writable(getBoolSettingsValue('dataGrid.hideLeftColumn', true));
+  const collapsedLeftColumnStore = writable(!getBoolSettingsValue('dataGrid.showLeftColumn', false));
 
   $: isFormView = !!(formDisplay && formDisplay.config && formDisplay.config.isFormView);
   $: isJsonView = !!config?.isJsonView;
diff --git a/packages/web/src/settings/SettingsModal.svelte b/packages/web/src/settings/SettingsModal.svelte
index 802895a87..738381452 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/settings/SettingsModal.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/settings/SettingsModal.svelte
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
       <FormCheckboxField name=":visibleToolbar" label="Show toolbar" defaultValue={true} />
 
       <div class="heading">Data grid</div>
-      <FormCheckboxField name="dataGrid.hideLeftColumn" label="Hide left column by default" />
+      <FormCheckboxField name="dataGrid.showLeftColumn" label="Show left column by default" />
       <FormTextField
         name="dataGrid.pageSize"
         label="Page size (number of rows for incremental loading, must be between 5 and 1000)"