diff --git a/src/plugins/console/public/application/components/settings_modal.tsx b/src/plugins/console/public/application/components/settings_modal.tsx
index 095dde1c2950..67b0e2c0d957 100644
--- a/src/plugins/console/public/application/components/settings_modal.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/console/public/application/components/settings_modal.tsx
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ export const DevToolsSettingsModal = (props: DevToolsSettingsModalProps) => {
   const [polling, setPolling] = useState(props.settings.polling);
   const [pollInterval, setPollInterval] = useState(props.settings.pollInterval);
   const [tripleQuotes, setTripleQuotes] = useState(props.settings.tripleQuotes);
-  const [isHistoryDisabled, setIsHistoryDisabled] = useState(props.settings.isHistoryDisabled);
-  const [isKeyboardShortcutsDisabled, setIsKeyboardShortcutsDisabled] = useState(
-    props.settings.isKeyboardShortcutsDisabled
+  const [isHistoryEnabled, setIsHistoryEnabled] = useState(props.settings.isHistoryEnabled);
+  const [isKeyboardShortcutsEnabled, setIsKeyboardShortcutsEnabled] = useState(
+    props.settings.isKeyboardShortcutsEnabled
   );
 
   const autoCompleteCheckboxes = [
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ export const DevToolsSettingsModal = (props: DevToolsSettingsModalProps) => {
       polling,
       pollInterval,
       tripleQuotes,
-      isHistoryDisabled,
-      isKeyboardShortcutsDisabled,
+      isHistoryEnabled,
+      isKeyboardShortcutsEnabled,
     });
   }
 
@@ -153,17 +153,17 @@ export const DevToolsSettingsModal = (props: DevToolsSettingsModalProps) => {
   }, []);
 
   const toggleKeyboardShortcuts = useCallback(
-    (isDisabled: boolean) => {
+    (isEnabled: boolean) => {
       if (props.editorInstance) {
         unregisterCommands(props.editorInstance);
-        setIsKeyboardShortcutsDisabled(isDisabled);
+        setIsKeyboardShortcutsEnabled(isEnabled);
       }
     },
     [props.editorInstance]
   );
 
   const toggleSavingToHistory = useCallback(
-    (isDisabled: boolean) => setIsHistoryDisabled(isDisabled),
+    (isEnabled: boolean) => setIsHistoryEnabled(isEnabled),
     []
   );
 
@@ -289,11 +289,11 @@ export const DevToolsSettingsModal = (props: DevToolsSettingsModalProps) => {
           }
         >
           <EuiSwitch
-            checked={isHistoryDisabled}
+            checked={isHistoryEnabled}
             label={
               <FormattedMessage
-                defaultMessage="Disable saving requests to history"
-                id="console.settingsPage.savingRequestsToHistoryMessage"
+                defaultMessage="Save requests to history"
+                id="console.settingsPage.saveRequestsToHistoryLabel"
               />
             }
             onChange={(e) => toggleSavingToHistory(e.target.checked)}
@@ -309,11 +309,11 @@ export const DevToolsSettingsModal = (props: DevToolsSettingsModalProps) => {
           }
         >
           <EuiSwitch
-            checked={isKeyboardShortcutsDisabled}
+            checked={isKeyboardShortcutsEnabled}
             label={
               <FormattedMessage
-                defaultMessage="Disable keyboard shortcuts"
-                id="console.settingsPage.disableKeyboardShortcutsMessage"
+                defaultMessage="Enable keyboard shortcuts"
+                id="console.settingsPage.enableKeyboardShortcutsLabel"
               />
             }
             onChange={(e) => toggleKeyboardShortcuts(e.target.checked)}
diff --git a/src/plugins/console/public/application/containers/editor/legacy/console_editor/editor.tsx b/src/plugins/console/public/application/containers/editor/legacy/console_editor/editor.tsx
index 74a052646e19..ed8c87b5df14 100644
--- a/src/plugins/console/public/application/containers/editor/legacy/console_editor/editor.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/console/public/application/containers/editor/legacy/console_editor/editor.tsx
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@ function EditorUI({ initialTextValue, setEditorInstance }: EditorProps) {
   }, [settings]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const { isKeyboardShortcutsDisabled } = settings;
-    if (!isKeyboardShortcutsDisabled) {
+    const { isKeyboardShortcutsEnabled } = settings;
+    if (isKeyboardShortcutsEnabled) {
       registerCommands({
         senseEditor: editorInstanceRef.current!,
         sendCurrentRequest,
diff --git a/src/plugins/console/public/application/hooks/use_send_current_request/use_send_current_request.test.tsx b/src/plugins/console/public/application/hooks/use_send_current_request/use_send_current_request.test.tsx
index 0c7e4c46d95a..e895ddc135db 100644
--- a/src/plugins/console/public/application/hooks/use_send_current_request/use_send_current_request.test.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/console/public/application/hooks/use_send_current_request/use_send_current_request.test.tsx
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ describe('useSendCurrentRequest', () => {
     (sendRequest as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(
       [{ request: {} }, { request: {} }] /* two responses to save history */
     );
-    (mockContextValue.services.settings.toJSON as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({});
+    (mockContextValue.services.settings.toJSON as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({
+      isHistoryEnabled: true,
+    });
     (mockContextValue.services.history.addToHistory as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(() => {
       // Mock throwing
       throw new Error('cannot save!');
diff --git a/src/plugins/console/public/application/hooks/use_send_current_request/use_send_current_request.ts b/src/plugins/console/public/application/hooks/use_send_current_request/use_send_current_request.ts
index 87f72571a63e..28d875c246ca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/console/public/application/hooks/use_send_current_request/use_send_current_request.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/console/public/application/hooks/use_send_current_request/use_send_current_request.ts
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ export const useSendCurrentRequest = () => {
       const results = await sendRequest({ http, requests });
 
       let saveToHistoryError: undefined | Error;
-      const { isHistoryDisabled } = settings.toJSON();
+      const { isHistoryEnabled } = settings.toJSON();
 
-      if (!isHistoryDisabled) {
+      if (isHistoryEnabled) {
         results.forEach(({ request: { path, method, data } }) => {
           try {
             history.addToHistory(path, method, data);
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export const useSendCurrentRequest = () => {
                   notifications.toasts.remove(toast);
                 },
                 onDisableSavingToHistory: () => {
-                  settings.setIsHistoryDisabled(true);
+                  settings.setIsHistoryEnabled(false);
                   notifications.toasts.remove(toast);
                 },
               }),
diff --git a/src/plugins/console/public/services/settings.ts b/src/plugins/console/public/services/settings.ts
index aa2280f06064..e4731dd3f3a3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/console/public/services/settings.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/console/public/services/settings.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS = Object.freeze({
   tripleQuotes: true,
   wrapMode: true,
   autocomplete: Object.freeze({ fields: true, indices: true, templates: true, dataStreams: true }),
-  isHistoryDisabled: false,
-  isKeyboardShortcutsDisabled: false,
+  isHistoryEnabled: true,
+  isKeyboardShortcutsEnabled: true,
 });
 
 export interface DevToolsSettings {
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ export interface DevToolsSettings {
   polling: boolean;
   pollInterval: number;
   tripleQuotes: boolean;
-  isHistoryDisabled: boolean;
-  isKeyboardShortcutsDisabled: boolean;
+  isHistoryEnabled: boolean;
+  isKeyboardShortcutsEnabled: boolean;
 }
 
 enum SettingKeys {
@@ -42,12 +42,32 @@ enum SettingKeys {
   AUTOCOMPLETE_SETTINGS = 'autocomplete_settings',
   CONSOLE_POLLING = 'console_polling',
   POLL_INTERVAL = 'poll_interval',
-  IS_HISTORY_DISABLED = 'is_history_disabled',
-  IS_KEYBOARD_SHORTCUTS_DISABLED = 'is_keyboard_shortcuts_disabled',
+  IS_HISTORY_ENABLED = 'is_history_enabled',
+  IS_KEYBOARD_SHORTCUTS_ENABLED = 'is_keyboard_shortcuts_enabled',
 }
 
 export class Settings {
-  constructor(private readonly storage: Storage) {}
+  constructor(private readonly storage: Storage) {
+    // Migration from old settings to new ones
+    this.addMigrationRule('is_history_disabled', SettingKeys.IS_HISTORY_ENABLED, (value: any) => {
+      return !value;
+    });
+    this.addMigrationRule(
+      'is_keyboard_shortcuts_disabled',
+      SettingKeys.IS_KEYBOARD_SHORTCUTS_ENABLED,
+      (value: any) => {
+        return !value;
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
+  private addMigrationRule(previousKey: string, newKey: string, migration: (value: any) => any) {
+    const value = this.storage.get(previousKey);
+    if (value !== undefined) {
+      this.storage.set(newKey, migration(value));
+      this.storage.delete(previousKey);
+    }
+  }
 
   getFontSize() {
     return this.storage.get(SettingKeys.FONT_SIZE, DEFAULT_SETTINGS.fontSize);
@@ -94,13 +114,13 @@ export class Settings {
     return true;
   }
 
-  setIsHistoryDisabled(isDisabled: boolean) {
-    this.storage.set(SettingKeys.IS_HISTORY_DISABLED, isDisabled);
+  setIsHistoryEnabled(isEnabled: boolean) {
+    this.storage.set(SettingKeys.IS_HISTORY_ENABLED, isEnabled);
     return true;
   }
 
-  getIsHistoryDisabled() {
-    return this.storage.get(SettingKeys.IS_HISTORY_DISABLED, DEFAULT_SETTINGS.isHistoryDisabled);
+  getIsHistoryEnabled() {
+    return this.storage.get(SettingKeys.IS_HISTORY_ENABLED, DEFAULT_SETTINGS.isHistoryEnabled);
   }
 
   setPollInterval(interval: number) {
@@ -111,15 +131,15 @@ export class Settings {
     return this.storage.get(SettingKeys.POLL_INTERVAL, DEFAULT_SETTINGS.pollInterval);
   }
 
-  setIsKeyboardShortcutsDisabled(disable: boolean) {
-    this.storage.set(SettingKeys.IS_KEYBOARD_SHORTCUTS_DISABLED, disable);
+  setIsKeyboardShortcutsEnabled(isEnabled: boolean) {
+    this.storage.set(SettingKeys.IS_KEYBOARD_SHORTCUTS_ENABLED, isEnabled);
     return true;
   }
 
   getIsKeyboardShortcutsDisabled() {
     return this.storage.get(
-      SettingKeys.IS_KEYBOARD_SHORTCUTS_DISABLED,
-      DEFAULT_SETTINGS.isKeyboardShortcutsDisabled
+      SettingKeys.IS_KEYBOARD_SHORTCUTS_ENABLED,
+      DEFAULT_SETTINGS.isKeyboardShortcutsEnabled
     );
   }
 
@@ -131,8 +151,8 @@ export class Settings {
       fontSize: parseFloat(this.getFontSize()),
       polling: Boolean(this.getPolling()),
       pollInterval: this.getPollInterval(),
-      isHistoryDisabled: Boolean(this.getIsHistoryDisabled()),
-      isKeyboardShortcutsDisabled: Boolean(this.getIsKeyboardShortcutsDisabled()),
+      isHistoryEnabled: Boolean(this.getIsHistoryEnabled()),
+      isKeyboardShortcutsEnabled: Boolean(this.getIsKeyboardShortcutsDisabled()),
     };
   }
 
@@ -143,8 +163,8 @@ export class Settings {
     autocomplete,
     polling,
     pollInterval,
-    isHistoryDisabled,
-    isKeyboardShortcutsDisabled,
+    isHistoryEnabled,
+    isKeyboardShortcutsEnabled,
   }: DevToolsSettings) {
     this.setFontSize(fontSize);
     this.setWrapMode(wrapMode);
@@ -152,8 +172,8 @@ export class Settings {
     this.setAutocomplete(autocomplete);
     this.setPolling(polling);
     this.setPollInterval(pollInterval);
-    this.setIsHistoryDisabled(isHistoryDisabled);
-    this.setIsKeyboardShortcutsDisabled(isKeyboardShortcutsDisabled);
+    this.setIsHistoryEnabled(isHistoryEnabled);
+    this.setIsKeyboardShortcutsEnabled(isKeyboardShortcutsEnabled);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/fr-FR.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/fr-FR.json
index a5b6ae699c72..006c2744d4eb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/fr-FR.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/fr-FR.json
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@
     "console.settingsPage.autocompleteLabel": "Saisie semi-automatique",
     "console.settingsPage.cancelButtonLabel": "Annuler",
     "console.settingsPage.dataStreamsLabelText": "Flux de données",
-    "console.settingsPage.disableKeyboardShortcutsMessage": "Désactiver les raccourcis clavier",
     "console.settingsPage.fieldsLabelText": "Champs",
     "console.settingsPage.fontSizeLabel": "Taille de la police",
     "console.settingsPage.historyLabel": "Historique",
@@ -274,7 +273,6 @@
     "console.settingsPage.refreshInterval.everyHourTimeInterval": "Toutes les heures",
     "console.settingsPage.refreshInterval.onceTimeInterval": "Une fois, au chargement de la console",
     "console.settingsPage.saveButtonLabel": "Enregistrer",
-    "console.settingsPage.savingRequestsToHistoryMessage": "Désactiver l'enregistrement des requêtes dans l'historique",
     "console.settingsPage.templatesLabelText": "Modèles",
     "console.settingsPage.tripleQuotesMessage": "Utiliser des guillemets triples dans le volet de sortie",
     "console.settingsPage.wrapLongLinesLabelText": "Formater les longues lignes",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
index 72e20dc6efa3..4601cc9bb391 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@
     "console.settingsPage.autocompleteLabel": "自動入力",
     "console.settingsPage.cancelButtonLabel": "キャンセル",
     "console.settingsPage.dataStreamsLabelText": "データストリーム",
-    "console.settingsPage.disableKeyboardShortcutsMessage": "キーボードショートカットを無効にする",
     "console.settingsPage.fieldsLabelText": "フィールド",
     "console.settingsPage.fontSizeLabel": "フォントサイズ",
     "console.settingsPage.historyLabel": "履歴",
@@ -274,7 +273,6 @@
     "console.settingsPage.refreshInterval.everyHourTimeInterval": "毎時",
     "console.settingsPage.refreshInterval.onceTimeInterval": "コンソールの読み込み時に1回",
     "console.settingsPage.saveButtonLabel": "保存",
-    "console.settingsPage.savingRequestsToHistoryMessage": "履歴へのリクエストの保存を無効にしてください",
     "console.settingsPage.templatesLabelText": "テンプレート",
     "console.settingsPage.tripleQuotesMessage": "出力ウィンドウでは三重引用符を使用してください",
     "console.settingsPage.wrapLongLinesLabelText": "長い行を改行",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
index bf90d943ab06..3181f9602038 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@
     "console.settingsPage.autocompleteLabel": "自动完成",
     "console.settingsPage.cancelButtonLabel": "取消",
     "console.settingsPage.dataStreamsLabelText": "数据流",
-    "console.settingsPage.disableKeyboardShortcutsMessage": "禁用键盘快捷键",
     "console.settingsPage.fieldsLabelText": "字段",
     "console.settingsPage.fontSizeLabel": "字体大小",
     "console.settingsPage.historyLabel": "历史记录",
@@ -274,7 +273,6 @@
     "console.settingsPage.refreshInterval.everyHourTimeInterval": "每小时",
     "console.settingsPage.refreshInterval.onceTimeInterval": "一次，控制台加载时",
     "console.settingsPage.saveButtonLabel": "保存",
-    "console.settingsPage.savingRequestsToHistoryMessage": "禁止将请求保存到历史记录",
     "console.settingsPage.templatesLabelText": "模板",
     "console.settingsPage.tripleQuotesMessage": "在输出窗格中使用三重引号",
     "console.settingsPage.wrapLongLinesLabelText": "长行换行",