diff --git a/doc/classes/EditorSettings.xml b/doc/classes/EditorSettings.xml
index 20842e7535c6..1cc249ec4876 100644
--- a/doc/classes/EditorSettings.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/EditorSettings.xml
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@
 			[b]Note:[/b] You can hold down [kbd]Alt[/kbd] while using the mouse wheel to temporarily scroll 5 times faster.
 		</member>
 		<member name="text_editor/completion/add_type_hints" type="bool" setter="" getter="">
-			If [code]true[/code], adds static typing hints such as [code]-&gt; void[/code] and [code]: int[/code] when using code autocompletion or when creating onready variables by drag and dropping nodes into the script editor while pressing the [kbd]Ctrl[/kbd] key.
+			If [code]true[/code], adds [url=$DOCS_URL/tutorials/scripting/gdscript/static_typing.html]GDScript static typing[/url] hints such as [code]-&gt; void[/code] and [code]: int[/code] when using code autocompletion or when creating onready variables by drag and dropping nodes into the script editor while pressing the [kbd]Ctrl[/kbd] key. If [code]true[/code], newly created scripts will also automatically have type hints added to their method parameters and return types.
 		</member>
 		<member name="text_editor/completion/auto_brace_complete" type="bool" setter="" getter="">
 			If [code]true[/code], automatically completes braces when making use of code completion.
diff --git a/editor/editor_settings.cpp b/editor/editor_settings.cpp
index 9ba3eec817e3..9d43fc4d223a 100644
--- a/editor/editor_settings.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_settings.cpp
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ void EditorSettings::_load_defaults(Ref<ConfigFile> p_extra_config) {
 	EDITOR_SETTING(Variant::FLOAT, PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "text_editor/completion/code_complete_delay", 0.3, "0.01,5,0.01,or_greater")
 	_initial_set("text_editor/completion/put_callhint_tooltip_below_current_line", true);
 	_initial_set("text_editor/completion/complete_file_paths", true);
-	_initial_set("text_editor/completion/add_type_hints", false);
+	_initial_set("text_editor/completion/add_type_hints", true);
 	_initial_set("text_editor/completion/use_single_quotes", false);
 	_initial_set("text_editor/completion/colorize_suggestions", true);