diff --git a/web/base_viewer.js b/web/base_viewer.js
index e4dce389ce7849..4e1cbe284a6e0c 100644
--- a/web/base_viewer.js
+++ b/web/base_viewer.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const DEFAULT_CACHE_SIZE = 10;
  * @property {string} [imageResourcesPath] - Path for image resources, mainly
  *   mainly for annotation icons. Include trailing slash.
  * @property {boolean} [renderInteractiveForms] - Enables rendering of
- *   interactive form elements. The default is `false`.
+ *   interactive form elements. The default value is `true`.
  * @property {boolean} [enablePrintAutoRotate] - Enables automatic rotation of
  *   landscape pages upon printing. The default is `false`.
  * @property {string} renderer - 'canvas' or 'svg'. The default is 'canvas'.
@@ -152,7 +152,10 @@ class BaseViewer {
       ? options.textLayerMode
       : TextLayerMode.ENABLE;
     this.imageResourcesPath = options.imageResourcesPath || "";
-    this.renderInteractiveForms = options.renderInteractiveForms || false;
+    this.renderInteractiveForms =
+      typeof options.renderInteractiveForms === "boolean"
+        ? options.renderInteractiveForms
+        : true;
     this.enablePrintAutoRotate = options.enablePrintAutoRotate || false;
     this.renderer = options.renderer || RendererType.CANVAS;
     this.enableWebGL = options.enableWebGL || false;
diff --git a/web/pdf_page_view.js b/web/pdf_page_view.js
index e0eeee9fe31583..2ac11aa6945d12 100644
--- a/web/pdf_page_view.js
+++ b/web/pdf_page_view.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import { viewerCompatibilityParams } from "./viewer_compatibility.js";
  * @property {string} [imageResourcesPath] - Path for image resources, mainly
  *   for annotation icons. Include trailing slash.
  * @property {boolean} renderInteractiveForms - Turns on rendering of
- *   interactive form elements. The default is `false`.
+ *   interactive form elements. The default value is `true`.
  * @property {string} renderer - 'canvas' or 'svg'. The default is 'canvas'.
  * @property {boolean} [enableWebGL] - Enables WebGL accelerated rendering for
  *   some operations. The default value is `false`.
@@ -90,7 +90,10 @@ class PDFPageView {
       ? options.textLayerMode
       : TextLayerMode.ENABLE;
     this.imageResourcesPath = options.imageResourcesPath || "";
-    this.renderInteractiveForms = options.renderInteractiveForms || false;
+    this.renderInteractiveForms =
+      typeof options.renderInteractiveForms === "boolean"
+        ? options.renderInteractiveForms
+        : true;
     this.useOnlyCssZoom = options.useOnlyCssZoom || false;
     this.maxCanvasPixels = options.maxCanvasPixels || MAX_CANVAS_PIXELS;