diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Code/CaptureContext.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Code/CaptureContext.cpp
index 694236fb0..a3dcff75e 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Code/CaptureContext.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Code/CaptureContext.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ void CaptureContext::LoadCapture(const rdcstr &captureFile, const rdcstr &origFi
       }
     });
 
-    if(newCapture && m_Notes.contains(lit("comments")))
+    if(newCapture && m_Notes.contains(lit("comments")) && m_Config.Comments_ShowOnLoad)
     {
       if(!HasCommentView())
         ShowCommentView();
diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Code/Interface/PersistantConfig.h b/qrenderdoc/Code/Interface/PersistantConfig.h
index b62571f85..6986f288a 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Code/Interface/PersistantConfig.h
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Code/Interface/PersistantConfig.h
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ DECLARE_REFLECTION_STRUCT(BugReport);
                                                                                            \
   CONFIG_SETTING_VAL(public, bool, bool, EventBrowser_ColorEventRow, true)                 \
                                                                                            \
-  CONFIG_SETTING_VAL(public, bool, bool, Comments_ShowOnLoad, false)                       \
+  CONFIG_SETTING_VAL(public, bool, bool, Comments_ShowOnLoad, true)                        \
                                                                                            \
   CONFIG_SETTING_VAL(public, int, int, Formatter_MinFigures, 2)                            \
                                                                                            \