diff --git a/add-on/src/lib/options.js b/add-on/src/lib/options.js
index 0805f39bf..e747b5065 100644
--- a/add-on/src/lib/options.js
+++ b/add-on/src/lib/options.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ exports.optionDefaults = Object.freeze({
   linkify: false,
   dnslinkPolicy: 'best-effort',
   dnslinkDataPreload: true,
-  dnslinkRedirect: false,
+  dnslinkRedirect: true,
   recoverFailedHttpRequests: true,
   detectIpfsPathHeader: true,
   preloadAtPublicGateway: true,
diff --git a/test/functional/lib/ipfs-request-dnslink.test.js b/test/functional/lib/ipfs-request-dnslink.test.js
index 54d76f5cc..1a5c5c37e 100644
--- a/test/functional/lib/ipfs-request-dnslink.test.js
+++ b/test/functional/lib/ipfs-request-dnslink.test.js
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ describe('modifyRequest processing of DNSLinks', function () {
       ipfsNodeType: 'external',
       peerCount: 1,
       redirect: true,
-      dnslinkRedirect: true, // NOTE: this is opt-in now
       catchUnhandledProtocols: true,
       gwURLString: 'http://127.0.0.1:8080',
       pubGwURLString: 'https://ipfs.io'