diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/DlgSettingsObjectColor.ui b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/DlgSettingsObjectColor.ui
index 97da9983d8..9de8a266bd 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/DlgSettingsObjectColor.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/DlgSettingsObjectColor.ui
@@ -251,6 +251,9 @@
           <property name="text">
            <string>Two-side rendering</string>
           </property>
+          <property name="checked">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
           <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
            <cstring>TwoSideRendering</cstring>
           </property>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProviderExt.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProviderExt.cpp
index 70230e0af6..709873bc3d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProviderExt.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProviderExt.cpp
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ ViewProviderPartExt::ViewProviderPartExt()
         ("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Part");
     NormalsFromUV = hPart->GetBool("NormalsFromUVNodes", NormalsFromUV);
 
-    long twoside = hPart->GetBool("TwoSideRendering", false) ? 1 : 0;
+    long twoside = hPart->GetBool("TwoSideRendering", true) ? 1 : 0;
 
     // Let the user define a custom lower limit but a value less than
     // OCCT's epsilon is not allowed