diff --git a/lib/icinga/user.ti b/lib/icinga/user.ti
index 649e9fda2..f18546ef8 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/user.ti
+++ b/lib/icinga/user.ti
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ class User : CustomVarObject
 	[config] String email;
 	[config] String pager;
 
-	[state] bool enable_notifications;
+	[state] bool enable_notifications {
+		default {{{ return true; }}}
+	};
 	[state] double last_notification;
 };