diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
index 7f9ef59464..02def3cc4e 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
@@ -2443,7 +2443,7 @@ RCOptionEditor::RCOptionEditor ()
 	add_option (_("General/Session"),
 	     new BoolOption (
 		     "only-copy-imported-files",
-		     _("Always copy imported files"),
+		     _("Drag and drop import always copies files to session"),
 		     sigc::mem_fun (UIConfiguration::instance(), &UIConfiguration::get_only_copy_imported_files),
 		     sigc::mem_fun (UIConfiguration::instance(), &UIConfiguration::set_only_copy_imported_files)
 		     ));
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ui_config_vars.h b/gtk2_ardour/ui_config_vars.h
index f884d2a30a..1ecff7b1f7 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ui_config_vars.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ui_config_vars.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (std::string, keyboard_layout, "keyboard-layout", "ansi")
 UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (std::string, keyboard_layout_name, "keyboard-layout-name", "ansi")
 UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (std::string, default_bindings, "default-bindings", "ardour")
 UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (std::string, vkeybd_layout, "vkeybd-layout", "QWERTY Single")
-UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, only_copy_imported_files, "only-copy-imported-files", false)
+UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, only_copy_imported_files, "only-copy-imported-files", true)
 UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, autoplay_files, "autoplay-files", false)
 UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, default_narrow_ms, "default-narrow_ms", false)
 UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, name_new_markers, "name-new-markers", false)