Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/dialogs/properties/TagEditHelper.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/dialogs/properties/TagEditHelper.java	(revision 7679)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/dialogs/properties/TagEditHelper.java	(revision 7680)
@@ -413,5 +413,5 @@
 
     public static final BooleanProperty PROPERTY_FIX_TAG_LOCALE = new BooleanProperty("properties.fix-tag-combobox-locale", false);
-    public static final BooleanProperty PROPERTY_REMEMBER_TAGS = new BooleanProperty("properties.remember-recently-added-tags", false);
+    public static final BooleanProperty PROPERTY_REMEMBER_TAGS = new BooleanProperty("properties.remember-recently-added-tags", true);
     public static final IntegerProperty PROPERTY_RECENT_TAGS_NUMBER = new IntegerProperty("properties.recently-added-tags", DEFAULT_LRU_TAGS_NUMBER);