diff --git a/src/add-ons/translators/gif/GIFTranslator.cpp b/src/add-ons/translators/gif/GIFTranslator.cpp
index c8bab7b8f7..98b4b957a1 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/translators/gif/GIFTranslator.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/translators/gif/GIFTranslator.cpp
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ static const TranSetting sDefaultSettings[] = {
 	{ B_TRANSLATOR_EXT_HEADER_ONLY, TRAN_SETTING_BOOL, false },
 	{ B_TRANSLATOR_EXT_DATA_ONLY, TRAN_SETTING_BOOL, false },
 	{ GIF_SETTING_INTERLACED, TRAN_SETTING_BOOL, false },
-	{ GIF_SETTING_USE_TRANSPARENT, TRAN_SETTING_BOOL, false },
-	{ GIF_SETTING_USE_TRANSPARENT_AUTO, TRAN_SETTING_BOOL, false },
+	{ GIF_SETTING_USE_TRANSPARENT, TRAN_SETTING_BOOL, true },
+	{ GIF_SETTING_USE_TRANSPARENT_AUTO, TRAN_SETTING_BOOL, true },
 	{ GIF_SETTING_USE_DITHERING, TRAN_SETTING_BOOL, false },
-	{ GIF_SETTING_PALETTE_MODE, TRAN_SETTING_INT32, 0 },
+	{ GIF_SETTING_PALETTE_MODE, TRAN_SETTING_INT32, 3 },
 	{ GIF_SETTING_PALETTE_SIZE, TRAN_SETTING_INT32, 8 },
-	{ GIF_SETTING_TRANSPARENT_RED, TRAN_SETTING_INT32, 0 },
-	{ GIF_SETTING_TRANSPARENT_GREEN, TRAN_SETTING_INT32, 0 },
-	{ GIF_SETTING_TRANSPARENT_BLUE, TRAN_SETTING_INT32, 0 }
+	{ GIF_SETTING_TRANSPARENT_RED, TRAN_SETTING_INT32, 255 },
+	{ GIF_SETTING_TRANSPARENT_GREEN, TRAN_SETTING_INT32, 255 },
+	{ GIF_SETTING_TRANSPARENT_BLUE, TRAN_SETTING_INT32, 255 }
 };
 
 const uint32 kNumInputFormats = sizeof(sInputFormats)