diff --git a/@xen-orchestra/mixins/HttpProxy.mjs b/@xen-orchestra/mixins/HttpProxy.mjs
index b7acd502a..bfdfd48bf 100644
--- a/@xen-orchestra/mixins/HttpProxy.mjs
+++ b/@xen-orchestra/mixins/HttpProxy.mjs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export default class HttpProxy {
     this.#app = app
 
     const events = new EventListenersManager(httpServer)
-    app.config.watch('http.proxy.enabled', (enabled = false) => {
+    app.config.watch('http.proxy.enabled', (enabled = true) => {
       events.removeAll()
       if (enabled) {
         events.add('connect', this.#handleConnect.bind(this)).add('request', this.#handleRequest.bind(this))
diff --git a/@xen-orchestra/mixins/docs/HttpProxy.md b/@xen-orchestra/mixins/docs/HttpProxy.md
index 0337959a5..2a8b1f947 100644
--- a/@xen-orchestra/mixins/docs/HttpProxy.md
+++ b/@xen-orchestra/mixins/docs/HttpProxy.md
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 
 ## Set up
 
-The proxy is disabled by default, to enable it, add the following lines to your config:
+The proxy is enabled by default, to disable it, add the following lines to your config:
 
 ```toml
 [http.proxy]
-enabled = true
+enabled = false
 ```
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md b/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md
index 3cb0c8951..34d5edc4b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 > Users must be able to say: “Nice enhancement, I'm eager to test it”
 
 - [REST API] VDI import now also supports the raw format
+- Embedded HTTP/HTTPS proxy is now enabled by default
 
 ### Bug fixes
 
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@
 
 - @vates/async-each major
 - @xen-orchestra/fs major
+- @xen-orchestra/mixins minor
+- @xen-orchestra/proxy minor
 - @xen-orchestra/xapi patch
 - xo-cli patch
 - xo-server minor