diff --git a/newrelic-agent/src/main/java/com/newrelic/agent/config/ApplicationLoggingConfigImpl.java b/newrelic-agent/src/main/java/com/newrelic/agent/config/ApplicationLoggingConfigImpl.java
index f7dbab0ae7..1ea07bc8e8 100644
--- a/newrelic-agent/src/main/java/com/newrelic/agent/config/ApplicationLoggingConfigImpl.java
+++ b/newrelic-agent/src/main/java/com/newrelic/agent/config/ApplicationLoggingConfigImpl.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * application_logging:
  *   enabled: true
  *   forwarding:
- *     enabled: false
+ *     enabled: true
  *     max_samples_stored: 10000
  *   metrics:
  *     enabled: true
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ static ApplicationLoggingConfigImpl createApplicationLoggingConfig(Map<String, O
         return new ApplicationLoggingConfigImpl(settings, highSecurity);
     }
 
+    @Override
     public boolean isEnabled() {
         return applicationLoggingEnabled;
     }
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ public boolean isForwardingEnabled() {
         return applicationLoggingEnabled && applicationLoggingForwardingConfig.getEnabled();
     }
 
+    @Override
     public int getMaxSamplesStored() {
         return applicationLoggingForwardingConfig.getMaxSamplesStored();
     }
diff --git a/newrelic-agent/src/main/java/com/newrelic/agent/config/ApplicationLoggingForwardingConfig.java b/newrelic-agent/src/main/java/com/newrelic/agent/config/ApplicationLoggingForwardingConfig.java
index b08d1cae0c..5d301d154b 100644
--- a/newrelic-agent/src/main/java/com/newrelic/agent/config/ApplicationLoggingForwardingConfig.java
+++ b/newrelic-agent/src/main/java/com/newrelic/agent/config/ApplicationLoggingForwardingConfig.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class ApplicationLoggingForwardingConfig extends BaseConfig {
     public static final String ENABLED = "enabled";
     public static final String MAX_SAMPLES_STORED = "max_samples_stored";
 
-    public static final boolean DEFAULT_ENABLED = false;
+    public static final boolean DEFAULT_ENABLED = true;
     public static final int DEFAULT_MAX_SAMPLES_STORED = 10000;
 
     private final boolean enabled;
diff --git a/newrelic-agent/src/main/resources/newrelic.yml b/newrelic-agent/src/main/resources/newrelic.yml
index d3fd3e02f9..64edf0f104 100644
--- a/newrelic-agent/src/main/resources/newrelic.yml
+++ b/newrelic-agent/src/main/resources/newrelic.yml
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ common: &default_settings
 
     # The agent will automatically forward application logs to New Relic in
     # a format that includes agent metadata for linking them to traces and errors.
-    #forwarding:
+    forwarding:
 
-      # When true, application logs will be forwarded to New Relic. The default is false.
-      #enabled: false
+      # When true, application logs will be forwarded to New Relic. The default is true.
+      enabled: true
 
       # Application log events are collected up to the configured amount. Afterwards,
       # events are sampled to maintain an even distribution across the harvest cycle.
diff --git a/newrelic-agent/src/test/java/com/newrelic/agent/config/AgentConfigImplTest.java b/newrelic-agent/src/test/java/com/newrelic/agent/config/AgentConfigImplTest.java
index 885e74b6e2..450ac67674 100644
--- a/newrelic-agent/src/test/java/com/newrelic/agent/config/AgentConfigImplTest.java
+++ b/newrelic-agent/src/test/java/com/newrelic/agent/config/AgentConfigImplTest.java
@@ -1255,11 +1255,10 @@ public void getApplicationLoggingConfig() {
         AgentConfig config = AgentConfigImpl.createAgentConfig(localMap);
 
         assertEquals(ApplicationLoggingConfigImpl.DEFAULT_ENABLED, config.getApplicationLoggingConfig().isEnabled());
-        assertTrue(config.getApplicationLoggingConfig().isForwardingEnabled());
+        assertFalse(config.getApplicationLoggingConfig().isForwardingEnabled());
         assertEquals(NOT_DEFAULT_MAX_SAMPLES_STORED, config.getApplicationLoggingConfig().getMaxSamplesStored());
         assertFalse(config.getApplicationLoggingConfig().isMetricsEnabled());
         assertTrue(config.getApplicationLoggingConfig().isLocalDecoratingEnabled());
-
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -1268,16 +1267,14 @@ public void getApplicationLoggingConfigDefaults() {
         AgentConfig config = AgentConfigImpl.createAgentConfig(localMap);
 
         assertTrue(config.getApplicationLoggingConfig().isEnabled());
-        assertFalse(config.getApplicationLoggingConfig().isForwardingEnabled());
+        assertTrue(config.getApplicationLoggingConfig().isForwardingEnabled());
         assertEquals(ApplicationLoggingForwardingConfig.DEFAULT_MAX_SAMPLES_STORED, config.getApplicationLoggingConfig().getMaxSamplesStored());
         assertTrue(config.getApplicationLoggingConfig().isMetricsEnabled());
         assertFalse(config.getApplicationLoggingConfig().isLocalDecoratingEnabled());
-
     }
 
     @Test
     public void getApplicationLoggingConfigSystemProperty() {
-
         String key = ApplicationLoggingConfigImpl.SYSTEM_PROPERTY_ROOT + ApplicationLoggingConfigImpl.ENABLED;
         String val = String.valueOf(!ApplicationLoggingConfigImpl.DEFAULT_ENABLED);
 
diff --git a/newrelic-agent/src/test/java/com/newrelic/agent/config/ApplicationLoggingForwardingConfigTest.java b/newrelic-agent/src/test/java/com/newrelic/agent/config/ApplicationLoggingForwardingConfigTest.java
index 3fcd263c17..16cfe5802c 100644
--- a/newrelic-agent/src/test/java/com/newrelic/agent/config/ApplicationLoggingForwardingConfigTest.java
+++ b/newrelic-agent/src/test/java/com/newrelic/agent/config/ApplicationLoggingForwardingConfigTest.java
@@ -12,14 +12,13 @@
 import java.util.Properties;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 public class ApplicationLoggingForwardingConfigTest {
-    private Map<String, Object> localProps;
     private static final int TEST_MAX_SAMPLES_STORED = 5000;
-
     @Rule
     public SaveSystemPropertyProviderRule saveSystemPropertyProviderRule = new SaveSystemPropertyProviderRule();
+    private Map<String, Object> localProps;
 
     @Before
     public void setup() {
@@ -30,8 +29,7 @@ public void setup() {
     public void defaultForwardingConfig() {
         ApplicationLoggingForwardingConfig config = new ApplicationLoggingForwardingConfig(localProps, ApplicationLoggingConfigImpl.SYSTEM_PROPERTY_ROOT,
                 false);
-        assertFalse(config.getEnabled());
-
+        assertTrue(config.getEnabled());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -46,7 +44,8 @@ public void testMaxSamplesStoredDefaultValueIfValueTooLargeForInteger() {
         Map<String, Object> maxSamplesStoreTooLarge = new HashMap<>(localProps);
         maxSamplesStoreTooLarge.put(ApplicationLoggingForwardingConfig.MAX_SAMPLES_STORED, new BigInteger("9999999999999999999999"));
 
-        ApplicationLoggingForwardingConfig config = new ApplicationLoggingForwardingConfig(maxSamplesStoreTooLarge, ApplicationLoggingConfigImpl.SYSTEM_PROPERTY_ROOT,
+        ApplicationLoggingForwardingConfig config = new ApplicationLoggingForwardingConfig(maxSamplesStoreTooLarge,
+                ApplicationLoggingConfigImpl.SYSTEM_PROPERTY_ROOT,
                 false);
         assertEquals(ApplicationLoggingForwardingConfig.DEFAULT_MAX_SAMPLES_STORED, config.getMaxSamplesStored());
     }
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ public void testMaxSamplesStoredNotDefaultValue() {
 
     @Test
     public void usesEnvVarForNestedConfig() {
-
         SystemPropertyFactory.setSystemPropertyProvider(new SystemPropertyProvider(
                 new SaveSystemPropertyProviderRule.TestSystemProps(),
                 new SaveSystemPropertyProviderRule.TestEnvironmentFacade(
@@ -71,13 +69,11 @@ public void usesEnvVarForNestedConfig() {
         ApplicationLoggingForwardingConfig config = new ApplicationLoggingForwardingConfig(Collections.emptyMap(),
                 ApplicationLoggingConfigImpl.SYSTEM_PROPERTY_ROOT, false);
         assertEquals(TEST_MAX_SAMPLES_STORED, config.getMaxSamplesStored());
-
     }
 
     @Test
     public void usesSysPropForNestedConfig() {
         Properties properties = new Properties();
-
         properties.put("newrelic.config.application_logging.forwarding.max_samples_stored", "" + TEST_MAX_SAMPLES_STORED);
         SystemPropertyFactory.setSystemPropertyProvider(new SystemPropertyProvider(
                 new SaveSystemPropertyProviderRule.TestSystemProps(properties),
@@ -87,7 +83,6 @@ public void usesSysPropForNestedConfig() {
         ApplicationLoggingForwardingConfig config = new ApplicationLoggingForwardingConfig(Collections.emptyMap(),
                 ApplicationLoggingConfigImpl.SYSTEM_PROPERTY_ROOT, false);
         assertEquals(TEST_MAX_SAMPLES_STORED, config.getMaxSamplesStored());
-
     }
 
 }