diff --git a/src/components/InitialSyncGate.tsx b/src/components/InitialSyncGate.tsx
index 8b9fbaf8..d8d12587 100644
--- a/src/components/InitialSyncGate.tsx
+++ b/src/components/InitialSyncGate.tsx
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ function SetupQuestionnaire({ onComplete, onPreload, isSignup = false }: {
       showProfileThemeUpdates: true,
       feedIncludeProfileThemeUpdates: true,
       showCustomProfileThemes: true,
+      followsFeedShowReplies: true,
     };
 
     // Build sidebar order: base built-ins + selected extra kinds in CONTENT_KINDS order
diff --git a/src/test/TestApp.tsx b/src/test/TestApp.tsx
index 2eb8ce1e..ac7b1ff7 100644
--- a/src/test/TestApp.tsx
+++ b/src/test/TestApp.tsx
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ export function TestApp({ children }: TestAppProps) {
       showProfileThemeUpdates: true,
       feedIncludeProfileThemeUpdates: true,
       showCustomProfileThemes: true,
+      followsFeedShowReplies: true,
     },
     sidebarOrder: [],
     nip85StatsPubkey: '5f68e85ee174102ca8978eef302129f081f03456c884185d5ec1c1224ab633ea',