diff --git a/DOCS/interface-changes/target-hint.txt b/DOCS/interface-changes/target-hint.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..03f7f6ddfc8f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DOCS/interface-changes/target-hint.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+change `target-colorspace-hint` default to `yes`
diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst
index 94aede5636e56..bcc47fe5a83d1 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/options.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst
@@ -6812,6 +6812,7 @@ them.
     Automatically configure the output colorspace of the display to pass
     through the input values of the stream (e.g. for HDR passthrough), if
     possible. Requires a supporting driver and ``--vo=gpu-next``.
+    (Default: ``yes``)
 
 ``--target-prim=<value>``
     Specifies the primaries of the display. Video colors will be adapted to
diff --git a/video/out/vo_gpu_next.c b/video/out/vo_gpu_next.c
index 221ef2ff028aa..0663777376044 100644
--- a/video/out/vo_gpu_next.c
+++ b/video/out/vo_gpu_next.c
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ const struct m_sub_options gl_next_conf = {
     .defaults = &(struct gl_next_opts) {
         .border_background = BACKGROUND_COLOR,
         .inter_preserve = true,
+        .target_hint = true,
     },
     .size = sizeof(struct gl_next_opts),
     .change_flags = UPDATE_VIDEO,