diff --git a/custom/conf/app.example.ini b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
index f0b0cc298b..cd6b2a914d 100644
--- a/custom/conf/app.example.ini
+++ b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
@@ -2562,7 +2562,7 @@ LEVEL = Info
 
 ; [actions]
 ;; Enable/Disable actions capabilities
-;ENABLED = false
+;ENABLED = true
 ;;
 ;; Default platform to get action plugins, `github` for `https://github.com`, `self` for the current Gitea instance.
 ;DEFAULT_ACTIONS_URL = github
diff --git a/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md b/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
index acfb6ce77e..aa29f8be4b 100644
--- a/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ PROXY_HOSTS = *.github.com
 
 ## Actions (`actions`)
 
-- `ENABLED`: **false**: Enable/Disable actions capabilities
+- `ENABLED`: **true**: Enable/Disable actions capabilities
 - `DEFAULT_ACTIONS_URL`: **github**: Default platform to get action plugins, `github` for `https://github.com`, `self` for the current Gitea instance.
 - `STORAGE_TYPE`: **local**: Storage type for actions logs, `local` for local disk or `minio` for s3 compatible object storage service, default is `local` or other name defined with `[storage.xxx]`
 - `MINIO_BASE_PATH`: **actions_log/**: Minio base path on the bucket only available when STORAGE_TYPE is `minio`
diff --git a/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.zh-cn.md b/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.zh-cn.md
index b3e7d1024a..2849752c0a 100644
--- a/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.zh-cn.md
+++ b/docs/content/administration/config-cheat-sheet.zh-cn.md
@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ PROXY_HOSTS = *.github.com
 
 ## Actions (`actions`)
 
-- `ENABLED`: **false**:启用/禁用操作功能
+- `ENABLED`: **true**:启用/禁用操作功能
 - `DEFAULT_ACTIONS_URL`: **github**:获取操作插件的默认平台,`github`表示`https://github.com`,`self`表示当前的 Gitea 实例。
 - `STORAGE_TYPE`: **local**:用于操作日志的存储类型,`local`表示本地磁盘,`minio`表示与S3兼容的对象存储服务,默认为`local`,或者使用定义为`[storage.xxx]`的其他名称。
 - `MINIO_BASE_PATH`: **actions_log/**:Minio存储桶上的基本路径,仅在`STORAGE_TYPE`为`minio`时可用。
diff --git a/modules/setting/actions.go b/modules/setting/actions.go
index bfc502c0cb..28c84f0149 100644
--- a/modules/setting/actions.go
+++ b/modules/setting/actions.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var (
 		Enabled               bool
 		DefaultActionsURL     defaultActionsURL `ini:"DEFAULT_ACTIONS_URL"`
 	}{
-		Enabled:           false,
+		Enabled:           true,
 		DefaultActionsURL: defaultActionsURLGitHub,
 	}
 )