diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/ScrollBar.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/ScrollBar.cs
index a7fb7ae08c..d264ed76cc 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/ScrollBar.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/ScrollBar.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Primitives
         /// Defines the <see cref="Visibility"/> property.
         /// </summary>
         public static readonly StyledProperty<ScrollBarVisibility> VisibilityProperty =
-            AvaloniaProperty.Register<ScrollBar, ScrollBarVisibility>(nameof(Visibility));
+            AvaloniaProperty.Register<ScrollBar, ScrollBarVisibility>(nameof(Visibility), ScrollBarVisibility.Visible);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Defines the <see cref="Orientation"/> property.