diff --git a/gst/videoscale/gstvideoscale.c b/gst/videoscale/gstvideoscale.c
index aa82e073ba..a76dcbbcbf 100644
--- a/gst/videoscale/gstvideoscale.c
+++ b/gst/videoscale/gstvideoscale.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY (video_scale_debug);
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (GST_CAT_PERFORMANCE);
 
 #define DEFAULT_PROP_METHOD       GST_VIDEO_SCALE_BILINEAR
-#define DEFAULT_PROP_ADD_BORDERS  FALSE
+#define DEFAULT_PROP_ADD_BORDERS  TRUE
 #define DEFAULT_PROP_SHARPNESS    1.0
 #define DEFAULT_PROP_SHARPEN      0.0
 #define DEFAULT_PROP_DITHER       FALSE