diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap
index 3397f0ae39b08c..120114673b2679 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Object {
   },
   "csv": Object {
     "checkForFormulas": true,
-    "enablePanelActionDownload": false,
+    "enablePanelActionDownload": true,
     "maxSizeBytes": 10485760,
     "scroll": Object {
       "duration": "30s",
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Object {
   },
   "csv": Object {
     "checkForFormulas": true,
-    "enablePanelActionDownload": false,
+    "enablePanelActionDownload": true,
     "maxSizeBytes": 10485760,
     "scroll": Object {
       "duration": "30s",
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Object {
   },
   "csv": Object {
     "checkForFormulas": true,
-    "enablePanelActionDownload": false,
+    "enablePanelActionDownload": true,
     "maxSizeBytes": 10485760,
     "scroll": Object {
       "duration": "30s",
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Object {
   },
   "csv": Object {
     "checkForFormulas": true,
-    "enablePanelActionDownload": false,
+    "enablePanelActionDownload": true,
     "maxSizeBytes": 10485760,
     "scroll": Object {
       "duration": "30s",
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/index.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/index.js
index aa7d0d8c8faf2a..f87cc7c6cbc69b 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/reporting/index.js
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export const reporting = (kibana) => {
         }).default(),
         csv: Joi.object({
           checkForFormulas: Joi.boolean().default(true),
-          enablePanelActionDownload: Joi.boolean().default(false),
+          enablePanelActionDownload: Joi.boolean().default(true),
           maxSizeBytes: Joi.number().integer().default(1024 * 1024 * 10), // bytes in a kB * kB in a mB * 10
           scroll: Joi.object({
             duration: Joi.string().regex(/^[0-9]+(d|h|m|s|ms|micros|nanos)$/, { name: 'DurationString' }).default('30s'),