diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c3ffac342069..327f77a48ee9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 - `[pretty-format]` Option to not escape strings in diff messages ([#5661](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/5661))
 - `[jest-haste-map]` Add `getFileIterator` to `HasteFS` for faster file iteration ([#7010](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7010)).
 - `[jest-worker]` [**BREAKING**] Add functionality to call a `setup` method in the worker before the first call and a `teardown` method when ending the farm ([#7014](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7014)).
+- `[jest-config]` [**BREAKING**] Set default `notifyMode` to `faluire-change` ([#7024](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7024))
 
 ### Fixes
 
diff --git a/TestUtils.js b/TestUtils.js
index 41215da10eb8..09956a281e41 100644
--- a/TestUtils.js
+++ b/TestUtils.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const DEFAULT_GLOBAL_CONFIG: GlobalConfig = {
   noStackTrace: false,
   nonFlagArgs: [],
   notify: false,
-  notifyMode: 'always',
+  notifyMode: 'failure-change',
   onlyChanged: false,
   onlyFailures: false,
   outputFile: null,
diff --git a/docs/Configuration.md b/docs/Configuration.md
index 278921c06723..735ea9006b79 100644
--- a/docs/Configuration.md
+++ b/docs/Configuration.md
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ Activates notifications for test results.
 
 ### `notifyMode` [string]
 
-Default: `always`
+Default: `failure-change`
 
 Specifies notification mode. Requires `notify: true`.
 
diff --git a/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/show_config.test.js.snap b/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/show_config.test.js.snap
index e12bb522fdff..802d244a8076 100644
--- a/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/show_config.test.js.snap
+++ b/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/show_config.test.js.snap
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ exports[`--showConfig outputs config info and exits 1`] = `
     \\"noStackTrace\\": false,
     \\"nonFlagArgs\\": [],
     \\"notify\\": false,
-    \\"notifyMode\\": \\"always\\",
+    \\"notifyMode\\": \\"failure-change\\",
     \\"passWithNoTests\\": false,
     \\"projects\\": null,
     \\"rootDir\\": \\"<<REPLACED_ROOT_DIR>>\\",
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/args.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/args.js
index 4b8b970bc578..25716500f378 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/args.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/args.js
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ export const options = {
     type: 'boolean',
   },
   notifyMode: {
-    default: 'always',
+    default: 'failure-change',
     description: 'Specifies when notifications will appear for test results.',
     type: 'string',
   },
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/init.test.js.snap b/packages/jest-cli/src/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/init.test.js.snap
index 283bf34d2b16..adf63d20d15c 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/init.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/init.test.js.snap
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ module.exports = {
   // notify: false,
 
   // An enum that specifies notification mode. Requires { notify: true }
-  // notifyMode: \\"always\\",
+  // notifyMode: \\"failure-change\\",
 
   // A preset that is used as a base for Jest's configuration
   // preset: null,
diff --git a/packages/jest-config/src/Defaults.js b/packages/jest-config/src/Defaults.js
index 3cc56781bcde..fd2c040015d0 100644
--- a/packages/jest-config/src/Defaults.js
+++ b/packages/jest-config/src/Defaults.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export default ({
   modulePathIgnorePatterns: [],
   noStackTrace: false,
   notify: false,
-  notifyMode: 'always',
+  notifyMode: 'failure-change',
   preset: null,
   prettierPath: 'prettier',
   projects: null,
diff --git a/packages/jest-config/src/ValidConfig.js b/packages/jest-config/src/ValidConfig.js
index d711a520a7fc..e264be5e2ead 100644
--- a/packages/jest-config/src/ValidConfig.js
+++ b/packages/jest-config/src/ValidConfig.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export default ({
   name: 'string',
   noStackTrace: false,
   notify: false,
-  notifyMode: 'always',
+  notifyMode: 'failure-change',
   onlyChanged: false,
   preset: 'react-native',
   prettierPath: '<rootDir>/node_modules/prettier',
diff --git a/packages/jest-validate/src/__tests__/fixtures/jest_config.js b/packages/jest-validate/src/__tests__/fixtures/jest_config.js
index 742dce16ac5a..f7ac1e2a1bc8 100644
--- a/packages/jest-validate/src/__tests__/fixtures/jest_config.js
+++ b/packages/jest-validate/src/__tests__/fixtures/jest_config.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const defaultConfig = {
   modulePathIgnorePatterns: [],
   noStackTrace: false,
   notify: false,
-  notifyMode: 'always',
+  notifyMode: 'failure-change',
   preset: null,
   prettierPath: 'prettier',
   resetMocks: false,
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ const validConfig = {
   name: 'string',
   noStackTrace: false,
   notify: false,
-  notifyMode: 'always',
+  notifyMode: 'failure-change',
   preset: 'react-native',
   prettierPath: '<rootDir>/node_modules/prettier',
   resetMocks: false,