diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/colortools.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/colortools.c
index c0f630d895b..ca77f301674 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/colortools.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/colortools.c
@@ -1231,7 +1231,9 @@ void BKE_color_managed_view_settings_init(ColorManagedViewSettings *settings)
 	BLI_strncpy(settings->view_transform, "NONE", sizeof(settings->view_transform));
 
 	settings->gamma = 1.0f;
-	settings->exposure = 0.5f;
+	settings->exposure = 0.0f;
+
+	settings->flag |= COLORMANAGE_VIEW_USE_GLOBAL;
 }
 
 void BKE_color_managed_view_settings_copy(ColorManagedViewSettings *new_settings,