diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebook.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebook.contribution.ts
index 5c000e4c0800a..4bacef840b79a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebook.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/notebook.contribution.ts
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 		[ConsolidatedRunButton]: {
 			description: nls.localize('notebook.consolidatedRunButton.description', "Control whether extra actions are shown in a dropdown next to the run button."),
 			type: 'boolean',
-			default: true,
+			default: false,
 			tags: ['notebookLayout']
 		},
 		[NotebookCellEditorOptionsCustomizations]: editorOptionsCustomizationSchema