diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/package.json b/extensions/typescript-language-features/package.json
index b7f499afb86..2ea05450a0d 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/package.json
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/package.json
@@ -535,9 +535,8 @@
           "scope": "window"
         },
         "js/ts.implicitProjectConfig.strictNullChecks": {
-          "title": "",
           "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
+          "default": false,
           "markdownDescription": "%configuration.implicitProjectConfig.strictNullChecks%",
           "scope": "window"
         },
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/configuration.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/configuration.ts
index 529ba2f3f8f..c43a121079c 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/configuration.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/configuration.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export class ImplicitProjectConfiguration {
 	}
 
 	private static readImplicitStrictNullChecks(configuration: vscode.WorkspaceConfiguration): boolean {
-		return configuration.get<boolean>('js/ts.implicitProjectConfig.strictNullChecks', true);
+		return configuration.get<boolean>('js/ts.implicitProjectConfig.strictNullChecks', false);
 	}
 
 	private static readImplicitStrictFunctionTypes(configuration: vscode.WorkspaceConfiguration): boolean {