diff --git a/src/kcmkwin/kwinoptions/kwinoptions_settings.kcfg b/src/kcmkwin/kwinoptions/kwinoptions_settings.kcfg
index c4fe5ea9f0eacc28e9580913ae6a78331292f828..2ab606534832a3f0efedd7c4f548ae4c03a3b454 100644
--- a/src/kcmkwin/kwinoptions/kwinoptions_settings.kcfg
+++ b/src/kcmkwin/kwinoptions/kwinoptions_settings.kcfg
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
             <choice name="ZeroCornered"></choice>
             <choice name="UnderMouse"></choice>
         </choices>
-        <default>Smart</default>
+        <default>Centered</default>
     </entry>
 
     <entry key="HideUtilityWindowsForInactive" type="Bool">
diff --git a/src/kwin.kcfg b/src/kwin.kcfg
index 99b2d5f50e97a1e7ea1f280da187dfb51d929793..48d8787cfc17b10321141923b99797c8638ade0a 100644
--- a/src/kwin.kcfg
+++ b/src/kwin.kcfg
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
                 <choice name="OnMainWindow"/>
                 <choice name="Maximizing"/>
             </choices>
-            <default>Placement::Smart</default>
+            <default>Placement::Centered</default>
         </entry>
         <entry name="AutoRaise" type="Bool">
             <default>false</default>
diff --git a/src/rulesettings.kcfg b/src/rulesettings.kcfg
index bebf098d2ca5c74fc39342d52feaa1cb74d38367..78cd22691bc8a460feb3caeecf1191d187953406 100644
--- a/src/rulesettings.kcfg
+++ b/src/rulesettings.kcfg
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     <entry name="placement" type="Enum">
       <label>Initial placement</label>
       <choices name="Placement::Policy"/>
-      <default code="true">Placement::Smart</default>
+      <default code="true">Placement::Centered</default>
     </entry>
     <entry name="placementrule" type="Int">
       <label>Initial placement rule type</label>