diff --git a/packages/orbit-tailwind-preset/src/presets/__tests__/__snapshots__/configs.test.ts.snap b/packages/orbit-tailwind-preset/src/presets/__tests__/__snapshots__/configs.test.ts.snap
index 0a459fa6c8..dbd6fece34 100644
--- a/packages/orbit-tailwind-preset/src/presets/__tests__/__snapshots__/configs.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/orbit-tailwind-preset/src/presets/__tests__/__snapshots__/configs.test.ts.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
-exports[`orbitPreset should match snapshot 1`] = `
+exports[`orbitPreset should have preflight disabled 1`] = `
 {
   "blocklist": [],
   "content": {
diff --git a/packages/orbit-tailwind-preset/src/presets/__tests__/configs.test.ts b/packages/orbit-tailwind-preset/src/presets/__tests__/configs.test.ts
index 4c00096d43..887eba34d1 100644
--- a/packages/orbit-tailwind-preset/src/presets/__tests__/configs.test.ts
+++ b/packages/orbit-tailwind-preset/src/presets/__tests__/configs.test.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import resolveConfig from "tailwindcss/resolveConfig";
 import orbitPreset from "../..";
 
 describe("orbitPreset", () => {
-  it("should match snapshot", () => {
-    const cfg = resolveConfig(orbitPreset());
+  it("should have preflight disabled", () => {
+    const cfg = resolveConfig(orbitPreset({ disablePreflight: true }));
     expect(cfg).toMatchSnapshot();
     expect(cfg.corePlugins).not.toContain("preflight");
   });
@@ -13,4 +13,9 @@ describe("orbitPreset", () => {
     const config = resolveConfig(orbitPreset({ disablePreflight: false }));
     expect(config.corePlugins).toContain("preflight");
   });
+
+  it("should have enabled by default", () => {
+    const config = resolveConfig(orbitPreset());
+    expect(config.corePlugins).toContain("preflight");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/orbit-tailwind-preset/src/presets/components/index.ts b/packages/orbit-tailwind-preset/src/presets/components/index.ts
index de3632e286..3c3e28a91e 100644
--- a/packages/orbit-tailwind-preset/src/presets/components/index.ts
+++ b/packages/orbit-tailwind-preset/src/presets/components/index.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const getBackgroundColors = (tokens: typeof defaultTokens) => {
 };
 
 const cfg = (options?: Options): Config => {
-  const { disablePreflight = true } = options || {};
+  const { disablePreflight = false } = options || {};
   // make palette colors (foundation colors) defined as css vars and make components tokens inherit it
   const tokens = getTokens(cssVarsFoundation);
   const componentTokens = getComponentLevelTokens(tokens);
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ const cfg = (options?: Options): Config => {
     content: ["auto"],
     presets: [orbitFoundationPreset(tokens)],
     corePlugins: {
-      preflight: disablePreflight ? false : undefined,
+      preflight: !disablePreflight,
     },
     theme: {
       extend: {