diff --git a/src/args.jl b/src/args.jl
index fa5a8e2f..0a963a2f 100644
--- a/src/args.jl
+++ b/src/args.jl
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ const _plot_defaults = KW(
     :size                        => (600,400),
     :pos                         => (0,0),
     :window_title                 => "Plots.jl",
-    :show                        => false,
+    :show                        => true,
     :layout                      => 1,
     :link                        => :none,
     :overwrite_figure            => true,