diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aad6e58..6e62294 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@
 - New outline window can be opened when no providers are found. A message is
   displayed in the outline buffer. Same goes for refreshing outline during buffer
   switches.
+- Config option `autofold_depth = 1` is now the default. To restore previous
+  behaviour set it to `false` (`nil` will NOT work). Reason being that it is
+  rarely beneficial to show neighboring symbol locations (sometimes even same
+  line!) when opening outline with the intention of getting an overall view of
+  the file and jumping elsewhere.
 
 ### Fixes
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 62c84db..80c2995 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ Pass a table to the setup call with your configuration options.
   },
 
   symbol_folding = {
-    -- Depth past which nodes will be folded by default
-    autofold_depth = nil,
+    -- Depth past which nodes will be folded by default. Set to false to unfold all on open.
+    autofold_depth = 1,
     -- When to auto unfold nodes
     auto_unfold = {
       -- Auto unfold currently hovered symbol
@@ -884,6 +884,8 @@ unless specified otherwise.
 
 ### Unfold others
 
+(Now a default behaviour, different to symbols-outline.nvim.)
+
 Unfold all others except currently hovered item.
 
 ```lua
@@ -896,6 +898,14 @@ symbol_folding = {
 ```
 <div align=center><img width="900" alt="outline window showing auto fold depth" src="https://github.com/hedyhli/outline.nvim/assets/50042066/2e0c5f91-a979-4e64-a100-256ad062dce3"></div>
 
+### Unfold entire symbol tree by default
+
+```lua
+symbol_folding = {
+  autofold_depth = false,
+},
+```
+
 ### Auto-unfold when there's only two (or any number of) root nodes
 
 ```lua
diff --git a/lua/outline/config.lua b/lua/outline/config.lua
index 9d19f98..920f39e 100644
--- a/lua/outline/config.lua
+++ b/lua/outline/config.lua
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ M.defaults = {
     winblend = 0,
   },
   symbol_folding = {
-    autofold_depth = nil,
+    autofold_depth = 1,
     auto_unfold = {
       hovered = true,
       ---@type boolean|integer