diff --git a/library/Zend/Form/Form.php b/library/Zend/Form/Form.php
index 4fc94f920d5..0145b58b13a 100644
--- a/library/Zend/Form/Form.php
+++ b/library/Zend/Form/Form.php
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class Form extends Fieldset implements FormInterface
      *
      * @var bool
      */
-    protected $preferFormInputFilter = false;
+    protected $preferFormInputFilter = true;
 
     /**
      * Are the form elements/fieldsets wrapped by the form name ?
diff --git a/tests/ZendTest/Form/FormTest.php b/tests/ZendTest/Form/FormTest.php
index 029129ea821..2ede1dd59e4 100644
--- a/tests/ZendTest/Form/FormTest.php
+++ b/tests/ZendTest/Form/FormTest.php
@@ -1640,6 +1640,9 @@ public function testInputFilterOrderOfPrecedence1()
             ->isRequired());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @group 5015
+     */
     public function testCanSetPreferFormInputFilterFlagViaSetOptions()
     {
         $flag = ! $this->form->getPreferFormInputFilter();
@@ -1649,6 +1652,9 @@ public function testCanSetPreferFormInputFilterFlagViaSetOptions()
         $this->assertSame($flag, $this->form->getPreferFormInputFilter());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @group 5015
+     */
     public function testFactoryCanSetPreferFormInputFilterFlag()
     {
         $factory = new Factory();
@@ -1662,4 +1668,9 @@ public function testFactoryCanSetPreferFormInputFilterFlag()
             $this->assertSame($flag, $form->getPreferFormInputFilter());
         }
     }
+
+    public function testPreferFormInputFilterFlagIsEnabledByDefault()
+    {
+        $this->assertTrue($this->form->getPreferFormInputFilter());
+    }
 }