diff --git a/assets/settings/default.json b/assets/settings/default.json
index 514dcd4fb3a291508a3952044efcc64b2b3b77f1..93ad70319081316399efe0cddea11bc4c6c62df0 100644
--- a/assets/settings/default.json
+++ b/assets/settings/default.json
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@
       //
       // The shell running in the terminal needs to be configured to emit the title.
       // Example: `echo -e "\e]2;New Title\007";`
-      "breadcrumbs": true
+      "breadcrumbs": false
     },
     // Scrollbar-related settings
     "scrollbar": {
diff --git a/docs/src/configuring-zed.md b/docs/src/configuring-zed.md
index 1c3074d69269624c09d3566d3d1d0cac52f40ceb..0eed4a71892effdb4176cda05778a561ce233bfd 100644
--- a/docs/src/configuring-zed.md
+++ b/docs/src/configuring-zed.md
@@ -3520,7 +3520,7 @@ List of `integer` column numbers
     "button": true,
     "shell": "system",
     "toolbar": {
-      "breadcrumbs": true
+      "breadcrumbs": false
     },
     "working_directory": "current_project_directory",
     "scrollbar": {
@@ -3941,7 +3941,7 @@ Disable with:
 {
   "terminal": {
     "toolbar": {
-      "breadcrumbs": true
+      "breadcrumbs": false
     }
   }
 }