diff --git a/assets/settings/default.json b/assets/settings/default.json
index 4bde5ee174f782e0b8791acb736212566790332c..bde7239bc921fd4f843546b4bdee713c440cab5c 100644
--- a/assets/settings/default.json
+++ b/assets/settings/default.json
@@ -712,10 +712,10 @@
     // May take 2 values:
     //  1. Rely on default platform handling of option key, on macOS
     //     this means generating certain unicode characters
-    //         "option_to_meta": false,
+    //         "option_as_meta": false,
     //  2. Make the option keys behave as a 'meta' key, e.g. for emacs
-    //         "option_to_meta": true,
-    "option_as_meta": true,
+    //         "option_as_meta": true,
+    "option_as_meta": false,
     // Whether or not selecting text in the terminal will automatically
     // copy to the system clipboard.
     "copy_on_select": false,
diff --git a/docs/src/configuring-zed.md b/docs/src/configuring-zed.md
index 1a791bed012b87ca5413713d4fb6980fb95f60df..16f7fcf2d593d0a1e093b0a1b23fd46badb8ae37 100644
--- a/docs/src/configuring-zed.md
+++ b/docs/src/configuring-zed.md
@@ -1732,7 +1732,7 @@ See Buffer Font Features
 
 - Description: Re-interprets the option keys to act like a 'meta' key, like in Emacs.
 - Setting: `option_as_meta`
-- Default: `true`
+- Default: `false`
 
 **Options**