diff --git a/rtengine/procparams.cc b/rtengine/procparams.cc
index 4a3310fb4..0a7df04fe 100644
--- a/rtengine/procparams.cc
+++ b/rtengine/procparams.cc
@@ -2685,7 +2685,7 @@ void ProcParams::setDefaults()
     sharpening = SharpeningParams();
 
     prsharpening = SharpeningParams();
-    prsharpening.contrast = 0.0;
+    prsharpening.contrast = 15.0;
     prsharpening.method = "rld";
     prsharpening.deconvamount = 100;
     prsharpening.deconvradius = 0.45;
diff --git a/rtgui/prsharpening.cc b/rtgui/prsharpening.cc
index fd2c85227..c7c2ddf9f 100644
--- a/rtgui/prsharpening.cc
+++ b/rtgui/prsharpening.cc
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ PrSharpening::PrSharpening () : FoldableToolPanel(this, "prsharpening", M("TP_PR
 
     Gtk::HBox* hb = Gtk::manage (new Gtk::HBox ());
     hb->show ();
-    contrast = Gtk::manage(new Adjuster (M("TP_SHARPENING_CONTRAST"), 0, 200, 1, 0));
+    contrast = Gtk::manage(new Adjuster (M("TP_SHARPENING_CONTRAST"), 0, 200, 1, 15));
     contrast->setAdjusterListener (this);
     pack_start(*contrast);
     contrast->show();