diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapDifficulty.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapDifficulty.cs
index 217f3b89a4..ac2267380d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapDifficulty.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapDifficulty.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
         public float OverallDifficulty { get; set; } = IBeatmapDifficultyInfo.DEFAULT_DIFFICULTY;
         public float ApproachRate { get; set; } = IBeatmapDifficultyInfo.DEFAULT_DIFFICULTY;
 
-        public double SliderMultiplier { get; set; } = 1;
+        public double SliderMultiplier { get; set; } = 1.4;
         public double SliderTickRate { get; set; } = 1;
 
         public BeatmapDifficulty()
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Setup/DifficultySection.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Setup/DifficultySection.cs
index 1915b0cfd1..8028df6c0f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Setup/DifficultySection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Setup/DifficultySection.cs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Setup
                     Description = EditorSetupStrings.BaseVelocityDescription,
                     Current = new BindableDouble(Beatmap.Difficulty.SliderMultiplier)
                     {
-                        Default = 1,
+                        Default = 1.4,
                         MinValue = 0.4,
                         MaxValue = 3.6,
                         Precision = 0.01f,