diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/schema.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
index 3aa377a0edd43..0c3f36338cf2b 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
@@ -563,6 +563,9 @@ function populate_options( array $options = array() ) {
 
 		// 6.9.0
 		'wp_notes_notify'                   => 1,
+
+		// 7.0.0
+		'wp_enable_real_time_collaboration' => 1,
 	);
 
 	// 3.3.0
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/options-writing.php b/src/wp-admin/options-writing.php
index 0166a2927431d..e9031cec59f1e 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/options-writing.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/options-writing.php
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
-<th scope="row"><label for="wp_disable_real_time_collaboration"><?php _e( 'Collaboration' ); ?></label></th>
+<th scope="row"><label for="wp_enable_real_time_collaboration"><?php _e( 'Collaboration' ); ?></label></th>
 <td>
-	<input name="wp_disable_real_time_collaboration" type="checkbox" id="wp_disable_real_time_collaboration" value="1" <?php checked( '1', get_option( 'wp_disable_real_time_collaboration' ) ); ?> />
-	<label for="wp_disable_real_time_collaboration"><?php _e( 'Disable real-time collaboration' ); ?></label>
+	<input name="wp_enable_real_time_collaboration" type="checkbox" id="wp_enable_real_time_collaboration" value="1" <?php checked( '1', get_option( 'wp_enable_real_time_collaboration' ) ); ?> />
+	<label for="wp_enable_real_time_collaboration"><?php _e( 'Enable real-time collaboration' ); ?></label>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <?php
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/options.php b/src/wp-admin/options.php
index b7fa72f921898..58774f276c112 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/options.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/options.php
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 		'default_email_category',
 		'default_link_category',
 		'default_post_format',
-		'wp_disable_real_time_collaboration',
+		'wp_enable_real_time_collaboration',
 	),
 );
 $allowed_options['misc']    = array();
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/collaboration.php b/src/wp-includes/collaboration.php
index 64a168a68df7c..6fdbe2889ba7a 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/collaboration.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/collaboration.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * @access private
  */
 function wp_collaboration_inject_setting() {
-	if ( ! boolval( get_option( 'wp_disable_real_time_collaboration' ) ) ) {
+	if ( get_option( 'wp_enable_real_time_collaboration' ) ) {
 		wp_add_inline_script(
 			'wp-core-data',
 			'window._wpCollaborationEnabled = true;',
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/default-filters.php b/src/wp-includes/default-filters.php
index 8ce256e046f84..0bcd2d6b15acb 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/default-filters.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/default-filters.php
@@ -485,8 +485,9 @@
 // Timezone.
 add_filter( 'pre_option_gmt_offset', 'wp_timezone_override_offset' );
 
-// If the upgrade hasn't run yet, assume link manager is used.
-add_filter( 'default_option_link_manager_enabled', '__return_true' );
+// If the upgrade hasn't run yet, set some default options.
+add_filter( 'default_option_link_manager_enabled', '__return_true' ); // Assume link manager is used.
+add_filter( 'default_option_wp_enable_real_time_collaboration', '__return_true' ); // Enable real-time collaboration.
 
 // This option no longer exists; tell plugins we always support auto-embedding.
 add_filter( 'pre_option_embed_autourls', '__return_true' );
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/option.php b/src/wp-includes/option.php
index d14f27f920c2b..40b907d282a20 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/option.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/option.php
@@ -2887,10 +2887,10 @@ function register_initial_settings() {
 
 	register_setting(
 		'writing',
-		'wp_disable_real_time_collaboration',
+		'wp_enable_real_time_collaboration',
 		array(
 			'type'              => 'boolean',
-			'description'       => __( 'Disable real-time collaboration' ),
+			'description'       => __( 'Enable Real-Time Collaboration' ),
 			'sanitize_callback' => 'rest_sanitize_boolean',
 			'default'           => false,
 			'show_in_rest'      => true,
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/post.php b/src/wp-includes/post.php
index 6deb00f0fcd26..896142603278b 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/post.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/post.php
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ function create_initial_post_types() {
 		)
 	);
 
-	if ( ! boolval( get_option( 'wp_disable_real_time_collaboration' ) ) ) {
+	if ( get_option( 'wp_enable_real_time_collaboration' ) ) {
 		register_post_type(
 			'wp_sync_storage',
 			array(
@@ -8671,7 +8671,7 @@ function wp_create_initial_post_meta() {
 		)
 	);
 
-	if ( ! boolval( get_option( 'wp_disable_real_time_collaboration' ) ) ) {
+	if ( get_option( 'wp_enable_real_time_collaboration' ) ) {
 		register_meta(
 			'post',
 			'_crdt_document',
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/rest-api.php b/src/wp-includes/rest-api.php
index 471070b22fd8f..df7f262d3aa58 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/rest-api.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/rest-api.php
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ function create_initial_rest_routes() {
 	$icons_controller->register_routes();
 
 	// Collaboration.
-	if ( ! boolval( get_option( 'wp_disable_real_time_collaboration' ) ) ) {
+	if ( get_option( 'wp_enable_real_time_collaboration' ) ) {
 		$sync_storage = new WP_Sync_Post_Meta_Storage();
 		$sync_server  = new WP_HTTP_Polling_Sync_Server( $sync_storage );
 		$sync_server->register_routes();
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-autosaves-controller.php b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-autosaves-controller.php
index 881fd80146335..36839d9c72bbf 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-autosaves-controller.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-autosaves-controller.php
@@ -254,9 +254,9 @@ public function create_item( $request ) {
 		 *   the saved post. This diff is then applied to the in-memory CRDT
 		 *   document, which can lead to duplicate inserts or deletions.
 		 */
-		$is_collaboration_disabled = boolval( get_option( 'wp_disable_real_time_collaboration' ) );
+		$is_collaboration_enabled = get_option( 'wp_enable_real_time_collaboration' );
 
-		if ( $is_draft && (int) $post->post_author === $user_id && ! $post_lock && $is_collaboration_disabled ) {
+		if ( $is_draft && (int) $post->post_author === $user_id && ! $post_lock && ! $is_collaboration_enabled ) {
 			/*
 			 * Draft posts for the same author: autosaving updates the post and does not create a revision.
 			 * Convert the post object to an array and add slashes, wp_update_post() expects escaped array.
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-autosaves-controller.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-autosaves-controller.php
index 6180feb356b7d..892ff2c6ca2c6 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-autosaves-controller.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-autosaves-controller.php
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ public function test_rest_autosave_published_post() {
 	}
 
 	public function test_rest_autosave_draft_post_same_author() {
-		add_filter( 'pre_option_wp_disable_real_time_collaboration', '__return_true' );
+		add_filter( 'pre_option_wp_enable_real_time_collaboration', '__return_zero' ); // Zero as false doesn't work for pre-flight options.
 
 		wp_set_current_user( self::$editor_id );
 
@@ -606,7 +606,6 @@ public function test_rest_autosave_draft_post_same_author() {
 		$this->assertSame( $post_data['post_excerpt'], $post->post_excerpt );
 
 		wp_delete_post( $post_id );
-		remove_filter( 'pre_option_wp_disable_real_time_collaboration', '__return_true' );
 	}
 
 	public function test_rest_autosave_draft_post_different_author() {
@@ -747,7 +746,7 @@ public function test_get_item_sets_up_postdata() {
 	}
 
 	public function test_update_item_draft_page_with_parent() {
-		add_filter( 'pre_option_wp_disable_real_time_collaboration', '__return_true' );
+		add_filter( 'pre_option_wp_enable_real_time_collaboration', '__return_zero' ); // Zero as false doesn't work for pre-flight options.
 
 		wp_set_current_user( self::$editor_id );
 		$request = new WP_REST_Request( 'POST', '/wp/v2/pages/' . self::$child_draft_page_id . '/autosaves' );
@@ -766,8 +765,6 @@ public function test_update_item_draft_page_with_parent() {
 
 		$this->assertSame( self::$child_draft_page_id, $data['id'] );
 		$this->assertSame( self::$parent_page_id, $data['parent'] );
-
-		remove_filter( 'pre_option_wp_disable_real_time_collaboration', '__return_true' );
 	}
 
 	public function test_schema_validation_is_applied() {
@@ -933,7 +930,7 @@ public static function data_head_request_with_specified_fields_returns_success_r
 	 * same author should create a revision instead of updating the post directly.
 	 */
 	public function test_rest_autosave_draft_post_same_author_with_rtc() {
-		add_filter( 'pre_option_wp_disable_real_time_collaboration', '__return_false' );
+		add_filter( 'pre_option_wp_enable_real_time_collaboration', '__return_true' );
 
 		wp_set_current_user( self::$editor_id );
 
@@ -972,7 +969,6 @@ public function test_rest_autosave_draft_post_same_author_with_rtc() {
 		$this->assertSame( $post_data['post_excerpt'], $post->post_excerpt );
 
 		wp_delete_post( $post_id );
-		remove_filter( 'pre_option_wp_disable_real_time_collaboration', '__return_false' );
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -980,7 +976,7 @@ public function test_rest_autosave_draft_post_same_author_with_rtc() {
 	 * a parent should create a revision instead of updating the page directly.
 	 */
 	public function test_update_item_draft_page_with_parent_with_rtc() {
-		add_filter( 'pre_option_wp_disable_real_time_collaboration', '__return_false' );
+		add_filter( 'pre_option_wp_enable_real_time_collaboration', '__return_true' );
 
 		wp_set_current_user( self::$editor_id );
 		$request = new WP_REST_Request( 'POST', '/wp/v2/pages/' . self::$child_draft_page_id . '/autosaves' );
@@ -1000,7 +996,5 @@ public function test_update_item_draft_page_with_parent_with_rtc() {
 		// With RTC enabled, a revision is created instead of updating the page.
 		$this->assertNotSame( self::$child_draft_page_id, $data['id'] );
 		$this->assertSame( self::$child_draft_page_id, $data['parent'] );
-
-		remove_filter( 'pre_option_wp_disable_real_time_collaboration', '__return_false' );
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-settings-controller.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-settings-controller.php
index 57eee0a9e4c60..ef9e72e6a6724 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-settings-controller.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-settings-controller.php
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public function test_get_items() {
 			'default_ping_status',
 			'default_comment_status',
 			'site_icon', // Registered in wp-includes/blocks/site-logo.php
-			'wp_disable_real_time_collaboration',
+			'wp_enable_real_time_collaboration',
 			// Connectors API keys are registered in _wp_register_default_connector_settings() in wp-includes/connectors.php.
 			'connectors_ai_anthropic_api_key',
 			'connectors_ai_google_api_key',
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-sync-server.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-sync-server.php
index a6a3aed3abf29..5ad4316eabc8c 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-sync-server.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-sync-server.php
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ class WP_Test_REST_Sync_Server extends WP_Test_REST_Controller_Testcase {
 	protected static $post_id;
 
 	public static function wpSetUpBeforeClass( WP_UnitTest_Factory $factory ) {
-		add_filter( 'pre_option_wp_disable_real_time_collaboration', '__return_false' );
-
 		self::$editor_id     = $factory->user->create( array( 'role' => 'editor' ) );
 		self::$subscriber_id = $factory->user->create( array( 'role' => 'subscriber' ) );
 		self::$post_id       = $factory->post->create( array( 'post_author' => self::$editor_id ) );
@@ -25,12 +23,14 @@ public static function wpTearDownAfterClass() {
 		self::delete_user( self::$editor_id );
 		self::delete_user( self::$subscriber_id );
 		wp_delete_post( self::$post_id, true );
-		remove_filter( 'pre_option_wp_disable_real_time_collaboration', '__return_false' );
 	}
 
 	public function set_up() {
 		parent::set_up();
 
+		// Enable option for tests.
+		add_filter( 'pre_option_wp_enable_real_time_collaboration', '__return_true' );
+
 		// Reset storage post ID cache to ensure clean state after transaction rollback.
 		$reflection = new ReflectionProperty( 'WP_Sync_Post_Meta_Storage', 'storage_post_ids' );
 		if ( PHP_VERSION_ID < 80100 ) {
diff --git a/tests/qunit/fixtures/wp-api-generated.js b/tests/qunit/fixtures/wp-api-generated.js
index f5a7d8dfe959c..a8e8c6280600c 100644
--- a/tests/qunit/fixtures/wp-api-generated.js
+++ b/tests/qunit/fixtures/wp-api-generated.js
@@ -11158,9 +11158,9 @@ mockedApiResponse.Schema = {
                             "type": "string",
                             "required": false
                         },
-                        "wp_disable_real_time_collaboration": {
+                        "wp_enable_real_time_collaboration": {
                             "title": "",
-                            "description": "Disable real-time collaboration",
+                            "description": "Enable Real-Time Collaboration",
                             "type": "boolean",
                             "required": false
                         },
@@ -14777,7 +14777,7 @@ mockedApiResponse.settings = {
     "use_smilies": true,
     "default_category": 1,
     "default_post_format": "0",
-    "wp_disable_real_time_collaboration": false,
+    "wp_enable_real_time_collaboration": true,
     "posts_per_page": 10,
     "show_on_front": "posts",
     "page_on_front": 0,