diff --git a/coolwsd.xml.in b/coolwsd.xml.in
index bb98979a52760..c1346a86f0333 100644
--- a/coolwsd.xml.in
+++ b/coolwsd.xml.in
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 
     <per_view desc="View-specific settings.">
         <group_download_as desc="If set to true, groups download as icons into a dropdown for the notebookbar view." type="bool" default="true">true</group_download_as>
-        <out_of_focus_timeout_secs desc="The maximum number of seconds before dimming and stopping updates when the browser tab is no longer in focus. Defaults to 120 seconds." type="uint" default="120">120</out_of_focus_timeout_secs>
+        <out_of_focus_timeout_secs desc="The maximum number of seconds before dimming and stopping updates when the browser tab is no longer in focus. Defaults to 300 seconds." type="uint" default="300">300</out_of_focus_timeout_secs>
         <idle_timeout_secs desc="The maximum number of seconds before dimming and stopping updates when the user is no longer active (even if the browser is in focus). Defaults to 15 minutes." type="uint" default="900">900</idle_timeout_secs>
     </per_view>