diff --git a/dpadrecyclerview/src/main/java/com/rubensousa/dpadrecyclerview/DpadRecyclerView.kt b/dpadrecyclerview/src/main/java/com/rubensousa/dpadrecyclerview/DpadRecyclerView.kt
index e6179bfb..11a68111 100644
--- a/dpadrecyclerview/src/main/java/com/rubensousa/dpadrecyclerview/DpadRecyclerView.kt
+++ b/dpadrecyclerview/src/main/java/com/rubensousa/dpadrecyclerview/DpadRecyclerView.kt
@@ -128,20 +128,21 @@ open class DpadRecyclerView @JvmOverloads constructor(
     ): PivotLayoutManager {
         val properties = LayoutManager.getProperties(context, attrs, 0, 0)
         val layout = PivotLayoutManager(properties)
+        val config = layout.getConfig()
         layout.setFocusOutAllowed(
             throughFront = typedArray.getBoolean(
-                R.styleable.DpadRecyclerView_dpadRecyclerViewFocusOutFront, false
+                R.styleable.DpadRecyclerView_dpadRecyclerViewFocusOutFront, config.focusOutFront
             ),
             throughBack = typedArray.getBoolean(
-                R.styleable.DpadRecyclerView_dpadRecyclerViewFocusOutBack, false
+                R.styleable.DpadRecyclerView_dpadRecyclerViewFocusOutBack, config.focusOutBack
             )
         )
         layout.setFocusOutSideAllowed(
             throughFront = typedArray.getBoolean(
-                R.styleable.DpadRecyclerView_dpadRecyclerViewFocusOutSideFront, true
+                R.styleable.DpadRecyclerView_dpadRecyclerViewFocusOutSideFront, config.focusOutSideFront
             ),
             throughBack = typedArray.getBoolean(
-                R.styleable.DpadRecyclerView_dpadRecyclerViewFocusOutSideBack, true
+                R.styleable.DpadRecyclerView_dpadRecyclerViewFocusOutSideBack, config.focusOutSideBack
             )
         )
         layout.setFocusableDirection(
diff --git a/dpadrecyclerview/src/main/java/com/rubensousa/dpadrecyclerview/layoutmanager/LayoutConfiguration.kt b/dpadrecyclerview/src/main/java/com/rubensousa/dpadrecyclerview/layoutmanager/LayoutConfiguration.kt
index 626f5e83..8d5f203a 100644
--- a/dpadrecyclerview/src/main/java/com/rubensousa/dpadrecyclerview/layoutmanager/LayoutConfiguration.kt
+++ b/dpadrecyclerview/src/main/java/com/rubensousa/dpadrecyclerview/layoutmanager/LayoutConfiguration.kt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ internal class LayoutConfiguration(properties: Properties) {
      * For horizontal orientation, this means navigating out from the start of the first view
      * For vertical orientation, this means navigation out from the top of the first view
      */
-    var focusOutFront = false
+    var focusOutFront = true
         private set
 
     /**
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ internal class LayoutConfiguration(properties: Properties) {
      * For horizontal orientation, this means navigating out from the end of the last view
      * For vertical orientation, this means navigation out from the bottom of the last view
      */
-    var focusOutBack = false
+    var focusOutBack = true
         private set
 
     /**
diff --git a/sample/src/main/res/layout/screen_recyclerview.xml b/sample/src/main/res/layout/screen_recyclerview.xml
index 52cbada3..cf425d16 100644
--- a/sample/src/main/res/layout/screen_recyclerview.xml
+++ b/sample/src/main/res/layout/screen_recyclerview.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
     android:clipChildren="false">
 
+    <View
+        android:id="@+id/placeholderView"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="2dp"
+        android:background="@drawable/list_item_background"
+        android:focusable="true"
+        android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
+
     <com.rubensousa.dpadrecyclerview.DpadRecyclerView
         android:id="@+id/recyclerView"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
@@ -37,5 +46,4 @@
         app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
 
-
 </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>