diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst
index 670de614e5..d32bcac9d4 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/options.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst
@@ -3260,7 +3260,7 @@ Window
 
 ``--image-display-duration=<seconds|inf>``
     If the current file is an image, play the image for the given amount of
-    seconds (default: 1). ``inf`` means the file is kept open forever (until
+    seconds (default: 5). ``inf`` means the file is kept open forever (until
     the user stops playback manually).
 
     Unlike ``--keep-open``, the player is not paused, but simply continues
diff --git a/options/options.c b/options/options.c
index 769b3efbb3..b1d5eacfaf 100644
--- a/options/options.c
+++ b/options/options.c
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ static const struct MPOpts mp_default_opts = {
     .play_frames = -1,
     .rebase_start_time = true,
     .keep_open_pause = true,
-    .image_display_duration = 1.0,
+    .image_display_duration = 5.0,
     .stream_id = { { [STREAM_AUDIO] = -1,
                      [STREAM_VIDEO] = -1,
                      [STREAM_SUB] = -1, },