diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/umbtreeitem.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/umbtreeitem.directive.js
index 68f64ed9c7..eee71fa822 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/umbtreeitem.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/umbtreeitem.directive.js
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ angular.module("umbraco.directives")
 
     link: function (scope, element, attrs) {
         
-        //flag to enable/disable delete animations
-        var enableDeleteAnimations = false;
+        //flag to enable/disable delete animations, default for an item is tru
+        var enableDeleteAnimations = true;
 
         /** Helper function to emit tree events */
         function emitEvent(eventName, args){