diff --git a/src/config/Config.zig b/src/config/Config.zig
index 45fda4aff..4ef7718de 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.zig
+++ b/src/config/Config.zig
@@ -947,13 +947,16 @@ keybind: Keybinds = .{},
 /// true. If set to false, surfaces will close without any confirmation.
 @"confirm-close-surface": bool = true,
 
-/// Whether or not to quit after the last surface is closed. This
-/// defaults to `false`.
+/// Whether or not to quit after the last surface is closed.
+///
+/// This defaults to `false` on macOS since that is standard behavior for
+/// a macOS application. On Linux, this defaults to `true` since that is
+/// generally expected behavior.
 ///
 /// On Linux, if this is `true`, Ghostty can delay quitting fully until a
 /// configurable amount of time has passed after the last window is closed.
 /// See the documentation of `quit-after-last-window-closed-delay`.
-@"quit-after-last-window-closed": bool = false,
+@"quit-after-last-window-closed": bool = builtin.os.tag == .linux,
 
 /// Controls how long Ghostty will stay running after the last open surface has
 /// been closed. This only has an effect if `quit-after-last-window-closed` is