diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-browsercontext.md b/docs/src/api/class-browsercontext.md
index c47b30bc2f..50f2cd547f 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-browsercontext.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-browsercontext.md
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ If `path` is a relative path, then it is resolved relative to the current workin
 If set to true any request not found in the HAR file will be aborted. If set to
 false missing requests will continue normal flow and can be handled by other
 [Route] handlers or served from other HAR files configured with [`method: BrowserContext.routeFromHar`].
-Defaults to false.
+Defaults to true.
 
 ### option: BrowserContext.routeFromHar.url
 - `url` <[string]|[RegExp]>
diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-page.md b/docs/src/api/class-page.md
index 5073ab1e7d..80b043aecf 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-page.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-page.md
@@ -2752,7 +2752,7 @@ If `path` is a relative path, then it is resolved relative to the current workin
 If set to true any request not found in the HAR file will be aborted. If set to
 false missing requests will continue normal flow and can be handled by other
 [Route] handlers or served from other HAR files configured with [`method: Page.routeFromHar`].
-Defaults to false.
+Defaults to true.
 
 ### option: Page.routeFromHar.url
 - `url` <[string]|[RegExp]>
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
index 2141fb290c..1c5573b579 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
@@ -2985,7 +2985,7 @@ export interface Page {
      * If set to true any request not found in the HAR file will be aborted. If set to false missing requests will continue
      * normal flow and can be handled by other [Route] handlers or served from other HAR files configured with
      * [page.routeFromHar(harPath[, options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#page-route-from-har). Defaults to
-     * false.
+     * true.
      */
     strict?: boolean;
 
@@ -6859,7 +6859,7 @@ export interface BrowserContext {
      * If set to true any request not found in the HAR file will be aborted. If set to false missing requests will continue
      * normal flow and can be handled by other [Route] handlers or served from other HAR files configured with
      * [browserContext.routeFromHar(harPath[, options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-browsercontext#browser-context-route-from-har).
-     * Defaults to false.
+     * Defaults to true.
      */
     strict?: boolean;