diff --git a/doc/NERD_commenter.txt b/doc/NERD_commenter.txt
index b8eff35..c30845d 100644
--- a/doc/NERD_commenter.txt
+++ b/doc/NERD_commenter.txt
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ If this option is set to 1 then the top style will be used.
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           *NERDDefaultNesting*
 Values: 0 or 1.
-Default 0.
+Default 1.
 
 When this option is set to 1, comments are nested automatically. That is, if
 you hit ,cc on a line that is already commented it will be commented
@@ -869,6 +869,8 @@ to get illegal syntax when uncommenting them.
     - added support for spectre, thx to Brett Warneke
     - added support for scala, thx to Renald Buter
     - added support for asymptote, thx to Vladimir Lomov
+    - made NERDDefaultNesting enabled by default as this seems more intuitive,
+      thx to marco for the suggestion
     
 
 2.1.7
@@ -1140,6 +1142,8 @@ NERDSpaceDelims option.
 Thanks to Jeremy Hinegardner for emailing me about a bug with aligned
 comments and the NERDSpaceDelims option.
 
+Thanks to marco for suggesting NERDDefaultNesting be set by default.
+
 Not to forget! Thanks to the following people for sending me new filetypes to
 support :D
 
diff --git a/plugin/NERD_commenter.vim b/plugin/NERD_commenter.vim
index b8b5793..3e9157e 100644
--- a/plugin/NERD_commenter.vim
+++ b/plugin/NERD_commenter.vim
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ call s:InitVariable("g:NERDAllowAnyVisualDelims", 1)
 call s:InitVariable("g:NERDBlockComIgnoreEmpty", 0)
 call s:InitVariable("g:NERDCommentWholeLinesInVMode", 0)
 call s:InitVariable("g:NERDCompactSexyComs", 0)
-call s:InitVariable("g:NERDDefaultNesting", 0)
+call s:InitVariable("g:NERDDefaultNesting", 1)
 call s:InitVariable("g:NERDMenuMode", 3)
 call s:InitVariable("g:NERDLPlace", "[>")
 call s:InitVariable("g:NERDUsePlaceHolders", 1)