diff --git a/phpBB/adm/style/acp_forums.html b/phpBB/adm/style/acp_forums.html
index 937a288cb2..9f9216a068 100644
--- a/phpBB/adm/style/acp_forums.html
+++ b/phpBB/adm/style/acp_forums.html
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@
 			<legend>{L_GENERAL_FORUM_SETTINGS}</legend>
 		<dl>
 			<dt><label for="display_active">{L_DISPLAY_ACTIVE_TOPICS}:</label><br /><span>{L_DISPLAY_ACTIVE_TOPICS_EXPLAIN}</span></dt>
-			<dd><label><input type="radio" class="radio" name="display_active" value="1"<!-- IF S_DISPLAY_ACTIVE_TOPICS --> id="display_active" checked="checked"<!-- ENDIF --> /> {L_YES}</label>
-				<label><input type="radio" class="radio" name="display_active" value="0"<!-- IF not S_DISPLAY_ACTIVE_TOPICS --> id="display_active" checked="checked"<!-- ENDIF --> /> {L_NO}</label></dd>
+			<dd><label><input type="radio" class="radio" name="display_active" value="1"<!-- IF S_ENABLE_ACTIVE_TOPICS --> id="display_active" checked="checked"<!-- ENDIF --> /> {L_YES}</label>
+				<label><input type="radio" class="radio" name="display_active" value="0"<!-- IF not S_ENABLE_ACTIVE_TOPICS --> id="display_active" checked="checked"<!-- ENDIF --> /> {L_NO}</label></dd>
 		</dl>
 		</fieldset>
 	</div>
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_forums.php b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_forums.php
index 54bf905374..e13af0e858 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_forums.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_forums.php
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class acp_forums
 						$forum_data['forum_status'] = ITEM_UNLOCKED;
 					}
 
-					$forum_data['show_active'] = ($forum_data['forum_type'] == FORUM_POST) ? request_var('display_recent', true) : request_var('display_active', true);
+					$forum_data['show_active'] = ($forum_data['forum_type'] == FORUM_POST) ? request_var('display_recent', true) : request_var('display_active', false);
 
 					// Get data for forum rules if specified...
 					if ($forum_data['forum_rules'])
@@ -639,7 +639,8 @@ class acp_forums
 					'S_PRUNE_OLD_POLLS'			=> ($forum_data['forum_flags'] & FORUM_FLAG_PRUNE_POLL) ? true : false,
 					'S_PRUNE_ANNOUNCE'			=> ($forum_data['forum_flags'] & FORUM_FLAG_PRUNE_ANNOUNCE) ? true : false,
 					'S_PRUNE_STICKY'			=> ($forum_data['forum_flags'] & FORUM_FLAG_PRUNE_STICKY) ? true : false,
-					'S_DISPLAY_ACTIVE_TOPICS'	=> ($forum_data['forum_flags'] & FORUM_FLAG_ACTIVE_TOPICS) ? true : false,
+					'S_DISPLAY_ACTIVE_TOPICS'	=> ($forum_data['forum_type'] == FORUM_POST) ? ($forum_data['forum_flags'] & FORUM_FLAG_ACTIVE_TOPICS) : true,
+					'S_ENABLE_ACTIVE_TOPICS'	=> ($forum_data['forum_type'] == FORUM_CAT) ? ($forum_data['forum_flags'] & FORUM_FLAG_ACTIVE_TOPICS) : false,
 					'S_ENABLE_POST_REVIEW'		=> ($forum_data['forum_flags'] & FORUM_FLAG_POST_REVIEW) ? true : false,
 					'S_ENABLE_QUICK_REPLY'		=> ($forum_data['forum_flags'] & FORUM_FLAG_QUICK_REPLY) ? true : false,
 					'S_CAN_COPY_PERMISSIONS'	=> ($action != 'edit' || empty($forum_id) || ($auth->acl_get('a_fauth') && $auth->acl_get('a_authusers') && $auth->acl_get('a_authgroups') && $auth->acl_get('a_mauth'))) ? true : false,