diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_all.yml b/.github/workflows/build_all.yml
index 1b23c77fb90d4..bbb2bb3ab8b24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_all.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_all.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ on:
         required: false
       dockwidgets_v2:
         description: 'Use KDDockWidgets v2: ON/OFF'
-        default: 'OFF'
+        default: 'ON'
         required: false
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ on:
         required: false
       dockwidgets_v2:
         description: 'Use KDDockWidgets v2: ON/OFF'
-        default: 'OFF'
+        default: 'ON'
         type: string
         required: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/build_linux.yml
index 2e590b0ece8bc..57d69b67cc015 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_linux.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ on:
         required: false
       dockwidgets_v2:
         description: 'Use KDDockWidgets v2: ON/OFF'
-        default: 'OFF'
+        default: 'ON'
         required: false
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ on:
         required: false
       dockwidgets_v2:
         description: 'Use KDDockWidgets v2: ON/OFF'
-        default: 'OFF'
+        default: 'ON'
         type: string
         required: false
       app_repo:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_macos.yml b/.github/workflows/build_macos.yml
index 1f34943fa68b0..39b4dc00b2590 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_macos.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ on:
         required: false
       dockwidgets_v2:
         description: 'Use KDDockWidgets v2: ON/OFF'
-        default: 'OFF'
+        default: 'ON'
         required: false
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ on:
         required: false
       dockwidgets_v2:
         description: 'Use KDDockWidgets v2: ON/OFF'
-        default: 'OFF'
+        default: 'ON'
         type: string
         required: false
       app_repo:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_windows.yml b/.github/workflows/build_windows.yml
index 86da5a2328ccb..fae1b3b9b2c12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_windows.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ on:
         required: false
       dockwidgets_v2:
         description: 'Use KDDockWidgets v2: ON/OFF'
-        default: 'OFF'
+        default: 'ON'
         required: false
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ on:
         required: false
       dockwidgets_v2:
         description: 'Use KDDockWidgets v2: ON/OFF'
-        default: 'OFF'
+        default: 'ON'
         type: string
         required: false
       app_repo:
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f7097712a503a..aee6837c9d8b9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -193,6 +193,10 @@ set(QT_CONCURRENT_SUPPORTED ON)
 set(QT_NO_PRIVATE_MODULE_WARNING ON)
 set(MUSE_MODULE_MULTIWINDOWS_SINGLEPROC_MODE ON)
 
+if(NOT MUSE_MODULE_DOCKWINDOW_KDDOCKWIDGETS_V2)
+    set(MUSE_MODULE_DOCKWINDOW_KDDOCKWIDGETS_V2 ON)
+endif()
+
 if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/SetupConfigure.local.cmake")
     include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/SetupConfigure.local.cmake)
 else()
diff --git a/muse b/muse
index 5ded6c34e9fb3..d4bd027592dce 160000
--- a/muse
+++ b/muse
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 5ded6c34e9fb362cf9307ba5415d89188612b327
+Subproject commit d4bd027592dce0e180ca8a0f3c9a3817bfd74e1c
diff --git a/ninja_build.sh b/ninja_build.sh
index 233cc3287a704..76915c013c9ed 100755
--- a/ninja_build.sh
+++ b/ninja_build.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ MUSESCORE_MODULE_UPDATE=${MUSESCORE_MODULE_UPDATE:-"ON"}
 MUSESCORE_BUILD_VST_MODULE=${MUSESCORE_BUILD_VST_MODULE:-"OFF"}
 MUSESCORE_BUILD_WEBSOCKET=${MUSESCORE_BUILD_WEBSOCKET:-"OFF"}
 MUSESCORE_BUILD_PIPEWIRE_AUDIO_DRIVER=${MUSESCORE_BUILD_PIPEWIRE_AUDIO_DRIVER:-"OFF"}
-MUSESCORE_MODULE_DOCKWINDOW_KDDOCKWIDGETS_V2=${MUSESCORE_MODULE_DOCKWINDOW_KDDOCKWIDGETS_V2:-"OFF"}
+MUSESCORE_MODULE_DOCKWINDOW_KDDOCKWIDGETS_V2=${MUSESCORE_MODULE_DOCKWINDOW_KDDOCKWIDGETS_V2:-"ON"}
 MUSESCORE_COMPILE_USE_UNITY=${MUSESCORE_COMPILE_USE_UNITY:-"ON"}
 
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