--- a/kcms/keyboard/keyboard_hardware.cpp

+++ b/kcms/keyboard/keyboard_hardware.cpp

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void init_keyboard_hardware()

         set_repeat_mode(false);

     }

-    TriState numlockState = TriStateHelper::getTriState(config.readEntry("NumLock", TriStateHelper::getInt(STATE_UNCHANGED)));

+    TriState numlockState = TriStateHelper::getTriState(config.readEntry("NumLock", TriStateHelper::getInt(STATE_ON)));

     if (numlockState != STATE_UNCHANGED) {

         KModifierKeyInfo keyInfo;

         keyInfo.setKeyLocked(Qt::Key_NumLock, numlockState == STATE_ON);

--- a/kcms/keyboard/keyboardmiscsettings.kcfg

+++ b/kcms/keyboard/keyboardmiscsettings.kcfg

@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-late

       <default code="true">qgetenv("QT_IM_MODULE") == "plasmaim" ? QStringLiteral("accent") : QStringLiteral("repeat")</default>

     </entry>

     <entry name="numLock" key="NumLock" type="Int">

-    <!-- STATE_UNCHANGED -->

-      <default>2</default>

+    <!-- STATE_ON -->

+      <default>0</default>

     </entry>

     <entry name="repeatDelay" key="RepeatDelay" type="Int">

       <tooltip>If supported, this option allows you to set the delay after which a pressed key will start generating keycodes. The 'Repeat rate' option controls the frequency of these keycodes.If supported, this option allows you to set the delay after which a pressed key will start generating keycodes. The 'Repeat rate' option controls the frequency of these keycodes.</tooltip>