diff --git a/surf.c b/surf.c
index 5e6d777..9821ce1 100644
--- a/surf.c
+++ b/surf.c
@@ -508,6 +508,7 @@ newclient(void) {
 	g_object_set(G_OBJECT(settings), "auto-load-images", loadimage, NULL);
 	g_object_set(G_OBJECT(settings), "enable-plugins", plugin, NULL);
 	g_object_set(G_OBJECT(settings), "enable-scripts", script, NULL);
+	g_object_set(G_OBJECT(settings), "enable-spatial-navigation", true, NULL);
 	g_free(uri);
 
 	setatom(c, AtomFind, "");