diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index c1cf5cb58e..56f3a29d83 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ version <next>:
 - Icecast protocol
 - ported lenscorrection filter from frei0r filter
 - large optimizations in dctdnoiz to make it usable
+- request icecast metadata by default
 
 
 version 2.3:
diff --git a/doc/protocols.texi b/doc/protocols.texi
index 49ca750b76..dc2fdb14fd 100644
--- a/doc/protocols.texi
+++ b/doc/protocols.texi
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ Export the MIME type.
 If set to 1 request ICY (SHOUTcast) metadata from the server. If the server
 supports this, the metadata has to be retrieved by the application by reading
 the @option{icy_metadata_headers} and @option{icy_metadata_packet} options.
-The default is 0.
+The default is 1.
 
 @item icy_metadata_headers
 If the server supports ICY metadata, this contains the ICY-specific HTTP reply
diff --git a/libavformat/http.c b/libavformat/http.c
index 10c7c91f53..adbd01cb83 100644
--- a/libavformat/http.c
+++ b/libavformat/http.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static const AVOption options[] = {
     { "post_data", "set custom HTTP post data", OFFSET(post_data), AV_OPT_TYPE_BINARY, .flags = D | E },
     { "mime_type", "export the MIME type", OFFSET(mime_type), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, { 0 }, 0, 0, AV_OPT_FLAG_EXPORT | AV_OPT_FLAG_READONLY },
     { "cookies", "set cookies to be sent in applicable future requests, use newline delimited Set-Cookie HTTP field value syntax", OFFSET(cookies), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, { 0 }, 0, 0, D },
-    { "icy", "request ICY metadata", OFFSET(icy), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 0 }, 0, 1, D },
+    { "icy", "request ICY metadata", OFFSET(icy), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 1 }, 0, 1, D },
     { "icy_metadata_headers", "return ICY metadata headers", OFFSET(icy_metadata_headers), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, { 0 }, 0, 0, AV_OPT_FLAG_EXPORT },
     { "icy_metadata_packet", "return current ICY metadata packet", OFFSET(icy_metadata_packet), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, { 0 }, 0, 0, AV_OPT_FLAG_EXPORT },
     { "metadata", "metadata read from the bitstream", OFFSET(metadata), AV_OPT_TYPE_DICT, {0}, 0, 0, AV_OPT_FLAG_EXPORT },