diff --git a/docs-xml/smbdotconf/logon/rejectmd5clients.xml b/docs-xml/smbdotconf/logon/rejectmd5clients.xml
index 0bb9f6f6c8e..edcbe02e99a 100644
--- a/docs-xml/smbdotconf/logon/rejectmd5clients.xml
+++ b/docs-xml/smbdotconf/logon/rejectmd5clients.xml
@@ -7,11 +7,16 @@
 	only in 'active directory domain controller' mode), will
 	reject clients which does not support NETLOGON_NEG_SUPPORTS_AES.</para>
 
-	<para>You can set this to yes if all domain members support aes.
-	This will prevent downgrade attacks.</para>
+	<para>Support for NETLOGON_NEG_SUPPORTS_AES was added in Windows
+	starting with Server 2008R2 and Windows 7, it's available in Samba
+	starting with 4.0, however third party domain members like NetApp ONTAP
+	still uses RC4 (HMAC-MD5), see https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2022-38023.html for more details.</para>
+
+	<para>The default changed from 'no' to 'yes', with the patches for CVE-2022-38023,
+	see https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15240</para>
 
 	<para>This option overrides the 'allow nt4 crypto' option.</para>
 </description>
 
-<value type="default">no</value>
+<value type="default">yes</value>
 </samba:parameter>
diff --git a/lib/param/loadparm.c b/lib/param/loadparm.c
index 10157c95bc1..e509cf85bb8 100644
--- a/lib/param/loadparm.c
+++ b/lib/param/loadparm.c
@@ -2729,6 +2729,7 @@ struct loadparm_context *loadparm_init(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx)
 	lpcfg_do_global_parameter(lp_ctx, "winbind nss info", "template");
 
 	lpcfg_do_global_parameter(lp_ctx, "server schannel", "True");
+	lpcfg_do_global_parameter(lp_ctx, "reject md5 clients", "True");
 
 	lpcfg_do_global_parameter(lp_ctx, "short preserve case", "True");
 
diff --git a/selftest/target/Samba4.pm b/selftest/target/Samba4.pm
index 7c80630695b..182b9f2fb26 100755
--- a/selftest/target/Samba4.pm
+++ b/selftest/target/Samba4.pm
@@ -1622,6 +1622,8 @@ sub provision_ad_dc_ntvfs($$$)
 	client min protocol = CORE
 	server min protocol = LANMAN1
 
+	reject md5 clients = no
+
 	CVE_2020_1472:warn_about_unused_debug_level = 3
 	server require schannel:schannel0\$ = no
 	server require schannel:schannel1\$ = no
@@ -1987,6 +1989,8 @@ sub provision_ad_dc($$$$$$$)
 	lpq cache time = 0
 	print notify backchannel = yes
 
+	reject md5 clients = no
+
 	CVE_2020_1472:warn_about_unused_debug_level = 3
 	server require schannel:schannel0\$ = no
 	server require schannel:schannel1\$ = no
diff --git a/source3/param/loadparm.c b/source3/param/loadparm.c
index 621b5b9f48c..336852b927c 100644
--- a/source3/param/loadparm.c
+++ b/source3/param/loadparm.c
@@ -666,6 +666,7 @@ static void init_globals(struct loadparm_context *lp_ctx, bool reinit_globals)
 	Globals.require_strong_key = true;
 	Globals.reject_md5_servers = true;
 	Globals.server_schannel = true;
+	Globals.reject_md5_clients = true;
 	Globals.read_raw = true;
 	Globals.write_raw = true;
 	Globals.null_passwords = false;