diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index 68bb82d6b8a..20c826ce50b 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -2388,7 +2388,7 @@ en:
     sitemap_page_size: "Number of URLs to include in each sitemap page. Max 50.000"
 
     enable_user_status: "(experimental) Allow users to set custom status message (emoji + description)."
-    enable_user_tips: "(experimental) Enable new user tips that describe key features to users"
+    enable_user_tips: "Enable new user tips that describe key features to users"
 
     short_title: "The short title will be used on the user's home screen, launcher, or other places where space may be limited. It should be limited to 12 characters."
 
diff --git a/config/site_settings.yml b/config/site_settings.yml
index 4db12493453..bb298ea862b 100644
--- a/config/site_settings.yml
+++ b/config/site_settings.yml
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ basic:
     default: false
   enable_user_tips:
     client: true
-    default: false
+    default: true
 
 login:
   invite_only:
diff --git a/db/migrate/20230505113906_hide_user_tips_for_existing_users.rb b/db/migrate/20230505113906_hide_user_tips_for_existing_users.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a904c8f4da0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20230505113906_hide_user_tips_for_existing_users.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class HideUserTipsForExistingUsers < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
+  def up
+    execute "UPDATE user_options SET seen_popups = '{1, 2, 3, 4, 5}'"
+  end
+
+  def down
+    execute "UPDATE user_options SET seen_popups = '{}'"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/schemas/json/site_response.json b/spec/requests/api/schemas/json/site_response.json
index cc269f040e3..2830f20bfe3 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/schemas/json/site_response.json
+++ b/spec/requests/api/schemas/json/site_response.json
@@ -223,6 +223,34 @@
         "leader"
       ]
     },
+    "user_tips": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "first_notification": {
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "topic_timeline": {
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "post_menu": {
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "topic_notification_levels": {
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "suggested_topics": {
+          "type": "integer"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "first_notification",
+        "topic_timeline",
+        "post_menu",
+        "topic_notification_levels",
+        "suggested_topics"
+      ]
+    },
     "groups": {
       "type": "array",
       "items":
diff --git a/spec/serializers/site_serializer_spec.rb b/spec/serializers/site_serializer_spec.rb
index c336f69f145..c3b0f7c988b 100644
--- a/spec/serializers/site_serializer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serializers/site_serializer_spec.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ RSpec.describe SiteSerializer do
     end
 
     it "is not included if enable_user_tips is disabled" do
+      SiteSetting.enable_user_tips = false
+
       serialized = described_class.new(Site.new(guardian), scope: guardian, root: false).as_json
       expect(serialized[:user_tips]).to eq(nil)
     end
diff --git a/spec/support/system_helpers.rb b/spec/support/system_helpers.rb
index 668c4d8d002..9bc48356008 100644
--- a/spec/support/system_helpers.rb
+++ b/spec/support/system_helpers.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ module SystemHelpers
     SiteSetting.port = Capybara.server_port
     SiteSetting.external_system_avatars_enabled = false
     SiteSetting.disable_avatar_education_message = true
+    SiteSetting.enable_user_tips = false
   end
 
   def try_until_success(timeout: 2, frequency: 0.01)