diff --git a/cmd/compose/up.go b/cmd/compose/up.go
index 403c47dec56..1b458e3a0d1 100644
--- a/cmd/compose/up.go
+++ b/cmd/compose/up.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func upCommand(p *ProjectOptions, dockerCli command.Cli, backend api.Service, ex
 	flags.BoolVar(&up.wait, "wait", false, "Wait for services to be running|healthy. Implies detached mode.")
 	flags.IntVar(&up.waitTimeout, "wait-timeout", 0, "Maximum duration to wait for the project to be running|healthy")
 	flags.BoolVarP(&up.watch, "watch", "w", false, "Watch source code and rebuild/refresh containers when files are updated.")
-	flags.BoolVar(&up.navigationMenu, "menu", true, "Enable interactive shortcuts when running attached (Experimental). Incompatible with --detach.")
+	flags.BoolVar(&up.navigationMenu, "menu", false, "Enable interactive shortcuts when running attached (Experimental). Incompatible with --detach.")
 	flags.MarkHidden("menu") //nolint:errcheck
 
 	return upCmd
diff --git a/docs/reference/docker_compose_up.yaml b/docs/reference/docker_compose_up.yaml
index b77fa8de0ba..967a16379f9 100644
--- a/docs/reference/docker_compose_up.yaml
+++ b/docs/reference/docker_compose_up.yaml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ options:
       swarm: false
     - option: menu
       value_type: bool
-      default_value: "true"
+      default_value: "false"
       description: |
         Enable interactive shortcuts when running attached (Experimental). Incompatible with --detach.
       deprecated: false