From fcac769fee5abba98d1e522463e9867c011e807d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Victor Marin <victor.marin@grafana.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2026 17:01:42 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Default value for allowCustomValue property in vars is
 enabled (#117313)

---
 .../settings/variables/useVariableSelectionOptionsCategory.tsx  | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/settings/variables/useVariableSelectionOptionsCategory.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/settings/variables/useVariableSelectionOptionsCategory.tsx
index 151ee632f7c..175315d5c34 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/settings/variables/useVariableSelectionOptionsCategory.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/settings/variables/useVariableSelectionOptionsCategory.tsx
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ function AllowCustomSwitch({ variable, id }: InputProps) {
   return (
     <Switch
       id={id}
-      value={allowCustomValue}
+      value={allowCustomValue ?? true}
       onChange={(evt) => variable.setState({ allowCustomValue: evt.currentTarget.checked })}
     />
   );