diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/api/decorators/pacts_for_verification_query_decorator.rb b/lib/pact_broker/api/decorators/pacts_for_verification_query_decorator.rb
index 6e9dc37c2..0c9bb9b4c 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/api/decorators/pacts_for_verification_query_decorator.rb
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/api/decorators/pacts_for_verification_query_decorator.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class PactsForVerificationQueryDecorator < BaseDecorator
             }
         end
 
-        property :include_pending_status, default: false,
+        property :include_pending_status, default: true,
           setter: ->(fragment:, represented:, **) {
             represented.include_pending_status = (fragment == "true" || fragment == true)
           }