diff --git a/addons/mass_mailing/data/mailing_list_contact.xml b/addons/mass_mailing/data/mailing_list_contact.xml
index 6cadf031483..e8023bf3e9e 100644
--- a/addons/mass_mailing/data/mailing_list_contact.xml
+++ b/addons/mass_mailing/data/mailing_list_contact.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     <data noupdate="1">
         <record id="mailing_list_data" model="mailing.list">
             <field name="name">Newsletter</field>
+            <field name="is_public">True</field>
         </record>
         <record id="mass_mail_contact_0" model="mailing.contact">
             <field name="name" model="res.users" eval="obj().env.ref('base.user_admin').name"/>
diff --git a/addons/mass_mailing/demo/mailing_list_contact.xml b/addons/mass_mailing/demo/mailing_list_contact.xml
index 8e788cf2f63..56b20b7738a 100644
--- a/addons/mass_mailing/demo/mailing_list_contact.xml
+++ b/addons/mass_mailing/demo/mailing_list_contact.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
         <!-- Create Extra Mailing List for Demo -->
         <record id="mailing_list_1" model="mailing.list">
             <field name="name">Imported Contacts</field>
+            <field name="is_public">False</field>
         </record>
 
         <!-- Create Contacts -->
diff --git a/addons/mass_mailing/i18n/mass_mailing.pot b/addons/mass_mailing/i18n/mass_mailing.pot
index bc202ec4d05..5f44adca97e 100644
--- a/addons/mass_mailing/i18n/mass_mailing.pot
+++ b/addons/mass_mailing/i18n/mass_mailing.pot
@@ -4520,7 +4520,7 @@ msgstr ""
 #: model:ir.model.fields,help:mass_mailing.field_mailing_list__is_public
 msgid ""
 "The mailing list can be accessible by recipients in the subscription "
-"management page to allows them to update their preferences."
+"management page to allow them to update their preferences."
 msgstr ""
 
 #. module: mass_mailing
diff --git a/addons/mass_mailing/models/mailing_list.py b/addons/mass_mailing/models/mailing_list.py
index 9ad9db8a300..2576d1a287f 100644
--- a/addons/mass_mailing/models/mailing_list.py
+++ b/addons/mass_mailing/models/mailing_list.py
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ class MassMailingList(models.Model):
         string='Subscription Information',
         copy=True, depends=['contact_ids'])
     is_public = fields.Boolean(
-        string='Show In Preferences', default=True,
+        string='Show In Preferences', default=False,
         help='The mailing list can be accessible by recipients in the subscription '
-             'management page to allows them to update their preferences.')
+             'management page to allow them to update their preferences.')
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------
     # COMPUTE / ONCHANGE
diff --git a/addons/mass_mailing/tests/common.py b/addons/mass_mailing/tests/common.py
index 6eca0bfacc3..d22d5f97e19 100644
--- a/addons/mass_mailing/tests/common.py
+++ b/addons/mass_mailing/tests/common.py
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ class MassMailCase(MailCase, MockLinkTracker):
                     (0, 0, {'name': 'Ybrant', 'email': 'ybrant@example.com'}),
                 ],
                 'name': 'List1',
+                'is_public': True,
             }, {
                 'contact_ids': [
                     (0, 0, {'name': 'Gilberte', 'email': 'gilberte@example.com'}),
@@ -320,13 +321,14 @@ class MassMailCase(MailCase, MockLinkTracker):
                     (0, 0, {'name': 'Ybrant', 'email': 'ybrant@example.com'}),
                 ],
                 'name': 'List2',
+                'is_public': True,
             }, {
                 'contact_ids': [
                     (0, 0, {'name': 'Déboulonneur', 'email': 'fleurus@example.com'}),
                 ],
                 'name': 'List3',
+                'is_public': True,
             }, {
-                'is_public': False,
                 'name': 'List4',
             }
         ])
diff --git a/addons/mass_mailing_sms/demo/mailing_list_contact.xml b/addons/mass_mailing_sms/demo/mailing_list_contact.xml
index e303c0cef93..6aceff1acbc 100644
--- a/addons/mass_mailing_sms/demo/mailing_list_contact.xml
+++ b/addons/mass_mailing_sms/demo/mailing_list_contact.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <odoo><data noupdate="0">
     <record id="mailing_list_sms_0" model="mailing.list">
         <field name="name">Interested in Tree Promotions</field>
+        <field name="is_public">True</field>
     </record>
 
     <record id="mailing_contact_0_0" model="mailing.contact">