diff --git a/dubbo-common/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ApplicationConfig.java b/dubbo-common/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ApplicationConfig.java
index 273ced4f23..d860f4446a 100644
--- a/dubbo-common/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ApplicationConfig.java
+++ b/dubbo-common/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ApplicationConfig.java
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ public class ApplicationConfig extends AbstractConfig {
         if (executorManagementMode == null) {
             executorManagementMode = EXECUTOR_MANAGEMENT_MODE_DEFAULT;
         }
+        if (enableFileCache == null) {
+            enableFileCache = Boolean.TRUE;
+        }
     }
 
     @Parameter(key = APPLICATION_KEY, required = true)
diff --git a/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/test/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ApplicationConfigTest.java b/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/test/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ApplicationConfigTest.java
index 5fc3dbe40a..e582d62624 100644
--- a/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/test/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ApplicationConfigTest.java
+++ b/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/test/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ApplicationConfigTest.java
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import static org.apache.dubbo.common.constants.CommonConstants.APPLICATION_KEY;
+import static org.apache.dubbo.common.constants.CommonConstants.DUBBO;
 import static org.apache.dubbo.common.constants.CommonConstants.DUMP_DIRECTORY;
+import static org.apache.dubbo.common.constants.CommonConstants.EXECUTOR_MANAGEMENT_MODE_DEFAULT;
 import static org.apache.dubbo.common.constants.QosConstants.ACCEPT_FOREIGN_IP;
 import static org.apache.dubbo.common.constants.QosConstants.QOS_ENABLE;
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
@@ -333,4 +335,20 @@ class ApplicationConfigTest {
 
         DubboBootstrap.getInstance().destroy();
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    @Test
+    void testDefaultValue() {
+        SysProps.setProperty("dubbo.application.NAME", "demo-app");
+
+        DubboBootstrap.getInstance()
+            .initialize();
+
+        ApplicationConfig applicationConfig = DubboBootstrap.getInstance().getApplication();
+
+        Assertions.assertEquals(DUBBO, applicationConfig.getProtocol());
+        Assertions.assertEquals(EXECUTOR_MANAGEMENT_MODE_DEFAULT, applicationConfig.getExecutorManagementMode());
+        Assertions.assertEquals(Boolean.TRUE, applicationConfig.getEnableFileCache());
+
+        DubboBootstrap.getInstance().destroy();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/test/resources/dubbo.properties b/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/test/resources/dubbo.properties
index 6a0ada2fba..5cd71b79c2 100644
--- a/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/test/resources/dubbo.properties
+++ b/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/test/resources/dubbo.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 dubbo.override.key2=properties
 dubbo.override.protocol=properties
-dubbo.application.enable-file-cache=false
 dubbo.service.shutdown.wait=200