diff --git a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_main.cpp b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_main.cpp
index 3c82eab471..a78fc243a2 100644
--- a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_main.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_main.cpp
@@ -1631,6 +1631,7 @@ Mavlink::configure_streams_to_default(const char *configure_single_stream)
 		configure_stream_local("LOCAL_POSITION_NED", 1.0f);
 		configure_stream_local("NAMED_VALUE_FLOAT", 1.0f);
 		configure_stream_local("NAV_CONTROLLER_OUTPUT", 1.5f);
+		configure_stream_local("OBSTACLE_DISTANCE", 5.0f);
 		configure_stream_local("ODOMETRY", 3.0f);
 		configure_stream_local("OPTICAL_FLOW_RAD", 1.0f);
 		configure_stream_local("ORBIT_EXECUTION_STATUS", 5.0f);