diff --git a/etc/ORG-NEWS b/etc/ORG-NEWS
index 50c3a90a1..32dd90f81 100644
--- a/etc/ORG-NEWS
+++ b/etc/ORG-NEWS
@@ -386,6 +386,11 @@ The change is breaking when ~org-use-property-inheritance~ is set to ~t~.
 
 The =TEST= parameter is better served by Emacs debugging tools.
 ** New and changed options
+*** The default value of ~org-attach-store-link-p~ is now ~attached~
+
+Now, after attaching a file, =[[attach:...]]= link to the attached file
+is stored.  It can later be inserted using =M-x org-insert-link=.
+
 *** ~org-link-descriptive~ can now be set per-buffer via =#+STARTUP= options
 
 In addition to ~org-link-descriptive~ custom option, link display can
diff --git a/lisp/org-attach.el b/lisp/org-attach.el
index d5e5ac06d..c2b2e1fb2 100644
--- a/lisp/org-attach.el
+++ b/lisp/org-attach.el
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ Selective means to respect the inheritance setting in
 	  (const :tag "Inherit parent node attachments" t)
 	  (const :tag "Respect org-use-property-inheritance" selective)))
 
-(defcustom org-attach-store-link-p nil
+(defcustom org-attach-store-link-p 'attached
   "Non-nil means store a link to a file when attaching it.
 When t, store the link to original file location.
 When `file', store link to the attached file location.