diff --git a/pcsx2-qt/MainWindow.cpp b/pcsx2-qt/MainWindow.cpp
index a025c7aa1f..8181d0c696 100644
--- a/pcsx2-qt/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2-qt/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -188,9 +188,9 @@ void MainWindow::connectSignals()
 	m_ui.actionEnableVerboseLogging->setChecked(true);
 	m_ui.actionEnableVerboseLogging->setEnabled(false);
 #endif
-	SettingWidgetBinder::BindWidgetToBoolSetting(nullptr, m_ui.actionEnableEEConsoleLogging, "Logging", "EnableEEConsole", false);
+	SettingWidgetBinder::BindWidgetToBoolSetting(nullptr, m_ui.actionEnableEEConsoleLogging, "Logging", "EnableEEConsole", true);
 	connect(m_ui.actionEnableEEConsoleLogging, &QAction::triggered, this, &MainWindow::onLoggingOptionChanged);
-	SettingWidgetBinder::BindWidgetToBoolSetting(nullptr, m_ui.actionEnableIOPConsoleLogging, "Logging", "EnableIOPConsole", false);
+	SettingWidgetBinder::BindWidgetToBoolSetting(nullptr, m_ui.actionEnableIOPConsoleLogging, "Logging", "EnableIOPConsole", true);
 	connect(m_ui.actionEnableIOPConsoleLogging, &QAction::triggered, this, &MainWindow::onLoggingOptionChanged);
 
 	// These need to be queued connections to stop crashing due to menus opening/closing and switching focus.
diff --git a/pcsx2-qt/MainWindow.ui b/pcsx2-qt/MainWindow.ui
index aa0a7c82b8..c8bee08e66 100644
--- a/pcsx2-qt/MainWindow.ui
+++ b/pcsx2-qt/MainWindow.ui
@@ -699,11 +699,17 @@
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionEnableEEConsoleLogging">
+   <property name="checkable">
+    <bool>true</bool>
+   </property>
    <property name="text">
     <string>Enable EE Console Logging</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionEnableIOPConsoleLogging">
+   <property name="checkable">
+    <bool>true</bool>
+   </property>
    <property name="text">
     <string>Enable IOP Console Logging</string>
    </property>