diff --git a/config/src/config.rs b/config/src/config.rs
index 1fa17619f..edadc96e9 100644
--- a/config/src/config.rs
+++ b/config/src/config.rs
@@ -1677,7 +1677,7 @@ fn default_max_fps() -> u8 {
 }
 
 fn default_tiling_desktop_environments() -> Vec<String> {
-    ["X11 LG3D", "X11 bspwm", "X11 dwm"]
+    ["X11 LG3D", "X11 bspwm", "X11 i3", "X11 dwm"]
         .iter()
         .map(|s| s.to_string())
         .collect()
diff --git a/docs/config/lua/config/tiling_desktop_environments.md b/docs/config/lua/config/tiling_desktop_environments.md
index d752b2745..cf6467ee5 100644
--- a/docs/config/lua/config/tiling_desktop_environments.md
+++ b/docs/config/lua/config/tiling_desktop_environments.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ The default value for this option is:
 config.tiling_desktop_environments = {
   'X11 LG3D',
   'X11 bspwm',
+  'X11 i3',
   'X11 dwm',
 }
 ```