diff --git a/superset/assets/javascripts/explore/stores/controls.jsx b/superset/assets/javascripts/explore/stores/controls.jsx
index 372a01f89b..2c18f4b0fa 100644
--- a/superset/assets/javascripts/explore/stores/controls.jsx
+++ b/superset/assets/javascripts/explore/stores/controls.jsx
@@ -1486,6 +1486,7 @@ export const controls = {
   point_radius_fixed: {
     type: 'FixedOrMetricControl',
     label: t('Point Size'),
+    default: { type: 'fix', value: 1000 },
     description: t('Fixed point radius'),
     mapStateToProps: state => ({
       datasource: state.datasource,