diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/_inc/client/newsletter/email-settings.jsx b/projects/plugins/jetpack/_inc/client/newsletter/email-settings.jsx
index dace9b829595a..8e10bede84d67 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/_inc/client/newsletter/email-settings.jsx
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/_inc/client/newsletter/email-settings.jsx
@@ -410,32 +410,32 @@ const EmailSettings = props => {
 				</p>
 				<RadioControl
 					className="jp-form-radio-gap"
-					selected={ subscriptionReplyTo || 'no-reply' }
+					selected={ subscriptionReplyTo || 'comment' }
 					disabled={ replyToInputDisabled }
 					options={ [
 						{
 							label: (
 								<span className="jp-form-toggle-explanation">
-									{ __( 'Replies are not allowed', 'jetpack' ) }
+									{ __( 'Replies will be a public comment on the post', 'jetpack' ) }
 								</span>
 							),
-							value: 'no-reply',
+							value: 'comment',
 						},
 						{
 							label: (
 								<span className="jp-form-toggle-explanation">
-									{ __( 'Replies will be a public comment on the post', 'jetpack' ) }
+									{ __( "Replies will be sent to the post author's email", 'jetpack' ) }
 								</span>
 							),
-							value: 'comment',
+							value: 'author',
 						},
 						{
 							label: (
 								<span className="jp-form-toggle-explanation">
-									{ __( "Replies will be sent to the post author's email", 'jetpack' ) }
+									{ __( 'Replies are not allowed', 'jetpack' ) }
 								</span>
 							),
-							value: 'author',
+							value: 'no-reply',
 						},
 					] }
 					onChange={ handleSubscriptionReplyToChange }
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/_inc/lib/class.core-rest-api-endpoints.php b/projects/plugins/jetpack/_inc/lib/class.core-rest-api-endpoints.php
index 9bf346ba9ce09..de6f2a99e24d4 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/_inc/lib/class.core-rest-api-endpoints.php
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/_inc/lib/class.core-rest-api-endpoints.php
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 // Each of these is a class that will register its own routes on 'rest_api_init'.
 require_once JETPACK__PLUGIN_DIR . '_inc/lib/core-api/load-wpcom-endpoints.php';
 
+require_once JETPACK__PLUGIN_DIR . 'modules/subscriptions/class-settings.php';
+
 /**
  * Class Jetpack_Core_Json_Api_Endpoints
  *
@@ -2704,7 +2706,7 @@ public static function get_updateable_data_list( $selector = '' ) {
 			'jetpack_subscriptions_reply_to'        => array(
 				'description'       => esc_html__( 'Reply to email behaviour for newsletters emails', 'jetpack' ),
 				'type'              => 'string',
-				'default'           => 'no-reply',
+				'default'           => Automattic\Jetpack\Modules\Subscriptions\Settings::$default_reply_to,
 				'validate_callback' => __CLASS__ . '::validate_subscriptions_reply_to',
 				'jp_group'          => 'subscriptions',
 			),
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/_inc/lib/core-api/class.jetpack-core-api-module-endpoints.php b/projects/plugins/jetpack/_inc/lib/core-api/class.jetpack-core-api-module-endpoints.php
index b9d8d14c028f9..d6419f99740c6 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/_inc/lib/core-api/class.jetpack-core-api-module-endpoints.php
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/_inc/lib/core-api/class.jetpack-core-api-module-endpoints.php
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ public function update_data( $request ) {
 					require_once JETPACK__PLUGIN_DIR . 'modules/subscriptions/class-settings.php';
 					$sub_value = Automattic\Jetpack\Modules\Subscriptions\Settings::is_valid_reply_to( $value )
 						? $value
-						: Automattic\Jetpack\Modules\Subscriptions\Settings::get_default_reply_to();
+						: Automattic\Jetpack\Modules\Subscriptions\Settings::$default_reply_to;
 
 						$updated = (string) get_option( $option ) !== (string) $sub_value ? update_option( $option, $sub_value ) : true;
 					break;
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/update-change-default-reply-to-option b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/update-change-default-reply-to-option
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..607764eb6ce78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/update-change-default-reply-to-option
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: minor
+Type: enhancement
+
+Newsletter: change default reply-to option from "no reply" to "comments"
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/json-endpoints/class.wpcom-json-api-site-settings-endpoint.php b/projects/plugins/jetpack/json-endpoints/class.wpcom-json-api-site-settings-endpoint.php
index 7b9d436f012df..56f99d6c9362f 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/json-endpoints/class.wpcom-json-api-site-settings-endpoint.php
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/json-endpoints/class.wpcom-json-api-site-settings-endpoint.php
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ function ( &$value ) {
 					require_once JETPACK__PLUGIN_DIR . 'modules/subscriptions/class-settings.php';
 					$to_set_value = Automattic\Jetpack\Modules\Subscriptions\Settings::is_valid_reply_to( $value )
 						? (string) $value
-						: Automattic\Jetpack\Modules\Subscriptions\Settings::get_default_reply_to();
+						: Automattic\Jetpack\Modules\Subscriptions\Settings::$default_reply_to;
 
 					if ( update_option( $key, $to_set_value ) ) {
 						$updated[ $key ] = $to_set_value;
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ protected function get_subscriptions_reply_to_option() {
 		$reply_to = get_option( 'jetpack_subscriptions_reply_to', null );
 		if ( $reply_to === null ) {
 			require_once JETPACK__PLUGIN_DIR . 'modules/subscriptions/class-settings.php';
-			return Automattic\Jetpack\Modules\Subscriptions\Settings::get_default_reply_to();
+			return Automattic\Jetpack\Modules\Subscriptions\Settings::$default_reply_to;
 		}
 		return $reply_to;
 	}
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/modules/subscriptions/class-settings.php b/projects/plugins/jetpack/modules/subscriptions/class-settings.php
index 2fd8106acd88d..16607dcb9ca25 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/modules/subscriptions/class-settings.php
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/modules/subscriptions/class-settings.php
@@ -9,12 +9,16 @@
 
 namespace Automattic\Jetpack\Modules\Subscriptions;
 
-use Automattic\Jetpack\Status\Host;
-
 /**
  * Class Settings
  */
 class Settings {
+	/**
+	 * The default reply-to option.
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	public static $default_reply_to = 'comment';
 
 	/**
 	 * Validate the reply-to option.
@@ -29,16 +33,4 @@ public static function is_valid_reply_to( $reply_to ) {
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
-	/**
-	 * Get the default reply-to option.
-	 *
-	 * @return string The default reply-to option.
-	 */
-	public static function get_default_reply_to() {
-		if ( ( new Host() )->is_wpcom_simple() ) {
-			return 'comment';
-		}
-
-		return 'no-reply';
-	}
 }