diff --git a/scene/3d/area.cpp b/scene/3d/area.cpp
index 3557f0425ca..4247266e3d4 100644
--- a/scene/3d/area.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/area.cpp
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ Area::Area() :
 	gravity_is_point = false;
 	gravity_distance_scale = 0;
 	linear_damp = 0.1;
-	angular_damp = 1;
+	angular_damp = 0.1;
 	priority = 0;
 	monitoring = false;
 	monitorable = false;
diff --git a/servers/physics/area_sw.cpp b/servers/physics/area_sw.cpp
index 9d68869bc22..ad3e40916dc 100644
--- a/servers/physics/area_sw.cpp
+++ b/servers/physics/area_sw.cpp
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ AreaSW::AreaSW() :
 	gravity_is_point = false;
 	gravity_distance_scale = 0;
 	point_attenuation = 1;
-	angular_damp = 1.0;
+	angular_damp = 0.1;
 	linear_damp = 0.1;
 	priority = 0;
 	set_ray_pickable(false);