diff --git a/common/src/app/common/types/shape.cljc b/common/src/app/common/types/shape.cljc
index 46c2074b6..2101f90f7 100644
--- a/common/src/app/common/types/shape.cljc
+++ b/common/src/app/common/types/shape.cljc
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@
    :name "Path"
    :fills []
    :strokes [{:stroke-style :solid
-              :stroke-alignment :center
+              :stroke-alignment :inner
               :stroke-width 2
               :stroke-color clr/black
               :stroke-opacity 1}]})
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/colors.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/colors.cljs
index 2dd79469e..f947d5820 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/colors.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/colors.cljs
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
                                     (assoc :stroke-style :solid)
 
                                     (not (contains? new-attrs :stroke-alignment))
-                                    (assoc :stroke-alignment :center)
+                                    (assoc :stroke-alignment :inner)
 
                                     :always
                                     (d/without-nils))]
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/options/menus/stroke.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/options/menus/stroke.cljs
index 337882fe9..13a2984a4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/options/menus/stroke.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/workspace/sidebar/options/menus/stroke.cljs
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@
                                                :stroke-cap-end stroke-cap-start} index)))))
         on-add-stroke
         (fn [_]
-          (st/emit! (dc/add-stroke ids {:stroke-style :solid
+          (st/emit! (dc/add-stroke ids {:stroke-alignment :inner
+                                        :stroke-style :solid
                                         :stroke-color clr/black
                                         :stroke-opacity 1
                                         :stroke-width 1}))