diff --git a/src/UI/InputElement/Helpers/WikidataInput.svelte b/src/UI/InputElement/Helpers/WikidataInput.svelte
index 431c91eedd..23793b09d9 100644
--- a/src/UI/InputElement/Helpers/WikidataInput.svelte
+++ b/src/UI/InputElement/Helpers/WikidataInput.svelte
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
   export let searchValue = new UIEventSource(undefined)
   export let placeholder = t.searchWikidata
-  export let allowMultiple = false
+  export let allowMultiple = true
 
   export let notInstanceOf: number[] = []
   export let instanceOf: number[] = []
diff --git a/src/UI/InputElement/WikidataInputHelper.svelte b/src/UI/InputElement/WikidataInputHelper.svelte
index 2d5c2dd502..213ec89679 100644
--- a/src/UI/InputElement/WikidataInputHelper.svelte
+++ b/src/UI/InputElement/WikidataInputHelper.svelte
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     (options?.notInstanceOf ?? []).map((i) => Wikidata.QIdToNumber(i))
   )
 
-  let allowMultipleArg = options?.["multiple"]
+  let allowMultipleArg = options?.["multiple"] ?? "yes"
   let allowMultiple = allowMultipleArg === "yes" || "" + allowMultipleArg === "true"
 </script>