diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-diff-preferences/gr-diff-preferences.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-diff-preferences/gr-diff-preferences.html
index d7bc704cce..1c9f469658 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-diff-preferences/gr-diff-preferences.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-diff-preferences/gr-diff-preferences.html
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ limitations under the License.
           <input
               id="automaticReviewInput"
               type="checkbox"
-              checked$="[[diffPrefs.manual_review]]"
+              checked$="[[!diffPrefs.manual_review]]"
               on-change="_handleAutomaticReviewTap">
         </span>
       </section>
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-diff-preferences/gr-diff-preferences.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-diff-preferences/gr-diff-preferences.js
index eb99d7a0f9..89c3d74eed 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-diff-preferences/gr-diff-preferences.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-diff-preferences/gr-diff-preferences.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
     _handleAutomaticReviewTap() {
       this.set('diffPrefs.manual_review',
-          this.$.automaticReviewInput.checked);
+          !this.$.automaticReviewInput.checked);
       this._handleDiffPrefsChanged();
     },
 
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-diff-preferences/gr-diff-preferences_test.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-diff-preferences/gr-diff-preferences_test.html
index 511737fcd8..5bd72c4815 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-diff-preferences/gr-diff-preferences_test.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-diff-preferences/gr-diff-preferences_test.html
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ limitations under the License.
           .firstElementChild.checked, diffPreferences.syntax_highlighting);
       assert.equal(
           valueOf('Automatically mark viewed files reviewed', 'diffPreferences')
-              .firstElementChild.checked, diffPreferences.manual_review);
+              .firstElementChild.checked, !diffPreferences.manual_review);
       assert.equal(valueOf('Ignore Whitespace', 'diffPreferences')
           .firstElementChild.bindValue, diffPreferences.ignore_whitespace);