diff --git a/archinstall/applications/firewall.py b/archinstall/applications/firewall.py
index 3100650b95..6e928cea1a 100644
--- a/archinstall/applications/firewall.py
+++ b/archinstall/applications/firewall.py
@@ -31,3 +31,6 @@ def install(
 			case Firewall.UFW:
 				install_session.add_additional_packages(self.ufw_packages)
 				install_session.enable_service(self.ufw_services)
+				# write default conf file to enabled
+				ufw_conf = install_session.target / 'etc/ufw/ufw.conf'
+				ufw_conf.write_text(ufw_conf.read_text().replace('ENABLED=no', 'ENABLED=yes'))
diff --git a/archinstall/lib/global_menu.py b/archinstall/lib/global_menu.py
index e8a5884331..dbf728a2cb 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/global_menu.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/global_menu.py
@@ -341,6 +341,11 @@ def _prev_applications(self, item: MenuItem) -> str | None:
 				output += f'{tr("Power management")}: {power_management_config.power_management.value}'
 				output += '\n'
 
+			if app_config.firewall_config:
+				firewall_config = app_config.firewall_config
+				output += f'{tr("Firewall")}: {firewall_config.firewall.value}'
+				output += '\n'
+
 			return output
 
 		return None