diff --git a/packages/@n8n/api-types/src/dto/packages/__tests__/import-package-request.dto.test.ts b/packages/@n8n/api-types/src/dto/packages/__tests__/import-package-request.dto.test.ts
index 9f75fc8076f..6c4738142df 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/api-types/src/dto/packages/__tests__/import-package-request.dto.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/api-types/src/dto/packages/__tests__/import-package-request.dto.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe('ImportPackageRequestDto', () => {
 				bindings: {},
 				workflowConflictPolicy: 'fail',
 				workflowPublishingPolicy: 'preserve-published-state',
-				workflowIdPolicy: 'new',
+				workflowIdPolicy: 'source',
 				missingNodeTypeMode: 'fail',
 				folderConflictPolicy: 'merge',
 				dataTableMatchingMode: 'by-id',
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe('ImportPackageRequestDto', () => {
 				bindings: {},
 				workflowConflictPolicy: 'fail',
 				workflowPublishingPolicy: 'preserve-published-state',
-				workflowIdPolicy: 'new',
+				workflowIdPolicy: 'source',
 				missingNodeTypeMode: 'fail',
 				folderConflictPolicy: 'merge',
 				dataTableMatchingMode: 'by-id',
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ describe('ImportPackageRequestDto', () => {
 				bindings: {},
 				workflowConflictPolicy: 'new-version',
 				workflowPublishingPolicy: 'preserve-published-state',
-				workflowIdPolicy: 'new',
+				workflowIdPolicy: 'source',
 				missingNodeTypeMode: 'fail',
 				folderConflictPolicy: 'merge',
 				dataTableMatchingMode: 'by-id',
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe('ImportPackageRequestDto', () => {
 				bindings: {},
 				workflowConflictPolicy: 'skip',
 				workflowPublishingPolicy: 'preserve-published-state',
-				workflowIdPolicy: 'new',
+				workflowIdPolicy: 'source',
 				missingNodeTypeMode: 'fail',
 				folderConflictPolicy: 'merge',
 				dataTableMatchingMode: 'by-id',
@@ -258,11 +258,11 @@ describe('ImportPackageRequestDto', () => {
 	});
 
 	describe('workflowIdPolicy', () => {
-		it('defaults to "new" when omitted', () => {
+		it('defaults to "source" when omitted', () => {
 			const result = ImportPackageRequestDto.safeParse({ workflowConflictPolicy: 'fail' });
 			expect(result.success).toBe(true);
 			if (result.success) {
-				expect(result.data.workflowIdPolicy).toBe('new');
+				expect(result.data.workflowIdPolicy).toBe('source');
 			}
 		});
 
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/api-types/src/dto/packages/import-package-request.dto.ts b/packages/@n8n/api-types/src/dto/packages/import-package-request.dto.ts
index 9e2576888fd..f1626290a8c 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/api-types/src/dto/packages/import-package-request.dto.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/api-types/src/dto/packages/import-package-request.dto.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export class ImportPackageRequestDto extends Z.class({
 		.enum(['preserve-published-state', 'match-source', 'publish-all', 'unpublish-all'])
 		.optional()
 		.default('preserve-published-state'),
-	workflowIdPolicy: z.enum(['new', 'source']).optional().default('new'),
+	workflowIdPolicy: z.enum(['new', 'source']).optional().default('source'),
 	missingNodeTypeMode: z.enum(['fail', 'import-anyway']).optional().default('fail'),
 	folderConflictPolicy: z.enum(['merge', 'fail']).optional().default('merge'),
 	dataTableMatchingMode: z.enum(['by-id']).optional().default('by-id'),
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/handlers/n8n-packages/spec/paths/n8n-packages.import.yml b/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/handlers/n8n-packages/spec/paths/n8n-packages.import.yml
index 473dc16b854..3c92fadb9c5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/handlers/n8n-packages/spec/paths/n8n-packages.import.yml
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public-api/v1/handlers/n8n-packages/spec/paths/n8n-packages.import.yml
@@ -101,16 +101,17 @@ post:
               enum:
                 - new
                 - source
-              default: new
+              default: source
               description: >
-                Controls the id each newly created workflow receives. `new`
-                (default) mints a fresh id and records the package id as
-                `sourceWorkflowId`, so the same package can be imported
-                repeatedly without id collisions. `source` reuses the package's
-                own workflow id on the target instance. Workflows matched to an
-                existing workflow in the target project (status `updated` or
-                `skipped`) always keep that workflow's current id, regardless
-                of policy.
+                Controls the id each newly created workflow receives. `source`
+                (default) reuses the package's own workflow id on the target
+                instance, which best fits promotion use cases where the same
+                workflow moves between environments. `new` mints a fresh id and
+                records the package id as `sourceWorkflowId`, so the same
+                package can be imported repeatedly without id collisions — best
+                suited to marketplace imports. Workflows matched to an existing
+                workflow in the target project (status `updated` or `skipped`)
+                always keep that workflow's current id, regardless of policy.
             missingNodeTypeMode:
               type: string
               enum: