diff --git a/synapse/api/constants.py b/synapse/api/constants.py
index 5304c09951..041a7f284a 100644
--- a/synapse/api/constants.py
+++ b/synapse/api/constants.py
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ class ProfileUpdateAction(str, enum.Enum):
     we always include the full profile of users who have joined a room the syncing
     user is a member of, where full profile means all the current profile values the
     client asked for, regardless of whether they have changed recently. This ensures
-    that clients have profile re-populated for any users who have recently left
+    that clients have profiles re-populated for any users who have recently left
     shared rooms.
 
     A scenario example would be as follows:
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/profile.py b/synapse/handlers/profile.py
index d44ed482db..b17dffcded 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/profile.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/profile.py
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ class ProfileHandler:
         field_name: str,
         new_value: JsonValue | dict[str, JsonValue],
         by_admin: bool = False,
-        propagate: bool = False,
+        propagate: bool = True,
     ) -> None:
         """
         Dispatch setting a profile field value. This either happens in the same