diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/Clear/TaskInstance/ClearTaskInstanceDialog.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/Clear/TaskInstance/ClearTaskInstanceDialog.tsx
index a26f276601d67..7458b20489896 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/Clear/TaskInstance/ClearTaskInstanceDialog.tsx
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/Clear/TaskInstance/ClearTaskInstanceDialog.tsx
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ const ClearTaskInstanceDialog = ({ onClose, open, taskInstance }: Props) => {
         <Dialog.Body width="full">
           <Flex justifyContent="center">
             <SegmentedControl
+              defaultValues={["downstream"]}
               multiple
               onChange={setSelectedOptions}
               options={[
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/MarkAs/TaskInstance/MarkTaskInstanceAsDialog.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/MarkAs/TaskInstance/MarkTaskInstanceAsDialog.tsx
index afde1862458f0..c95e27013a8a7 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/MarkAs/TaskInstance/MarkTaskInstanceAsDialog.tsx
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/MarkAs/TaskInstance/MarkTaskInstanceAsDialog.tsx
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ const MarkTaskInstanceAsDialog = ({ onClose, open, state, taskInstance }: Props)
         <Dialog.Body width="full">
           <Flex justifyContent="center">
             <SegmentedControl
+              defaultValues={["downstream"]}
               multiple
               onChange={setSelectedOptions}
               options={[