diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/basic.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/basic.dart
index ec8c3f87a7d..3c8a7a05736 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/basic.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/basic.dart
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ class FittedBox extends SingleChildRenderObjectWidget {
     Key? key,
     this.fit = BoxFit.contain,
     this.alignment = Alignment.center,
-    this.clipBehavior = Clip.hardEdge,
+    this.clipBehavior = Clip.none,
     Widget? child,
   }) : assert(fit != null),
        assert(alignment != null),
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ class FittedBox extends SingleChildRenderObjectWidget {
 
   /// {@macro flutter.widgets.Clip}
   ///
-  /// Defaults to [Clip.hardEdge].
+  /// Defaults to [Clip.none].
   final Clip clipBehavior;
 
   @override
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/fitted_box_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/fitted_box_test.dart
index 476d5be9b6a..92fe6d099bb 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/fitted_box_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/fitted_box_test.dart
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ void main() {
   testWidgets('Can set and update clipBehavior', (WidgetTester tester) async {
     await tester.pumpWidget(FittedBox(fit: BoxFit.none, child: Container()));
     final RenderFittedBox renderObject = tester.allRenderObjects.whereType<RenderFittedBox>().first;
-    expect(renderObject.clipBehavior, equals(Clip.hardEdge));
+    expect(renderObject.clipBehavior, equals(Clip.none));
 
     await tester.pumpWidget(FittedBox(fit: BoxFit.none, child: Container(), clipBehavior: Clip.antiAlias));
     expect(renderObject.clipBehavior, equals(Clip.antiAlias));