diff --git a/public/locales/en.json b/public/locales/en.json
index d85940b..9f3e436 100644
--- a/public/locales/en.json
+++ b/public/locales/en.json
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@
     "blockHashCopyButtons": "Show copy buttons next to all block hashes",
     "showRelativeDates": "Show relative dates instead of absolute ones if recent",
     "showRelativeDatesDescription": "Everywhere on the site, if a date is less than 7 days ago, it will show as a relative date instead.",
+    "transactionDefaultRaw": "Default to the 'Raw' tab instead of 'CommonMeta' on the transaction page",
 
     "subMenuDebug": "Debug settings",
     "advancedWalletFormats": "Advanced wallet formats",
diff --git a/src/pages/settings/SettingsPage.tsx b/src/pages/settings/SettingsPage.tsx
index 4437fec..6a3240b 100644
--- a/src/pages/settings/SettingsPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/settings/SettingsPage.tsx
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@
             descriptionKey="settings.showRelativeDatesDescription"
           />
         </Menu.Item>
+
+        {/* Default to 'Raw' on transaction page */}
+        <Menu.Item key="advanced/transactionDefaultRaw">
+          <SettingBoolean setting="transactionDefaultRaw" titleKey="settings.transactionDefaultRaw" />
+        </Menu.Item>
       </Menu.SubMenu>
 
       {/* Debug settings */}
diff --git a/src/pages/transactions/TransactionMetadataCard.tsx b/src/pages/transactions/TransactionMetadataCard.tsx
index c6083cd..adae6e1 100644
--- a/src/pages/transactions/TransactionMetadataCard.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/transactions/TransactionMetadataCard.tsx
@@ -12,13 +12,19 @@
 import { parseCommonMeta } from "../../utils/commonmeta";
 
 import { HelpIcon } from "../../components/HelpIcon";
+import { useBooleanSetting } from "../../utils/settings";
 
 const { Text, Title } = Typography;
 
 // TODO: This is definitely too crude for my taste, but I had no better ideas
 const HAS_COMMONMETA = /[=;]/;
 
-export function CommonMetaTable({ metadata, nameSuffix }: { metadata: string; nameSuffix: string }): JSX.Element {
+interface CommonMetaTableProps {
+  metadata: string;
+  nameSuffix: string;
+}
+
+export function CommonMetaTable({ metadata, nameSuffix }: CommonMetaTableProps): JSX.Element {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
   // Parse the CommonMeta from the transaction, showing an error if it fails
@@ -89,10 +95,13 @@
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const nameSuffix = useSelector((s: RootState) => s.node.currency.name_suffix);
 
+  // Default to the 'Raw' tab instead of 'CommonMeta'
+  const defaultRaw = useBooleanSetting("transactionDefaultRaw");
+
   // Estimate in advance if a CommonMeta tab should be showed
   const hasCommonMeta = HAS_COMMONMETA.test(metadata);
   const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<"commonMeta" | "raw">(
-    hasCommonMeta ? "commonMeta" : "raw"
+    hasCommonMeta && !defaultRaw ? "commonMeta" : "raw"
   );
 
   // Tab list for the card
diff --git a/src/utils/settings.ts b/src/utils/settings.ts
index 5dd2931..95f6d24 100644
--- a/src/utils/settings.ts
+++ b/src/utils/settings.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
   readonly blockHashCopyButtons: boolean;
   /** Show relative dates instead of absolute ones when they are recent. */
   readonly showRelativeDates: boolean;
+  /** Default to the 'Raw' tab instead of 'CommonMeta' on the transaction page. */
+  readonly transactionDefaultRaw: boolean;
 
   /** Whether or not advanced wallet formats are enabled. */
   readonly walletFormats: boolean;
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@
   nameCopyButtons: false,
   blockHashCopyButtons: false,
   showRelativeDates: false,
+  transactionDefaultRaw: false,
 
   walletFormats: false
 };