diff --git a/doc/cascadia/profiles.schema.json b/doc/cascadia/profiles.schema.json
index c06780f669e..e60b1151268 100644
--- a/doc/cascadia/profiles.schema.json
+++ b/doc/cascadia/profiles.schema.json
@@ -2237,10 +2237,10 @@
           "description": "Use to set a path to a pixel shader to use with the Terminal. Overrides `experimental.retroTerminalEffect`. This is an experimental feature, and its continued existence is not guaranteed.",
           "type": "string"
         },
-        "experimental.useAtlasEngine": {
-          "description": "Enable using the experimental new rendering engine for this profile. This is an experimental feature, and its continued existence is not guaranteed.",
+        "useAtlasEngine": {
+          "description": "Windows Terminal 1.16 and later ship with a new, performant text renderer. Set this to false to revert back to the old text renderer.",
           "type": "boolean",
-          "default": false
+          "default": true
         },
         "fontFace": {
           "default": "Cascadia Mono",
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/MainPage.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/MainPage.cpp
index a1b8f45854c..26629625aa4 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/MainPage.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/MainPage.cpp
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Editor::implementation
         }
         else if (clickedItemTag == renderingTag)
         {
-            contentFrame().Navigate(xaml_typename<Editor::Rendering>(), winrt::make<RenderingViewModel>(_settingsClone.GlobalSettings()));
+            contentFrame().Navigate(xaml_typename<Editor::Rendering>(), winrt::make<RenderingViewModel>(_settingsClone));
             const auto crumb = winrt::make<Breadcrumb>(box_value(clickedItemTag), RS_(L"Nav_Rendering/Content"), BreadcrumbSubPage::None);
             _breadcrumbs.Append(crumb);
         }
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/Rendering.xaml b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/Rendering.xaml
index 0f19ac0f88e..96a6ee95c6a 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/Rendering.xaml
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/Rendering.xaml
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@
             <TextBlock x:Uid="Globals_RenderingDisclaimer"
                        Style="{StaticResource DisclaimerStyle}" />
 
+            <!--  AtlasEngine  -->
+            <local:SettingContainer x:Uid="Profile_UseAtlasEngine">
+                <ToggleSwitch IsOn="{x:Bind ViewModel.UseAtlasEngine, Mode=TwoWay}"
+                              Style="{StaticResource ToggleSwitchInExpanderStyle}" />
+            </local:SettingContainer>
+
             <!--  Force Full Repaint  -->
             <local:SettingContainer x:Uid="Globals_ForceFullRepaint">
                 <ToggleSwitch IsOn="{x:Bind ViewModel.ForceFullRepaintRendering, Mode=TwoWay}"
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/RenderingViewModel.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/RenderingViewModel.cpp
index e00d3462da4..42190c4e6a7 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/RenderingViewModel.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/RenderingViewModel.cpp
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ using namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model;
 
 namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Editor::implementation
 {
-    RenderingViewModel::RenderingViewModel(Model::GlobalAppSettings globalSettings) :
-        _GlobalSettings{ globalSettings }
+    RenderingViewModel::RenderingViewModel(Model::CascadiaSettings settings) noexcept :
+        _settings{ std::move(settings) }
     {
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/RenderingViewModel.h b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/RenderingViewModel.h
index fdf784fff23..84feb095a0e 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/RenderingViewModel.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/RenderingViewModel.h
@@ -5,20 +5,19 @@
 
 #include "RenderingViewModel.g.h"
 #include "ViewModelHelpers.h"
-#include "Utils.h"
 
 namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Editor::implementation
 {
     struct RenderingViewModel : RenderingViewModelT<RenderingViewModel>, ViewModelHelper<RenderingViewModel>
     {
-    public:
-        RenderingViewModel(Model::GlobalAppSettings globalSettings);
+        explicit RenderingViewModel(Model::CascadiaSettings settings) noexcept;
 
-        PERMANENT_OBSERVABLE_PROJECTED_SETTING(_GlobalSettings, ForceFullRepaintRendering);
-        PERMANENT_OBSERVABLE_PROJECTED_SETTING(_GlobalSettings, SoftwareRendering);
+        PERMANENT_OBSERVABLE_PROJECTED_SETTING(_settings.ProfileDefaults(), UseAtlasEngine);
+        PERMANENT_OBSERVABLE_PROJECTED_SETTING(_settings.GlobalSettings(), ForceFullRepaintRendering);
+        PERMANENT_OBSERVABLE_PROJECTED_SETTING(_settings.GlobalSettings(), SoftwareRendering);
 
     private:
-        Model::GlobalAppSettings _GlobalSettings;
+        Model::CascadiaSettings _settings{ nullptr };
     };
 };
 
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/RenderingViewModel.idl b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/RenderingViewModel.idl
index b4ad306387b..c05438a6c59 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/RenderingViewModel.idl
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/RenderingViewModel.idl
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.Terminal.Settings.Editor
 {
     runtimeclass RenderingViewModel : Windows.UI.Xaml.Data.INotifyPropertyChanged
     {
-        RenderingViewModel(Microsoft.Terminal.Settings.Model.GlobalAppSettings globalSettings);
+        RenderingViewModel(Microsoft.Terminal.Settings.Model.CascadiaSettings settings);
 
+        PERMANENT_OBSERVABLE_PROJECTED_SETTING(Boolean, UseAtlasEngine);
         PERMANENT_OBSERVABLE_PROJECTED_SETTING(Boolean, ForceFullRepaintRendering);
         PERMANENT_OBSERVABLE_PROJECTED_SETTING(Boolean, SoftwareRendering);
     }
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/Resources/en-US/Resources.resw b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/Resources/en-US/Resources.resw
index 087eaba5f6e..dbd63e0f3f1 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/Resources/en-US/Resources.resw
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/Resources/en-US/Resources.resw
@@ -1075,8 +1075,8 @@
     <comment>A description for what the "bell style" setting does. Presented near "Profile_BellStyle".{Locked="BEL"}</comment>
   </data>
   <data name="Profile_UseAtlasEngine.Header" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Enable experimental text rendering engine</value>
-    <comment>An option to enable an experimental text rendering engine</comment>
+    <value>Use the new text renderer ("AtlasEngine")</value>
+    <comment>{Locked="AtlasEngine"}</comment>
   </data>
   <data name="Profile_VtPassthrough.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Enable experimental virtual terminal passthrough</value>
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/CascadiaSettingsSerialization.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/CascadiaSettingsSerialization.cpp
index cf1ea752cf1..f65f1884e99 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/CascadiaSettingsSerialization.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/CascadiaSettingsSerialization.cpp
@@ -893,6 +893,25 @@ try
         settings->_hash = _calculateHash(settingsString, lastWriteTime);
     }
 
+    // GH#13936: We're interested in how many users opt out of useAtlasEngine,
+    // indicating major issues that would require us to disable it by default again.
+    {
+        size_t enabled[2]{};
+        for (const auto& profile : settings->_activeProfiles)
+        {
+            enabled[profile.UseAtlasEngine()]++;
+        }
+
+        TraceLoggingWrite(
+            g_hSettingsModelProvider,
+            "AtlasEngine_Usage",
+            TraceLoggingDescription("Event emitted upon settings load, containing the number of profiles opted-in/out of useAtlasEngine"),
+            TraceLoggingUIntPtr(enabled[0], "UseAtlasEngineDisabled", "Number of profiles for which AtlasEngine is disabled"),
+            TraceLoggingUIntPtr(enabled[1], "UseAtlasEngineEnabled", "Number of profiles for which AtlasEngine is enabled"),
+            TraceLoggingKeyword(MICROSOFT_KEYWORD_MEASURES),
+            TelemetryPrivacyDataTag(PDT_ProductAndServiceUsage));
+    }
+
     return *settings;
 }
 catch (const SettingsException& ex)
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/MTSMSettings.h b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/MTSMSettings.h
index b9dd7c8f98d..27897ecb60e 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/MTSMSettings.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/MTSMSettings.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Author(s):
     X(CloseOnExitMode, CloseOnExit, "closeOnExit", CloseOnExitMode::Automatic)                                                                                 \
     X(hstring, TabTitle, "tabTitle")                                                                                                                           \
     X(Model::BellStyle, BellStyle, "bellStyle", BellStyle::Audible)                                                                                            \
-    X(bool, UseAtlasEngine, "experimental.useAtlasEngine", Feature_AtlasEngine::IsEnabled())                                                                   \
+    X(bool, UseAtlasEngine, "useAtlasEngine", Feature_AtlasEngine::IsEnabled())                                                                                \
     X(Windows::Foundation::Collections::IVector<winrt::hstring>, BellSound, "bellSound", nullptr)                                                              \
     X(bool, Elevate, "elevate", false)                                                                                                                         \
     X(bool, VtPassthrough, "experimental.connection.passthroughMode", false)                                                                                   \