diff --git a/spyderlib/config.py b/spyderlib/config.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spyderlib/config.py
+++ b/spyderlib/config.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ DEFAULTS = [
             ('console',

              {

               'shortcut': "Ctrl+Shift+C",

-              'max_line_count': 300,

+              'max_line_count': 10000,

               'font/family': MONOSPACE,

               'font/size': MEDIUM,

               'font/italic': False,
Console: increased default maximum line count (buffer depth) up to <I>,<I> lines (instead of only <I> lines)