diff --git a/go/analysis/validate.go b/go/analysis/validate.go
index 9da5692..4f2c404 100644
--- a/go/analysis/validate.go
+++ b/go/analysis/validate.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 // that the Requires graph is acyclic;
 // that analyzer fact types are unique;
 // that each fact type is a pointer.
+//
+// Analyzer names need not be unique, though this may be confusing.
 func Validate(analyzers []*Analyzer) error {
 	// Map each fact type to its sole generating analyzer.
 	factTypes := make(map[reflect.Type]*Analyzer)
diff --git a/gopls/doc/analyzers.md b/gopls/doc/analyzers.md
index 55c199c..ef14490 100644
--- a/gopls/doc/analyzers.md
+++ b/gopls/doc/analyzers.md
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
 		panic(p)
 	}
 
-**Disabled by default. Enable it by setting `"analyses": {"nilness": true}`.**
+**Enabled by default.**
 
 ## **printf**
 
diff --git a/gopls/internal/lsp/cache/analysis.go b/gopls/internal/lsp/cache/analysis.go
index 6004440..ae666ba 100644
--- a/gopls/internal/lsp/cache/analysis.go
+++ b/gopls/internal/lsp/cache/analysis.go
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@
 			if !ok {
 				// Although this 'skip' operation is logically sound,
 				// it is nonetheless surprising that its absence should
-				// cause #60909 since none of the analyzers added for
+				// cause #60909 since none of the analyzers currently added for
 				// requirements (e.g. ctrlflow, inspect, buildssa)
 				// is capable of reporting diagnostics.
 				if summary := root.summary.Actions[stableNames[a]]; summary != nil {
diff --git a/gopls/internal/lsp/source/api_json.go b/gopls/internal/lsp/source/api_json.go
index 429453e..b6e5fbd 100644
--- a/gopls/internal/lsp/source/api_json.go
+++ b/gopls/internal/lsp/source/api_json.go
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
 						{
 							Name:    "\"nilness\"",
 							Doc:     "check for redundant or impossible nil comparisons\n\nThe nilness checker inspects the control-flow graph of each function in\na package and reports nil pointer dereferences, degenerate nil\npointers, and panics with nil values. A degenerate comparison is of the form\nx==nil or x!=nil where x is statically known to be nil or non-nil. These are\noften a mistake, especially in control flow related to errors. Panics with nil\nvalues are checked because they are not detectable by\n\n\tif r := recover(); r != nil {\n\nThis check reports conditions such as:\n\n\tif f == nil { // impossible condition (f is a function)\n\t}\n\nand:\n\n\tp := &v\n\t...\n\tif p != nil { // tautological condition\n\t}\n\nand:\n\n\tif p == nil {\n\t\tprint(*p) // nil dereference\n\t}\n\nand:\n\n\tif p == nil {\n\t\tpanic(p)\n\t}",
-							Default: "false",
+							Default: "true",
 						},
 						{
 							Name:    "\"printf\"",
@@ -1093,9 +1093,10 @@
 			Default: true,
 		},
 		{
-			Name: "nilness",
-			Doc:  "check for redundant or impossible nil comparisons\n\nThe nilness checker inspects the control-flow graph of each function in\na package and reports nil pointer dereferences, degenerate nil\npointers, and panics with nil values. A degenerate comparison is of the form\nx==nil or x!=nil where x is statically known to be nil or non-nil. These are\noften a mistake, especially in control flow related to errors. Panics with nil\nvalues are checked because they are not detectable by\n\n\tif r := recover(); r != nil {\n\nThis check reports conditions such as:\n\n\tif f == nil { // impossible condition (f is a function)\n\t}\n\nand:\n\n\tp := &v\n\t...\n\tif p != nil { // tautological condition\n\t}\n\nand:\n\n\tif p == nil {\n\t\tprint(*p) // nil dereference\n\t}\n\nand:\n\n\tif p == nil {\n\t\tpanic(p)\n\t}",
-			URL:  "https://pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis/passes/nilness",
+			Name:    "nilness",
+			Doc:     "check for redundant or impossible nil comparisons\n\nThe nilness checker inspects the control-flow graph of each function in\na package and reports nil pointer dereferences, degenerate nil\npointers, and panics with nil values. A degenerate comparison is of the form\nx==nil or x!=nil where x is statically known to be nil or non-nil. These are\noften a mistake, especially in control flow related to errors. Panics with nil\nvalues are checked because they are not detectable by\n\n\tif r := recover(); r != nil {\n\nThis check reports conditions such as:\n\n\tif f == nil { // impossible condition (f is a function)\n\t}\n\nand:\n\n\tp := &v\n\t...\n\tif p != nil { // tautological condition\n\t}\n\nand:\n\n\tif p == nil {\n\t\tprint(*p) // nil dereference\n\t}\n\nand:\n\n\tif p == nil {\n\t\tpanic(p)\n\t}",
+			URL:     "https://pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis/passes/nilness",
+			Default: true,
 		},
 		{
 			Name:    "printf",
diff --git a/gopls/internal/lsp/source/options.go b/gopls/internal/lsp/source/options.go
index cb8f081..74f9bed 100644
--- a/gopls/internal/lsp/source/options.go
+++ b/gopls/internal/lsp/source/options.go
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@
 		atomicalign.Analyzer.Name:      {Analyzer: atomicalign.Analyzer, Enabled: true},
 		deepequalerrors.Analyzer.Name:  {Analyzer: deepequalerrors.Analyzer, Enabled: true},
 		fieldalignment.Analyzer.Name:   {Analyzer: fieldalignment.Analyzer, Enabled: false},
-		nilness.Analyzer.Name:          {Analyzer: nilness.Analyzer, Enabled: false},
+		nilness.Analyzer.Name:          {Analyzer: nilness.Analyzer, Enabled: true},
 		shadow.Analyzer.Name:           {Analyzer: shadow.Analyzer, Enabled: false},
 		sortslice.Analyzer.Name:        {Analyzer: sortslice.Analyzer, Enabled: true},
 		testinggoroutine.Analyzer.Name: {Analyzer: testinggoroutine.Analyzer, Enabled: true},
diff --git a/gopls/internal/regtest/marker/testdata/diagnostics/analyzers.txt b/gopls/internal/regtest/marker/testdata/diagnostics/analyzers.txt
index e98674b..837a116 100644
--- a/gopls/internal/regtest/marker/testdata/diagnostics/analyzers.txt
+++ b/gopls/internal/regtest/marker/testdata/diagnostics/analyzers.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Test of warning diagnostics from various analyzers:
-copylocks, printf, slog, tests, and timeformat.
+copylocks, printf, slog, tests, timeformat, and nilness.
 
 -- go.mod --
 module example.com
@@ -49,3 +49,9 @@
 	fmt.Println(now.Format("2006-02-01")) //@diag("2006-02-01", re"2006-02-01 should be 2006-01-02")
 }
 
+// nilness
+func _(ptr *int) {
+	if ptr == nil {
+		_ = *ptr //@diag("*ptr", re"nil dereference in load")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/gopls/internal/regtest/marker/testdata/references/issue60676.txt b/gopls/internal/regtest/marker/testdata/references/issue60676.txt
index cacf6fd..98f608e 100644
--- a/gopls/internal/regtest/marker/testdata/references/issue60676.txt
+++ b/gopls/internal/regtest/marker/testdata/references/issue60676.txt
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@
 	}
 	x.G = "hi" //@refs("G", GDef, "G")
 	_ = x.E //@refs("E", EDef, "E")
+}
 
-	var y b.BI
+func _(y b.BI) {
 	_ = y.M //@refs("M", MDef, "M")
 	_ = y.N //@refs("N", NDef, "N")
 }