diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7322c2a0a5..357362e124 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Some of yt-dlp's default options are different from that of youtube-dl and youtu
 * The options `--id`, `--auto-number` (`-A`), `--title` (`-t`) and `--literal` (`-l`), no longer work. See [removed options](#Removed) for details
 * `avconv` is not supported as as an alternative to `ffmpeg`
 * The default [output template](#output-template) is `%(title)s [%(id)s].%(ext)s`. There is no real reason for this change. This was changed before yt-dlp was ever made public and now there are no plans to change it back to `%(title)s.%(id)s.%(ext)s`. Instead, you may use `--compat-options filename`
-* The default [format sorting](sorting-formats) is different from youtube-dl and prefers higher resolution and better codecs rather than higher bitrates. You can use the `--format-sort` option to change this to any order you prefer, or use `--compat-options format-sort` to use youtube-dl's sorting order
+* The default [format sorting](#sorting-formats) is different from youtube-dl and prefers higher resolution and better codecs rather than higher bitrates. You can use the `--format-sort` option to change this to any order you prefer, or use `--compat-options format-sort` to use youtube-dl's sorting order
 * The default format selector is `bv*+ba/b`. This means that if a combined video + audio format that is better than the best video-only format is found, the former will be prefered. Use `-f bv+ba/b` or `--compat-options format-spec` to revert this
 * Unlike youtube-dlc, yt-dlp does not allow merging multiple audio/video streams into one file by default (since this conflicts with the use of `-f bv*+ba`). If needed, this feature must be enabled using `--audio-multistreams` and `--video-multistreams`. You can also use `--compat-options multistreams` to enable both
 * `--ignore-errors` is enabled by default. Use `--abort-on-error` or `--compat-options abort-on-error` to abort on errors instead
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ Some of yt-dlp's default options are different from that of youtube-dl and youtu
 * Unavailable videos are also listed for youtube playlists. Use `--compat-options no-youtube-unavailable-videos` to remove this
 * If `ffmpeg` is used as the downloader, the downloading and merging of formats happen in a single step when possible. Use `--compat-options no-direct-merge` to revert this
 * Thumbnail embedding in `mp4` is done with mutagen if possible. Use `--compat-options embed-thumbnail-atomicparsley` to force the use of AtomicParsley instead
+* Some private fields such as filenames are removed by default from the infojson. Use `--no-clean-infojson` or `--compat-options no-clean-infojson` to revert this
 
 For ease of use, a few more compat options are available:
 * `--compat-options all`: Use all compat options
diff --git a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
index 6ce0d19c3f..697b089a14 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -403,7 +403,8 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
     compat_opts:       Compatibility options. See "Differences in default behavior".
                        The following options do not work when used through the API:
                        filename, abort-on-error, multistreams, no-live-chat,
-                       no-playlist-metafiles. Refer __init__.py for their implementation
+                       no-clean-infojson, no-playlist-metafiles.
+                       Refer __init__.py for their implementation
 
     The following parameters are not used by YoutubeDL itself, they are used by
     the downloader (see yt_dlp/downloader/common.py):
diff --git a/yt_dlp/__init__.py b/yt_dlp/__init__.py
index 5cbc584242..e27b02c78b 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/__init__.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/__init__.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ def _real_main(argv=None):
         'filename', 'format-sort', 'abort-on-error', 'format-spec', 'no-playlist-metafiles',
         'multistreams', 'no-live-chat', 'playlist-index', 'list-formats', 'no-direct-merge',
         'no-youtube-channel-redirect', 'no-youtube-unavailable-videos', 'no-attach-info-json',
-        'embed-thumbnail-atomicparsley', 'seperate-video-versions',
+        'embed-thumbnail-atomicparsley', 'seperate-video-versions', 'no-clean-infojson',
     ]
     compat_opts = parse_compat_opts()
 
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ def _real_main(argv=None):
         compat_opts.update(['*%s' % name])
         return True
 
-    def set_default_compat(compat_name, opt_name, default=True, remove_compat=False):
+    def set_default_compat(compat_name, opt_name, default=True, remove_compat=True):
         attr = getattr(opts, opt_name)
         if compat_name in compat_opts:
             if attr is None:
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ def _real_main(argv=None):
 
     set_default_compat('abort-on-error', 'ignoreerrors')
     set_default_compat('no-playlist-metafiles', 'allow_playlist_files')
+    set_default_compat('no-clean-infojson', 'clean_infojson')
     if 'format-sort' in compat_opts:
         opts.format_sort.extend(InfoExtractor.FormatSort.ytdl_default)
     _video_multistreams_set = set_default_compat('multistreams', 'allow_multiple_video_streams', False, remove_compat=False)
diff --git a/yt_dlp/options.py b/yt_dlp/options.py
index 9b71427d19..955f610e66 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/options.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/options.py
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         help='Do not write playlist metadata when using --write-info-json, --write-description etc.')
     filesystem.add_option(
         '--clean-infojson',
-        action='store_true', dest='clean_infojson', default=True,
+        action='store_true', dest='clean_infojson', default=None,
         help=(
             'Remove some private fields such as filenames from the infojson. '
             'Note that it could still contain some personal information (default)'))