diff --git a/.pending/bugfixes/modules/_fix-defaultunbondin b/.pending/bugfixes/modules/_fix-defaultunbondin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd4c7ee97d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pending/bugfixes/modules/_fix-defaultunbondin
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#4823 Update the `DefaultUnbondingTime` from 3 days to 3 weeks to be inline with documentation.
diff --git a/x/staking/types/params.go b/x/staking/types/params.go
index a2afa8a608..82e9c421c5 100644
--- a/x/staking/types/params.go
+++ b/x/staking/types/params.go
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/params"
 )
 
+// Staking params default values
 const (
 	// DefaultUnbondingTime reflects three weeks in seconds as the default
 	// unbonding time.
 	// TODO: Justify our choice of default here.
-	DefaultUnbondingTime time.Duration = time.Second * 60 * 60 * 24 * 3
+	DefaultUnbondingTime time.Duration = time.Hour * 24 * 7 * 3
 
 	// Default maximum number of bonded validators
 	DefaultMaxValidators uint16 = 100
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ type Params struct {
 	BondDenom string `json:"bond_denom" yaml:"bond_denom"` // bondable coin denomination
 }
 
+// NewParams creates a new Params instance
 func NewParams(unbondingTime time.Duration, maxValidators, maxEntries uint16,
 	bondDenom string) Params {