diff --git a/db/migrate/20140731191229_change_default_value_of_info_request_prominence.rb b/db/migrate/20140731191229_change_default_value_of_info_request_prominence.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0539dfd23c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20140731191229_change_default_value_of_info_request_prominence.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class ChangeDefaultValueOfInfoRequestProminence < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    change_default_column :info_requests, :prominence, "requester_only"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/factories/info_requests.rb b/spec/factories/info_requests.rb
index 8052625cd66..8c1efeb756f 100644
--- a/spec/factories/info_requests.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/info_requests.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     factory :info_request do
         title "Example Title"
         public_body
+        prominence 'normal'
         user
 
         after_create do |info_request, evaluator|
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/info_requests.yml b/spec/fixtures/info_requests.yml
index d4fc050c6b8..73763c8ef60 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/info_requests.yml
+++ b/spec/fixtures/info_requests.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ fancy_dog_request:
     comments_allowed: true
     idhash: 50929748
     address: Some address
+    prominence: normal
 naughty_chicken_request:
     id: 103
     title: How much public money is wasted on breeding naughty chickens?
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ naughty_chicken_request:
     comments_allowed: true
     idhash: e8d18c84
     address: Some address
+    prominence: normal
 badger_request:
     id: 104
     title: Are you really a badger?
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ badger_request:
     comments_allowed: true
     idhash: e8d18c84
     address: Some address
+    prominence: normal
 boring_request:
     id: 105
     title: The cost of boring
@@ -75,6 +78,7 @@ boring_request:
     comments_allowed: true
     idhash: 173fd003
     address: Some address
+    prominence: normal
 another_boring_request:
     id: 106
     title: The cost of boring
@@ -88,6 +92,7 @@ another_boring_request:
     comments_allowed: true
     idhash: 173fd004
     address: Some address
+    prominence: normal
 
 # A pair of identical requests (with url_title differing only in the numeric suffix)
 # used to test the request de-duplication features.
@@ -104,6 +109,7 @@ spam_1_request:
     comments_allowed: false
     idhash: 173fd005
     address: Some address
+    prominence: normal
 spam_2_request:
     id: 108
     title: Cheap v1agra
@@ -117,6 +123,7 @@ spam_2_request:
     comments_allowed: true
     idhash: 173fd005
     address: Some address
+    prominence: normal
 external_request:
     id: 109
     title: Balalas
@@ -129,6 +136,7 @@ external_request:
     comments_allowed: true
     idhash: a1234567
     address: Some address
+    prominence: normal
 anonymous_external_request:
     id: 110
     title: Anonymous request
@@ -141,6 +149,7 @@ anonymous_external_request:
     comments_allowed: true
     idhash: 7654321a
     address: Some address
+    prominence: normal
 other_request:
     id: 111
     title: Another request
@@ -154,3 +163,4 @@ other_request:
     comments_allowed: true
     idhash: b234567
     address: Some address
+    prominence: normal
diff --git a/spec/models/info_request_spec.rb b/spec/models/info_request_spec.rb
index 12499f50af1..086ba0f0e0c 100644
--- a/spec/models/info_request_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/info_request_spec.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@
 
 describe InfoRequest do
 
+    it 'has "requester_only" default prominence' do
+        request = InfoRequest.new(:title => 'abcde',
+                                  :public_body => public_bodies(:geraldine_public_body),
+                                  :user_id => 1)
+        request.save!
+        request.prominence.should eq 'requester_only'
+    end
+
     describe 'when validating' do
 
         it 'should accept a summary with ascii characters' do
@@ -1120,7 +1128,8 @@
                                  :external_user_name => 'Example User',
                                  :title => 'Some request or other',
                                  :described_state => 'partially_successful',
-                                 :public_body => pb)
+                                 :public_body => pb,
+                                 :prominence => 'normal')
             ir.save!
             pb.info_requests_successful_count.should == (old_successful_count + 1)
             ir.described_state = 'not_held'