diff --git a/release/datafiles/userdef/userdef_default.c b/release/datafiles/userdef/userdef_default.c
index 4ab4b75e710..0c4ac7f63d2 100644
--- a/release/datafiles/userdef/userdef_default.c
+++ b/release/datafiles/userdef/userdef_default.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ const UserDef U_default = {
     .statusbar_flag = STATUSBAR_SHOW_VERSION | STATUSBAR_SHOW_EXTENSIONS_UPDATES,
     .file_preview_type = USER_FILE_PREVIEW_AUTO,
 
-    .sequencer_editor_flag = USER_SEQ_ED_SIMPLE_TWEAKING,
+    .sequencer_editor_flag = USER_SEQ_ED_SIMPLE_TWEAKING | USER_SEQ_ED_CONNECT_STRIPS_BY_DEFAULT,
 
     .runtime =
         {
diff --git a/source/blender/draw/engines/overlay/overlay_grease_pencil.cc b/source/blender/draw/engines/overlay/overlay_grease_pencil.cc
index b206452509a..5e93cebe2a4 100644
--- a/source/blender/draw/engines/overlay/overlay_grease_pencil.cc
+++ b/source/blender/draw/engines/overlay/overlay_grease_pencil.cc
@@ -8,15 +8,20 @@
 
 #include "DRW_render.hh"
 
+#include "draw_manager_text.hh"
+
 #include "ED_grease_pencil.hh"
 
 #include "BKE_attribute.hh"
+#include "BKE_curves.hh"
 #include "BKE_grease_pencil.hh"
 
 #include "DNA_grease_pencil_types.h"
 
 #include "overlay_private.hh"
 
+#include "DEG_depsgraph_query.hh"
+
 static void is_selection_visible(bool &r_show_points, bool &r_show_lines)
 {
   using namespace blender;
@@ -58,6 +63,82 @@ static void is_selection_visible(bool &r_show_points, bool &r_show_lines)
   r_show_lines = flag_show_lines;
 }
 
+static void overlay_grease_pencil_draw_stroke_color_name(Object &object,
+                                                         const int mat_nr,
+                                                         const blender::float3 position)
+{
+  Material *ma = BKE_object_material_get_eval(&object, mat_nr + 1);
+  const DRWContextState *draw_ctx = DRW_context_state_get();
+  ViewLayer *view_layer = draw_ctx->view_layer;
+
+  int theme_id = DRW_object_wire_theme_get(&object, view_layer, nullptr);
+  uchar color[4];
+  UI_GetThemeColor4ubv(theme_id, color);
+
+  const float3 fpt = blender::math::transform_point(object.object_to_world(), position);
+
+  DRWTextStore *dt = DRW_text_cache_ensure();
+  DRW_text_cache_add(dt,
+                     fpt,
+                     ma->id.name + 2,
+                     strlen(ma->id.name + 2),
+                     10,
+                     0,
+                     DRW_TEXT_CACHE_GLOBALSPACE | DRW_TEXT_CACHE_STRING_PTR,
+                     color);
+}
+
+static void OVERLAY_grease_pencil_material_names(Object *ob)
+{
+  using namespace blender;
+
+  const DRWContextState *draw_ctx = DRW_context_state_get();
+
+  bool show_points = false;
+  bool show_lines = false;
+  is_selection_visible(show_points, show_lines);
+
+  GreasePencil &grease_pencil = *static_cast<GreasePencil *>(ob->data);
+
+  Vector<ed::greasepencil::DrawingInfo> drawings = ed::greasepencil::retrieve_visible_drawings(
+      *draw_ctx->scene, grease_pencil, false);
+  if (drawings.is_empty()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  for (const ed::greasepencil::DrawingInfo &info : drawings) {
+    const bke::greasepencil::Drawing &drawing = info.drawing;
+
+    const bke::CurvesGeometry strokes = drawing.strokes();
+    const OffsetIndices<int> points_by_curve = strokes.points_by_curve();
+    const bke::AttrDomain domain = show_points ? bke::AttrDomain::Point : bke::AttrDomain::Curve;
+    const VArray<bool> selections = *strokes.attributes().lookup_or_default<bool>(
+        ".selection", domain, true);
+    const VArray<int> materials = *strokes.attributes().lookup_or_default<int>(
+        "material_index", bke::AttrDomain::Curve, 0);
+    const Span<float3> positions = strokes.positions();
+
+    auto show_stroke_name = [&](const int stroke_i) {
+      if (show_points) {
+        for (const int point_i : points_by_curve[stroke_i]) {
+          if (selections[point_i]) {
+            return true;
+          }
+        }
+        return false;
+      }
+      return selections[stroke_i];
+    };
+
+    for (const int stroke_i : strokes.curves_range()) {
+      const int point_i = points_by_curve[stroke_i].first();
+      if (show_stroke_name(stroke_i)) {
+        overlay_grease_pencil_draw_stroke_color_name(*ob, materials[stroke_i], positions[point_i]);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 void OVERLAY_edit_grease_pencil_cache_init(OVERLAY_Data *vedata)
 {
   using namespace blender;
@@ -137,7 +218,7 @@ void OVERLAY_grease_pencil_cache_init(OVERLAY_Data *vedata)
 
   const GreasePencil &grease_pencil = *static_cast<GreasePencil *>(ob->data);
   if (ts->gp_sculpt.lock_axis != GP_LOCKAXIS_CURSOR && grease_pencil.has_active_layer()) {
-    const blender::bke::greasepencil::Layer &layer = *grease_pencil.get_active_layer();
+    const bke::greasepencil::Layer &layer = *grease_pencil.get_active_layer();
     mat = layer.to_world_space(*ob);
   }
   const View3DCursor *cursor = &scene->cursor;
@@ -170,7 +251,7 @@ void OVERLAY_grease_pencil_cache_init(OVERLAY_Data *vedata)
     mat.location() = cursor->location;
   }
   else if (grease_pencil.has_active_layer()) {
-    const blender::bke::greasepencil::Layer &layer = *grease_pencil.get_active_layer();
+    const bke::greasepencil::Layer &layer = *grease_pencil.get_active_layer();
     mat.location() = layer.to_world_space(*ob).location();
   }
   /* Local transform of the grid from the overlay settings. */
@@ -222,6 +303,14 @@ void OVERLAY_edit_grease_pencil_cache_populate(OVERLAY_Data *vedata, Object *ob)
       DRW_shgroup_call_no_cull(points_grp, geom_points, ob);
     }
   }
+
+  View3D *v3d = draw_ctx->v3d;
+  /* Don't show object extras in set's. */
+  if ((ob->base_flag & (BASE_FROM_SET | BASE_FROM_DUPLI)) == 0) {
+    if ((v3d->gp_flag & V3D_GP_SHOW_MATERIAL_NAME) && DRW_state_show_text()) {
+      OVERLAY_grease_pencil_material_names(ob);
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 void OVERLAY_sculpt_grease_pencil_cache_populate(OVERLAY_Data *vedata, Object *ob)