Let \(F \in S_{k+n}(\Gamma _{2n})\) be an Ikeda lift and \(\lambda _F(m)\) be an eigenvalue corresponding to Hecke operator T(m). We show that \(\lambda _F(p)\) is positive for all large enough primes p, for all k and n. For \(n=2\) , we show that, given r there exists \(C_r\) such that \(\lambda _F(p^r) \ge 0\) for all \(p >C_r\)