diff --git a/tabby-core/src/api/profileProvider.ts b/tabby-core/src/api/profileProvider.ts
index a6e6bdd6..7010d25a 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/api/profileProvider.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/api/profileProvider.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ export interface Profile {
     isTemplate: boolean
 }
 
+export interface ProfileDefaults {
+    id: string
+    //[provider]:
+}
+
 export type PartialProfile<T extends Profile> = Omit<Omit<Omit<{
     [K in keyof T]?: T[K]
 }, 'options'>, 'type'>, 'name'> & {
diff --git a/tabby-core/src/services/config.service.ts b/tabby-core/src/services/config.service.ts
index daa0d746..2b9cf0db 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/services/config.service.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/services/config.service.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { PlatformService } from '../api/platform'
 import { HostAppService } from '../api/hostApp'
 import { Vault, VaultService } from './vault.service'
 import { serializeFunction } from '../utils'
+import { ProfileDefaults } from '../api/profileProvider'
 const deepmerge = require('deepmerge')
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types
@@ -364,6 +365,16 @@ export class ConfigService {
             }
             config.version = 4
         }
+        if (config.version < 5) {
+            const oldDefaults = config.profileDefaults
+            const globalDefaults: ProfileDefaults = {
+                id: 'global',
+                ...oldDefaults
+            }
+            config.profileDefaults = []
+            config.profileDefaults.push(globalDefaults)
+            config.version = 5
+        }
     }
 
     private async maybeDecryptConfig (store) {
diff --git a/tabby-core/src/services/profiles.service.ts b/tabby-core/src/services/profiles.service.ts
index cc0fc1f9..1afd50c7 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/services/profiles.service.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/services/profiles.service.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Injectable, Inject } from '@angular/core'
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core'
 import { NewTabParameters } from './tabs.service'
 import { BaseTabComponent } from '../components/baseTab.component'
-import { PartialProfile, Profile, ProfileProvider } from '../api/profileProvider'
+import { PartialProfile, Profile, ProfileDefaults, ProfileProvider } from '../api/profileProvider'
 import { SelectorOption } from '../api/selector'
 import { AppService } from './app.service'
 import { configMerge, ConfigProxy, ConfigService } from './config.service'
@@ -212,12 +212,7 @@ export class ProfilesService {
     }
 
     getConfigProxyForProfile <T extends Profile> (profile: PartialProfile<T>, skipUserDefaults = false): T {
-        const provider = this.providerForProfile(profile)
-        const defaults = [
-            this.profileDefaults,
-            provider?.configDefaults ?? {},
-            !provider || skipUserDefaults ? {} : this.config.store.profileDefaults[provider.id] ?? {},
-        ].reduce(configMerge, {})
+        const defaults = this.getProfileDefaults(profile).reduce(configMerge, {})
         return new ConfigProxy(profile, defaults) as unknown as T
     }
 
@@ -234,4 +229,72 @@ export class ProfilesService {
         }
         window.localStorage['recentProfiles'] = JSON.stringify(recentProfiles)
     }
+
+    /*
+    * Methods used to interract with Profile/ProfileGroup/Global defaults
+    */
+
+    /**
+    * Return ProfileDefaults Array from config
+    */
+    private getAllDefaults (): ProfileDefaults[] {
+        return this.config.store.profileDefaults
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Return ProfileDefaults for a given defaultsId (ex. 'global', 'profileId' or 'groupId')
+    */
+    private getDefaults (defaultsId: string): ProfileDefaults {
+        return this.getAllDefaults().find(x => x.id == defaultsId) ?? { id: defaultsId }
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Replace or insert ProfileDefaults in config
+    */
+    private setDefaults (defaults: ProfileDefaults) {
+        let allDefaults = this.getAllDefaults().filter(x => x.id !== defaults.id)   
+        allDefaults.push(defaults)
+    
+        this.config.store.profileDefaults = allDefaults
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Replace or insert ProfileDefaults in config
+    */
+    /*private deleteDefaults (defaults: ProfileDefaults) {
+        if (defaults.id === 'global') {
+            throw new Error('Unable to delete \'global\' profile Defaults')
+        }
+        this.config.store.profileDefaults = this.getAllDefaults().filter(x => x.id !== defaults.id)   
+    }*/
+
+    /**
+    * Return global defaults for a given profile provider
+    */
+    getProviderDefaults (defaultsId: string, provider: ProfileProvider<Profile>): any {
+        const defaults = this.getDefaults(defaultsId)
+        return defaults[provider.id] ?? {}
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Set global defaults for a given profile provider
+    */
+    setProviderDefaults (defaultsId: string, provider: ProfileProvider<Profile>, pdefaults: any) {
+        const defaults = this.getDefaults(defaultsId)
+        defaults[provider.id] = pdefaults
+        this.setDefaults(defaults)
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Return defaults for a given profile
+    */
+    getProfileDefaults (profile: PartialProfile<Profile>, skipUserDefaults = false): any {
+        const provider = this.providerForProfile(profile)
+        return [
+            this.profileDefaults,
+            provider?.configDefaults ?? {},
+            !provider || skipUserDefaults ? {} : this.getProviderDefaults('global', provider),
+        ]
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/tabby-settings/src/components/profilesSettingsTab.component.pug b/tabby-settings/src/components/profilesSettingsTab.component.pug
index 9ce3f981..df8f902d 100644
--- a/tabby-settings/src/components/profilesSettingsTab.component.pug
+++ b/tabby-settings/src/components/profilesSettingsTab.component.pug
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ ul.nav-tabs(ngbNav, #nav='ngbNav')
 
             .list-group.mt-3.mb-3.content-box
                 a.list-group-item.list-group-item-action(
-                    (click)='editDefaults(provider)',
+                    (click)='editGlobalDefaults(provider)',
                     *ngFor='let provider of profileProviders'
                 ) {{provider.name|translate}}
 
diff --git a/tabby-settings/src/components/profilesSettingsTab.component.ts b/tabby-settings/src/components/profilesSettingsTab.component.ts
index 38898ae6..be7cd4b4 100644
--- a/tabby-settings/src/components/profilesSettingsTab.component.ts
+++ b/tabby-settings/src/components/profilesSettingsTab.component.ts
@@ -277,12 +277,16 @@ export class ProfilesSettingsTabComponent extends BaseComponent {
         window.localStorage.profileGroupCollapsed = JSON.stringify(profileGroupCollapsed)
     }
 
-    async editDefaults (provider: ProfileProvider<Profile>): Promise<void> {
+    /**
+    * Edit Defaults for a given profile provider
+    * defaultsId: used to identify defaults stored in config (ex. value: group ID)
+    */
+    async editDefaults (defaultsId: string, provider: ProfileProvider<Profile>): Promise<void> {
         const modal = this.ngbModal.open(
             EditProfileModalComponent,
             { size: 'lg' },
         )
-        const model = this.config.store.profileDefaults[provider.id] ?? {}
+        const model = this.profilesService.getProviderDefaults(defaultsId, provider)
         model.type = provider.id
         modal.componentInstance.profile = Object.assign({}, model)
         modal.componentInstance.profileProvider = provider
@@ -295,10 +299,17 @@ export class ProfilesSettingsTabComponent extends BaseComponent {
             delete model[k]
         }
         Object.assign(model, result)
-        this.config.store.profileDefaults[provider.id] = model
+        this.profilesService.setProviderDefaults(defaultsId, provider, model)
         await this.config.save()
     }
 
+    /**
+    * Edit global Defaults for a given profile provider
+    */
+    async editGlobalDefaults (provider: ProfileProvider<Profile>): Promise<void> {
+        return this.editDefaults('global', provider)
+    }
+
     blacklistProfile (profile: PartialProfile<Profile>): void {
         this.config.store.profileBlacklist = [...this.config.store.profileBlacklist, profile.id]
         this.config.save()