diff --git a/app/config.js b/app/config.js
index 23b8fec..aec321d 100644
--- a/app/config.js
+++ b/app/config.js
@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@ window.mumbleWebConfig = {
     'username': true,
     'password': true
   },
+  // Default values for user settings
+  // You can see your current value by typing `localStorage.getItem('mumble.$setting')` in the web console.
+  'settings': {
+    'voiceMode': 'vad', // one of 'cont' (Continuous), 'ptt' (Push-to-Talk), 'vad' (Voice Activity Detection)
+    'pttKey': 'ctrl + shift',
+    'vadLevel': 0.3,
+    'toolbarVertical': false,
+    'showAvatars': 'always', // one of 'always', 'own_channel', 'linked_channel', 'minimal_only', 'never'
+    'audioBitrate': 40000, // bits per second
+    'samplesPerPacket': 960
+  },
   // Default values (can be changed by passing a query parameter of the same name)
   'defaults': {
     // Connect Dialog
diff --git a/app/index.js b/app/index.js
index e25c748..7f03484 100644
--- a/app/index.js
+++ b/app/index.js
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class SettingsDialog {
     if (this._testVad) {
       this._testVad.end()
     }
-    let dummySettings = new Settings()
+    let dummySettings = new Settings({})
     this.applyTo(dummySettings)
     this._testVad = new VADVoiceHandler(null, dummySettings)
     this._testVad.on('started_talking', () => this.testVadActive(true))
@@ -236,15 +236,15 @@ class SettingsDialog {
 }
 
 class Settings {
-  constructor () {
+  constructor (defaults) {
     const load = key => window.localStorage.getItem('mumble.' + key)
-    this.voiceMode = load('voiceMode') || 'vad'
-    this.pttKey = load('pttKey') || 'ctrl + shift'
-    this.vadLevel = load('vadLevel') || 0.3
-    this.toolbarVertical = load('toolbarVertical') || false
-    this.showAvatars = ko.observable(load('showAvatars') || 'always')
-    this.audioBitrate = Number(load('audioBitrate')) || 40000
-    this.samplesPerPacket = Number(load('samplesPerPacket')) || 960
+    this.voiceMode = load('voiceMode') || defaults.voiceMode
+    this.pttKey = load('pttKey') || defaults.pttKey
+    this.vadLevel = load('vadLevel') || defaults.vadLevel
+    this.toolbarVertical = load('toolbarVertical') || defaults.toolbarVertical
+    this.showAvatars = ko.observable(load('showAvatars') || defaults.showAvatars)
+    this.audioBitrate = Number(load('audioBitrate')) || defaults.audioBitrate
+    this.samplesPerPacket = Number(load('samplesPerPacket')) || defaults.samplesPerPacket
   }
 
   save () {
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ class Settings {
 class GlobalBindings {
   constructor (config) {
     this.config = config
-    this.settings = new Settings()
+    this.settings = new Settings(config.settings)
     this.connector = new WorkerBasedMumbleConnector()
     this.client = null
     this.userContextMenu = new ContextMenu()