diff --git a/src/frames/mainwindow.cpp b/src/frames/mainwindow.cpp
index da56824..bde5993 100644
--- a/src/frames/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/frames/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ void MainWindow::openPreferences()
     {
         TaskStateService::getInstance()->updatePriorities(dialog.getPriorities());
         TaskStateService::getInstance()->updateStatuses(dialog.getStatus());
+        TaskStateService::getInstance()->setDefaultStatus(dialog.getDefaultStatus());
         save();
         redrawTaskTree();
     }
diff --git a/src/frames/prefdialog.cpp b/src/frames/prefdialog.cpp
index 5bef786..db4dce9 100644
--- a/src/frames/prefdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/frames/prefdialog.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ PrefDialog::PrefDialog(QWidget *parent) :
         statusUUIDRef.append(s.getUUID());
         setItemColor(item, s.getColor());
         ui->statusListWidget->addItem(item);
+        ui->defaultStatusCombobox->addItem(s.getName(), s.getUUID());
     }
 
     QVector<Priority> priorities = TaskStateService::getInstance()->getPriorities();
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ PrefDialog::PrefDialog(QWidget *parent) :
         ui->priorityListWidget->addItem(item);
     }
 
+    ui->defaultStatusCombobox->setCurrentText(TaskStateService::getInstance()->getDefaultStatus().getName());
+
     connect(ui->addStatusButton, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &PrefDialog::onAddStatusButtonClick);
     connect(ui->addPriorityButton, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &PrefDialog::onAddPriorityButtonClick);
     connect(ui->statusListWidget, &QListWidget::currentRowChanged, this, &PrefDialog::onItemSelectionChange);
@@ -80,6 +83,24 @@ QVector<Status> PrefDialog::getStatus()
     return res;
 }
 
+Status PrefDialog::getDefaultStatus()
+{
+    QVector<Status> status = TaskStateService::getInstance()->getStatuses();
+    QString uuid = ui->defaultStatusCombobox->currentData().toString();
+    for (Status s : status)
+    {
+        if (uuid == s.getUUID())
+        {
+            return s;
+        }
+    }
+    if (status.count() > 0)
+    {
+        return status[0];
+    }
+    return Status("", "", QColor::fromRgb(0, 0, 0));
+}
+
 void PrefDialog::onAddStatusButtonClick()
 {
     QColor bgColor = Tools::getRandomColor();
diff --git a/src/frames/prefdialog.h b/src/frames/prefdialog.h
index 67f62bb..a255ff5 100644
--- a/src/frames/prefdialog.h
+++ b/src/frames/prefdialog.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public:
 
     QVector<Priority> getPriorities();
     QVector<Status> getStatus();
+    Status getDefaultStatus();
 
 private slots:
     void onAddStatusButtonClick();
diff --git a/src/frames/taskdialog.cpp b/src/frames/taskdialog.cpp
index e5eb6a8..f21a3b0 100644
--- a/src/frames/taskdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/frames/taskdialog.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ TaskDialog::TaskDialog(QWidget *parent) :
     QDate expectedFor = QDate::currentDate();
     expectedFor = expectedFor.addDays(10);
     ui->expectedForEdit->setDate(expectedFor);
+    ui->statusCombo->setCurrentText(TaskStateService::getInstance()->getDefaultStatus().getName());
 }
 
 TaskDialog::TaskDialog(Task *t, QWidget *parent) :