diff --git a/lib/db_key.cpp b/lib/db_key.cpp
index ac9b7462..543136ed 100644
--- a/lib/db_key.cpp
+++ b/lib/db_key.cpp
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ void db_key::newItem(QString name)
 		delete key;
 		mainwin->Error(err);
 	}
+	if (dlg->rememberDefault->isChecked()) {
+		QString def = dlg->getAsString();
+		if (dlg->setDefault(def) == 0)
+			mainwin->setDefaultKey(def);
+	}
 	status->removeWidget(bar);
 	delete bar;
 	delete dlg;
diff --git a/ui/NewKey.ui b/ui/NewKey.ui
index 6935701c..4bec10b4 100644
--- a/ui/NewKey.ui
+++ b/ui/NewKey.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>449</width>
-    <height>297</height>
+    <height>320</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -182,6 +182,13 @@
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="rememberDefault">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Remember as default</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
    <item>
     <spacer>
      <property name="orientation">
diff --git a/widgets/MW_database.cpp b/widgets/MW_database.cpp
index e8143564..53336819 100644
--- a/widgets/MW_database.cpp
+++ b/widgets/MW_database.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "lib/db_base.h"
 #include "lib/func.h"
 #include "widgets/ImportMulti.h"
+#include "widgets/NewKey.h"
 
 int MainWindow::init_database()
 {
@@ -145,6 +146,13 @@ int MainWindow::init_database()
 				free(p);
 			}
 		}
+		mydb.first();
+		if (!mydb.find(setting, "defaultkey")) {
+			if ((p = (char *)mydb.load(NULL))) {
+				NewKey::setDefault((QString(p)));
+				free(p);
+			}
+		}
 		ASN1_STRING_set_default_mask_asc((char*)CCHAR(string_opt));
 		mydb.first();
 		if (!mydb.find(setting, "mw_geometry")) {
diff --git a/widgets/MainWindow.cpp b/widgets/MainWindow.cpp
index 3a1d63b8..0e3bbd7f 100644
--- a/widgets/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/widgets/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -827,6 +827,12 @@ void MainWindow::setPath(QString str)
 	mydb.set((const unsigned char *)CCHAR(str), str.length()+1, 1, setting, "workingdir");
 }
 
+void MainWindow::setDefaultKey(QString str)
+{
+	db mydb(dbfile);
+	mydb.set((const unsigned char *)CCHAR(str), str.length()+1, 1, setting, "defaultkey");
+}
+
 void MainWindow::connNewX509(NewX509 *nx)
 {
 	connect( nx, SIGNAL(genKey(QString)), keys, SLOT(newItem(QString)) );
diff --git a/widgets/MainWindow.h b/widgets/MainWindow.h
index 62a1ca64..b3af620f 100644
--- a/widgets/MainWindow.h
+++ b/widgets/MainWindow.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ class MainWindow: public QMainWindow, public Ui::MainWindow
 		void dropEvent(QDropEvent *event);
 		void dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent *event);
 		int open_default_db();
+		void setDefaultKey(QString def);
 
 	public slots:
 		int init_database();
diff --git a/widgets/NewKey.cpp b/widgets/NewKey.cpp
index d238eed0..798eeddd 100644
--- a/widgets/NewKey.cpp
+++ b/widgets/NewKey.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <QtGui/QLabel>
 #include <QtGui/QPushButton>
 #include <QtGui/QLineEdit>
+#include <QtCore/QStringList>
 
 struct typelist {
 	const char *name;
@@ -29,6 +30,10 @@ static const struct typelist typeList[] = {
 #endif
 };
 
+int NewKey::defaultType = EVP_PKEY_RSA;
+int NewKey::defaultEcNid = NID_undef;
+int NewKey::defaultSize = 2048;
+
 class keyListItem
 {
     protected:
@@ -71,6 +76,10 @@ class keyListItem
 	{
 		return tl->type;
 	}
+	QString typeName()
+	{
+		return QString(tl->name);
+	}
 };
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(keyListItem);
@@ -100,6 +109,7 @@ NewKey::NewKey(QWidget *parent, QString name)
 		keytypes << gk;
 	}
 #ifndef OPENSSL_NO_EC
+	QString ec_default;
 	for (i = 0; i<pki_evp::num_curves; i++) {
 		const char *desc = pki_evp::curves[i].comment;
 		const char *sn = OBJ_nid2sn(pki_evp::curves[i].nid);
@@ -109,6 +119,8 @@ NewKey::NewKey(QWidget *parent, QString name)
 		if (desc == NULL)
 			desc = "---";
 		QString p = QString(sn) + ": " + desc;
+		if (pki_evp::curves[i].nid == defaultEcNid)
+			ec_default = p;
 		switch (pki_evp::curve_flags[i]) {
 			case CURVE_X962:  curve_x962  << p; break;
 			case CURVE_OTHER: curve_other << p; break;
@@ -117,8 +129,11 @@ NewKey::NewKey(QWidget *parent, QString name)
 	}
 	curveBox->addItems(curve_x962);
 	curveBox->addItems(curve_other);
+	curveBox->setCurrentIndex(curveBox->findText(ec_default));
+	if (curveBox->currentIndex() == -1)
+		curveBox->setCurrentIndex(0);
 #endif
-	keyLength->setCurrentIndex(0);
+	keyLength->setEditText(QString::number(defaultSize) + " bit");
 	keyDesc->setFocus();
 	if (pkcs11::loaded()) try {
 		pkcs11 p11;
@@ -138,6 +153,8 @@ NewKey::NewKey(QWidget *parent, QString name)
 		QVariant q;
 		q.setValue(keytypes[i]);
 		keyType->addItem(keytypes[i].printname, q);
+		if (!keytypes[i].card && keytypes[i].type() == defaultType)
+			keyType->setCurrentIndex(i);
 	}
 	buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Ok)->setText(tr("Create"));
 }
@@ -194,3 +211,47 @@ slotid NewKey::getKeyCardSlot()
 	keyListItem k = currentKey(keyType);
 	return k.slot;
 }
+
+QString NewKey::getAsString()
+{
+	keyListItem k = currentKey(keyType);
+	QString data;
+
+	if (k.card)
+		return QString();
+	if (k.type() == EVP_PKEY_EC) {
+		data = OBJ_obj2QString(OBJ_nid2obj(getKeyCurve_nid()), 1);
+	} else {
+		data = QString::number(getKeysize());
+	}
+	return QString("%1:%2").arg(currentKey(keyType).typeName()).arg(data);
+}
+
+int NewKey::setDefault(QString def)
+{
+	int type = -1, size = 0, nid = NID_undef;
+	QStringList sl = def.split(':');
+
+	if (sl.size() != 2)
+		return -1;
+	for (unsigned i=0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(typeList); i++ ) {
+		if (sl[0] == typeList[i].name) {
+			type = typeList[i].type;
+		}
+	}
+	if (type == -1)
+		return -2;
+	if (type == EVP_PKEY_EC) {
+		nid = OBJ_txt2nid(sl[1].toAscii());
+		if (nid == NID_undef)
+			return -3;
+		defaultEcNid = nid;
+	} else {
+		size = sl[1].toInt();
+		if (size <= 0)
+			return -4;
+		defaultSize = size;
+	}
+	defaultType = type;
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/widgets/NewKey.h b/widgets/NewKey.h
index dfaf56dd..923b08df 100644
--- a/widgets/NewKey.h
+++ b/widgets/NewKey.h
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 class NewKey: public QDialog, public Ui::NewKey
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
-
+	private:
+		static int defaultType;
+		static int defaultEcNid;
+		static int defaultSize;
 	public:
 		NewKey(QWidget *parent, QString name);
 		int getKeytype();
@@ -23,6 +26,8 @@ class NewKey: public QDialog, public Ui::NewKey
 		int getKeyCurve_nid();
 		slotid getKeyCardSlot();
 		bool isToken();
+		QString getAsString();
+		static int setDefault(QString def);
 	public slots:
 		void on_keyType_currentIndexChanged(int);