diff --git a/core/language/en-GB/ControlPanel.multids b/core/language/en-GB/ControlPanel.multids
index 1d583770a..829ec8af8 100644
--- a/core/language/en-GB/ControlPanel.multids
+++ b/core/language/en-GB/ControlPanel.multids
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ Settings/ToolbarButtons/Caption: Toolbar Buttons
 Settings/ToolbarButtons/Hint: Default toolbar button appearance:
 Settings/ToolbarButtons/Icons/Description: Include icon
 Settings/ToolbarButtons/Text/Description: Include text
+Settings/DefaultSidebarTab/Caption: Default Sidebar Tab
+Settings/DefaultSidebarTab/Hint: Define the sidebar tab that is displayed per default
 StoryView/Caption: Story View
 StoryView/Prompt: Current view:
 Theme/Caption: Theme
diff --git a/core/ui/ControlPanel/Settings/DefaultSidebarTab.tid b/core/ui/ControlPanel/Settings/DefaultSidebarTab.tid
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c94e44c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/ui/ControlPanel/Settings/DefaultSidebarTab.tid
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+caption: {{$:/language/ControlPanel/Settings/DefaultSidebarTab/Caption}}
+tags: $:/tags/ControlPanel/Settings
+title: $:/core/ui/ControlPanel/Settings/DefaultSidebarTab
+
+\define lingo-base() $:/language/ControlPanel/Settings/DefaultSidebarTab/
+
+<$link to="$:/config/DefaultSidebarTab"><<lingo Hint>></$link>
+
+<$select tiddler="$:/config/DefaultSidebarTab" default={{$:/config/DefaultSidebarTab}}>
+<$list filter="[all[shadows+tiddlers]tag[$:/tags/SideBar]!has[draft.of]]">
+<option value=<<currentTiddler>>><<currentTiddler>></option>
+</$list>
+</$select>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/ui/SideBarLists.tid b/core/ui/SideBarLists.tid
index 100d6fec8..8c3b53329 100644
--- a/core/ui/SideBarLists.tid
+++ b/core/ui/SideBarLists.tid
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ title: $:/core/ui/SideBarLists
 
 <$reveal state="$:/temp/search" type="match" text="">
 
-<<tabs "[all[shadows+tiddlers]tag[$:/tags/SideBar]!has[draft.of]]" "$:/core/ui/SideBar/Open" "$:/state/tab/sidebar">>
+<$macrocall $name="tabs" tabsList="[all[shadows+tiddlers]tag[$:/tags/SideBar]!has[draft.of]]" default={{$:/config/DefaultSidebarTab}} state="$:/state/tab/sidebar" />
 
 </$reveal>
 
diff --git a/core/wiki/config/DefaultSidebarTab.tid b/core/wiki/config/DefaultSidebarTab.tid
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a018fb952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/wiki/config/DefaultSidebarTab.tid
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+title: $:/config/DefaultSidebarTab
+
+$:/core/ui/SideBar/Open