diff --git a/src/graphics/Screen.cpp b/src/graphics/Screen.cpp
index b2059b71c..54fd1ea4d 100644
--- a/src/graphics/Screen.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/Screen.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 */
 #include "Screen.h"
+#include "../userPrefs.h"
 #include "configuration.h"
 #if HAS_SCREEN
 #include <OLEDDisplay.h>
@@ -156,7 +157,11 @@ static void drawIconScreen(const char *upperMsg, OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDispl
 
     display->setFont(FONT_MEDIUM);
     display->setTextAlignment(TEXT_ALIGN_LEFT);
+#ifdef SPLASH_TITLE_USERPREFS
+    const char *title = SPLASH_TITLE_USERPREFS;
+#else
     const char *title = "meshtastic.org";
+#endif
     display->drawString(x + getStringCenteredX(title), y + SCREEN_HEIGHT - FONT_HEIGHT_MEDIUM, title);
     display->setFont(FONT_SMALL);
 
diff --git a/src/graphics/img/icon.xbm b/src/graphics/img/icon.xbm
index 297f31ed6..f90cf4946 100644
--- a/src/graphics/img/icon.xbm
+++ b/src/graphics/img/icon.xbm
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#ifndef HAS_USERPREFS_SPLASH
 #define icon_width 50
 #define icon_height 28
 static uint8_t icon_bits[] = {
@@ -17,4 +18,5 @@ static uint8_t icon_bits[] = {
   0xFE, 0x00, 0x00, 0xFC, 0x01, 0x7E, 0x00, 0x7F, 0x00, 0x00, 0xF8, 0x01, 
   0x7E, 0x00, 0x3E, 0x00, 0x00, 0xF8, 0x01, 0x38, 0x00, 0x3C, 0x00, 0x00, 
   0x70, 0x00, 0x10, 0x00, 0x10, 0x00, 0x00, 0x20, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
-  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, };
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+  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, };
+#endif
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diff --git a/src/mesh/Channels.cpp b/src/mesh/Channels.cpp
index bb4d629e7..1a23c7861 100644
--- a/src/mesh/Channels.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/Channels.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "Channels.h"
+#include "../userPrefs.h"
 #include "CryptoEngine.h"
 #include "DisplayFormatters.h"
 #include "NodeDB.h"
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ void Channels::initDefaultChannel(ChannelIndex chIndex)
     loraConfig.modem_preset = meshtastic_Config_LoRaConfig_ModemPreset_LONG_FAST; // Default to Long Range & Fast
     loraConfig.use_preset = true;
     loraConfig.tx_power = 0; // default
+    loraConfig.channel_num = 0;
     uint8_t defaultpskIndex = 1;
     channelSettings.psk.bytes[0] = defaultpskIndex;
     channelSettings.psk.size = 1;
@@ -99,6 +101,29 @@ void Channels::initDefaultChannel(ChannelIndex chIndex)
 
     ch.has_settings = true;
     ch.role = meshtastic_Channel_Role_PRIMARY;
+
+#ifdef LORACONFIG_MODEM_PRESET_USERPREFS
+    loraConfig.modem_preset = LORACONFIG_MODEM_PRESET_USERPREFS;
+#endif
+#ifdef LORACONFIG_CHANNEL_NUM_USERPREFS
+    loraConfig.channel_num = LORACONFIG_CHANNEL_NUM_USERPREFS;
+#endif
+
+    // Install custom defaults. Will eventually support setting multiple default channels
+    if (chIndex == 0) {
+#ifdef CHANNEL_0_PSK_USERPREFS
+        static const uint8_t defaultpsk[] = CHANNEL_0_PSK_USERPREFS;
+        memcpy(channelSettings.psk.bytes, defaultpsk, sizeof(defaultpsk));
+        channelSettings.psk.size = sizeof(defaultpsk);
+
+#endif
+#ifdef CHANNEL_0_NAME_USERPREFS
+        strcpy(channelSettings.name, CHANNEL_0_NAME_USERPREFS);
+#endif
+#ifdef CHANNEL_0_PRECISION_USERPREFS
+        channelSettings.module_settings.position_precision = CHANNEL_0_PRECISION_USERPREFS;
+#endif
+    }
 }
 
 CryptoKey Channels::getKey(ChannelIndex chIndex)
@@ -330,4 +355,4 @@ bool Channels::decryptForHash(ChannelIndex chIndex, ChannelHash channelHash)
 int16_t Channels::setActiveByIndex(ChannelIndex channelIndex)
 {
     return setCrypto(channelIndex);
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
index 4257837b3..b4b5ec286 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include "../userPrefs.h"
 #include "configuration.h"
 #if !MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_GPS
 #include "GPS.h"
@@ -237,10 +238,22 @@ void NodeDB::installDefaultConfig()
     config.lora.tx_enabled =
         true; // FIXME: maybe false in the future, and setting region to enable it. (unset region forces it off)
     config.lora.override_duty_cycle = false;
+#ifdef CONFIG_LORA_REGION_USERPREFS
+    config.lora.region = CONFIG_LORA_REGION_USERPREFS;
+#else
     config.lora.region = meshtastic_Config_LoRaConfig_RegionCode_UNSET;
+#endif
+#ifdef LORACONFIG_MODEM_PRESET_USERPREFS
+    config.lora.modem_preset = LORACONFIG_MODEM_PRESET_USERPREFS;
+#else
     config.lora.modem_preset = meshtastic_Config_LoRaConfig_ModemPreset_LONG_FAST;
+#endif
     config.lora.hop_limit = HOP_RELIABLE;
+#ifdef CONFIG_LORA_IGNORE_MQTT_USERPREFS
+    config.lora.ignore_mqtt = CONFIG_LORA_IGNORE_MQTT_USERPREFS;
+#else
     config.lora.ignore_mqtt = false;
+#endif
 #ifdef PIN_GPS_EN
     config.position.gps_en_gpio = PIN_GPS_EN;
 #endif
diff --git a/userPrefs.h b/userPrefs.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e03b70023
--- /dev/null
+++ b/userPrefs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#ifndef _USERPREFS_
+#define _USERPREFS_
+// Uncomment and modify to set device defaults
+
+// #define CONFIG_LORA_REGION_USERPREFS meshtastic_Config_LoRaConfig_RegionCode_US
+// #define LORACONFIG_MODEM_PRESET_USERPREFS meshtastic_Config_LoRaConfig_ModemPreset_SHORT_FAST
+// #define LORACONFIG_CHANNEL_NUM_USERPREFS 31
+// #define CONFIG_LORA_IGNORE_MQTT_USERPREFS true
+/*
+#define CHANNEL_0_PSK_USERPREFS \
+    {                                                                                                                            \
+        0x38, 0x4b, 0xbc, 0xc0, 0x1d, 0xc0, 0x22, 0xd1, 0x81, 0xbf, 0x36, 0xb8, 0x61, 0x21, 0xe1, 0xfb, 0x96, 0xb7, 0x2e, 0x55,  \
+            0xbf, 0x74, 0x22, 0x7e, 0x9d, 0x6a, 0xfb, 0x48, 0xd6, 0x4c, 0xb1, 0xa1                                               \
+    }
+*/
+// #define CHANNEL_0_NAME_USERPREFS "DEFCONnect"
+// #define CHANNEL_0_PRECISION_USERPREFS 13
+
+// #define SPLASH_TITLE_USERPREFS "DEFCONtastic"
+// #define icon_width 34
+// #define icon_height 29
+// #define HAS_USERPREFS_SPLASH
+/*
+static unsigned char icon_bits[] = {
+    0x00, 0xC0, 0x0F, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xF0, 0x3F, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xF8, 0x7F, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xFC, 0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    0x9E, 0xE7, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0E, 0xC7, 0x01, 0x00, 0x1C, 0x0F, 0xC7, 0x01, 0x00, 0x1C, 0xDF, 0xE7, 0x63, 0x00, 0x1C, 0xFF,
+    0xBF, 0xE1, 0x00, 0x3C, 0xF3, 0xBF, 0xE3, 0x00, 0x7F, 0xF7, 0xBF, 0xF1, 0x00, 0xFF, 0xF7, 0xBF, 0xF9, 0x03, 0xFF, 0xE7, 0x9F,
+    0xFF, 0x03, 0xC0, 0xCF, 0xEF, 0xDF, 0x03, 0x00, 0xDF, 0xE3, 0x8F, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7C, 0xFB, 0x03, 0x00, 0x00, 0xF8, 0xFF, 0x00,
+    0x00, 0x00, 0xE0, 0x0F, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xC0, 0x0F, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x78, 0x3F, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xFC, 0xFC, 0x00, 0x00,
+    0x98, 0x3F, 0xF0, 0x23, 0x00, 0xFC, 0x0F, 0xE0, 0x7F, 0x00, 0xFC, 0x03, 0x80, 0xFF, 0x01, 0xFC, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3E, 0x00, 0x70,
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x1C, 0x00, 0x70, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1C, 0x00, 0x70, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1C, 0x00, 0x70, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1C, 0x00};
+*/
+#endif
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