diff --git a/packages/components/src/DraftConfigurator/DraftSettings/index.js b/packages/components/src/DraftConfigurator/DraftSettings/index.js
index 17f722b0b32..765274a3ef0 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/DraftConfigurator/DraftSettings/index.js
+++ b/packages/components/src/DraftConfigurator/DraftSettings/index.js
@@ -19,6 +19,24 @@ const DraftSettings = props => {
     else shown.splice(index, 1);
     setExpanded(shown);
   };
+  const getDefault = setting => {
+    if (props.recipe && typeof props.recipe.settings[setting] !== "undefined")
+      return props.recipe.settings[setting];
+    switch (setting) {
+      case "sa":
+        return 10;
+      case "only":
+        return "dflt";
+      case "complete":
+        return true;
+      case "margin":
+        return 2;
+      case "units":
+        return props.units;
+      default:
+        return false;
+    }
+  };
 
   let noyes = [
     <FormattedMessage id="app.no" />,
@@ -49,7 +67,8 @@ const DraftSettings = props => {
       key: setting,
       name: setting,
       labels: labels[setting],
-      noDocs: props.noDocs
+      noDocs: props.noDocs,
+      dflt: getDefault(setting)
     };
     childProps.title = (
       <FormattedMessage id={"settings." + setting + ".title"} />
@@ -58,7 +77,6 @@ const DraftSettings = props => {
       <FormattedMessage id={"settings." + setting + ".description"} />
     );
     if (setting === "only") {
-      childProps.dflt = "dflt";
       childProps.customDflt = [];
       childProps.parts = {};
       if (props.config.draftOrder) {
@@ -80,17 +98,13 @@ const DraftSettings = props => {
   let groups = {
     preferences: [
       <DraftSettingSa {...addProps("sa")} />,
-      <DraftSettingPaperless {...addProps("paperless")} dflt={false} />,
-      <DraftSettingComplete {...addProps("complete")} dflt={true} />
+      <DraftSettingPaperless {...addProps("paperless")} />,
+      <DraftSettingComplete {...addProps("complete")} />
     ],
     advanced: [
       <DraftSettingOnly {...addProps("only")} />,
-      <DraftSettingMargin {...addProps("margin")} dflt={2} />,
-      <DraftSettingUnits
-        {...addProps("units")}
-        dflt={props.units}
-        list={units}
-      />,
+      <DraftSettingMargin {...addProps("margin")} />,
+      <DraftSettingUnits {...addProps("units")} list={units} />,
       <DraftSettingLanguage {...addProps("locale")} />
     ]
   };
diff --git a/packages/components/src/DraftConfigurator/OptionGroup/index.js b/packages/components/src/DraftConfigurator/OptionGroup/index.js
index e74fc212927..073b41a3571 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/DraftConfigurator/OptionGroup/index.js
+++ b/packages/components/src/DraftConfigurator/OptionGroup/index.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const OptionGroup = props => {
     let stringKey = `options.${props.config.name}.${name}.`;
     let extraProps = {
       name,
-      dflt: optionDefault(props.config.options[name], props.gist),
+      dflt: optionDefault(name, props.config.options[name], props.recipe),
       units: props.units,
       updateValue: props.updateValue,
       raiseEvent: props.raiseEvent,
diff --git a/packages/components/src/DraftConfigurator/PatternOptions/index.js b/packages/components/src/DraftConfigurator/PatternOptions/index.js
index 91d12db049b..7685fedbc3c 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/DraftConfigurator/PatternOptions/index.js
+++ b/packages/components/src/DraftConfigurator/PatternOptions/index.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const PatternOptions = props => {
             units={props.units}
             config={props.config}
             gist={props.gist}
+            recipe={props.recipe}
             options={props.config.optionGroups[group]}
             updateValue={props.updateValue}
             raiseEvent={props.raiseEvent}
diff --git a/packages/components/src/DraftConfigurator/index.js b/packages/components/src/DraftConfigurator/index.js
index 7d31e8fb811..66238eebda6 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/DraftConfigurator/index.js
+++ b/packages/components/src/DraftConfigurator/index.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const DraftConfigurator = props => {
           noDocs={props.noDocs}
           config={props.config}
           gist={props.gist}
+          recipe={props.recipe}
           updateValue={(name, value) =>
             props.updateGist(value, "settings", "options", name)
           }
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ const DraftConfigurator = props => {
           noDocs={props.noDocs}
           config={props.config}
           gist={props.gist}
+          recipe={props.recipe}
           updateValue={(name, value) =>
             props.updateGist(value, "settings", name)
           }
diff --git a/packages/i18n/src/locales/en/app.yaml b/packages/i18n/src/locales/en/app.yaml
index f1deadfe2a7..b433edc68d6 100644
--- a/packages/i18n/src/locales/en/app.yaml
+++ b/packages/i18n/src/locales/en/app.yaml
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ name: Name
 newDraftFromGist: New draft from gist
 newDraft: New draft
 newModel: New model
+newPattern: 'New {pattern}'
+newPatternForModel: 'New {pattern} for {model}'
 noChanges: No changes
 no: No
 noPasswordPolicy: We don't enforce a password policy
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/optionDefault/index.js b/packages/utils/src/optionDefault/index.js
index d28268cfd86..28a07b70b43 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/optionDefault/index.js
+++ b/packages/utils/src/optionDefault/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 import optionType from "../optionType";
 
-const optionDefault = option => {
+const optionDefault = (name, option, recipe) => {
   let type = optionType(option);
+  let factor = type === "pct" ? 100 : 1;
+  // Default from recipe?
+  if (
+    recipe &&
+    typeof recipe.settings !== "undefined" &&
+    typeof recipe.settings.options !== "undefined" &&
+    typeof recipe.settings.options[name] !== "undefined"
+  )
+    return Math.round(10 * recipe.settings.options[name] * factor) / 10;
+
   switch (type) {
     case "constant":
       return option;