diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/SettingsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
index 5a61add1d..fe7c6064e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         updateTextColors(settings_holder)
         checkPrimaryColor()
         setupSectionColors()
+        setupDefaultStartTime()
     }
 
     override fun onPause() {
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
 
     private fun setupSectionColors() {
         val adjustedPrimaryColor = getAdjustedPrimaryColor()
-        arrayListOf(reminders_label, caldav_label, weekly_view_label, monthly_view_label, simple_event_list_label, widgets_label, events_label).forEach {
+        arrayListOf(reminders_label, caldav_label, weekly_view_label, monthly_view_label, simple_event_list_label, widgets_label, events_label, new_events_label).forEach {
             it.setTextColor(adjustedPrimaryColor)
         }
     }
@@ -298,6 +299,7 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         }
     }
 
+
     private fun setupWeekNumbers() {
         settings_week_numbers.isChecked = config.showWeekNumbers
         settings_week_numbers_holder.setOnClickListener {
@@ -548,4 +550,24 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
             updateReminderSound(newAlarmSound)
         }
     }
+
+    private fun setupDefaultStartTime() {
+        settings_set_default_start_time.text = getHoursString(config.defaultStartTime)
+        if (config.defaultStartTime == -1) {
+            settings_set_default_start_time.text = "/"
+        }
+        settings_set_default_start_time_holder.setOnClickListener {
+            val items = ArrayList<RadioItem>()
+            items.add(RadioItem(-1, "/"))
+            (0..24).mapTo(items) { RadioItem(it, getHoursString(it)) }
+
+            RadioGroupDialog(this@SettingsActivity, items, config.defaultStartTime) {
+                    config.defaultStartTime = it as Int
+                    settings_set_default_start_time.text = getHoursString(it)
+                    if (it == -1) {
+                        settings_set_default_start_time.text = "/"
+                    }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/extensions/Context.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/extensions/Context.kt
index 2b58fe3db..73003ffed 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/extensions/Context.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/extensions/Context.kt
@@ -313,9 +313,17 @@ fun Context.launchNewEventIntent(dayCode: String = Formatter.getTodayCode()) {
 }
 
 fun Context.getNewEventTimestampFromCode(dayCode: String): Long {
-    val currHour = DateTime(System.currentTimeMillis(), DateTimeZone.getDefault()).hourOfDay
-    val dateTime = Formatter.getLocalDateTimeFromCode(dayCode).withHourOfDay(currHour)
-    val newDateTime = dateTime.plusHours(1).withMinuteOfHour(0).withSecondOfMinute(0).withMillisOfSecond(0)
+    val defaultStartTime = config.defaultStartTime
+    var currHour = DateTime(System.currentTimeMillis(), DateTimeZone.getDefault()).hourOfDay
+    var dateTime = Formatter.getLocalDateTimeFromCode(dayCode).withHourOfDay(currHour)
+    var newDateTime = dateTime.plusHours(1).withMinuteOfHour(0).withSecondOfMinute(0).withMillisOfSecond(0)
+
+    if (defaultStartTime != -1) {
+        currHour = defaultStartTime
+        dateTime = Formatter.getLocalDateTimeFromCode(dayCode).withHourOfDay(currHour)
+        newDateTime = dateTime
+    }
+
     // make sure the date doesn't change
     return newDateTime.withDate(dateTime.year, dateTime.monthOfYear, dateTime.dayOfMonth).seconds()
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/helpers/Config.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/helpers/Config.kt
index f4b3c994c..110b16107 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/helpers/Config.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/helpers/Config.kt
@@ -173,4 +173,8 @@ class Config(context: Context) : BaseConfig(context) {
     var lastVibrateOnReminder: Boolean
         get() = prefs.getBoolean(LAST_VIBRATE_ON_REMINDER, context.config.vibrateOnReminder)
         set(lastVibrateOnReminder) = prefs.edit().putBoolean(LAST_VIBRATE_ON_REMINDER, lastVibrateOnReminder).apply()
+
+    var defaultStartTime: Int
+        get() = prefs.getInt(DEFAULT_START_TIME, -1)
+        set(defaultStartTime) = prefs.edit().putInt(DEFAULT_START_TIME, defaultStartTime).apply()
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/helpers/Constants.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/helpers/Constants.kt
index 07f1ce543..cafb16d62 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/helpers/Constants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/helpers/Constants.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ const val YEAR = 31536000
 const val WEEK_NUMBERS = "week_numbers"
 const val START_WEEKLY_AT = "start_weekly_at"
 const val END_WEEKLY_AT = "end_weekly_at"
+const val DEFAULT_START_TIME = "default_start_time"
 const val VIBRATE = "vibrate"
 const val REMINDER_SOUND_URI = "reminder_sound_uri"
 const val REMINDER_SOUND_TITLE = "reminder_sound_title"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
index 4fc431e1e..ae67c9c78 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
@@ -922,5 +922,58 @@
                 android:text="@string/delete_all_events"/>
 
         </RelativeLayout>
+
+        <View
+            android:id="@+id/new_events_divider"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="1px"
+            android:background="@color/divider_grey"
+            android:importantForAccessibility="no"/>
+
+        <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
+            android:id="@+id/new_events_label"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/bigger_margin"
+            android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/bigger_margin"
+            android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/activity_margin"
+            android:text="@string/new_event"
+            android:textAllCaps="true"
+            android:textSize="@dimen/smaller_text_size"/>
+
+        <RelativeLayout
+            android:id="@+id/settings_set_default_start_time_holder"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
+            android:paddingLeft="@dimen/normal_margin"
+            android:paddingTop="@dimen/bigger_margin"
+            android:paddingRight="@dimen/normal_margin"
+            android:paddingBottom="@dimen/bigger_margin">
+
+            <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
+                android:id="@+id/settings_set_default_start_time_label"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_centerVertical="true"
+                android:layout_toStartOf="@+id/settings_set_default_start_time"
+                android:layout_toLeftOf="@+id/settings_set_default_start_time"
+                android:paddingLeft="@dimen/medium_margin"
+                android:paddingRight="@dimen/medium_margin"
+                android:text="@string/new_event_default_start"/>
+
+            <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
+                android:id="@+id/settings_set_default_start_time"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
+                android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
+                android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/small_margin"
+                android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/small_margin"
+                android:background="@null"
+                android:clickable="false"/>
+
+        </RelativeLayout>
+
     </LinearLayout>
 </ScrollView>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
index f0a3655a4..793fa8df0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
@@ -234,6 +234,9 @@
         Diese App ist nur eine aus einer größeren Serie von schlichten Apps. Der Rest davon findet sich auf https://www.simplemobiletools.com
     </string>
 
+    <!-- Strings for settings of new event -->
+    <string name="new_event_default_start">Neuer Termin startet standardmäßig um</string>
+
     <!--
         Haven't found some strings? There's more at
         https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/Simple-Commons/tree/master/commons/src/main/res
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index ed364331f..cdf774fde 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@
         This app is just one piece of a bigger series of apps. You can find the rest of them at https://www.simplemobiletools.com
     </string>
 
+    <!-- Strings for settings of new event -->
+    <string name="new_event_default_start">Default time for new event</string>
+
     <!--
         Haven't found some strings? There's more at
         https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/Simple-Commons/tree/master/commons/src/main/res