diff --git a/webapp/src/blocks/boardView.ts b/webapp/src/blocks/boardView.ts
index 4db0a5440..3cf76b46d 100644
--- a/webapp/src/blocks/boardView.ts
+++ b/webapp/src/blocks/boardView.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ type BoardViewFields = {
     cardOrder: string[]
     columnWidths: Record<string, number>
     columnCalculations: Record<string, string>
+    defaultTemplateId: string
 }
 
 type BoardView = Block & {
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ function createBoardView(block?: Block): BoardView {
             cardOrder: block?.fields.cardOrder?.slice() || [],
             columnWidths: {...(block?.fields.columnWidths || {})},
             columnCalculations: {...(block?.fields.columnCalculations) || {}},
+            defaultTemplateId: block?.fields.defaultTemplateId || '',
         },
     }
 }
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/viewHeader/emptyCardButton.tsx b/webapp/src/components/viewHeader/emptyCardButton.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b58221881
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/src/components/viewHeader/emptyCardButton.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import React from 'react'
+
+import {useIntl} from 'react-intl'
+
+import CardIcon from '../../widgets/icons/card'
+import Menu from '../../widgets/menu'
+
+import MenuWrapper from '../../widgets/menuWrapper'
+import OptionsIcon from '../../widgets/icons/options'
+import IconButton from '../../widgets/buttons/iconButton'
+import CheckIcon from '../../widgets/icons/check'
+import mutator from '../../mutator'
+import {useAppSelector} from '../../store/hooks'
+import {getCurrentView} from '../../store/views'
+
+type Props = {
+    addCard: () => void
+}
+
+const EmptyCardButton = React.memo((props: Props) => {
+    const currentView = useAppSelector(getCurrentView)
+    const intl = useIntl()
+
+    return (
+        <Menu.Text
+            icon={<CardIcon/>}
+            id='empty-template'
+            name={intl.formatMessage({id: 'ViewHeader.empty-card', defaultMessage: 'Empty card'})}
+            className={currentView.fields.defaultTemplateId ? '' : 'bold-menu-text'}
+            onClick={() => {
+                props.addCard()
+            }}
+            rightIcon={
+                <MenuWrapper stopPropagationOnToggle={true}>
+                    <IconButton icon={<OptionsIcon/>}/>
+                    <Menu position='left'>
+                        <Menu.Text
+                            icon={<CheckIcon/>}
+                            id='default'
+                            name={intl.formatMessage({
+                                id: 'ViewHeader.set-default-template',
+                                defaultMessage: 'Set as default',
+                            })}
+                            onClick={async () => {
+                                await mutator.clearDefaultTemplate(currentView.id, currentView.fields.defaultTemplateId)
+                            }}
+                        />
+                    </Menu>
+                </MenuWrapper>
+            }
+        />)
+})
+
+export default EmptyCardButton
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/viewHeader/newCardButton.tsx b/webapp/src/components/viewHeader/newCardButton.tsx
index 2365c4bf5..8f4ddf802 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/viewHeader/newCardButton.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/viewHeader/newCardButton.tsx
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ import {FormattedMessage, useIntl} from 'react-intl'
 
 import {Card} from '../../blocks/card'
 import ButtonWithMenu from '../../widgets/buttons/buttonWithMenu'
-import CardIcon from '../../widgets/icons/card'
 import AddIcon from '../../widgets/icons/add'
 import Menu from '../../widgets/menu'
 import {useAppSelector} from '../../store/hooks'
 import {getCurrentBoardTemplates} from '../../store/cards'
+import {getCurrentView} from '../../store/views'
 
 import NewCardButtonTemplateItem from './newCardButtonTemplateItem'
+import EmptyCardButton from './emptyCardButton'
 
 type Props = {
     addCard: () => void
@@ -23,12 +24,17 @@ type Props = {
 
 const NewCardButton = React.memo((props: Props): JSX.Element => {
     const cardTemplates: Card[] = useAppSelector(getCurrentBoardTemplates)
+    const currentView = useAppSelector(getCurrentView)
     const intl = useIntl()
 
     return (
         <ButtonWithMenu
             onClick={() => {
-                props.addCard()
+                if (currentView.fields.defaultTemplateId) {
+                    props.addCardFromTemplate(currentView.fields.defaultTemplateId)
+                } else {
+                    props.addCard()
+                }
             }}
             text={(
                 <FormattedMessage
@@ -60,13 +66,8 @@ const NewCardButton = React.memo((props: Props): JSX.Element => {
                     />
                 ))}
 
-                <Menu.Text
-                    icon={<CardIcon/>}
-                    id='empty-template'
-                    name={intl.formatMessage({id: 'ViewHeader.empty-card', defaultMessage: 'Empty card'})}
-                    onClick={() => {
-                        props.addCard()
-                    }}
+                <EmptyCardButton
+                    addCard={props.addCard}
                 />
 
                 <Menu.Text
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/viewHeader/newCardButtonTemplateItem.tsx b/webapp/src/components/viewHeader/newCardButtonTemplateItem.tsx
index ba96fa49b..1bcbd527e 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/viewHeader/newCardButtonTemplateItem.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/viewHeader/newCardButtonTemplateItem.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ import EditIcon from '../../widgets/icons/edit'
 import OptionsIcon from '../../widgets/icons/options'
 import Menu from '../../widgets/menu'
 import MenuWrapper from '../../widgets/menuWrapper'
+import CheckIcon from '../../widgets/icons/check'
+import {useAppSelector} from '../../store/hooks'
+import {getCurrentView} from '../../store/views'
 
 type Props = {
     cardTemplate: Card
@@ -20,15 +23,19 @@ type Props = {
 }
 
 const NewCardButtonTemplateItem = React.memo((props: Props) => {
+    const currentView = useAppSelector(getCurrentView)
     const {cardTemplate} = props
     const intl = useIntl()
     const displayName = cardTemplate.title || intl.formatMessage({id: 'ViewHeader.untitled', defaultMessage: 'Untitled'})
+    const isDefaultTemplate = currentView.fields.defaultTemplateId === cardTemplate.id
+
     return (
         <Menu.Text
             key={cardTemplate.id}
             id={cardTemplate.id}
             name={displayName}
             icon={<div className='Icon'>{cardTemplate.fields.icon}</div>}
+            className={isDefaultTemplate ? 'bold-menu-text' : ''}
             onClick={() => {
                 props.addCardFromTemplate(cardTemplate.id)
             }}
@@ -36,6 +43,14 @@ const NewCardButtonTemplateItem = React.memo((props: Props) => {
                 <MenuWrapper stopPropagationOnToggle={true}>
                     <IconButton icon={<OptionsIcon/>}/>
                     <Menu position='left'>
+                        <Menu.Text
+                            icon={<CheckIcon/>}
+                            id='default'
+                            name={intl.formatMessage({id: 'ViewHeader.set-default-template', defaultMessage: 'Set as default'})}
+                            onClick={async () => {
+                                await mutator.setDefaultTemplate(currentView.id, currentView.fields.defaultTemplateId, cardTemplate.id)
+                            }}
+                        />
                         <Menu.Text
                             icon={<EditIcon/>}
                             id='edit'
@@ -49,7 +64,12 @@ const NewCardButtonTemplateItem = React.memo((props: Props) => {
                             id='delete'
                             name={intl.formatMessage({id: 'ViewHeader.delete-template', defaultMessage: 'Delete'})}
                             onClick={async () => {
-                                await mutator.deleteBlock(cardTemplate, 'delete card template')
+                                await mutator.performAsUndoGroup(async () => {
+                                    if (currentView.fields.defaultTemplateId === cardTemplate.id) {
+                                        await mutator.clearDefaultTemplate(currentView.id, currentView.fields.defaultTemplateId)
+                                    }
+                                    await mutator.deleteBlock(cardTemplate, 'delete card template')
+                                })
                             }}
                         />
                     </Menu>
diff --git a/webapp/src/mutator.ts b/webapp/src/mutator.ts
index 67be4add4..8aa5b70d8 100644
--- a/webapp/src/mutator.ts
+++ b/webapp/src/mutator.ts
@@ -139,6 +139,32 @@ class Mutator {
         )
     }
 
+    async setDefaultTemplate(blockId: string, oldTemplateId: string, templateId: string, description = 'set default template') {
+        await undoManager.perform(
+            async () => {
+                await octoClient.patchBlock(blockId, {updatedFields: {defaultTemplateId: templateId}})
+            },
+            async () => {
+                await octoClient.patchBlock(blockId, {updatedFields: {defaultTemplateId: oldTemplateId}})
+            },
+            description,
+            this.undoGroupId,
+        )
+    }
+
+    async clearDefaultTemplate(blockId: string, oldTemplateId: string, description = 'set default template') {
+        await undoManager.perform(
+            async () => {
+                await octoClient.patchBlock(blockId, {updatedFields: {defaultTemplateId: ''}})
+            },
+            async () => {
+                await octoClient.patchBlock(blockId, {updatedFields: {defaultTemplateId: oldTemplateId}})
+            },
+            description,
+            this.undoGroupId,
+        )
+    }
+
     async changeIcon(blockId: string, oldIcon: string|undefined, icon: string, description = 'change icon') {
         await undoManager.perform(
             async () => {
diff --git a/webapp/src/widgets/menu/menu.scss b/webapp/src/widgets/menu/menu.scss
index 0ecab4470..8498efcd0 100644
--- a/webapp/src/widgets/menu/menu.scss
+++ b/webapp/src/widgets/menu/menu.scss
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@
                 margin-right: 0;
             }
         }
+
+        > .menu-option.bold-menu-text {
+            font-weight: bold;
+        }
     }
 
     .menu-spacer {