diff --git a/res/ui/mainwindow.ui b/res/ui/mainwindow.ui
index 81702a0ebd2d4f25d12ea074bc4b683a0c31bdca..9a2dec6b3a4093a9a053264cfbc7d8937167cdf3 100644
--- a/res/ui/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/res/ui/mainwindow.ui
@@ -42,12 +42,13 @@
     </property>
     <widget class="QMenu" name="menu_change_account">
      <property name="title">
-      <string>Open account</string>
+      <string>Open</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
-    <addaction name="menu_change_account"/>
     <addaction name="action_add_account"/>
+    <addaction name="menu_change_account"/>
     <addaction name="action_configure_parameters"/>
+    <addaction name="action_set_as_default"/>
     <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="action_export"/>
     <addaction name="action_import"/>
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="action_add_account">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Add account</string>
+    <string>Add</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="action_save">
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@
   </action>
   <action name="action_configure_parameters">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Configure account</string>
+    <string>Configure</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="action_import">
@@ -170,6 +171,11 @@
     <string>Certification</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="action_set_as_default">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Set as default</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <resources/>
  <connections>
@@ -301,6 +307,22 @@
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
+  <connection>
+   <sender>action_set_as_default</sender>
+   <signal>triggered()</signal>
+   <receiver>MainWindow</receiver>
+   <slot>set_as_default_account()</slot>
+   <hints>
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
+     <x>-1</x>
+     <y>-1</y>
+    </hint>
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
+     <x>340</x>
+     <y>274</y>
+    </hint>
+   </hints>
+  </connection>
  </connections>
  <slots>
   <slot>open_add_account_dialog()</slot>
@@ -312,5 +334,6 @@
   <slot>refresh_wallet_content(QModelIndex)</slot>
   <slot>export_account()</slot>
   <slot>open_certification_dialog()</slot>
+  <slot>set_as_default_account()</slot>
  </slots>
 </ui>
diff --git a/src/cutecoin/core/app.py b/src/cutecoin/core/app.py
index 8546bb17dfeba0a18d2de1ada9d595b73c64cc35..ddde6c721af3cbd022dda987b9284d4d1968f263 100644
--- a/src/cutecoin/core/app.py
+++ b/src/cutecoin/core/app.py
@@ -26,14 +26,20 @@ class Application(object):
         Constructor
         '''
         self.accounts = {}
+        self.default_account = ""
         self.current_account = None
         config.parse_arguments(argv)
         self.load()
+        if self.default_account != "":
+            self.current_account = self.get_account(self.default_account)
 
     def get_account(self, name):
         if not self.accounts[name]:
             self.load_account(name)
-        return self.accounts[name]
+        if name in self.accounts.keys():
+            return self.accounts[name]
+        else:
+            return None
 
     def create_account(self, name):
         for a in self.accounts:
@@ -72,6 +78,8 @@ class Application(object):
             with open(config.parameters['data'], 'r') as json_data:
                 data = json.load(json_data)
                 json_data.close()
+                if 'default_account' in data.keys():
+                    self.default_account = data['default_account']
                 for account_name in data['local_accounts']:
                     self.accounts[account_name] = None
 
@@ -141,10 +149,12 @@ class Application(object):
 
     def jsonify_accounts(self):
         data = []
+        logging.debug("{0}".format(self.accounts))
         for account in self.accounts:
-            data.append(account.name)
+            data.append(account)
         return data
 
     def jsonify(self):
-        data = {'local_accounts': self.jsonify_accounts()}
+        data = {'default_account': self.default_account,
+                'local_accounts': self.jsonify_accounts()}
         return data
diff --git a/src/cutecoin/gui/mainwindow.py b/src/cutecoin/gui/mainwindow.py
index c529a3f8d444dc89d3c7441c69ea40d1d13ebb9c..b88cefece6bac3cfe3cc819d41d950975eb492df 100644
--- a/src/cutecoin/gui/mainwindow.py
+++ b/src/cutecoin/gui/mainwindow.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from .import_account import ImportAccountDialog
 from .certification import CertificationDialog
 from .password_asker import PasswordAskerDialog
 
+import logging
 
 class MainWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
 
@@ -69,6 +70,12 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
         currency_tab = self.currencies_tabwidget.currentWidget()
         currency_tab.refresh_wallets()
 
+    def set_as_default_account(self):
+        self.app.default_account = self.app.current_account.name
+        logging.debug(self.app.current_account)
+        self.app.save(self.app.current_account)
+        self.action_set_as_default.setEnabled(False)
+
     '''
     Refresh main window
     When the selected account changes, all the widgets
@@ -89,7 +96,9 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
         if self.app.current_account is None:
             self.menu_contacts.setEnabled(False)
             self.menu_actions.setEnabled(False)
+            self.action_set_as_default.setEnabled(False)
         else:
+            self.action_set_as_default.setEnabled(self.app.current_account.name != self.app.default_account)
             self.password_asker = PasswordAskerDialog(self.app.current_account)
             self.menu_contacts.setEnabled(True)
             self.menu_actions.setEnabled(True)