diff --git a/app/src/api.js b/app/src/api.js
index 3c8ab85e..a0e87203 100644
--- a/app/src/api.js
+++ b/app/src/api.js
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ export async function getSettings() {
             ignore_outdated_zims: content.ignore_outdated_zims,
             ignored_directories: content.ignored_directories,
             log_level: content.log_level,
+            map_default_location: content.map_default_location,
             map_destination: content.map_destination,
             nav_color: content.nav_color,
             media_directory: content.media_directory,
@@ -1568,6 +1569,17 @@ export async function updateMapPin(pinId, label, color) {
     }
 }
 
+export async function setMapDefaultLocation(lat, lon, zoom) {
+    try {
+        await updateConfig('wrolpi.yaml', {map_default_location: {lat, lon, zoom}});
+        toast({type: 'success', title: 'Default Location', description: 'Default map location saved', time: 3000});
+        return true;
+    } catch (e) {
+        toast({type: 'error', title: 'Map Error', description: 'Could not set default location', time: 5000});
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
 export async function clearCompletedDownloads() {
     const response = await apiPost(`${API_URI}/download/clear_completed`);
     if (!response.ok) {
diff --git a/app/src/components/MapViewer.js b/app/src/components/MapViewer.js
index 3b84b6bb..fac3910b 100644
--- a/app/src/components/MapViewer.js
+++ b/app/src/components/MapViewer.js
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import "maplibre-gl/dist/maplibre-gl.css";
 import {Protocol} from "pmtiles";
 import layers from "protomaps-themes-base";
 import mlcontour from "@acalcutt/maplibre-contour-pmtiles";
-import {addMapPin, deleteMapPin, getMapFiles, getMapPins} from "../api";
+import {addMapPin, deleteMapPin, getMapFiles, getMapPins, setMapDefaultLocation} from "../api";
 import {MAP_VIEWER_URI} from "./Vars";
 import {Checkbox, Icon, Segment} from "semantic-ui-react";
 import {Header} from "./Theme";
-import {ThemeContext} from "../contexts/contexts";
+import {SettingsContext, ThemeContext} from "../contexts/contexts";
 
 // Terrain DEM file prefix for hillshade and contours.
 const TERRAIN_PREFIX = "terrain-";
@@ -354,11 +354,20 @@ export default function MapViewer() {
     });
     const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = useSearchParams();
     const {theme} = useContext(ThemeContext);
+    const {settings, fetchSettings} = useContext(SettingsContext);
 
-    // Parse initial coordinates from URL.
-    const initialLat = parseFloat(searchParams.get("lat")) || 0;
-    const initialLon = parseFloat(searchParams.get("lon")) || 0;
-    const initialZoom = parseFloat(searchParams.get("z")) || 2;
+    // Use URL params if provided, otherwise fall back to saved default location, then 0,0,z2.
+    const hasUrlParams = searchParams.has("lat") || searchParams.has("lon") || searchParams.has("z");
+    const defaultLoc = settings?.map_default_location;
+    const initialLat = hasUrlParams
+        ? (parseFloat(searchParams.get("lat")) || 0)
+        : (parseFloat(defaultLoc?.lat) || 0);
+    const initialLon = hasUrlParams
+        ? (parseFloat(searchParams.get("lon")) || 0)
+        : (parseFloat(defaultLoc?.lon) || 0);
+    const initialZoom = hasUrlParams
+        ? (parseFloat(searchParams.get("z")) || 2)
+        : (parseFloat(defaultLoc?.zoom) || 2);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         if (!mapContainer.current) return;
@@ -705,6 +714,16 @@ export default function MapViewer() {
         setContextMenu(null);
     }, [contextMenu]);
 
+    const handleSetDefaultLocation = useCallback(async () => {
+        const map = mapRef.current;
+        if (!map) return;
+        const center = map.getCenter();
+        const zoom = map.getZoom();
+        await setMapDefaultLocation(center.lat, center.lng, zoom);
+        await fetchSettings();
+        setContextMenu(null);
+    }, [fetchSettings]);
+
     const handleSubmitPin = useCallback(async (label, color) => {
         if (!addingPin) return;
         const {lat, lon} = addingPin;
@@ -770,6 +789,14 @@ export default function MapViewer() {
             >
                 Add Pin Here
             </div>
+            <div
+                style={{padding: "8px 12px", cursor: "pointer", userSelect: "none"}}
+                onMouseEnter={e => e.target.style.background = "#f0f0f0"}
+                onMouseLeave={e => e.target.style.background = "transparent"}
+                onClick={handleSetDefaultLocation}
+            >
+                Set as Default View
+            </div>
         </div>}
         {addingPin && <AddPinDialog
             lat={addingPin.lat}
diff --git a/modules/map/test/test_api.py b/modules/map/test/test_api.py
index 423c0f4a..cd7e3e0c 100644
--- a/modules/map/test/test_api.py
+++ b/modules/map/test/test_api.py
@@ -128,3 +128,26 @@ async def test_subscribe_invalid_region(async_client, test_session, test_directo
     body = json.dumps({'name': 'Atlantis', 'region': 'atlantis'})
     request, response = await async_client.post('/api/map/subscribe', content=body)
     assert response.status_code == HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_map_default_location_empty(async_client, test_directory):
+    """Default location is null when not set."""
+    request, response = await async_client.get('/api/settings')
+    assert response.status_code == HTTPStatus.OK
+    assert response.json['map_default_location'] is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_set_and_get_map_default_location(async_client, test_directory):
+    """Setting a default map location persists and is returned in settings."""
+    body = json.dumps({'config': {'map_default_location': {'lat': 40.7, 'lon': -111.9, 'zoom': 10.5}}})
+    request, response = await async_client.post('/api/config?file_name=wrolpi.yaml', content=body)
+    assert response.status_code == HTTPStatus.NO_CONTENT
+
+    request, response = await async_client.get('/api/settings')
+    assert response.status_code == HTTPStatus.OK
+    loc = response.json['map_default_location']
+    assert loc['lat'] == 40.7
+    assert loc['lon'] == -111.9
+    assert loc['zoom'] == 10.5
diff --git a/wrolpi/common.py b/wrolpi/common.py
index 54a13364..66f10caf 100644
--- a/wrolpi/common.py
+++ b/wrolpi/common.py
@@ -801,6 +801,7 @@ class WROLPiConfigValidator:
     hotspot_ssid: str = None
     ignore_outdated_zims: bool = None
     log_level: str = None
+    map_default_location: dict = None
     map_destination: str = None
     nav_color: str = None
     require_cookies_unlocked: bool = None
@@ -979,6 +980,7 @@ class WROLPiConfig(ConfigFile):
         ignore_outdated_zims=False,
         ignored_directories=['config', 'tags'],
         log_level='info',
+        map_default_location=None,
         map_destination='map',
         nav_color='violet',
         require_cookies_unlocked=True,
@@ -1197,6 +1199,14 @@ class WROLPiConfig(ConfigFile):
     def archive_destination(self, value: str):
         self.update({'archive_destination': value})
 
+    @property
+    def map_default_location(self) -> dict:
+        return self._config.get('map_default_location')
+
+    @map_default_location.setter
+    def map_default_location(self, value: dict):
+        self.update({'map_default_location': value})
+
     @property
     def map_destination(self) -> str:
         return self._config['map_destination']
diff --git a/wrolpi/root_api.py b/wrolpi/root_api.py
index 3656d44d..e4c1e2a9 100644
--- a/wrolpi/root_api.py
+++ b/wrolpi/root_api.py
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ def get_settings(_: Request):
         'ignore_outdated_zims': wrolpi_config.ignore_outdated_zims,
         'ignored_directories': ignored_directories,
         'log_level': api_app.shared_ctx.log_level.value,
+        'map_default_location': wrolpi_config.map_default_location,
         'map_destination': wrolpi_config.map_destination,
         'nav_color': wrolpi_config.nav_color,
         'media_directory': str(get_media_directory()),  # Convert to string to avoid conversion to relative.