diff --git a/admin.go b/admin.go
index 99e1672..fe19ad5 100644
--- a/admin.go
+++ b/admin.go
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ func handleAdminUpdateConfig(apper Apper, u *User, w http.ResponseWriter, r *htt
 	if apper.App().cfg.App.UserInvites == "none" {
 		apper.App().cfg.App.UserInvites = ""
 	}
+	apper.App().cfg.App.DefaultVisibility = r.FormValue("default_visibility")
 
 	m := "?cm=Configuration+saved."
 	err = apper.SaveConfig(apper.App().cfg)
diff --git a/templates/user/admin.tmpl b/templates/user/admin.tmpl
index 90b5d70..3cb81be 100644
--- a/templates/user/admin.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/admin.tmpl
@@ -95,6 +95,14 @@ p.docs {
 					<option value="admin" {{if eq .Config.UserInvites "admin"}}selected="selected"{{end}}>Admins</option>
 				</select>
 			</dd>
+			<dt{{if .Config.SingleUser}} class="invisible"{{end}}><label for="default_visibility">Default blog visibility</label></dt>
+			<dd{{if .Config.SingleUser}} class="invisible"{{end}}>
+				<select name="default_visibility" id="default_visibility">
+					<option value="unlisted" {{if eq .Config.DefaultVisibility "unlisted"}}selected="selected"{{end}}>Unlisted</option>
+					<option value="public" {{if eq .Config.DefaultVisibility "public"}}selected="selected"{{end}}>Public</option>
+					<option value="private" {{if eq .Config.DefaultVisibility "private"}}selected="selected"{{end}}>Private</option>
+				</select>
+			</dd>
 		</dl>
 		<input type="submit" value="Save Configuration" />
 	</div>