diff --git a/lam/lib/modules.inc b/lam/lib/modules.inc
index eb2a03a4..2efd4d82 100644
--- a/lam/lib/modules.inc
+++ b/lam/lib/modules.inc
@@ -971,6 +971,11 @@ class accountContainer {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		if ($profileLoaded) {
+			$profileName = $_POST['accountContainerSelectLoadProfile'];
+			$result[] = array('INFO', _('Profile "%s" loaded.'), '<div class="hidden lam-dialog-msg" id="lam-make-default-profile-dlg">' . _('Setting saved') . '</div>' .
+				'<a href="#" id="lam-make-default-profile" data-name="%s" data-typeid="%s" data-ok="%s">' . _('Click here to make this your default profile.') . '</a>', array($profileName, $profileName, $this->get_type()->getId(), _('Ok')));
+		}
 		// update titles
 		$this->titleBarTitle = $typeObject->getTitleBarTitle($this);
 		$this->titleBarSubtitle = $typeObject->getTitleBarSubtitle($this);
@@ -1714,7 +1719,16 @@ class accountContainer {
 		$this->initModules();
 		// sort module buttons
 		$this->sortModules();
-		$profile = \LAM\PROFILES\loadAccountProfile('default', $this->type->getId());
+		$profileName = 'default';
+		$profileCookieKey = 'defaultProfile_' . $this->get_type()->getId();
+		if (!empty($_COOKIE[$profileCookieKey])) {
+			$cookieProfileName = $_COOKIE[$profileCookieKey];
+			if (\LAM\PROFILES\profileExists($profileName, $this->get_type()->getId())) {
+				$profileName = $cookieProfileName;
+				$this->lastLoadedProfile = $cookieProfileName;
+			}
+		}
+		$profile = \LAM\PROFILES\loadAccountProfile($profileName, $this->type->getId());
 		// pass profile to each module
 		$modules = array_keys($this->module);
 		foreach ($modules as $module) $this->module[$module]->load_profile($profile);
diff --git a/lam/lib/profiles.inc b/lam/lib/profiles.inc
index 45f4d521..16681471 100644
--- a/lam/lib/profiles.inc
+++ b/lam/lib/profiles.inc
@@ -64,6 +64,20 @@ function getAccountProfiles($typeId, $profile = null) {
 	return $ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns if the given profile exists.
+ *
+ * @param string name profile name
+ * @param string $typeId type id
+ * @return bool exists
+ */
+function profileExists($name, $typeId) {
+	if (!isValidProfileName($name) || !preg_match("/^[a-z0-9_]+$/i", $typeId) || ($typeId == null)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	$file = substr(__FILE__, 0, strlen(__FILE__) - 17) . "/config/profiles/"  . $_SESSION['config']->getName() . '/' . $name . "." . $typeId;
+	return is_file($file);
+}
 
 /**
 * Loads an profile of the given account type
diff --git a/lam/style/500_layout.css b/lam/style/500_layout.css
index 91df2dee..1930854b 100644
--- a/lam/style/500_layout.css
+++ b/lam/style/500_layout.css
@@ -763,6 +763,10 @@ div.dialog-page {
 	float: left;
 }
 
+div.lam-dialog-msg {
+	margin: 10px;
+}
+
 /* mobile */
 @media only screen and (max-width: 40.0625em) {
 
diff --git a/lam/templates/lib/500_lam.js b/lam/templates/lib/500_lam.js
index 2cef5f9e..e724b241 100644
--- a/lam/templates/lib/500_lam.js
+++ b/lam/templates/lib/500_lam.js
@@ -791,7 +791,43 @@ window.lam.form.autoTrim = function() {
 	});
 };
 
+window.lam.dialog = window.lam.dialog || {};
+
+window.lam.dialog.showMessage = function(title, okText, divId) {
+    var buttonList = {};
+    buttonList[okText] = function() { jQuery(this).dialog("close"); };
+    jQuery('#' + divId).dialog({
+		modal: true,
+		title: title,
+		dialogClass: 'defaultBackground',
+		buttons: buttonList,
+		width: 'auto'
+	});
+};
+
+window.lam.account = window.lam.account || {};
+
+/**
+ * Adds a listener on the link to set default profile.
+ */
+window.lam.account.addDefaultProfileListener = function() {
+	var defaultProfileLink = jQuery('#lam-make-default-profile');
+	if (defaultProfileLink) {
+		defaultProfileLink.click(function() {
+			var link = $(this);
+			var typeId = link.data('typeid');
+			var name = link.data('name');
+			var okText = link.data('ok');
+			var date = new Date();
+	        date.setTime(date.getTime() + (365*24*60*60*1000));
+	        document.cookie = 'defaultProfile_' + typeId + '=' + name + '; expires=' + date.toUTCString();
+	        window.lam.dialog.showMessage(null, okText, 'lam-make-default-profile-dlg');
+		});
+	}
+};
+
 jQuery(document).ready(function() {
 	window.lam.gui.equalHeight();
 	window.lam.form.autoTrim();
+	window.lam.account.addDefaultProfileListener();
 });