diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 2607e9bff..1555c2eb1 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -193,6 +193,10 @@ TTS = $(TRANSLATIONS)
 # Values = imperial, metric 
 UNITS = METRIC
 
+# Default Tx Mode
+# Values = NO / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
+DEFAULT_MODE = NO
+
 # EEPROM_PROGRESS_BAR
 # Values = YES, NO
 EEPROM_PROGRESS_BAR = NO
@@ -681,6 +685,10 @@ ifeq ($(UNITS), IMPERIAL)
   CPPDEFS += -DIMPERIAL_UNITS
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(DEFAULT_MODE), NO)
+  CPPDEFS += -DDEFAULT_MODE=$(DEFAULT_MODE)
+endif
+
 # If POTS are used for fields modification
 ifeq ($(NAVIGATION), POT1)
   CPPDEFS += -DNAVIGATION_POT1
diff --git a/src/opentx.cpp b/src/opentx.cpp
index 2050becac..3f6ee47be 100644
--- a/src/opentx.cpp
+++ b/src/opentx.cpp
@@ -372,6 +372,14 @@ void generalDefault()
   g_eeGeneral.vBatWarn = 90;
 #endif
 
+#if defined(DEFAULT_MODE)
+  g_eeGeneral.stickMode = DEFAULT_MODE-1;
+#endif
+
+#if defined(PCBTARANIS)
+  g_eeGeneral.templateSetup = 17; /* TAER */
+#endif
+
 #if !defined(CPUM64)
   g_eeGeneral.backlightMode = e_backlight_mode_both;
   g_eeGeneral.lightAutoOff = 2;