diff --git a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
--- a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
+++ b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
@@ -2112,6 +2112,7 @@
     'PhabricatorEditEngine' => 'applications/transactions/editengine/PhabricatorEditEngine.php',
     'PhabricatorEditEngineAPIMethod' => 'applications/transactions/editengine/PhabricatorEditEngineAPIMethod.php',
     'PhabricatorEditEngineConfiguration' => 'applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorEditEngineConfiguration.php',
+    'PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationDefaultsController' => 'applications/transactions/controller/PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationDefaultsController.php',
     'PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationEditController' => 'applications/transactions/controller/PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationEditController.php',
     'PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationEditEngine' => 'applications/transactions/editor/PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationEditEngine.php',
     'PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationEditor' => 'applications/transactions/editor/PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationEditor.php',
@@ -6205,6 +6206,7 @@
       'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionInterface',
       'PhabricatorPolicyInterface',
     ),
+    'PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationDefaultsController' => 'PhabricatorEditEngineController',
     'PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationEditController' => 'PhabricatorEditEngineController',
     'PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationEditEngine' => 'PhabricatorEditEngine',
     'PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationEditor' => 'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionEditor',
diff --git a/src/applications/transactions/application/PhabricatorTransactionsApplication.php b/src/applications/transactions/application/PhabricatorTransactionsApplication.php
--- a/src/applications/transactions/application/PhabricatorTransactionsApplication.php
+++ b/src/applications/transactions/application/PhabricatorTransactionsApplication.php
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
               'PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationSaveController',
             'reorder/(?P<key>[^/]+)/' =>
               'PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationReorderController',
+            'defaults/(?P<key>[^/]+)/' =>
+              'PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationDefaultsController',
           ),
         ),
       ),
diff --git a/src/applications/transactions/controller/PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationDefaultsController.php b/src/applications/transactions/controller/PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationDefaultsController.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/applications/transactions/controller/PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationDefaultsController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+<?php
+
+final class PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationDefaultsController
+  extends PhabricatorEditEngineController {
+
+  public function handleRequest(AphrontRequest $request) {
+    $engine_key = $request->getURIData('engineKey');
+    $this->setEngineKey($engine_key);
+
+    $key = $request->getURIData('key');
+    $viewer = $this->getViewer();
+
+    $config = id(new PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationQuery())
+      ->setViewer($viewer)
+      ->withEngineKeys(array($engine_key))
+      ->withIdentifiers(array($key))
+      ->requireCapabilities(
+        array(
+          PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_VIEW,
+          PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT,
+        ))
+      ->executeOne();
+    if (!$config) {
+      return id(new Aphront404Response());
+    }
+
+    $cancel_uri = "/transactions/editengine/{$engine_key}/view/{$key}/";
+
+    $engine = $config->getEngine();
+    $fields = $engine->getFieldsForConfig($config);
+
+    foreach ($fields as $key => $field) {
+      if (!$field->getIsDefaultable()) {
+        unset($fields[$key]);
+        continue;
+      }
+    }
+
+    foreach ($fields as $field) {
+      $field->setIsEditDefaults(true);
+    }
+
+    if ($request->isFormPost()) {
+      $xactions = array();
+
+      foreach ($fields as $field) {
+        $field->readValueFromSubmit($request);
+      }
+
+      $type = PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationTransaction::TYPE_DEFAULT;
+
+      $xactions = array();
+      foreach ($fields as $field) {
+        $new_value = $field->getValueForDefaults();
+        $xactions[] = id(new PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationTransaction())
+          ->setTransactionType($type)
+          ->setMetadataValue('field.key', $field->getKey())
+          ->setNewValue($new_value);
+      }
+
+      $editor = id(new PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationEditor())
+        ->setActor($viewer)
+        ->setContentSourceFromRequest($request)
+        ->setContinueOnMissingFields(true)
+        ->setContinueOnNoEffect(true);
+
+      $editor->applyTransactions($config, $xactions);
+
+      return id(new AphrontRedirectResponse())
+        ->setURI($cancel_uri);
+    }
+
+    $title = pht('Edit Form Defaults');
+
+    $form = id(new AphrontFormView())
+      ->setUser($viewer);
+
+    foreach ($fields as $field) {
+      $field->appendToForm($form);
+    }
+
+    $form
+      ->appendControl(
+        id(new AphrontFormSubmitControl())
+          ->setValue(pht('Save Defaults'))
+          ->addCancelButton($cancel_uri));
+
+    $info = id(new PHUIInfoView())
+      ->setSeverity(PHUIInfoView::SEVERITY_NOTICE)
+      ->setErrors(
+        array(
+          pht('You are editing the default values for this form.'),
+        ));
+
+
+    $box = id(new PHUIObjectBoxView())
+      ->setHeaderText($title)
+      ->setInfoView($info)
+      ->setForm($form);
+
+    $crumbs = $this->buildApplicationCrumbs();
+    $crumbs->addTextCrumb(pht('Form %d', $config->getID()), $cancel_uri);
+    $crumbs->addTextCrumb(pht('Edit Defaults'));
+
+    return $this->newPage()
+      ->setTitle($title)
+      ->setCrumbs($crumbs)
+      ->appendChild($box);
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/applications/transactions/controller/PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationViewController.php b/src/applications/transactions/controller/PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationViewController.php
--- a/src/applications/transactions/controller/PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationViewController.php
+++ b/src/applications/transactions/controller/PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationViewController.php
@@ -119,11 +119,21 @@
         ->setIcon('fa-th-list')
         ->setHref($use_uri));
 
+    $defaults_uri = "{$base_uri}/defaults/{$form_key}/";
+
+    $view->addAction(
+      id(new PhabricatorActionView())
+        ->setName(pht('Change Default Values'))
+        ->setIcon('fa-paint-brush')
+        ->setHref($defaults_uri)
+        ->setWorkflow(!$can_edit)
+        ->setDisabled(!$can_edit));
+
     $reorder_uri = "{$base_uri}/reorder/{$form_key}/";
 
     $view->addAction(
       id(new PhabricatorActionView())
-        ->setName(pht('Reorder Fields'))
+        ->setName(pht('Change Field Order'))
         ->setIcon('fa-sort-alpha-asc')
         ->setHref($reorder_uri)
         ->setWorkflow(true)
diff --git a/src/applications/transactions/editengine/PhabricatorEditEngine.php b/src/applications/transactions/editengine/PhabricatorEditEngine.php
--- a/src/applications/transactions/editengine/PhabricatorEditEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/transactions/editengine/PhabricatorEditEngine.php
@@ -62,8 +62,12 @@
     PhabricatorEditEngineConfiguration $config) {
 
     $object = $this->newEditableObject();
+
     $this->editEngineConfiguration = $config;
 
+    // This is mostly making sure that we fill in default values.
+    $this->setIsCreate(true);
+
     return $this->buildEditFields($object);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/applications/transactions/editfield/PhabricatorEditField.php b/src/applications/transactions/editfield/PhabricatorEditField.php
--- a/src/applications/transactions/editfield/PhabricatorEditField.php
+++ b/src/applications/transactions/editfield/PhabricatorEditField.php
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
   private $isLocked;
   private $isPreview;
   private $isReorderable = true;
+  private $isEditDefaults;
+  private $isDefaultable = true;
 
   public function setKey($key) {
     $this->key = $key;
@@ -98,6 +100,24 @@
     return $this->isReorderable;
   }
 
+  public function setIsEditDefaults($is_edit_defaults) {
+    $this->isEditDefaults = $is_edit_defaults;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getIsEditDefaults() {
+    return $this->isEditDefaults;
+  }
+
+  public function setIsDefaultable($is_defaultable) {
+    $this->isDefaultable = $is_defaultable;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getIsDefaultable() {
+    return $this->isDefaultable;
+  }
+
   protected function newControl() {
     throw new PhutilMethodNotImplementedException();
   }
@@ -116,10 +136,16 @@
       $control->setLabel($this->getLabel());
     }
 
-    if ($this->getIsLocked() || $this->getIsPreview()) {
-      $control->setDisabled(true);
+    if ($this->getIsPreview()) {
+      $disabled = true;
+    } else if ($this->getIsEditDefaults()) {
+      $disabled = false;
+    } else {
+      $disabled = $this->getIsLocked();
     }
 
+    $control->setDisabled($disabled);
+
     return $control;
   }
 
@@ -135,6 +161,19 @@
     return $this->getValue();
   }
 
+  public function getValueForDefaults() {
+    $value = $this->getValue();
+
+    // By default, just treat the empty string like `null` since they're
+    // equivalent for almost all fields and this reduces the number of
+    // meaningless transactions we generate when adjusting defaults.
+    if ($value === '') {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return $value;
+  }
+
   protected function getValue() {
     return $this->value;
   }
diff --git a/src/applications/transactions/editor/PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationEditor.php b/src/applications/transactions/editor/PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationEditor.php
--- a/src/applications/transactions/editor/PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationEditor.php
+++ b/src/applications/transactions/editor/PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationEditor.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     $types[] = PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationTransaction::TYPE_NAME;
     $types[] = PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationTransaction::TYPE_PREAMBLE;
     $types[] = PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationTransaction::TYPE_ORDER;
+    $types[] = PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationTransaction::TYPE_DEFAULT;
 
     return $types;
   }
@@ -63,6 +64,9 @@
         return $object->getPreamble();
       case PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationTransaction::TYPE_ORDER:
         return $object->getFieldOrder();
+      case PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationTransaction::TYPE_DEFAULT:
+        $field_key = $xaction->getMetadataValue('field.key');
+        return $object->getFieldDefault($field_key);
     }
   }
 
@@ -74,6 +78,7 @@
       case PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationTransaction::TYPE_NAME:
       case PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationTransaction::TYPE_PREAMBLE;
       case PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationTransaction::TYPE_ORDER:
+      case PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationTransaction::TYPE_DEFAULT:
         return $xaction->getNewValue();
     }
   }
@@ -92,6 +97,10 @@
       case PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationTransaction::TYPE_ORDER:
         $object->setFieldOrder($xaction->getNewValue());
         return;
+      case PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationTransaction::TYPE_DEFAULT:
+        $field_key = $xaction->getMetadataValue('field.key');
+        $object->setFieldDefault($field_key, $xaction->getNewValue());
+        return;
     }
 
     return parent::applyCustomInternalTransaction($object, $xaction);
@@ -105,6 +114,7 @@
       case PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationTransaction::TYPE_NAME:
       case PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationTransaction::TYPE_PREAMBLE;
       case PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationTransaction::TYPE_ORDER;
+      case PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationTransaction::TYPE_DEFAULT:
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorEditEngineConfiguration.php b/src/applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorEditEngineConfiguration.php
--- a/src/applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorEditEngineConfiguration.php
+++ b/src/applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorEditEngineConfiguration.php
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
         'config.preamble' => id(new PhabricatorInstructionsEditField())
           ->setKey('config.preamble')
           ->setIsReorderable(false)
+          ->setIsDefaultable(false)
           ->setValue($preamble),
       ) + $fields;
     }
@@ -175,6 +176,17 @@
     return $this->getProperty('order', array());
   }
 
+  public function getFieldDefault($key) {
+    $defaults = $this->getProperty('defaults', array());
+    return idx($defaults, $key);
+  }
+
+  public function setFieldDefault($key, $value) {
+    $defaults = $this->getProperty('defaults', array());
+    $defaults[$key] = $value;
+    return $this->setProperty('defaults', $defaults);
+  }
+
 
 /* -(  PhabricatorPolicyInterface  )----------------------------------------- */
 
diff --git a/src/applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationTransaction.php b/src/applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationTransaction.php
--- a/src/applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorEditEngineConfigurationTransaction.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   const TYPE_NAME = 'editengine.config.name';
   const TYPE_PREAMBLE = 'editengine.config.preamble';
   const TYPE_ORDER = 'editengine.config.order';
+  const TYPE_DEFAULT = 'editengine.config.default';
 
   public function getApplicationName() {
     return 'search';
@@ -19,4 +20,44 @@
     return null;
   }
 
+  public function getTitle() {
+    $author_phid = $this->getAuthorPHID();
+
+    $old = $this->getOldValue();
+    $new = $this->getNewValue();
+
+    $type = $this->getTransactionType();
+    switch ($type) {
+      case self::TYPE_NAME:
+        if (strlen($old)) {
+          return pht(
+            '%s renamed this form from "%s" to "%s".',
+            $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid),
+            $old,
+            $new);
+        } else {
+          return pht(
+            '%s named this form "%s".',
+            $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid),
+            $new);
+        }
+      case self::TYPE_PREAMBLE:
+        return pht(
+          '%s updated the preamble for this form.',
+            $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid));
+      case self::TYPE_ORDER:
+        return pht(
+          '%s reordered the fields in this form.',
+          $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid));
+      case self::TYPE_DEFAULT:
+        $key = $this->getMetadataValue('field.key');
+        return pht(
+          '%s changed the default value for field "%s".',
+          $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid),
+          $key);
+    }
+
+    return parent::getTitle();
+  }
+
 }