diff --git a/src/Model/Event.php b/src/Model/Event.php
index 28e325dbae..4e7a6a8610 100644
--- a/src/Model/Event.php
+++ b/src/Model/Event.php
@@ -413,9 +413,11 @@ class Event
 	{
 		// First day of the week (0 = Sunday).
 		$firstDay    = DI::pConfig()->get(DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId(), 'calendar', 'first_day_of_week') ?? 0;
+		$defaultView = DI::pConfig()->get(DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId(), 'calendar', 'defaultView') ?? 'month';
 
 		return [
 			'firstDay'    => $firstDay,
+			'defaultView' => $defaultView,
 			'allday'      => DI::l10n()->t('all-day'),
 
 			'Sun' => DI::l10n()->t('Sun'),
diff --git a/src/Module/Settings/Display.php b/src/Module/Settings/Display.php
index a263d2992a..c1885182d3 100644
--- a/src/Module/Settings/Display.php
+++ b/src/Module/Settings/Display.php
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class Display extends BaseSettings
 		$mobile_theme           = !empty($_POST['mobile_theme'])           ? trim($_POST['mobile_theme'])         : '';
 		$enable_smile           = !empty($_POST['enable_smile'])           ? intval($_POST['enable_smile'])       : 0;
 		$first_day_of_week      = !empty($_POST['first_day_of_week'])      ? intval($_POST['first_day_of_week'])  : 0;
+		$calendar_default_view  = !empty($_POST['calendar_default_view'])  ? trim($_POST['calendar_default_view']): 'month';
 		$infinite_scroll        = !empty($_POST['infinite_scroll'])        ? intval($_POST['infinite_scroll'])    : 0;
 		$no_auto_update         = !empty($_POST['no_auto_update'])         ? intval($_POST['no_auto_update'])     : 0;
 		$enable_smart_threading = !empty($_POST['enable_smart_threading']) ? intval($_POST['enable_smart_threading']) : 0;
@@ -96,6 +97,8 @@ class Display extends BaseSettings
 		DI::pConfig()->set(DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId(), 'system', 'preview_mode'            , $preview_mode);
 
 		DI::pConfig()->set(DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId(), 'calendar', 'first_day_of_week'     , $first_day_of_week);
+		DI::pConfig()->set(DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId(), 'calendar', 'default_view'           , $calendar_default_view);
+
 		if (in_array($theme, Theme::getAllowedList())) {
 			if ($theme == $user['theme']) {
 				// call theme_post only if theme has not been changed
@@ -199,6 +202,14 @@ class Display extends BaseSettings
 			BBCode::PREVIEW_LARGE    => DI::l10n()->t('Large Image'),
 		];
 
+		$calendar_default_view = DI::pConfig()->get(DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId(), 'calendar', 'default_view', 'month');
+		$calendarViews = [
+			'month'      => DI::l10n()->t('month'),
+			'agendaWeek' => DI::l10n()->t('week'),
+			'agendaDay'  => DI::l10n()->t('day'),
+			'listMonth'  => DI::l10n()->t('list')
+		];
+
 		$theme_config = '';
 		if ($themeconfigfile = Theme::getConfigFile($theme_selected)) {
 			require_once $themeconfigfile;
@@ -235,7 +246,8 @@ class Display extends BaseSettings
 			'$stay_local'               => ['stay_local'              , DI::l10n()->t('Stay local'), $stay_local, DI::l10n()->t("Don't go to a remote system when following a contact link.")],
 			'$preview_mode'             => ['preview_mode'            , DI::l10n()->t('Link preview mode'), $preview_mode, 'Appearance of the link preview that is added to each post with a link.', $preview_modes, false],
 
-			'$first_day_of_week' => ['first_day_of_week', DI::l10n()->t('Beginning of week:'), $first_day_of_week, '', $weekdays, false],
+			'$first_day_of_week'     => ['first_day_of_week'    , DI::l10n()->t('Beginning of week:')    , $first_day_of_week    , '', $weekdays     , false],
+			'$calendar_default_view' => ['calendar_default_view', DI::l10n()->t('Default calendar view:'), $calendar_default_view, '', $calendarViews, false],
 		]);
 
 		return $o;
diff --git a/view/templates/calendar/calendar_head.tpl b/view/templates/calendar/calendar_head.tpl
index 73b0d5e7bd..b5bf8f6fec 100644
--- a/view/templates/calendar/calendar_head.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/calendar/calendar_head.tpl
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 	$(document).ready(function() {
 		$('#events-calendar').fullCalendar({
+			defaultView: '{{$i18n.defaultView|escape:'quotes'}}',
 			firstDay: '{{$i18n.firstDay|escape:'quotes'}}',
 			monthNames: [
 				'{{$i18n.January|escape:'quotes'}}',
diff --git a/view/templates/settings/display.tpl b/view/templates/settings/display.tpl
index 7e3efc9201..e7488b1242 100644
--- a/view/templates/settings/display.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/settings/display.tpl
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 	<h2>{{$calendar_title}}</h2>
 	{{include file="field_select.tpl" field=$first_day_of_week}}
+	{{include file="field_select.tpl" field=$calendar_default_view}}
 
 	<div class="settings-submit-wrapper">
 		<input type="submit" name="submit" class="settings-submit" value="{{$submit}}"/>
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/js/mod_events.js b/view/theme/frio/js/mod_events.js
index 3e3c6f422d..191742e3bd 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/js/mod_events.js
+++ b/view/theme/frio/js/mod_events.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
 				});
 			}
 		},
-		defaultView: "month",
+		defaultView: aStr.defaultView,
 		aspectRatio: 1,
 		eventRender: function (event, element, view) {
 			switch (view.name) {
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/calendar/calendar_head.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/calendar/calendar_head.tpl
index 15f3fbcc2c..481da5f724 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/calendar/calendar_head.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/calendar/calendar_head.tpl
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 	aStr.dtendLabel = '{{$i18n.dtend_label|escape:'quotes'}}';
 	aStr.locationLabel = '{{$i18n.location_label|escape:'quotes'}}';
 
+	aStr.defaultView = '{{$i18n.defaultView|escape:'quotes'}}';
 	var calendar_api = '{{$calendar_api}}';
 	var event_api = '{{$event_api}}';
 
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/display.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/display.tpl
index 530a40a969..19a22eb070 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/display.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/display.tpl
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
 				<div id="calendar-settings-content" class="panel-collapse collapse{{if !$theme && !$mobile_theme && !$theme_config}} in{{/if}}" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="calendar-settings">
 					<div class="panel-body">
 						{{include file="field_select.tpl" field=$first_day_of_week}}
+						{{include file="field_select.tpl" field=$calendar_default_view}}
 					</div>
 					<div class="panel-footer">
 						<button type="submit" name="submit" class="btn btn-primary" value="{{$submit}}">{{$submit}}</button>