diff --git a/src/plugins/imageviewer/imageview.cpp b/src/plugins/imageviewer/imageview.cpp
index 984ad0fd793..3f670d9e5cd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/imageviewer/imageview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/imageviewer/imageview.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <utils/fileutils.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
+#include <utils/qtcsettings.h>
 
 #include <QClipboard>
 #include <QDir>
@@ -34,6 +35,11 @@
 #include <QSvgRenderer>
 #endif
 
+const char kSettingsGroup[] = "ImageViewer";
+const char kSettingsBackground[] = "ShowBackground";
+const char kSettingsOutline[] = "ShowOutline";
+const char kSettingsFitToScreen[] = "FitToScreen";
+
 namespace ImageViewer {
 namespace Constants {
     const qreal DEFAULT_SCALE_FACTOR = 1.2;
@@ -105,7 +111,7 @@ void ImageView::createScene()
     m_backgroundItem = new QGraphicsRectItem(m_imageItem->boundingRect());
     m_backgroundItem->setBrush(Qt::white);
     m_backgroundItem->setPen(Qt::NoPen);
-    m_backgroundItem->setVisible(m_showBackground);
+    m_backgroundItem->setVisible(m_settings.showBackground);
     m_backgroundItem->setZValue(-1);
 
     // outline
@@ -114,7 +120,7 @@ void ImageView::createScene()
     outline.setCosmetic(true);
     m_outlineItem->setPen(outline);
     m_outlineItem->setBrush(Qt::NoBrush);
-    m_outlineItem->setVisible(m_showOutline);
+    m_outlineItem->setVisible(m_settings.showOutline);
     m_outlineItem->setZValue(1);
 
     QGraphicsScene *s = scene();
@@ -242,14 +248,14 @@ void ImageView::copyDataUrl()
 
 void ImageView::setViewBackground(bool enable)
 {
-    m_showBackground = enable;
+    m_settings.showBackground = enable;
     if (m_backgroundItem)
         m_backgroundItem->setVisible(enable);
 }
 
 void ImageView::setViewOutline(bool enable)
 {
-    m_showOutline = enable;
+    m_settings.showOutline = enable;
     if (m_outlineItem)
         m_outlineItem->setVisible(enable);
 }
@@ -276,7 +282,7 @@ void ImageView::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent *event)
 void ImageView::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event)
 {
     QGraphicsView::resizeEvent(event);
-    if (m_fitToScreen)
+    if (m_settings.fitToScreen)
         doFitToScreen();
 }
 
@@ -305,12 +311,39 @@ void ImageView::resetToOriginalSize()
 
 void ImageView::setFitToScreen(bool fit)
 {
-    if (fit == m_fitToScreen)
+    if (fit == m_settings.fitToScreen)
         return;
-    m_fitToScreen = fit;
-    if (m_fitToScreen)
+    m_settings.fitToScreen = fit;
+    if (m_settings.fitToScreen)
         doFitToScreen();
-    emit fitToScreenChanged(m_fitToScreen);
+    emit fitToScreenChanged(m_settings.fitToScreen);
+}
+
+void ImageView::readSettings(Utils::QtcSettings *settings)
+{
+    const Settings def;
+    settings->beginGroup(kSettingsGroup);
+    m_settings.showBackground = settings->value(kSettingsBackground, def.showBackground).toBool();
+    m_settings.showOutline = settings->value(kSettingsOutline, def.showOutline).toBool();
+    m_settings.fitToScreen = settings->value(kSettingsFitToScreen, def.fitToScreen).toBool();
+    settings->endGroup();
+}
+
+void ImageView::writeSettings(Utils::QtcSettings *settings) const
+{
+    const Settings def;
+    settings->beginGroup(kSettingsGroup);
+    settings->setValueWithDefault(kSettingsBackground,
+                                  m_settings.showBackground,
+                                  def.showBackground);
+    settings->setValueWithDefault(kSettingsOutline, m_settings.showOutline, def.showOutline);
+    settings->setValueWithDefault(kSettingsFitToScreen, m_settings.fitToScreen, def.fitToScreen);
+    settings->endGroup();
+}
+
+ImageView::Settings ImageView::settings() const
+{
+    return m_settings;
 }
 
 void ImageView::doFitToScreen()
diff --git a/src/plugins/imageviewer/imageview.h b/src/plugins/imageviewer/imageview.h
index 8420305629c..e5980887b44 100644
--- a/src/plugins/imageviewer/imageview.h
+++ b/src/plugins/imageviewer/imageview.h
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 
 QT_FORWARD_DECLARE_CLASS(QImage)
 
+namespace Utils {
+class QtcSettings;
+}
+
 namespace ImageViewer::Internal {
 
 class ImageViewerFile;
@@ -22,6 +26,13 @@ class ImageView : public QGraphicsView
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
+    struct Settings
+    {
+        bool showBackground = false;
+        bool showOutline = true;
+        bool fitToScreen = false;
+    };
+
     ImageView(ImageViewerFile *file);
     ~ImageView() override;
 
@@ -38,6 +49,10 @@ public:
     void resetToOriginalSize();
     void setFitToScreen(bool fit);
 
+    void readSettings(Utils::QtcSettings *settings);
+    void writeSettings(Utils::QtcSettings *settings) const;
+    Settings settings() const;
+
 signals:
     void scaleFactorChanged(qreal factor);
     void imageSizeChanged(const QSize &size);
@@ -61,9 +76,7 @@ private:
     QGraphicsItem *m_imageItem = nullptr;
     QGraphicsRectItem *m_backgroundItem = nullptr;
     QGraphicsRectItem *m_outlineItem = nullptr;
-    bool m_showBackground = false;
-    bool m_showOutline = true;
-    bool m_fitToScreen = false;
+    Settings m_settings;
 };
 
 } // ImageViewer::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/imageviewer/imageviewer.cpp b/src/plugins/imageviewer/imageviewer.cpp
index a3ecd5de5f7..a448f2fe478 100644
--- a/src/plugins/imageviewer/imageviewer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/imageviewer/imageviewer.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ ImageViewer::ImageViewer(const QSharedPointer<ImageViewerFile> &document)
 void ImageViewer::ctor()
 {
     d->imageView = new ImageView(d->file.data());
+    d->imageView->readSettings(ICore::settings());
+    const ImageView::Settings settings = d->imageView->settings();
 
     setContext(Core::Context(Constants::IMAGEVIEWER_ID));
     setWidget(d->imageView);
@@ -112,12 +114,13 @@ void ImageViewer::ctor()
     d->toolButtonPlayPause = new CommandButton;
 
     d->toolButtonBackground->setCheckable(true);
-    d->toolButtonBackground->setChecked(false);
+    d->toolButtonBackground->setChecked(settings.showBackground);
 
     d->toolButtonOutline->setCheckable(true);
-    d->toolButtonOutline->setChecked(true);
+    d->toolButtonOutline->setChecked(settings.showOutline);
 
     d->toolButtonFitToScreen->setCheckable(true);
+    d->toolButtonFitToScreen->setChecked(settings.fitToScreen);
 
     d->toolButtonZoomIn->setAutoRepeat(true);
 
@@ -153,6 +156,12 @@ void ImageViewer::ctor()
     // (photograph has outline - piece of paper)
     updateButtonIconByTheme(d->toolButtonOutline, QLatin1String("emblem-photos"));
 
+    auto setAsDefaultButton = new QToolButton;
+    auto setAsDefault = new QAction(Tr::tr("Set as Default"), setAsDefaultButton);
+    setAsDefault->setToolTip(Tr::tr("Use the current settings for background, outline, and fitting "
+                                    "to screen as the default for new image viewers."));
+    setAsDefaultButton->setDefaultAction(setAsDefault);
+
     d->toolButtonExportImage->setCommandId(Constants::ACTION_EXPORT_IMAGE);
     d->toolButtonMultiExportImages->setCommandId(Constants::ACTION_EXPORT_MULTI_IMAGES);
     d->toolButtonCopyDataUrl->setCommandId(Constants::ACTION_COPY_DATA_URL);
@@ -173,9 +182,12 @@ void ImageViewer::ctor()
     horizontalLayout->addWidget(d->toolButtonExportImage);
     horizontalLayout->addWidget(d->toolButtonMultiExportImages);
     horizontalLayout->addWidget(d->toolButtonCopyDataUrl);
+    horizontalLayout->addWidget(new StyledSeparator);
     horizontalLayout->addWidget(d->toolButtonBackground);
     horizontalLayout->addWidget(d->toolButtonOutline);
     horizontalLayout->addWidget(d->toolButtonFitToScreen);
+    horizontalLayout->addWidget(setAsDefaultButton);
+    horizontalLayout->addWidget(new StyledSeparator);
     horizontalLayout->addWidget(d->toolButtonOriginalSize);
     horizontalLayout->addWidget(d->toolButtonZoomIn);
     horizontalLayout->addWidget(d->toolButtonZoomOut);
@@ -231,6 +243,9 @@ void ImageViewer::ctor()
             this, &ImageViewer::updatePauseAction);
     connect(d->imageView, &ImageView::scaleFactorChanged,
             this, &ImageViewer::scaleFactorUpdate);
+    connect(setAsDefault, &QAction::triggered, d->imageView, [this] {
+        d->imageView->writeSettings(ICore::settings());
+    });
 }
 
 ImageViewer::~ImageViewer()