diff --git a/src/EditTableDialog.cpp b/src/EditTableDialog.cpp
index d0acc726..ef11223d 100644
--- a/src/EditTableDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/EditTableDialog.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "EditTableDialog.h"
+#include "PreferencesDialog.h"
 #include "ui_EditTableDialog.h"
 #include "sqlitetablemodel.h"
 #include "sqlitedb.h"
@@ -453,6 +454,14 @@ void EditTableDialog::addField()
     typeBox->setProperty("column", tbitem->text(kName));
     typeBox->setEditable(true);
     typeBox->addItems(sqlb::Field::Datatypes);
+
+    int defaultFieldTypeIndex = PreferencesDialog::getSettingsValue("db", "defaultfieldtype").toInt();
+
+    if (defaultFieldTypeIndex < sqlb::Field::Datatypes.count())
+    {
+        typeBox->setCurrentIndex(defaultFieldTypeIndex);
+    }
+
     ui->treeWidget->setItemWidget(tbitem, kType, typeBox);
     connect(typeBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(updateTypes()));
     //connect(typeBox, SIGNAL(editTextChanged(QString)), this, SLOT(updateTypes()));
diff --git a/src/PreferencesDialog.cpp b/src/PreferencesDialog.cpp
index ae956e4d..9db63685 100644
--- a/src/PreferencesDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/PreferencesDialog.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ void PreferencesDialog::loadSettings()
     ui->spinPrefetchSize->setValue(getSettingsValue("db", "prefetchsize").toInt());
     ui->editDatabaseDefaultSqlText->setText(getSettingsValue("db", "defaultsqltext").toString());
 
+    ui->defaultFieldTypeComboBox->addItems(sqlb::Field::Datatypes);
+
+    int defaultFieldTypeIndex = getSettingsValue("db", "defaultfieldtype").toInt();
+
+    if (defaultFieldTypeIndex < sqlb::Field::Datatypes.count())
+    {
+        ui->defaultFieldTypeComboBox->setCurrentIndex(defaultFieldTypeIndex);
+    }
+
     ui->comboDataBrowserFont->setCurrentIndex(ui->comboEditorFont->findText(getSettingsValue("databrowser", "font").toString()));
     ui->spinDataBrowserFontSize->setValue(getSettingsValue("databrowser", "fontsize").toInt());
     loadColorSetting(ui->fr_null_fg, "null_fg");
@@ -115,6 +124,8 @@ void PreferencesDialog::saveSettings()
     setSettingsValue("db", "prefetchsize", ui->spinPrefetchSize->value());
     setSettingsValue("db", "defaultsqltext", ui->editDatabaseDefaultSqlText->text());
 
+    setSettingsValue("db", "defaultfieldtype", ui->defaultFieldTypeComboBox->currentIndex());
+
     setSettingsValue("checkversion", "enabled", ui->checkUpdates->isChecked());
 
     setSettingsValue("databrowser", "font", ui->comboDataBrowserFont->currentText());
diff --git a/src/PreferencesDialog.ui b/src/PreferencesDialog.ui
index 35c471a3..f390328e 100644
--- a/src/PreferencesDialog.ui
+++ b/src/PreferencesDialog.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>590</width>
-    <height>532</height>
+    <height>555</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="4" column="1">
+       <item row="5" column="1">
         <widget class="QPushButton" name="buttonDatabaseAdvanced">
          <property name="text">
           <string>Advanced</string>
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="6" column="1">
+       <item row="7" column="1">
         <widget class="SqlTextEdit" name="editDatabaseDefaultSqlText">
          <property name="minimumSize">
           <size>
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="6" column="0">
+       <item row="7" column="0">
         <widget class="QLabel" name="labelDatabaseDefaultSqlText">
          <property name="text">
           <string>SQL to execute after opening database</string>
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="7" column="1">
+       <item row="8" column="1">
         <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
          <property name="orientation">
           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
@@ -285,6 +285,16 @@
          </property>
         </spacer>
        </item>
+       <item row="4" column="1">
+        <widget class="QComboBox" name="defaultFieldTypeComboBox"/>
+       </item>
+       <item row="4" column="0">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="defaultFieldTypeLabel">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Default field type</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
       </layout>
      </widget>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_5">