diff --git a/core/dashboard/app_config.php b/core/dashboard/app_config.php
index cd99cac09d..3c2492e90a 100644
--- a/core/dashboard/app_config.php
+++ b/core/dashboard/app_config.php
@@ -115,4 +115,22 @@
 		$apps[$x]['db'][$y]['fields'][$z]['description']['en-us'] = 'Enter the group uuid.';
 		$z++;
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+	//default settings
+		$y=0;
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_uuid'] = "8e44f758-e2ec-41e0-aa81-464fefb3bdb3";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_category'] = "dashboard";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_subcategory'] = "chart_text_size";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_name'] = "text";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_value'] = "30";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_enabled'] = "true";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_description'] = "";
+		$y++;
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_uuid'] = "6e797ac7-31bc-497c-88e3-c41fc12e7e45";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_category'] = "dashboard";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_subcategory'] = "chart_text_color";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_name'] = "text";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_value'] = "#444444";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_enabled'] = "true";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_description'] = "";
+
+?>