diff --git a/app/extensions/extension_edit.php b/app/extensions/extension_edit.php
index 500521eddb..88689708b9 100644
--- a/app/extensions/extension_edit.php
+++ b/app/extensions/extension_edit.php
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@
 											$array["voicemails"][$i]["voicemail_enabled"] = $voicemail_enabled;
 											$array["voicemails"][$i]["voicemail_description"] = $description;
 											$array["voicemails"][$i]["voicemail_tutorial"] = $voicemail_tutorial;
+											$array["voicemails"][$i]["voicemail_transcription_enabled"] = $_SESSION['voicemail']['transcription_enabled_default']['boolean'] ?: false;
 									}
 							}
 
diff --git a/app/voicemails/app_config.php b/app/voicemails/app_config.php
index c357ce090a..10359a1f86 100644
--- a/app/voicemails/app_config.php
+++ b/app/voicemails/app_config.php
@@ -296,6 +296,15 @@
 		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_value'] = "true";
 		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_enabled'] = "true";
 		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_description'] = "Voicemail enabled default value.";
+		$y++;
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_uuid'] = "3f74cd0b-7f2e-4504-ac02-8755e0364a1e";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_category'] = "voicemail";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_subcategory'] = "transcription_enabled_default";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_name'] = "boolean";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_value'] = "true";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_enabled'] = "true";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_description'] = "Transcription enabled default value.";
+		
 
 	//schema details
 		$y=0;
diff --git a/app/voicemails/voicemail_edit.php b/app/voicemails/voicemail_edit.php
index 8da0561eb7..aa6e20fa1b 100644
--- a/app/voicemails/voicemail_edit.php
+++ b/app/voicemails/voicemail_edit.php
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@
 				//get a new voicemail_uuid
 					if ($action == "add" && permission_exists('voicemail_add')) {
 						$voicemail_uuid = uuid();
+						//If adding a mailbox, set the default transcribe behavior
+						$voicemail_transcription_enabled = $_SESSION['voicemail']['transcription_enabled_default']['boolean'];
 					}
 
 				//add common array fields
@@ -305,7 +307,7 @@
 //set defaults
 	if (strlen($voicemail_local_after_email) == 0) { $voicemail_local_after_email = "true"; }
 	if (strlen($voicemail_enabled) == 0) { $voicemail_enabled = "true"; }
-	if (strlen($voicemail_transcription_enabled) == 0) { $voicemail_transcription_enabled = "false"; }	
+	if (strlen($voicemail_transcription_enabled) == 0) { $voicemail_transcription_enabled = $_SESSION['voicemail']['transcription_enabled_default']['boolean'] ?: "false"; }	
 	if (strlen($voicemail_tutorial) == 0) { $voicemail_tutorial = "false"; }
 
 //get the greetings list