diff --git a/app/controllers/application.rb b/app/controllers/application.rb
index 86b546f4..497c2fa1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application.rb
@@ -130,14 +130,6 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     RedCloth.new(text).to_html
   end
   
-  def build_default_project_context_name_map(projects)
-    Hash[*projects.reject{ |p| p.default_context.nil? }.map{ |p| [p.name, p.default_context.name] }.flatten].to_json 
-  end
-  
-  def build_default_project_tags_map(projects)
-    Hash[*projects.reject{ |p| p.default_tags.nil? }.map{ |p| [p.name, p.default_tags] }.flatten].to_json 
-  end
-  
   # Here's the concept behind this "mobile content negotiation" hack: In
   # addition to the main, AJAXy Web UI, Tracks has a lightweight low-feature
   # 'mobile' version designed to be suitablef or use from a phone or PDA. It
diff --git a/app/controllers/contexts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/contexts_controller.rb
index 1c399935..cda24148 100644
--- a/app/controllers/contexts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/contexts_controller.rb
@@ -218,8 +218,6 @@ class ContextsController < ApplicationController
       @projects = current_user.projects
 
       @count = @not_done_todos.size
-      @default_project_context_name_map = build_default_project_context_name_map(@projects).to_json
-      @default_project_tags_map = build_default_project_tags_map(@projects).to_json
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index e6ead846..899c435d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
     @down_count = @count + @deferred.size 
     @next_project = current_user.projects.next_from(@project)
     @previous_project = current_user.projects.previous_from(@project)
-    @default_project_context_name_map = build_default_project_context_name_map(current_user.projects).to_json
-    @default_project_tags_map = build_default_project_tags_map(current_user.projects).to_json
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html
       format.m     &render_project_mobile
diff --git a/app/controllers/recurring_todos_controller.rb b/app/controllers/recurring_todos_controller.rb
index 2bf54576..be659b3a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/recurring_todos_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/recurring_todos_controller.rb
@@ -251,8 +251,6 @@ class RecurringTodosController < ApplicationController
     @xth_day = [['first',1],['second',2],['third',3],['fourth',4],['last',5]]    
     @projects = current_user.projects.find(:all, :include => [:default_context])
     @contexts = current_user.contexts.find(:all)
-    @default_project_context_name_map = build_default_project_context_name_map(@projects).to_json
-    @default_project_tags_map = build_default_project_tags_map(@projects).to_json
   end
   
   def get_recurring_todo_from_param
@@ -265,4 +263,4 @@ class RecurringTodosController < ApplicationController
     recurring_todos.each { |rt| rt.toggle_completion! if rt.todos.not_completed.count == 0}
   end
   
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/todos_controller.rb b/app/controllers/todos_controller.rb
index c472d40e..5b568af2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/todos_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/todos_controller.rb
@@ -358,8 +358,6 @@ class TodosController < ApplicationController
     @not_done_todos = current_user.deferred_todos
     @count = @not_done_todos.size
     @down_count = @count
-    @default_project_context_name_map = build_default_project_context_name_map(@projects).to_json
-    @default_project_tags_map = build_default_project_tags_map(@projects).to_json
     
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html
@@ -428,10 +426,7 @@ class TodosController < ApplicationController
     @down_count = @count 
 
     respond_to do |format|
-      format.html {
-        @default_project_context_name_map = build_default_project_context_name_map(@projects).to_json
-        @default_project_tags_map = build_default_project_tags_map(@projects).to_json
-      }
+      format.html
       format.m { 
         cookies[:mobile_url]= {:value => request.request_uri, :secure => SITE_CONFIG['secure_cookies']}
         render :action => "mobile_tag"         
@@ -465,8 +460,6 @@ class TodosController < ApplicationController
     @page_title = "TRACKS::Calendar"
 
     @projects = current_user.projects.find(:all)
-    @default_project_context_name_map = build_default_project_context_name_map(@projects).to_json
-    @default_project_tags_map = build_default_project_tags_map(@projects).to_json
   
     due_today_date = Time.zone.now
     due_this_week_date = Time.zone.now.end_of_week
@@ -751,9 +744,6 @@ class TodosController < ApplicationController
         end
       end
        
-      @default_project_context_name_map = build_default_project_context_name_map(@projects).to_json
-      @default_project_tags_map = build_default_project_tags_map(@projects).to_json
-       
       render
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb b/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
index 17faf97c..3f717405 100644
--- a/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
@@ -244,6 +244,16 @@ module TodosHelper
     # @contexts.empty?
     array_or_string_for_javascript( current_user.contexts.collect{|c| escape_javascript(c.name) } )
   end
+  
+  def default_contexts_for_autocomplete
+    projects = current_user.projects.find(:all, :conditions => ['default_context_id is not null'])
+    Hash[*projects.map{ |p| [p.name, p.default_context.name] }.flatten].to_json
+  end
+  
+  def default_tags_for_autocomplete
+    projects = current_user.projects.find(:all, :conditions => ['default_tags != ""'])
+    Hash[*projects.map{ |p| [p.name, p.default_tags] }.flatten].to_json
+  end
 
   def format_ical_notes(notes)
     split_notes = notes.split(/\n/)
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/standard.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/standard.html.erb
index eb68d1eb..50a91967 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/standard.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/standard.html.erb
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
     <script type="text/javascript">
       var contextNames = <%= context_names_for_autocomplete %>;
       var projectNames = <%= project_names_for_autocomplete %>;
+      var defaultContexts = <%= default_contexts_for_autocomplete %>;
+      var defaultTags = <%= default_tags_for_autocomplete %>;
     </script>
     <link rel="shortcut icon" href="<%= url_for(:controller => 'favicon.ico') %>" />
     <%= auto_discovery_link_tag(:rss, {:controller => "todos", :action => "index", :format => 'rss', :token => "#{current_user.token}"}, {:title => "RSS feed of next actions"}) %>
diff --git a/public/javascripts/application.js b/public/javascripts/application.js
index 9f1d94a3..79ee6f2c 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/application.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/application.js
@@ -240,11 +240,38 @@ function update_project_order(event, ui){
 
 /* Unobtrusive jQuery behavior */
 
+function project_defaults(){
+  if(defaultContexts[$(this).val()] !== undefined) {
+    context_name = $(this).parents('form').find('input[name=context_name]');
+    if(context_name.attr('edited') === undefined){
+      context_name.val(defaultContexts[$(this).val()]);
+    }
+  }
+  if(defaultTags[$(this).val()] !== undefined) {
+    tag_list = $(this).parents('form').find('input[name=tag_list]');
+    if(tag_list.attr('edited') === undefined){
+      tag_list.val(defaultTags[$(this).val()]);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 function enable_rich_interaction(){
   $('input.Date').datepicker();
   /* Autocomplete */
   $('input[name=context_name]').autocomplete(contextNames);
   $('input[name=project_name]').autocomplete(projectNames);
+
+  /* have to bind on keypress because of limitataions of live() */
+  $('input[name=project_name]').live('keypress', function(){
+      $(this).bind('blur', project_defaults);
+  });
+
+  $('input[name=context_name]').live('keypress', function(){
+      $(this).attr('edited', 'true');
+  });
+  $('input[name=tag_list]').live('keypress', function(){
+      $(this).attr('edited', 'true');
+  });
 }
 
 $(document).ready(function() {