diff --git a/app/controllers/todos_controller.rb b/app/controllers/todos_controller.rb
index 12b2dbd4..8442763f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/todos_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/todos_controller.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class TodosController < ApplicationController
     @source_view = params['_source_view'] || 'todo'
     p = TodoCreateParamsHelper.new(params, prefs)        
     p.parse_dates() unless mobile?
+    tag_list = p.tag_list
     
     @todo = current_user.todos.build(p.attributes)
     
@@ -56,6 +57,11 @@ class TodosController < ApplicationController
       project = current_user.projects.find_or_create_by_name(p.project_name)
       @new_project_created = project.new_record_before_save?
       @todo.project_id = project.id
+      if tag_list.blank?
+        tag_list = project.default_tags unless project.default_tags.blank?
+      else
+        tag_list += ','+project.default_tags unless project.default_tags.blank?
+      end
     end
     
     if p.context_specified_by_name?
@@ -67,8 +73,8 @@ class TodosController < ApplicationController
 
     @todo.update_state_from_project
     @saved = @todo.save
-    unless (@saved == false) || p.tag_list.blank?
-      @todo.tag_with(p.tag_list)
+    unless (@saved == false) || tag_list.blank?
+      @todo.tag_with(tag_list)
       @todo.tags.reload
     end
     
diff --git a/app/views/projects/_project_form.rhtml b/app/views/projects/_project_form.rhtml
index 8aab07b9..10aa601a 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/_project_form.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/projects/_project_form.rhtml
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
   <%= render :partial => 'default_context_autocomplete' %>
   <br/>
 
+  <label for="project[default_tags]">Default Tags</label><br/>
+  <%= text_field_tag("project[default_tags]", project.default_tags, {:tabindex=>2,:size=> 25}) %>
+  <br/>
+
   <input type="hidden" name="wants_render" value="true" />
   <div class="submit_box">
     <div class="widgets" id="<%= dom_id(project, 'widgets') %>">
diff --git a/app/views/projects/index.html.erb b/app/views/projects/index.html.erb
index e8c7ec54..a694b5ed 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/projects/index.html.erb
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
             <br />
           <% end -%>
           
+          <label for="default_tags">Default Tags (optional):</label><br />
+          <%= text_field_tag("project[default_tags]", @project.default_tags, :tabindex => 4) %>
+          <br />
+
           <br/>
   
           <div class="submit_box">
diff --git a/app/views/projects/show.html.erb b/app/views/projects/show.html.erb
index a4abee09..121f2e5e 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/projects/show.html.erb
@@ -57,20 +57,41 @@
         <h2>Default Context</h2>
         <div>
             <% form_remote_tag( :url => project_path(@project), :method => :put,
-                                :html=> { :id => 'set-default-context-action',
-                                          :name => 'default_context',
-                                          :class => 'inline-form' }) do -%>
-              <%= hidden_field_tag("update_default_context", true) %>
-              <%= text_field_tag("project[default_context_name]",
-                                 @project.default_context.name,
-                                 { :tabindex => 9,:size => 25 }) %>
-              <%= submit_tag "Set Default Context for this Project", { :tabindex => 10 } %>
-              <%= render :partial => 'default_context_autocomplete' %>
-            <% end -%>
+            :html=> { :id => 'set-default-context-action',
+                :name => 'default_context',
+                :class => 'inline-form' }) do -%>
+                <%= hidden_field_tag("update_default_context", true) %>
+                <%= text_field_tag("project[default_context_name]",
+                @project.default_context.name,
+                { :tabindex => 9,:size => 25 }) %>
+                <%= submit_tag "Set Default Context for this Project", { :tabindex => 10 } %>
+                <%= render :partial => 'default_context_autocomplete' %>
+                <% end -%>
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>
-</div><!-- [end:display_box] -->
+
+<div class="container">
+    <div id="default_tags">
+        <h2>Default Tags</h2>
+        <div>
+            <% form_remote_tag( :url => project_path(@project), :method => :put,
+            :html=> { :id => 'set-default-tags-action',
+                :name => 'default_tags',
+                :class => 'inline-form' }) do -%>
+                <%= hidden_field_tag("update_default_tags", true) %>
+                <%= text_field_tag("project[default_tags]",
+                @project.default_tags,
+                { :tabindex => 11,:size => 25 }) %>
+                <%= submit_tag "Set Default Tags for this Project", { :tabindex => 12 } %>
+                <% end -%>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+
+</div>
 
 <div id="input_box">
   <%= render :partial => "shared/add_new_item_form" %>
diff --git a/db/migrate/20090301154745_add_default_tags_to_project.rb b/db/migrate/20090301154745_add_default_tags_to_project.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..378edbd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20090301154745_add_default_tags_to_project.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class AddDefaultTagsToProject < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def self.up
+    add_column :projects, :default_tags, :string
+  end
+
+  def self.down
+    remove_column :projects, :default_tags
+  end
+end
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/standard.css b/public/stylesheets/standard.css
index 8ad037b7..fbc7ded0 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/standard.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/standard.css
@@ -480,6 +480,9 @@ div#project_status > div {
 div#default_context > div{
     padding:10px;
 }
+div#default_tags > div{
+    padding:10px;
+}
 a.footer_link {color: #cc3334; font-style: normal;}
 a.footer_link:hover {color: #fff; background-color: #cc3334 !important;}
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/projects_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/projects_controller_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98e77093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/controllers/projects_controller_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper'
+
+describe ProjectsController do
+  it "should save default tags" do
+    project = Project.new
+
+    projects = mock(:project_list, :build => project,
+      :active => mock(:meh, :count => 0), :size => 0)
+
+    user = mock_model(User, :projects => projects, :prefs => {},
+      :contexts => mock(:context_list, :find => []))
+    controller.stub!(:current_user).and_return(user)
+    controller.stub!(:login_required).and_return(true)
+    controller.stub!(:set_time_zone).and_return(true)
+    controller.stub!(:mobile?).and_return(true)
+
+    get 'create', :project => {:name => "fooproject", :default_tags => "a,b"}
+
+    project.default_tags.should == 'a,b'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/todos_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/todos_controller_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ef2c590
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/controllers/todos_controller_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper'
+
+describe TodosController do
+  it "should add project's default tags to todos" do
+    p = mock_model(Project, :new_record_before_save? => false)
+    p.should_receive(:default_tags).twice.and_return('abcd,efgh')
+    todo = mock_model(Todo, :save => true, :update_state_from_project => nil,
+      :tags => mock(:tag_list, :reload => nil))
+    todo.stub!(:project_id=)
+    todo.should_receive(:tag_with).with('abcd,efgh')
+    projects = mock(:project_list, :find_or_create_by_name => p, :find => [p])
+    todos = mock(:todo_list, :build => todo)
+
+    user = mock_model(User, :todos => todos, :projects => projects, :prefs => {},
+      :contexts => mock(:context_list, :find => []))
+    controller.stub!(:current_user).and_return(user)
+    controller.stub!(:login_required).and_return(true)
+    controller.stub!(:set_time_zone).and_return(true)
+    controller.stub!(:mobile?).and_return(true)
+    get 'create', :project_name => "zzzz", :tag_list => '', :todo => {}
+  end
+
+  it "should append project's default tags to todos" do
+    p = mock_model(Project, :new_record_before_save? => false)
+    p.should_receive(:default_tags).twice.and_return('abcd,efgh')
+    todo = mock_model(Todo, :save => true, :update_state_from_project => nil,
+      :tags => mock(:tag_list, :reload => nil))
+    todo.stub!(:project_id=)
+    todo.should_receive(:tag_with).with('111,222,abcd,efgh')
+    projects = mock(:project_list, :find_or_create_by_name => p, :find => [p])
+    todos = mock(:todo_list, :build => todo)
+
+    user = mock_model(User, :todos => todos, :projects => projects, :prefs => {},
+      :contexts => mock(:context_list, :find => []))
+    controller.stub!(:current_user).and_return(user)
+    controller.stub!(:login_required).and_return(true)
+    controller.stub!(:set_time_zone).and_return(true)
+    controller.stub!(:mobile?).and_return(true)
+    get 'create', :project_name => "zzzz", :tag_list => '111,222', :todo => {}
+  end
+end