diff --git a/src/App.scss b/src/App.scss
index 9f7ef860..3b8b3224 100644
--- a/src/App.scss
+++ b/src/App.scss
@@ -441,3 +441,23 @@ nav {
   text-align: right;
   padding-right: 20px;
 }
+
+.visibility-tray {
+  font-size: 1.2em;
+  padding: 3px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+
+  .selected {
+    color: $fallback--lightFg;
+    color: var(--lightFg, $fallback--lightFg);
+  }
+}
+
+.visibility-notice {
+  padding: .5em;
+  border: 1px solid $fallback--faint;
+  border: 1px solid var(--faint, $fallback--faint);
+  border-radius: $fallback--inputRadius;
+  border-radius: var(--inputRadius, $fallback--inputRadius);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
index 61f2ac0a..ff3bb906 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const PostStatusForm = {
       newStatus: {
         status: statusText,
         files: [],
-        visibility: this.messageScope || 'public'
+        visibility: this.messageScope || this.$store.state.users.currentUser.default_scope
       },
       caret: 0
     }
diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
index ce078fe1..2b84758b 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
@@ -101,25 +101,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-.post-status-form .visibility-tray {
-  font-size: 1.2em;
-  padding: 3px;
-  cursor: pointer;
-
-  .selected {
-    color: $fallback--lightFg;
-    color: var(--lightFg, $fallback--lightFg);
-  }
-}
-
-.visibility-notice {
-  padding: .5em;
-  border: 1px solid $fallback--faint;
-  border: 1px solid var(--faint, $fallback--faint);
-  border-radius: $fallback--inputRadius;
-  border-radius: var(--inputRadius, $fallback--inputRadius);
-}
-
 .post-status-form, .login {
   .form-bottom {
     display: flex;
diff --git a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
index 443e63dd..f046885e 100644
--- a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
+++ b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const UserSettings = {
       newname: this.$store.state.users.currentUser.name,
       newbio: this.$store.state.users.currentUser.description,
       newlocked: this.$store.state.users.currentUser.locked,
+      newdefaultScope: this.$store.state.users.currentUser.default_scope,
       followList: null,
       followImportError: false,
       followsImported: false,
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@ const UserSettings = {
       deleteAccountError: false,
       changePasswordInputs: [ '', '', '' ],
       changedPassword: false,
-      changePasswordError: false
+      changePasswordError: false,
+      activeTab: 'profile'
     }
   },
   components: {
@@ -29,6 +31,17 @@ const UserSettings = {
     },
     pleromaBackend () {
       return this.$store.state.config.pleromaBackend
+    },
+    scopeOptionsEnabled () {
+      return this.$store.state.config.scopeOptionsEnabled
+    },
+    vis () {
+      return {
+        public: { selected: this.newdefaultScope === 'public' },
+        unlisted: { selected: this.newdefaultScope === 'unlisted' },
+        private: { selected: this.newdefaultScope === 'private' },
+        direct: { selected: this.newdefaultScope === 'direct' }
+      }
     }
   },
   methods: {
@@ -36,12 +49,18 @@ const UserSettings = {
       const name = this.newname
       const description = this.newbio
       const locked = this.newlocked
-      this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.updateProfile({params: {name, description, locked}}).then((user) => {
+      /* eslint-disable camelcase */
+      const default_scope = this.newdefaultScope
+      this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.updateProfile({params: {name, description, locked, default_scope}}).then((user) => {
         if (!user.error) {
           this.$store.commit('addNewUsers', [user])
           this.$store.commit('setCurrentUser', user)
         }
       })
+      /* eslint-enable camelcase */
+    },
+    changeVis (visibility) {
+      this.newdefaultScope = visibility
     },
     uploadFile (slot, e) {
       const file = e.target.files[0]
@@ -217,6 +236,9 @@ const UserSettings = {
             this.changePasswordError = res.error
           }
         })
+    },
+    activateTab (tabName) {
+      this.activeTab = tabName
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue
index 881b0fa1..c3ca1dbd 100644
--- a/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_settings/user_settings.vue
@@ -4,19 +4,33 @@
       {{$t('settings.user_settings')}}
     </div>
     <div class="panel-body profile-edit">
-      <div class="setting-item">
+      <div class="tab-switcher">
+        <button class="btn btn-default" @click="activateTab('profile')">{{$t('settings.profile_tab')}}</button>
+        <button class="btn btn-default" @click="activateTab('security')">{{$t('settings.security_tab')}}</button>
+        <button class="btn btn-default" @click="activateTab('data_import_export')" v-if="pleromaBackend">{{$t('settings.data_import_export_tab')}}</button>
+      </div>
+      <div class="setting-item" v-if="activeTab == 'profile'">
         <h2>{{$t('settings.name_bio')}}</h2>
         <p>{{$t('settings.name')}}</p>
         <input class='name-changer' id='username' v-model="newname"></input>
         <p>{{$t('settings.bio')}}</p>
         <textarea class="bio" v-model="newbio"></textarea>
-        <div class="setting-item">
+        <p>
           <input type="checkbox" v-model="newlocked" id="account-locked">
           <label for="account-locked">{{$t('settings.lock_account_description')}}</label>
+        </p>
+        <div v-if="scopeOptionsEnabled">
+          <label for="default-vis">{{$t('settings.default_vis')}}</label>
+          <div id="default-vis" class="visibility-tray">
+             <i v-on:click="changeVis('direct')" class="icon-mail-alt" :class="vis.direct"></i>
+             <i v-on:click="changeVis('private')" class="icon-lock" :class="vis.private"></i>
+             <i v-on:click="changeVis('unlisted')" class="icon-lock-open-alt" :class="vis.unlisted"></i>
+             <i v-on:click="changeVis('public')" class="icon-globe" :class="vis.public"></i>
+          </div>
         </div>
         <button :disabled='newname.length <= 0' class="btn btn-default" @click="updateProfile">{{$t('general.submit')}}</button>
       </div>
-      <div class="setting-item">
+      <div class="setting-item" v-if="activeTab == 'profile'">
         <h2>{{$t('settings.avatar')}}</h2>
         <p>{{$t('settings.current_avatar')}}</p>
         <img :src="user.profile_image_url_original" class="old-avatar"></img>
@@ -29,7 +43,7 @@
         <i class="icon-spin4 animate-spin" v-if="uploading[0]"></i>
         <button class="btn btn-default" v-else-if="previews[0]" @click="submitAvatar">{{$t('general.submit')}}</button>
       </div>
-      <div class="setting-item">
+      <div class="setting-item" v-if="activeTab == 'profile'">
         <h2>{{$t('settings.profile_banner')}}</h2>
         <p>{{$t('settings.current_profile_banner')}}</p>
         <img :src="user.cover_photo" class="banner"></img>
@@ -42,7 +56,7 @@
         <i class=" icon-spin4 animate-spin uploading" v-if="uploading[1]"></i>
         <button class="btn btn-default" v-else-if="previews[1]" @click="submitBanner">{{$t('general.submit')}}</button>
       </div>
-      <div class="setting-item">
+      <div class="setting-item" v-if="activeTab == 'profile'">
         <h2>{{$t('settings.profile_background')}}</h2>
         <p>{{$t('settings.set_new_profile_background')}}</p>
         <img class="bg" v-bind:src="previews[2]" v-if="previews[2]">
@@ -53,7 +67,7 @@
         <i class=" icon-spin4 animate-spin uploading" v-if="uploading[2]"></i>
         <button class="btn btn-default" v-else-if="previews[2]" @click="submitBg">{{$t('general.submit')}}</button>
       </div>
-      <div class="setting-item">
+      <div class="setting-item" v-if="activeTab == 'security'">
         <h2>{{$t('settings.change_password')}}</h2>
         <div>
           <p>{{$t('settings.current_password')}}</p>
@@ -72,7 +86,7 @@
         <p v-else-if="changePasswordError !== false">{{$t('settings.change_password_error')}}</p>
         <p v-if="changePasswordError">{{changePasswordError}}</p>
       </div>
-      <div class="setting-item" v-if="pleromaBackend">
+      <div class="setting-item" v-if="pleromaBackend && activeTab == 'data_import_export'">
         <h2>{{$t('settings.follow_import')}}</h2>
         <p>{{$t('settings.import_followers_from_a_csv_file')}}</p>
         <form v-model="followImportForm">
@@ -89,15 +103,15 @@
           <p>{{$t('settings.follow_import_error')}}</p>
         </div>
       </div>
-      <div class="setting-item" v-if="enableFollowsExport">
+      <div class="setting-item" v-if="enableFollowsExport && activeTab == 'data_import_export'">
         <h2>{{$t('settings.follow_export')}}</h2>
         <button class="btn btn-default" @click="exportFollows">{{$t('settings.follow_export_button')}}</button>
       </div>
-      <div class="setting-item" v-else>
+      <div class="setting-item" v-else-if="activeTab == 'data_import_export'">
         <h2>{{$t('settings.follow_export_processing')}}</h2>
       </div>
       <hr>
-      <div class="setting-item">
+      <div class="setting-item" v-if="activeTab == 'security'">
         <h2>{{$t('settings.delete_account')}}</h2>
         <p v-if="!deletingAccount">{{$t('settings.delete_account_description')}}</p>
         <div v-if="deletingAccount">
@@ -137,4 +151,13 @@
     margin: 0.25em;
   }
 }
+
+.tab-switcher {
+  margin: 7px 7px;
+  display: inline-block;
+
+  button {
+    height: 30px;
+  }
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages.js b/src/i18n/messages.js
index 3c11af8c..99382364 100644
--- a/src/i18n/messages.js
+++ b/src/i18n/messages.js
@@ -336,7 +336,11 @@ const en = {
     changed_password: 'Password changed successfully!',
     change_password_error: 'There was an issue changing your password.',
     lock_account_description: 'Restrict your account to approved followers only',
-    limited_availability: 'Unavailable in your browser'
+    limited_availability: 'Unavailable in your browser',
+    default_vis: 'Default visibility scope',
+    profile_tab: 'Profile',
+    security_tab: 'Security',
+    data_import_export_tab: 'Data Import / Export'
   },
   notifications: {
     notifications: 'Notifications',