diff --git a/app/models/project_query.rb b/app/models/project_query.rb
index 54c16d8e6..513c236fd 100644
--- a/app/models/project_query.rb
+++ b/app/models/project_query.rb
@@ -74,6 +74,17 @@ class ProjectQuery < Query
     @available_columns
   end
 
+  def display_type
+    options[:display_type] || Setting.project_list_display_type || self.available_display_types.first
+  end
+
+  def display_type=(type)
+    unless type || self.available_display_types.include?(type)
+      type = Setting.project_list_display_type || self.available_display_types.first
+    end
+    options[:display_type] = type
+  end
+
   def available_display_types
     ['board', 'list']
   end
diff --git a/app/views/settings/_projects.html.erb b/app/views/settings/_projects.html.erb
index 230e2803e..635f3b11b 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/_projects.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/settings/_projects.html.erb
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
 <fieldset class="box">
   <legend><%= l(:setting_project_list_defaults) %></legend>
   <% query = ProjectQuery.new(Setting.project_list_defaults) %>
+  <p>
+    <label><%= l(:setting_project_list_display_type) %></label>
+    <% query.available_display_types.each do |t| %>
+      <%= radio_button_tag('settings[project_list_display_type]', t, Setting.project_list_display_type == t, :id => "setting_project_list_display_type_#{t}") %>
+      <%= content_tag('label', l(:"label_display_type_#{t}"), :for => "settings_project_list_display_type_#{t}", :class => "inline") %>
+    <% end %>
+  </p>
   <%= render_query_columns_selection(query,
         :name => 'settings[project_list_defaults][column_names]') %>
 </fieldset>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 3f0fd2d77..b8915bcfb 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ en:
   setting_timelog_max_hours_per_day: Maximum hours that can be logged per day and user
   setting_timelog_accept_future_dates: Accept time logs on future dates
   setting_show_status_changes_in_mail_subject: Show status changes in issue mail notifications subject
+  setting_project_list_display_type: Display results as
   setting_project_list_defaults: Projects list defaults
 
   permission_add_project: Create project
diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index b5fc64747..b96031bed 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ time_entry_list_defaults:
     - hours
     totalable_names:
     - hours
+project_list_display_type:
+  default: board
 project_list_defaults:
   serialized: true
   default:
diff --git a/test/unit/project_query_test.rb b/test/unit/project_query_test.rb
index a680fb699..d441c24d6 100644
--- a/test/unit/project_query_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/project_query_test.rb
@@ -60,4 +60,13 @@ class ProjectQueryTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     query = ProjectQuery.new
     assert_include :cf_3, query.available_columns.map(&:name)
   end
+
+  def test_display_type_default_should_equal_with_setting_project_list_display_type
+    ProjectQuery.new.available_display_types.each do |t|
+      with_settings :project_list_display_type => t do
+        q = ProjectQuery.new
+        assert_equal t, q.display_type
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end