diff --git a/app/AlbumDefaultGroupPermission.php b/app/AlbumDefaultGroupPermission.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7e02ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/AlbumDefaultGroupPermission.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class AlbumDefaultGroupPermission extends Model
+{
+}
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diff --git a/app/AlbumDefaultUserPermission.php b/app/AlbumDefaultUserPermission.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4236037
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/AlbumDefaultUserPermission.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class AlbumDefaultUserPermission extends Model
+{
+}
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diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AlbumController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AlbumController.php
index 21791d7..bf91fbc 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AlbumController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AlbumController.php
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers\Admin;
 
 use App\Album;
+use App\AlbumDefaultGroupPermission;
+use App\AlbumDefaultUserPermission;
 use App\AlbumRedirect;
 use App\Facade\Theme;
 use App\Facade\UserConfig;
@@ -83,6 +85,41 @@ class AlbumController extends Controller
         ]);
     }
 
+    public function defaultPermissions()
+    {
+        $this->authorizeAccessToAdminPanel('admin:manage-albums');
+
+        $addNewGroups = [];
+        $existingGroups = [];
+        foreach (Group::orderBy('name')->get() as $group)
+        {
+            if (AlbumDefaultGroupPermission::where('group_id', $group->id)->count() == 0)
+            {
+                $addNewGroups[] = $group;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                $existingGroups[] = $group;
+            }
+        }
+
+        $existingUsers = [];
+        foreach (User::orderBy('name')->get() as $user)
+        {
+            if (AlbumDefaultUserPermission::where('user_id', $user->id)->count() > 0)
+            {
+                $existingUsers[] = $user;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return Theme::render('admin.album_default_permissions', [
+            'add_new_groups' => $addNewGroups,
+            'all_permissions' => Permission::where('section', 'album')->get(),
+            'existing_groups' => $existingGroups,
+            'existing_users' => $existingUsers
+        ]);
+    }
+
     public function delete($id)
     {
         $this->authorizeAccessToAdminPanel('admin:manage-albums');
diff --git a/database/migrations/2018_09_23_100536_create_album_default_group_permissions_table.php b/database/migrations/2018_09_23_100536_create_album_default_group_permissions_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d881618
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2018_09_23_100536_create_album_default_group_permissions_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+
+class CreateAlbumDefaultGroupPermissionsTable extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::create('album_default_group_permissions', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->unsignedInteger('group_id');
+            $table->unsignedInteger('permission_id');
+
+            $table->foreign('group_id')
+                ->references('id')->on('groups')
+                ->onDelete('cascade');
+            $table->foreign('permission_id')
+                ->references('id')->on('permissions')
+                ->onDelete('no action');
+
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('album_default_group_permissions');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/database/migrations/2018_09_23_100542_create_album_default_user_permissions_table.php b/database/migrations/2018_09_23_100542_create_album_default_user_permissions_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cf4b42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2018_09_23_100542_create_album_default_user_permissions_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+
+class CreateAlbumDefaultUserPermissionsTable extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::create('album_default_user_permissions', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->unsignedInteger('user_id');
+            $table->unsignedInteger('permission_id');
+
+            $table->foreign('user_id')
+                ->references('id')->on('users')
+                ->onDelete('cascade');
+            $table->foreign('permission_id')
+                ->references('id')->on('permissions')
+                ->onDelete('no action');
+
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('album_default_user_permissions');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/database/migrations/2018_09_23_100608_create_album_default_anonymous_permissions_table.php b/database/migrations/2018_09_23_100608_create_album_default_anonymous_permissions_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d1b51a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2018_09_23_100608_create_album_default_anonymous_permissions_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+
+class CreateAlbumDefaultAnonymousPermissionsTable extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::create('album_default_anonymous_permissions', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->unsignedInteger('permission_id');
+
+            $table->foreign('permission_id')
+                ->references('id')->on('permissions')
+                ->onDelete('no action');
+
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('album_default_anonymous_permissions');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/admin.php b/resources/lang/en/admin.php
index 8775ccc..a696646 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/admin.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/admin.php
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ return [
     'create_user_title' => 'Create a user account',
     'danger_zone_heading' => 'Danger zone',
     'danger_zone_intro' => 'The options below WILL cause data loss - please be careful!',
+    'default_album_permissions' => [
+        'intro' => 'An album can inherit its security permissions from its parent album. Top-level albums, however, do not have a parent album, so they can be set to inherit the default permissions you set here.',
+        'intro_2' => 'When you create a new album, if you choose not to inherit its permissions, the permissions you set here will be copied into tbe new album as a starting point.',
+        'title' => 'Default Album Permissions'
+    ],
     'default_storage_legend' => 'Default storage location for new albums.',
     'delete_album' => 'Delete album :name',
     'delete_album_confirm' => 'Are you sure you want to permanently delete this album and all its contents?',
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/navigation.php b/resources/lang/en/navigation.php
index ff51105..9156324 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/navigation.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/navigation.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ return [
         'create_group' => 'Create group',
         'create_storage' => 'Create storage',
         'create_user' => 'Create user',
+        'default_album_permissions' => 'Default album permissions',
         'delete_album' => 'Delete album',
         'delete_group' => 'Delete group',
         'delete_label' => 'Delete label',
diff --git a/resources/views/themes/base/admin/album_default_permissions.blade.php b/resources/views/themes/base/admin/album_default_permissions.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0905c7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/themes/base/admin/album_default_permissions.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+@extends(Theme::viewName('layout'))
+@section('title', 'Gallery Admin')
+
+@section('breadcrumb')
+    <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('home') }}"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-home"></i></a></li>
+    <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('admin') }}">@lang('navigation.breadcrumb.admin')</a></li>
+    <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('admin.settings') }}">@lang('navigation.breadcrumb.settings')</a></li>
+    <li class="breadcrumb-item active">@lang('navigation.breadcrumb.default_album_permissions')</li>
+@endsection
+
+@section('content')
+    <div class="container">
+        <div class="row">
+            <div class="col">
+                <h1>@lang('admin.default_album_permissions.title')</h1>
+                <div class="alert alert-info mb-4">
+                    <p><i class="fa fa-fw fa-info"></i>@lang('admin.default_album_permissions.intro')</p>
+                    <p class="mb-0">@lang('admin.default_album_permissions.intro_2')</p>
+                </div>
+
+                <form action="{{ route('albums.set_default_group_permissions') }}" method="post">
+                    {{ csrf_field() }}
+
+                    @if (count($existing_groups) > 0)
+                        <div id="groups-accordion" role="tablist" aria-multiselectable="true">
+                            @foreach ($existing_groups as $group)
+                                @include(Theme::viewName('partials.album_permissions'), [
+                                    'key_id' => 'group_' . $group->id,
+                                    'object_id' => $group->id,
+                                    'title' => $group->name,
+                                    'callback' => [$album, 'doesGroupHavePermission'],
+                                    'callback_object' => $group,
+                                    'parent_id' => 'groups-accordion'
+                                ])
+                            @endforeach
+                        </div>
+                    @endif
+
+                    <div class="row mt-3">
+                        <div class="col-md-4">
+                            <select class="form-control" name="group_id" style="margin-bottom: 2px;"@if (count($add_new_groups) == 0) disabled="disabled"@endif>
+                                @foreach ($add_new_groups as $group)
+                                    <option value="{{ $group->id }}">{{ $group->name }}</option>
+                                @endforeach
+                            </select>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="col-md-2">
+                            <button type="submit" name="action" value="add_group" class="btn btn-primary">Assign Permissions</button>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="col-md-6 text-right">
+                            <button type="submit" name="action" value="update_group_permissions" class="btn btn-success">
+                                <i class="fa fa-fw fa-check"></i> @lang('forms.save_action')
+                            </button>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </form>
+                <hr/>
+
+                <h5 style="font-weight: bold;">@lang('admin.security_users_heading')</h5>
+
+                <form action="{{ route('albums.set_default_user_permissions') }}" method="post">
+                    {{ csrf_field() }}
+
+                    <div id="users-accordion" role="tablist" aria-multiselectable="true">
+                        {{-- Anonymous users --}}
+                        @include(Theme::viewName('partials.album_permissions'), [
+                            'key_id' => 'anonymous',
+                            'object_id' => 'anonymous',
+                            'title' => trans('admin.anonymous_users'),
+                            'callback' => [$album, 'doesUserHavePermission'],
+                            'callback_object' => null,
+                            'parent_id' => 'users-accordion'
+                        ])
+
+                        @foreach ($existing_users as $user)
+                            @include(Theme::viewName('partials.album_permissions'), [
+                                'key_id' => 'user_' . $user->id,
+                                'object_id' => $user->id,
+                                'title' => $user->name,
+                                'callback' => [$album, 'doesUserHavePermission'],
+                                'callback_object' => $user,
+                                'parent_id' => 'users-accordion'
+                            ])
+                        @endforeach
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div class="row mt-3">
+                        <div class="col-md-4">
+                            <input class="form-control" name="user_name" id="user-search-textbox" size="20" style="margin-bottom: 2px;" />
+                            <input type="hidden" name="user_id" id="user-id-field" />
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="col-md-2">
+                            <button type="submit" name="action" value="add_user" class="btn btn-primary">Assign Permissions</button>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="col-md-6 text-right">
+                            <button type="submit" name="action" value="update_user_permissions" class="btn btn-success">
+                                <i class="fa fa-fw fa-check"></i> @lang('forms.save_action')
+                            </button>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </form>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+@endsection
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diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index b1470c9..9715c63 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ Route::group(['prefix' => 'admin'], function () {
     Route::post('statistics/save', 'Admin\StatisticsController@save')->name('admin.statistics.save');
 
     // Album management
+    Route::get('albums/default-permissions', 'Admin\AlbumController@defaultPermissions')->name('albums.defaultPermissions');
+    Route::post('albums/set-default-group-permissions', 'Admin\AlbumController@setDefaultGroupPermissions')->name('albums.set_default_group_permissions');
+    Route::post('albums/set-default-user-permissions', 'Admin\AlbumController@setDefaultUserPermissions')->name('albums.set_default_user_permissions');
     Route::get('albums/{id}/analyse/{queue_token}', 'Admin\AlbumController@analyse')->name('albums.analyse');
     Route::get('albums/{id}/delete', 'Admin\AlbumController@delete')->name('albums.delete');
     Route::get('/albums/{id}/metadata', 'Admin\AlbumController@metadata')->name('albums.metadata');