diff --git a/js/app.js b/js/app.js
index 1162fdd..c945164 100755
--- a/js/app.js
+++ b/js/app.js
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ JamStash.service('globals', function (utils) {
         SaveTrackPosition: false,
         ForceFlash: false,
         Theme: "Default",
+        DefaultLibraryLayout: "grid",
         AutoPlay: false,
         LoopQueue: false,
         Repeat: false,
@@ -247,4 +248,4 @@ JamStash.service('notifications', function ($rootScope, globals) {
             notifications[notification].cancel();
         }
     }
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/js/controllers/library.js b/js/controllers/library.js
index 4e42114..59b4b3d 100644
--- a/js/controllers/library.js
+++ b/js/controllers/library.js
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ function SubsonicCtrl($scope, $rootScope, $location, $window, $routeParams, util
             $scope.sortSubsonicAlbums(newValue);
         }
     });
-    $scope.selectedLayout = 'grid';
+    $scope.selectedLayout = globals.settings.DefaultLibraryLayout;
+    //not sure how to just grab the layouts hash from the settings controller
     $scope.Layouts = [
         { id: "list", name: "List" },
         { id: "grid", name: "Grid" },
diff --git a/js/controllers/settings.js b/js/controllers/settings.js
index 8e1d046..2f7f184 100644
--- a/js/controllers/settings.js
+++ b/js/controllers/settings.js
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ function SettingsCtrl($scope, $routeParams, $location, utils, globals, json, not
     ];
     $scope.Protocols = ["json", "jsonp"];
     $scope.Themes = ["Default", "Dark"];
+    $scope.LibraryLayouts = [
+        { id: "list", name: "List" },
+        { id: "grid", name: "Grid" },
+    ];
+    $scope.DefaultLibraryLayout = 'grid';
     $scope.$watch('settings.HideAZ', function () {
         if (globals.settings.HideAZ) {
             $('#AZIndex').hide();
@@ -73,4 +78,4 @@ function SettingsCtrl($scope, $routeParams, $location, utils, globals, json, not
 
     /* Load on Startup */
     /* End Startup */
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/js/partials/settingsForm.html b/js/partials/settingsForm.html
index e49bf20..585184b 100644
--- a/js/partials/settingsForm.html
+++ b/js/partials/settingsForm.html
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
         <div class="clear"></div>
         <div class="inputwrap"><input type="checkbox" id="ScrollTitle" name="ScrollTitle" value="1" title="Scroll the Title Once" ng-model="settings.ScrollTitle"/></div>
         <label for="ScrollTitle">Scroll Title</label>
+        <div class="clear"></div>
+        <label for="DefaultLibraryLayout">Default Library Layout</label>
+        <div class="clear"></div>
+        <select id="DefaultLibraryLayout" name="DefaultLibraryLayout" class="" ng-model="settings.DefaultLibraryLayout" ng-options="o.id as o.name for o in LibraryLayouts" title="AJAX Request Library Layout"></select>
+        <div class="clear"></div>
         </fieldset>
         <div class="clear"></div>
         <fieldset id="HTML5">