diff --git a/OpenRA.FileFormats/Manifest.cs b/OpenRA.FileFormats/Manifest.cs
index 54c46ea58e..363357e333 100644
--- a/OpenRA.FileFormats/Manifest.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.FileFormats/Manifest.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.FileFormats
 
 		public readonly Dictionary<string, string> Packages;
 		public readonly MiniYaml LoadScreen;
+		public readonly MiniYaml LobbyDefaults;
 		public readonly Dictionary<string, Pair<string,int>> Fonts;
 		public readonly int TileSize = 24;
 
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.FileFormats
 			PackageContents = YamlList(yaml, "PackageContents");
 
 			LoadScreen = yaml["LoadScreen"];
+			LobbyDefaults = yaml["LobbyDefaults"];
 			Fonts = yaml["Fonts"].NodesDict.ToDictionary(x => x.Key,
 				x => Pair.New(x.Value.NodesDict["Font"].Value,
 					int.Parse(x.Value.NodesDict["Size"].Value)));
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs
index 6592c0835c..591e4ade0a 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 			lobbyInfo.GlobalSettings.Map = settings.Map;
 			lobbyInfo.GlobalSettings.ServerName = settings.Name;
 			lobbyInfo.GlobalSettings.Dedicated = settings.Dedicated;
+			FieldLoader.Load(lobbyInfo.GlobalSettings, modData.Manifest.LobbyDefaults);
 
 			foreach (var t in ServerTraits.WithInterface<INotifyServerStart>())
 				t.ServerStarted(this);
diff --git a/mods/cnc/mod.yaml b/mods/cnc/mod.yaml
index 8aa018e6d4..de89d70c9b 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/mod.yaml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ Sequences:
 	mods/cnc/sequences/funpark.yaml
 	mods/cnc/sequences/civilian.yaml
 	mods/cnc/sequences/campaign.yaml
+
 Cursors:
 	mods/cnc/cursors.yaml
 
@@ -117,6 +118,8 @@ ServerTraits:
 	PlayerPinger
 	MasterServerPinger
 
+LobbyDefaults:
+
 ChromeMetrics:
 	mods/cnc/metrics.yaml
 
diff --git a/mods/d2k/mod.yaml b/mods/d2k/mod.yaml
index 10318c4d50..734c68807a 100644
--- a/mods/d2k/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/d2k/mod.yaml
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ ServerTraits:
 	PlayerPinger
 	MasterServerPinger
 
+LobbyDefaults:
+
 ChromeMetrics:
 	mods/d2k/metrics.yaml
 
diff --git a/mods/ra/mod.yaml b/mods/ra/mod.yaml
index 2756cd7e14..ee61410b09 100644
--- a/mods/ra/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/mod.yaml
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ ServerTraits:
 	PlayerPinger
 	MasterServerPinger
 
+LobbyDefaults:
+
 ChromeMetrics:
 	mods/ra/metrics.yaml
 
diff --git a/mods/ts/mod.yaml b/mods/ts/mod.yaml
index 6dae190fc8..73467ff597 100644
--- a/mods/ts/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/ts/mod.yaml
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ ServerTraits:
 	PlayerPinger
 	MasterServerPinger
 
+LobbyDefaults:
+
 ChromeMetrics:
 	mods/ra/metrics.yaml