diff --git a/client/src/app/+admin/config/edit-custom-config/edit-basic-configuration.component.html b/client/src/app/+admin/config/edit-custom-config/edit-basic-configuration.component.html
index 8399b5d56..9fc332308 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+admin/config/edit-custom-config/edit-basic-configuration.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/+admin/config/edit-custom-config/edit-basic-configuration.component.html
@@ -246,6 +246,17 @@
 
           <div *ngIf="formErrors.user.videoQuotaDaily" class="form-error">{{ formErrors.user.videoQuotaDaily }}</div>
         </div>
+        <div class="form-group">
+          <ng-container formGroupName="history">
+            <ng-container formGroupName="videos">
+              <my-peertube-checkbox
+                inputName="videosHistoryEnabled" formControlName="enabled"
+                i18n-labelText labelText="Automatically enable video history for new users"
+              >
+              </my-peertube-checkbox>
+            </ng-container>
+          </ng-container>
+        </div>
       </ng-container>
 
     </div>
diff --git a/client/src/app/+admin/config/edit-custom-config/edit-custom-config.component.ts b/client/src/app/+admin/config/edit-custom-config/edit-custom-config.component.ts
index 2afe80a03..0526ed8f1 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+admin/config/edit-custom-config/edit-custom-config.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/+admin/config/edit-custom-config/edit-custom-config.component.ts
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ export class EditCustomConfigComponent extends FormReactive implements OnInit {
         enabled: null
       },
       user: {
+        history: {
+          videos: {
+            enabled: null
+          }
+        },
         videoQuota: USER_VIDEO_QUOTA_VALIDATOR,
         videoQuotaDaily: USER_VIDEO_QUOTA_DAILY_VALIDATOR
       },
diff --git a/config/default.yaml b/config/default.yaml
index db014cc87..dfa43a0aa 100644
--- a/config/default.yaml
+++ b/config/default.yaml
@@ -408,6 +408,10 @@ signup:
       blacklist: []
 
 user:
+  history:
+    videos:
+      # Enable or disable video history by default for new users.
+      enabled: true
   # Default value of maximum video bytes the user can upload (does not take into account transcoded files)
   # Byte format is supported ("1GB" etc)
   # -1 == unlimited
diff --git a/config/production.yaml.example b/config/production.yaml.example
index 9cb8add1f..744a14e91 100644
--- a/config/production.yaml.example
+++ b/config/production.yaml.example
@@ -417,7 +417,11 @@ signup:
       whitelist: []
       blacklist: []
 
-user:
+user:  
+  history:
+    videos:
+      # Enable or disable video history by default for new users.
+      enabled: true
   # Default value of maximum video bytes the user can upload (does not take into account transcoded files)
   # Byte format is supported ("1GB" etc)
   # -1 == unlimited
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/config.ts b/server/controllers/api/config.ts
index 86434f382..60d168d12 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/config.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/config.ts
@@ -204,6 +204,11 @@ function customConfig (): CustomConfig {
       enabled: CONFIG.CONTACT_FORM.ENABLED
     },
     user: {
+      history: {
+        videos: {
+          enabled: CONFIG.USER.HISTORY.VIDEOS.ENABLED
+        }
+      },
       videoQuota: CONFIG.USER.VIDEO_QUOTA,
       videoQuotaDaily: CONFIG.USER.VIDEO_QUOTA_DAILY
     },
diff --git a/server/initializers/checker-before-init.ts b/server/initializers/checker-before-init.ts
index 1351749a6..49010c059 100644
--- a/server/initializers/checker-before-init.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/checker-before-init.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function checkMissedConfig () {
     'open_telemetry.metrics.enabled', 'open_telemetry.metrics.prometheus_exporter.hostname',
     'open_telemetry.metrics.prometheus_exporter.port', 'open_telemetry.tracing.enabled', 'open_telemetry.tracing.jaeger_exporter.endpoint',
     'open_telemetry.metrics.http_request_duration.enabled',
-    'user.video_quota', 'user.video_quota_daily',
+    'user.history.videos.enabled', 'user.video_quota', 'user.video_quota_daily',
     'video_channels.max_per_user',
     'csp.enabled', 'csp.report_only', 'csp.report_uri',
     'security.frameguard.enabled', 'security.powered_by_header.enabled',
diff --git a/server/initializers/config.ts b/server/initializers/config.ts
index eb9d0079c..e2442213c 100644
--- a/server/initializers/config.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/config.ts
@@ -324,6 +324,11 @@ const CONFIG = {
     }
   },
   USER: {
+    HISTORY: {
+      VIDEOS: {
+        get ENABLED () { return config.get<boolean>('user.history.videos.enabled') }
+      }
+    },
     get VIDEO_QUOTA () { return parseBytes(config.get<number>('user.video_quota')) },
     get VIDEO_QUOTA_DAILY () { return parseBytes(config.get<number>('user.video_quota_daily')) }
   },
diff --git a/server/lib/user.ts b/server/lib/user.ts
index ffb57944a..56995cca3 100644
--- a/server/lib/user.ts
+++ b/server/lib/user.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ function buildUser (options: {
 
     nsfwPolicy: CONFIG.INSTANCE.DEFAULT_NSFW_POLICY,
     p2pEnabled: CONFIG.DEFAULTS.P2P.WEBAPP.ENABLED,
+    videosHistoryEnabled: CONFIG.USER.HISTORY.VIDEOS.ENABLED,
+
     autoPlayVideo: true,
 
     role,
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/config.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/config.ts
index c2dbfadb7..4a9d1cb54 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/config.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/config.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const customConfigUpdateValidator = [
   body('admin.email').isEmail(),
   body('contactForm.enabled').isBoolean(),
 
+  body('user.history.videos.enabled').isBoolean(),
   body('user.videoQuota').custom(isUserVideoQuotaValid),
   body('user.videoQuotaDaily').custom(isUserVideoQuotaDailyValid),
 
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/users.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/users.ts
index f7033f44a..7ebea048d 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/users.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/users.ts
@@ -65,8 +65,11 @@ const usersAddValidator = [
     .custom(isVideoChannelUsernameValid),
 
   body('videoQuota')
+    .optional()
     .custom(isUserVideoQuotaValid),
+
   body('videoQuotaDaily')
+    .optional()
     .custom(isUserVideoQuotaDailyValid),
 
   body('role')
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/config.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/config.ts
index 93a3f3eb9..f49a4b868 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/config.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/config.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ describe('Test config API validators', function () {
       enabled: false
     },
     user: {
+      history: {
+        videos: {
+          enabled: true
+        }
+      },
       videoQuota: 5242881,
       videoQuotaDaily: 318742
     },
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/users-admin.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/users-admin.ts
index be2496bb4..819da0bb2 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/users-admin.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/users-admin.ts
@@ -216,18 +216,6 @@ describe('Test users admin API validators', function () {
       })
     })
 
-    it('Should fail without a videoQuota', async function () {
-      const fields = omit(baseCorrectParams, [ 'videoQuota' ])
-
-      await makePostBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: server.accessToken, fields })
-    })
-
-    it('Should fail without a videoQuotaDaily', async function () {
-      const fields = omit(baseCorrectParams, [ 'videoQuotaDaily' ])
-
-      await makePostBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: server.accessToken, fields })
-    })
-
     it('Should fail with an invalid videoQuota', async function () {
       const fields = { ...baseCorrectParams, videoQuota: -5 }
 
diff --git a/server/tests/api/server/config-defaults.ts b/server/tests/api/server/config-defaults.ts
index d3b3a2447..041032f2b 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/server/config-defaults.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/server/config-defaults.ts
@@ -204,6 +204,84 @@ describe('Test config defaults', function () {
     })
   })
 
+  describe('Default user attributes', function () {
+    it('Should create a user and register a user with the default config', async function () {
+      await server.config.updateCustomSubConfig({
+        newConfig: {
+          user: {
+            history: {
+              videos: {
+                enabled: true
+              }
+            },
+            videoQuota : -1,
+            videoQuotaDaily: -1
+          },
+          signup: {
+            enabled: true,
+            requiresApproval: false
+          }
+        }
+      })
+
+      const config = await server.config.getConfig()
+
+      expect(config.user.videoQuota).to.equal(-1)
+      expect(config.user.videoQuotaDaily).to.equal(-1)
+
+      const user1Token = await server.users.generateUserAndToken('user1')
+      const user1 = await server.users.getMyInfo({ token: user1Token })
+
+      const user = { displayName: 'super user 2', username: 'user2', password: 'super password' }
+      const channel = { name: 'my_user_2_channel', displayName: 'my channel' }
+      await server.registrations.register({ ...user, channel })
+      const user2Token = await server.login.getAccessToken(user)
+      const user2 = await server.users.getMyInfo({ token: user2Token })
+
+      for (const user of [ user1, user2 ]) {
+        expect(user.videosHistoryEnabled).to.be.true
+        expect(user.videoQuota).to.equal(-1)
+        expect(user.videoQuotaDaily).to.equal(-1)
+      }
+    })
+
+    it('Should update config and create a user and register a user with the new default config', async function () {
+      await server.config.updateCustomSubConfig({
+        newConfig: {
+          user: {
+            history: {
+              videos: {
+                enabled: false
+              }
+            },
+            videoQuota : 5242881,
+            videoQuotaDaily: 318742
+          },
+          signup: {
+            enabled: true,
+            requiresApproval: false
+          }
+        }
+      })
+
+      const user3Token = await server.users.generateUserAndToken('user3')
+      const user3 = await server.users.getMyInfo({ token: user3Token })
+
+      const user = { displayName: 'super user 4', username: 'user4', password: 'super password' }
+      const channel = { name: 'my_user_4_channel', displayName: 'my channel' }
+      await server.registrations.register({ ...user, channel })
+      const user4Token = await server.login.getAccessToken(user)
+      const user4 = await server.users.getMyInfo({ token: user4Token })
+
+      for (const user of [ user3, user4 ]) {
+        expect(user.videosHistoryEnabled).to.be.false
+        expect(user.videoQuota).to.equal(5242881)
+        expect(user.videoQuotaDaily).to.equal(318742)
+      }
+    })
+
+  })
+
   after(async function () {
     await cleanupTests([ server ])
   })
diff --git a/server/tests/api/server/config.ts b/server/tests/api/server/config.ts
index de7c2f6e2..3683c4ae1 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/server/config.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/server/config.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ function checkInitialConfig (server: PeerTubeServer, data: CustomConfig) {
   expect(data.admin.email).to.equal('admin' + server.internalServerNumber + '@example.com')
   expect(data.contactForm.enabled).to.be.true
 
+  expect(data.user.history.videos.enabled).to.be.true
   expect(data.user.videoQuota).to.equal(5242880)
   expect(data.user.videoQuotaDaily).to.equal(-1)
 
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ function checkUpdatedConfig (data: CustomConfig) {
 
   expect(data.contactForm.enabled).to.be.false
 
+  expect(data.user.history.videos.enabled).to.be.false
   expect(data.user.videoQuota).to.equal(5242881)
   expect(data.user.videoQuotaDaily).to.equal(318742)
 
@@ -298,6 +300,11 @@ const newCustomConfig: CustomConfig = {
     enabled: false
   },
   user: {
+    history: {
+      videos: {
+        enabled: false
+      }
+    },
     videoQuota: 5242881,
     videoQuotaDaily: 318742
   },
diff --git a/shared/models/server/custom-config.model.ts b/shared/models/server/custom-config.model.ts
index 846bf6159..6ffe3a676 100644
--- a/shared/models/server/custom-config.model.ts
+++ b/shared/models/server/custom-config.model.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ export interface CustomConfig {
   }
 
   user: {
+    history: {
+      videos: {
+        enabled: boolean
+      }
+    }
     videoQuota: number
     videoQuotaDaily: number
   }
@@ -229,4 +234,5 @@ export interface CustomConfig {
       isDefaultSearch: boolean
     }
   }
+
 }
diff --git a/shared/server-commands/server/config-command.ts b/shared/server-commands/server/config-command.ts
index eb6bb95a5..303fcab88 100644
--- a/shared/server-commands/server/config-command.ts
+++ b/shared/server-commands/server/config-command.ts
@@ -350,6 +350,11 @@ export class ConfigCommand extends AbstractCommand {
         enabled: true
       },
       user: {
+        history: {
+          videos: {
+            enabled: true
+          }
+        },
         videoQuota: 5242881,
         videoQuotaDaily: 318742
       },
diff --git a/shared/server-commands/users/users-command.ts b/shared/server-commands/users/users-command.ts
index 8a42fafc8..5b39d3488 100644
--- a/shared/server-commands/users/users-command.ts
+++ b/shared/server-commands/users/users-command.ts
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ export class UsersCommand extends AbstractCommand {
       username,
       adminFlags,
       password = 'password',
-      videoQuota = 42000000,
-      videoQuotaDaily = -1,
+      videoQuota,
+      videoQuotaDaily,
       role = UserRole.USER
     } = options
 
diff --git a/support/doc/api/openapi.yaml b/support/doc/api/openapi.yaml
index 959a70438..046eec544 100644
--- a/support/doc/api/openapi.yaml
+++ b/support/doc/api/openapi.yaml
@@ -7894,8 +7894,6 @@ components:
         - username
         - password
         - email
-        - videoQuota
-        - videoQuotaDaily
         - role
     UpdateUser:
       properties: