diff --git a/config/default.yaml b/config/default.yaml
index 2a0b0fb1c..f4c850911 100644
--- a/config/default.yaml
+++ b/config/default.yaml
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ user:
   # -1 == unlimited
   video_quota: -1
   video_quota_daily: -1
+  default_channel_name: 'Main $1 channel' # The placeholder $1 is used to represent the user's username
 
 video_channels:
   max_per_user: 20 # Allows each user to create up to 20 video channels.
diff --git a/config/production.yaml.example b/config/production.yaml.example
index 5a7f378c4..ed0385542 100644
--- a/config/production.yaml.example
+++ b/config/production.yaml.example
@@ -468,6 +468,8 @@ user:
   # -1 == unlimited
   video_quota: -1
   video_quota_daily: -1
+  default_channel_name: 'Main $1 channel' # The placeholder $1 is used to represent the user's username
+
 
 video_channels:
   max_per_user: 20 # Allows each user to create up to 20 video channels.
diff --git a/packages/models/src/server/custom-config.model.ts b/packages/models/src/server/custom-config.model.ts
index df4176ba7..138ccd8f9 100644
--- a/packages/models/src/server/custom-config.model.ts
+++ b/packages/models/src/server/custom-config.model.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ export interface CustomConfig {
     }
     videoQuota: number
     videoQuotaDaily: number
+    defaultChannelName: string
   }
 
   videoChannels: {
diff --git a/packages/server-commands/src/server/config-command.ts b/packages/server-commands/src/server/config-command.ts
index 8fcf0bd51..527a77610 100644
--- a/packages/server-commands/src/server/config-command.ts
+++ b/packages/server-commands/src/server/config-command.ts
@@ -428,7 +428,8 @@ export class ConfigCommand extends AbstractCommand {
           }
         },
         videoQuota: 5242881,
-        videoQuotaDaily: 318742
+        videoQuotaDaily: 318742,
+        defaultChannelName: 'Main $1 channel'
       },
       videoChannels: {
         maxPerUser: 20
diff --git a/packages/tests/src/api/check-params/config.ts b/packages/tests/src/api/check-params/config.ts
index 8179a8815..15b09791d 100644
--- a/packages/tests/src/api/check-params/config.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/src/api/check-params/config.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ describe('Test config API validators', function () {
         }
       },
       videoQuota: 5242881,
-      videoQuotaDaily: 318742
+      videoQuotaDaily: 318742,
+      defaultChannelName: 'Main $1 channel'
     },
     videoChannels: {
       maxPerUser: 20
diff --git a/packages/tests/src/api/server/config.ts b/packages/tests/src/api/server/config.ts
index ce64668f8..37beb4597 100644
--- a/packages/tests/src/api/server/config.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/src/api/server/config.ts
@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@ const newCustomConfig: CustomConfig = {
       }
     },
     videoQuota: 5242881,
-    videoQuotaDaily: 318742
+    videoQuotaDaily: 318742,
+    defaultChannelName: 'Main $1 channel'
   },
   videoChannels: {
     maxPerUser: 24
diff --git a/packages/tests/src/api/videos/video-channels.ts b/packages/tests/src/api/videos/video-channels.ts
index c431fc0eb..e43c42e04 100644
--- a/packages/tests/src/api/videos/video-channels.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/src/api/videos/video-channels.ts
@@ -546,6 +546,30 @@ describe('Test video channels', function () {
     }
   })
 
+  it('Should apply another default channel name', async function () {
+    this.timeout(15000)
+
+    await servers[0].config.updateCustomSubConfig({
+      newConfig: {
+        user: {
+          defaultChannelName: `$1's channel`
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    await servers[0].users.generate('third_user')
+
+    const body = await servers[0].channels.listByAccount({ accountName: 'third_user' })
+
+    expect(body.total).to.equal(1)
+    expect(body.data).to.be.an('array')
+    expect(body.data).to.have.lengthOf(1)
+
+    const videoChannel = body.data[0]
+    expect(videoChannel.displayName).to.equal(`third_user's channel`)
+    expect(videoChannel.name).to.equal('third_user_channel')
+  })
+
   after(async function () {
     for (const sqlCommand of sqlCommands) {
       await sqlCommand.cleanup()
diff --git a/server/core/controllers/api/config.ts b/server/core/controllers/api/config.ts
index 58469e97c..b689e5f78 100644
--- a/server/core/controllers/api/config.ts
+++ b/server/core/controllers/api/config.ts
@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@ function customConfig (): CustomConfig {
         }
       },
       videoQuota: CONFIG.USER.VIDEO_QUOTA,
-      videoQuotaDaily: CONFIG.USER.VIDEO_QUOTA_DAILY
+      videoQuotaDaily: CONFIG.USER.VIDEO_QUOTA_DAILY,
+      defaultChannelName: CONFIG.USER.DEFAULT_CHANNEL_NAME
     },
     videoChannels: {
       maxPerUser: CONFIG.VIDEO_CHANNELS.MAX_PER_USER
diff --git a/server/core/initializers/config.ts b/server/core/initializers/config.ts
index 690a20c31..7d0c990a3 100644
--- a/server/core/initializers/config.ts
+++ b/server/core/initializers/config.ts
@@ -369,7 +369,8 @@ const CONFIG = {
       }
     },
     get VIDEO_QUOTA () { return parseBytes(config.get<number>('user.video_quota')) },
-    get VIDEO_QUOTA_DAILY () { return parseBytes(config.get<number>('user.video_quota_daily')) }
+    get VIDEO_QUOTA_DAILY () { return parseBytes(config.get<number>('user.video_quota_daily')) },
+    get DEFAULT_CHANNEL_NAME () { return config.get<string>('user.default_channel_name') }
   },
   VIDEO_CHANNELS: {
     get MAX_PER_USER () { return config.get<number>('video_channels.max_per_user') }
diff --git a/server/core/lib/user.ts b/server/core/lib/user.ts
index d391f384b..5e5970e79 100644
--- a/server/core/lib/user.ts
+++ b/server/core/lib/user.ts
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ async function buildChannelAttributes (options: {
   if (channelNames) return channelNames
 
   const channelName = await findAvailableLocalActorName(user.username + '_channel', transaction)
-  const videoChannelDisplayName = `Main ${user.username} channel`
+  const videoChannelDisplayName = CONFIG.USER.DEFAULT_CHANNEL_NAME.replace('$1', user.username)
 
   return {
     name: channelName,