diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/repository_print_modal/container.vue b/app/javascript/vue/repository_print_modal/container.vue
index 2b5e35cb6..6053560f2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/repository_print_modal/container.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/repository_print_modal/container.vue
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
               </label>
 
               <DropdownSelector
+                ref="labelTemplateDropdown"
                 :disableSearch="true"
                 :options="templates_dropdown"
                 :selectorId="`LabelTemplateSelector`"
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@
     mounted() {
       $.get(this.urls.labelTemplates, (result) => {
         this.templates = result.data
+        this.selectDefaultLabelTemplate();
       })
 
       $.get(this.urls.printers, (result) => {
@@ -172,8 +174,20 @@
       }
     },
     methods: {
+      selectDefaultLabelTemplate() {
+        if (this.selectedPrinter && this.templates) {
+          let template = this.templates.find(i => i.attributes.default 
+            && i.type.includes(this.selectedPrinter.attributes.type_of));
+          if (template) {
+            this.$nextTick(() => {
+              this.$refs.labelTemplateDropdown.selectValues(template.id);
+            });
+          }
+        }
+      },
       selectPrinter(value) {
-        this.selectedPrinter = this.printers.find(i => i.id === value);
+        this.selectedPrinter = this.printers.find(i => i.id === value)
+        this.selectDefaultLabelTemplate();
       },
       selectTemplate(value) {
         this.selectedTemplate = this.templates.find(i => i.id === value);
diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/shared/dropdown_selector.vue b/app/javascript/vue/shared/dropdown_selector.vue
index eabc3f3fc..9b2d18800 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/shared/dropdown_selector.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/shared/dropdown_selector.vue
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@
           'dropdown:changed',
           value
         );
+      },
+      selectValues(value) {
+        dropdownSelector.selectValues(`#${this.selectorId}`, value);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/app/serializers/label_template_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/label_template_serializer.rb
index b8a914f8b..a0df6840e 100644
--- a/app/serializers/label_template_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/label_template_serializer.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class LabelTemplateSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
   include Canaid::Helpers::PermissionsHelper
   include Rails.application.routes.url_helpers
 
-  attributes :name, :description, :language_type, :icon_url, :urls, :content, :type
+  attributes :name, :description, :language_type, :icon_url, :urls, :content, :type, :default
 
   def icon_url
     ActionController::Base.helpers.image_path("label_template_icons/#{object.icon}.svg")