diff --git a/admin.php b/admin.php
index 17e42567f..4419188c5 100644
--- a/admin.php
+++ b/admin.php
@@ -360,9 +360,30 @@ function save_pref ( $prefs, $src ) {
    . translate ( 'Weekend starts on' ) . ':</label>
               <select name="admin_WEEKEND_START" id="admin_WEEKEND_START">'
    . $start_wkend_on . '
-              </select></div>
-              <div class="form-inline mt-1 mb-2"><label title="' . tooltip ( 'time-format-help' ) . '">'
-   . translate ( 'Time format' ) . ':</label>' . print_radio ( 'TIME_FORMAT',
+              </select></div>';
+
+  echo '<div class="form-inline mt-1 mb-2" id="default_visibility_div"><label title="' . tooltip("preferred-event-visibility")
+    . '">' . translate('Default Visibility') . ':</label>';
+  echo '<select name="admin_DEFAULT_VISIBILITY" id="pref_DEFAULT_VISIBILITY"><option value="P"';
+  if (isset($prefarray['DEFAULT_VISIBILITY']) &&
+    $prefarray['DEFAULT_VISIBILITY'] == 'P') {
+    echo " selected ";
+  }
+  echo ">" . translate('Public') . "</option>\n";
+  echo '<option value="R"';
+  if (empty($prefarray['DEFAULT_VISIBILITY'] ) || $prefarray['DEFAULT_VISIBILITY'] == 'R') {
+    echo " selected ";
+  }
+  echo  ">" . translate('Private') . "</option>\n";
+  echo '<option value="C"';
+  if (isset($prefarray['DEFAULT_VISIBILITY']) && $prefarray['DEFAULT_VISIBILITY'] == 'C') {
+    echo " selected ";
+  }
+  echo ">" . translate('Confidential') . "</option>\n";
+  echo '</select></div>';
+
+  echo '<div class="form-inline mt-1 mb-2"><label title="' . tooltip ( 'time-format-help' ) . '">' .
+    translate ( 'Time format' ) . ':</label>' . print_radio ( 'TIME_FORMAT',
     ['12' => translate ( '12 hour' ), '24' => translate ( '24 hour' )] )
    . '</div>
       <div class="form-inline mt-1 mb-2"><label title="' . tooltip ( 'timed-evt-len-help' ) . '">'
@@ -479,7 +500,7 @@ function save_pref ( $prefs, $src ) {
    . print_radio ( 'DISABLE_PRIORITY_FIELD' ) . '</div>
     <div class="form-inline mt-1 mb-2"><label title="' . tooltip ( 'disable-access-field-help' ) . '">'
    . translate ( 'Disable Access field' ) . ':</label>'
-   . print_radio ( 'DISABLE_ACCESS_FIELD' ) . '</div>
+   . print_radio ( 'DISABLE_ACCESS_FIELD', '', "disable_access_handler" ) . '</div>
     <div class="form-inline mt-1 mb-2"><label title="' . tooltip ( 'disable-participants-field-help' )
    . '">' . translate ( 'Disable Participants field' ) . ':</label>'
    . print_radio ( 'DISABLE_PARTICIPANTS_FIELD' ) . '</div>
diff --git a/edit_entry.php b/edit_entry.php
index b072654de..066c08056 100644
--- a/edit_entry.php
+++ b/edit_entry.php
@@ -431,7 +431,9 @@ function time_selection($prefix, $time = '', $trigger = false)
 }
 $cal_time = ($hour * 10000) + (isset($minute) ? $minute * 100 : 0);
 
-if (empty($access))
+if (empty($access) && isset($DEFAULT_VISIBILITY))
+  $access = $DEFAULT_VISIBILITY;
+else if (empty($access))
   $access = '';
 
 if (empty($cal_url))
@@ -775,7 +777,7 @@ function time_selection($prefix, $time = '', $trigger = false)
 
           <label for="due_YMD" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" data-html="true" title="<?php etooltip('date-help'); ?>">
             <?php etranslate('Due Date'); ?>:</label>
-          <?php echo time_selection('due_', $due_date); ?>
+          <?php echo date_selection('due_', $due_date); ?>
 
           <label for="due_hour" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" data-html="true" title="<?php etooltip('date-help'); ?>">
             <?php etranslate('Due Time'); ?>:</label>
diff --git a/includes/js/admin.js b/includes/js/admin.js
index 0edb04297..ee468da30 100644
--- a/includes/js/admin.js
+++ b/includes/js/admin.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ function init_admin() {
   popup_handler();
   public_handler();
   sr_handler();
+  disable_access_handler();
 
   return true;
 }
@@ -182,6 +183,16 @@ function email_handler() {
   }
 }
 
+// Gets called when the user changes the selection from "Disable Access"
+function disable_access_handler () {
+  if ($('#admin_DISABLE_ACCESS_FIELD_N').is(':checked')) {
+    $('#default_visibility_div').show();
+  } else {
+    $('#default_visibility_div').hide();
+  }
+}
+
+
 function showPreview() {
   var theme = document.forms['prefform'].admin_THEME.value.toLowerCase();
 
diff --git a/pref.php b/pref.php
index b91eac708..316f1a352 100644
--- a/pref.php
+++ b/pref.php
@@ -385,6 +385,33 @@ function save_pref( $prefs, $src) {
 
 <tr><td height="0.5 em"><!-- small vertical spacing--><span style="font-size: 25%">&nbsp;</span> </td></tr>
 
+<tr><td data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="<?php etooltip ("preferred-event-visibility");?>"><label for="pref_DEFAULT_VISIBILITY"><?php
+etranslate ('Default Visibility')?>:</label></td><td>
+<select class="form-control" name="pref_DEFAULT_VISIBILITY" id="pref_DEFAULT_VISIBILITY">
+  <option value="P"
+   <?php if (isset($prefarray['DEFAULT_VISIBILITY']) &&
+      $prefarray['DEFAULT_VISIBILITY'] == 'P') {
+         echo " selected ";
+       }
+      echo ">" . translate('Public');
+    ?> </option>
+  <option value="R"
+   <?php if (empty($prefarray['DEFAULT_VISIBILITY'] ) ||
+       $prefarray['DEFAULT_VISIBILITY'] == 'R') {
+         echo " selected ";
+       }
+      echo  ">" . translate('Private');
+    ?> </option>
+  <option value="C"
+   <?php if (isset($prefarray['DEFAULT_VISIBILITY']) &&
+        $prefarray['DEFAULT_VISIBILITY'] == 'C') {
+         echo " selected ";
+       }
+      echo ">" . translate('Confidential');
+    ?> </option>
+</select>
+</td></tr>
+
 <tr><td data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="top" title="<?php etooltip ("time-format-help");?>">
  <label for="pref_TIME_FORMAT"><?php etranslate ('Time format')?>:</label></td><td class="form-inline mt-1 mb-2">
  <?php echo print_radio ( 'TIME_FORMAT',