diff --git a/recipes-cinnamon/cinnamon-default-config/cinnamon-default-config/.config/glib-2.0/settings/keyfile b/recipes-cinnamon/cinnamon-default-config/cinnamon-default-config/.config/glib-2.0/settings/keyfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..557c629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-cinnamon/cinnamon-default-config/cinnamon-default-config/.config/glib-2.0/settings/keyfile
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+[org/cinnamon/desktop/interface]
+icon-theme='Mint-Y-Dark-Orange'
+gtk-theme='Mint-Y-Dark-Orange'
+
+[org/cinnamon/desktop/wm/preferences]
+theme='Mint-Y'
+
+[org/cinnamon/theme]
+name='Mint-Y-Dark-Orange'
+
+[org/cinnamon]
+next-applet-id=16
+enabled-applets=['panel1:left:0:menu@cinnamon.org:0', 'panel1:left:1:show-desktop@cinnamon.org:1', 'panel1:left:2:grouped-window-list@cinnamon.org:2', 'panel1:right:2:systray@cinnamon.org:3', 'panel1:right:3:xapp-status@cinnamon.org:4', 'panel1:right:4:notifications@cinnamon.org:5', 'panel1:right:5:printers@cinnamon.org:6', 'panel1:right:6:removable-drives@cinnamon.org:7', 'panel1:right:8:favorites@cinnamon.org:9', 'panel1:right:9:network@cinnamon.org:10', 'panel1:right:10:sound@cinnamon.org:11', 'panel1:right:11:power@cinnamon.org:12', 'panel1:right:12:calendar@cinnamon.org:13', 'panel1:right:0:keyboard@cinnamon.org:15']
+
+[org/gnome/libgnomekbd/keyboard]
+layouts=['de', 'us']
+
+[org/nemo/preferences]
+default-folder-viewer='list-view'
+inherit-folder-viewer=true
+
+[org/gnome/gedit/preferences/editor]
+scheme='classic-light'
+
+[org/cinnamon/desktop/background]
+picture-uri='file:///usr/share/backgrounds/linuxmint-una/nwatson_eclipse.jpg'
+picture-options='zoom'
+
+
diff --git a/recipes-cinnamon/cinnamon-default-config/cinnamon-default-config_1.0.bb b/recipes-cinnamon/cinnamon-default-config/cinnamon-default-config_1.0.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c676f9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-cinnamon/cinnamon-default-config/cinnamon-default-config_1.0.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+SUMMARY = "Cinnamon default user configuration"
+LICENSE = "MIT"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
+
+inherit allarch
+
+SRC_URI = " \
+    file://.config \
+"
+
+do_install() {
+    # default user configration -> /etc/skel
+    install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/skel
+    cp -r ${WORKDIR}/.config ${D}${sysconfdir}/skel/
+}
diff --git a/recipes-support/packagegroups/packagegroup-cinnamon-base.bb b/recipes-support/packagegroups/packagegroup-cinnamon-base.bb
index 46a9f37..cb5a761 100644
--- a/recipes-support/packagegroups/packagegroup-cinnamon-base.bb
+++ b/recipes-support/packagegroups/packagegroup-cinnamon-base.bb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ RDEPENDS:${PN} = " \
     mint-y-icons \
     cinnamon \
     cinnamon-control-center \
+    cinnamon-default-config \
     cinnamon-desktop \
     cinnamon-menus \
     cinnamon-screensaver \