diff --git a/app/Helpers/Helper.php b/app/Helpers/Helper.php
index e92f25a2ca..6b0f0f98a3 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/Helper.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/Helper.php
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class Helper
      */
     public static function statusLabelList()
     {
-        $statuslabel_list = array('' => trans('general.select_statuslabel')) + Statuslabel::orderBy('deployable', 'desc')
+        $statuslabel_list = array('' => trans('general.select_statuslabel')) + Statuslabel::orderBy('default_label', 'desc')->orderBy('name','asc')->orderBy('deployable','desc')
                 ->pluck('name', 'id')->toArray();
         return $statuslabel_list;
     }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/StatuslabelsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/StatuslabelsController.php
index a3c698fa7c..ed6b9e21d5 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/StatuslabelsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/StatuslabelsController.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class StatuslabelsController extends Controller
     public function index(Request $request)
     {
         $this->authorize('view', Statuslabel::class);
-        $allowed_columns = ['id','name','created_at', 'assets_count','color'];
+        $allowed_columns = ['id','name','created_at', 'assets_count','color','default_label'];
 
         $statuslabels = Statuslabel::withCount('assets');
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/StatuslabelsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/StatuslabelsController.php
index 1a9b772dd9..a264dd77f7 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/StatuslabelsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/StatuslabelsController.php
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ class StatuslabelsController extends Controller
         $statusLabel->archived          =  $statusType['archived'];
         $statusLabel->color             =  Input::get('color');
         $statusLabel->show_in_nav       =  Input::get('show_in_nav', 0);
+        $statusLabel->default_label       =  Input::get('default_label', 0);
 
 
-        // Was the asset created?
         if ($statusLabel->save()) {
             // Redirect to the new Statuslabel  page
             return redirect()->route('statuslabels.index')->with('success', trans('admin/statuslabels/message.create.success'));
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ class StatuslabelsController extends Controller
         $statuslabel->archived          =  $statustype['archived'];
         $statuslabel->color          =  Input::get('color');
         $statuslabel->show_in_nav          =  Input::get('show_in_nav', 0);
+        $statuslabel->default_label          =  Input::get('default_label', 0);
 
 
         // Was the asset created?
diff --git a/app/Http/Transformers/StatuslabelsTransformer.php b/app/Http/Transformers/StatuslabelsTransformer.php
index e7b356deb2..f1a5460531 100644
--- a/app/Http/Transformers/StatuslabelsTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Http/Transformers/StatuslabelsTransformer.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class StatuslabelsTransformer
             'type' => $statuslabel->getStatuslabelType(),
             'color' => ($statuslabel->color) ? e($statuslabel->color) : null,
             'show_in_nav' => ($statuslabel->show_in_nav=='1') ? true : false,
+            'default_label' => ($statuslabel->default_label =='1') ? true : false,
             'assets_count' => (int) $statuslabel->assets_count,
             'notes' => e($statuslabel->notes),
             'created_at' => Helper::getFormattedDateObject($statuslabel->created_at, 'datetime'),
diff --git a/database/migrations/2018_03_06_054937_add_default_flag_on_statuslabels.php b/database/migrations/2018_03_06_054937_add_default_flag_on_statuslabels.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54a62bd770
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2018_03_06_054937_add_default_flag_on_statuslabels.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+
+class AddDefaultFlagOnStatuslabels extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::table('status_labels', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->boolean('default_label')->default(0);
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::table('status_labels', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('default_label');
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/admin/statuslabels/table.php b/resources/lang/en/admin/statuslabels/table.php
index b9b5b7ec4e..27befb5ef7 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/admin/statuslabels/table.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/admin/statuslabels/table.php
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ return array(
     'archived'      	=> 'Archived',
     'create'      	=> 'Create Status Label',
     'color'      	=> 'Chart Color',
+    'default_label' => 'Default Label',
+    'default_label_help' => 'This is used to ensure your most commonly used status labels appear at the top of the select box when creating/editing assets.',
     'deployable'      	=> 'Deployable',
     'info'      	=> 'Status labels are used to describe the various states your assets could be in. They may be out for repair, lost/stolen, etc. You can create new status labels for deployable, pending and archived assets.',
     'name'      	=> 'Status Name',
diff --git a/resources/views/statuslabels/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/statuslabels/edit.blade.php
index 158a43a853..67774a4093 100755
--- a/resources/views/statuslabels/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/statuslabels/edit.blade.php
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@
     </label>
 </div>
 
+<!-- Set as Default -->
+<div class="form-group{{ $errors->has('default_label') ? ' has-error' : '' }}">
+
+    <label class="col-md-offset-3" style="padding-left: 15px;">
+        <input type="checkbox" value="1" name="default_label" id="default_label" class="minimal" {{ Input::old('default_label', $item->default_label) == '1' ? ' checked="checked"' : '' }}> {{ trans('admin/statuslabels/table.default_label') }}
+    </label>
+    <p class="col-md-offset-3 help-block"> {{ trans('admin/statuslabels/table.default_label_help') }}</p>
+</div>
+
 @stop
 
 @section('moar_scripts')
diff --git a/resources/views/statuslabels/index.blade.php b/resources/views/statuslabels/index.blade.php
index edb64ceebb..d10976b39d 100755
--- a/resources/views/statuslabels/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/statuslabels/index.blade.php
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
                   <th data-sortable="true" data-field="assets_count">{{ trans('general.assets') }}</th>
                 <th data-sortable="true" data-field="color" data-formatter="colorSqFormatter">{{ trans('admin/statuslabels/table.color') }}</th>
                 <th class="text-center" data-sortable="true" data-field="show_in_nav" data-formatter="trueFalseFormatter">{{ trans('admin/statuslabels/table.show_in_nav') }}</th>
+                  <th class="text-center" data-sortable="true" data-field="default_label" data-formatter="trueFalseFormatter">{{ trans('admin/statuslabels/table.default_label') }}</th>
                 <th data-formatter="statuslabelsActionsFormatter" data-searchable="false" data-sortable="false" data-field="actions">{{ trans('table.actions') }}</th>
               </tr>
             </thead>