diff --git a/notifications/inc/class.notifications.inc.php b/notifications/inc/class.notifications.inc.php
index b9ce011326..e0b7a64b8e 100644
--- a/notifications/inc/class.notifications.inc.php
+++ b/notifications/inc/class.notifications.inc.php
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ final class notifications {
 	 */
 	const _fallback = 'email_only';
 
+	/**
+	 * backend to use if EGroupware user has no preferenc set and no default preference set
+	 */
+	const user_fallback = 'popup_or_email';
+
 	/**
 	 * registered backends
 	 * @var array
@@ -376,7 +381,7 @@ final class notifications {
 								$notification_chain = $available_chains[self::_fallback];
 							}
 						} else {
-							$notification_chain = $available_chains[self::_fallback]; // fallback: no prefs
+							$notification_chain = $available_chains[self::user_fallback]; // fallback: no prefs
 						}
 					} else {
 						$notification_chain = $available_chains[self::_fallback]; // fallback: no rights to app
@@ -535,6 +540,7 @@ final class notifications {
 		foreach($this->backends as $id => $backend) {
 			switch($backend) {
 				case 'email':
+				case 'popup':
 					$enabled_backends[$backend] = true; // fallback must always be enabled
 					break;
 				default:
@@ -617,7 +623,7 @@ final class notifications {
 
 	/**
 	 * Actions to take when an account is deleted
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param settings array with keys account_id and new_owner (new_owner is optional)
 	 */
 	public function deleteaccount($settings) {
diff --git a/notifications/inc/hook_settings.inc.php b/notifications/inc/hook_settings.inc.php
index be86a63fd1..f4e92e7633 100644
--- a/notifications/inc/hook_settings.inc.php
+++ b/notifications/inc/hook_settings.inc.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ $verbosity_values = array(
 	'medium' 	=> lang('medium'),
 	'high' 		=> lang('high'),
 );
- 
+
 $GLOBALS['settings'] = array(
 	'notification_chain' => array(
 		'type'   => 'select',
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ $GLOBALS['settings'] = array(
 		'help'   => 'Choose a notification-chain. You will be notified over the backends included in the chain.<br />'
 					.'Note: If a notification-chain is marked as "disabled", your Administrator does not allow one or'
 					.' more of the backends included in the chain and notifications falls back to "E-Mail" while notifying you.',
+		'default'=> 'popup_or_email',
 		'xmlrpc' => True,
 		'admin'  => False
 	),
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ $GLOBALS['settings'] = array(
 					.'low: just display the notification bell in the topmenu - topmenu must be enabled!<br />'
 					.'medium: bring notification window to front<br />'
 					.'high: bring notification window to front and let the browser do something to announce itself',
+		'default'=> 'medium',
 		'xmlrpc' => True,
 		'admin'  => False
 	),
@@ -50,4 +52,3 @@ $GLOBALS['settings'] = array(
 		'admin'  => False
 	),
 );
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/notifications/templates/default/config.tpl b/notifications/templates/default/config.tpl
index 1eac222768..cf63aed9c2 100644
--- a/notifications/templates/default/config.tpl
+++ b/notifications/templates/default/config.tpl
@@ -11,18 +11,21 @@
 <!-- END header -->
 <!-- BEGIN body -->
    <tr class="th">
-    <td colspan="2">&nbsp;<b>{lang_eGroupWare-Popup_backend}</b></td>
+    <td colspan="2">&nbsp;<b>{lang_Mail_backend}</b></td>
    </tr>
    <tr class="row_on">
-    <td>{lang_Enable_eGroupWare-Popup_backend}</td>
+    <td>{lang_choose_from_mailsettings_used_for_notification}</td>
     <td>
-     <select name="newsettings[popup_enable]">
-      <option value=""{selected_popup_enable_False}>{lang_No}</option>
-      <option value="True"{selected_popup_enable_True}>{lang_Yes}</option>
+     <select name="newsettings[dontUseUserDefinedProfiles]">
+      <option value=""{selected_dontUseUserDefinedProfiles_False}>{lang_Check_both_(first_try_(active)_User_defined_account,_if_none_use_emailadmin_profile)}</option>
+      <option value="True"{selected_dontUseUserDefinedProfiles_True}>{lang_Emailadmin_Profile_only_(Do_not_use_User_defined_(active)_Mail_Profiles_for_Notification)}</option>
      </select>
     </td>
    </tr>
-   <tr class="row_off">
+   <tr class="th">
+    <td colspan="2">&nbsp;<b>{lang_eGroupWare-Popup_backend}</b></td>
+   </tr>
+   <tr class="row_on">
     <td>{lang_Poll_interval}</td>
     <td>
      <select name="newsettings[popup_poll_interval]">
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@
       <option value="True"{selected_sms_enable_True}>{lang_Yes}</option>
      </select>
     </td>
-   </tr> 
+   </tr>
    <tr class="row_off">
     <td>{lang_Maximum_SMS_messages_per_notification}</td>
     <td>
@@ -66,18 +69,6 @@
      </select>
     </td>
    </tr>
-   <tr class="th">
-    <td colspan="2">&nbsp;<b>{lang_Mail_backend}</b></td>
-   </tr>
-   <tr class="row_on">
-    <td>{lang_choose_from_mailsettings_used_for_notification}</td>
-    <td>
-     <select name="newsettings[dontUseUserDefinedProfiles]">
-      <option value=""{selected_dontUseUserDefinedProfiles_False}>{lang_Check_both_(first_try_(active)_User_defined_account,_if_none_use_emailadmin_profile)}</option>
-      <option value="True"{selected_dontUseUserDefinedProfiles_True}>{lang_Emailadmin_Profile_only_(Do_not_use_User_defined_(active)_Mail_Profiles_for_Notification)}</option>
-     </select>
-    </td>
-   </tr>
    <!-- END body -->
 <!-- BEGIN footer -->
   <tr valign="bottom" style="height: 30px;">