diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 799bcdd..b304f6a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 mae_event_categories Changelog
 ==============================
 
+Version 1.2.0 (2015-12-16) added default categories in user/group
 Version 1.1.0 (2015-08-25) added filter module
 Version 1.0.3 (2015-06-02) hotfix model / namespace
 Version 1.0.1 (2015-06-01) added model class
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ba7db42..367f2d3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ The category filter module allows visitors to filter the displayed events by cat
 customized places within contao
 -------------------------------
 - Account Manager / [Users, User groups]:
-  new field "Manage event categories" on top of "Calendar permissions" fieldset
+  new legend "event categories" on top of "Calendar permissions"
+  allow edit categories and specify default categories for new events
 
 - Content / Events:
   new global operation "Categories"
diff --git a/classes/MaeEvent.php b/classes/MaeEvent.php
index a9f3170..7106351 100644
--- a/classes/MaeEvent.php
+++ b/classes/MaeEvent.php
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
  * Namespace
  */
 namespace MaeEventCategories;
+use Contao\Database;
+use Contao\DataContainer;
 use Contao\Input;
+use Contao\System;
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/classes/MaeEventBe.php b/classes/MaeEventBe.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f5681e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/classes/MaeEventBe.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Created by PhpStorm.
+ * User: martineberhardt
+ * Date: 16.12.15
+ * Time: 14:41
+ */
+
+namespace MaeEventCategories;
+
+
+use Contao\Backend;
+use Contao\Database;
+
+class MaeEventBe extends Backend
+{
+    /**
+     * Import the back end user object
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        parent::__construct();
+        $this->import('BackendUser', 'User');
+    }
+
+    public function setDefaultCategories($table, $id)
+    {
+        $catDefault = $this->User->maeEventCatDefault;
+        if(is_array($catDefault) && count($catDefault) > 0) {
+            Database::getInstance()->prepare("UPDATE tl_calendar_events SET categories=? WHERE id=?")->execute(serialize($catDefault), $id);
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/config/autoload.php b/config/autoload.php
index 1796380..b50b12c 100644
--- a/config/autoload.php
+++ b/config/autoload.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 ClassLoader::addClasses(array
 (
     'MaeEventCategories\MaeEvent' => 'system/modules/mae_event_categories/classes/MaeEvent.php',
+    'MaeEventCategories\MaeEventBe' => 'system/modules/mae_event_categories/classes/MaeEventBe.php',
     'MaeEventCategories\MaeEventCatModel' => 'system/modules/mae_event_categories/models/MaeEventCatModel.php',
     'MaeEventCategories\ModuleFilter' => 'system/modules/mae_event_categories/modules/ModuleFilter.php'
 ));
diff --git a/config/config.php b/config/config.php
index eeaea1e..3435402 100644
--- a/config/config.php
+++ b/config/config.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  * Add permissions
  */
 $GLOBALS['TL_PERMISSIONS'][] = 'maeEventCat';
+$GLOBALS['TL_PERMISSIONS'][] = 'maeEventCatDefault';
 
 /**
  * Front end modules
diff --git a/dca/tl_calendar_events.php b/dca/tl_calendar_events.php
index d7400d4..2eaa182 100644
--- a/dca/tl_calendar_events.php
+++ b/dca/tl_calendar_events.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
-// new categories blob field
+$GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_calendar_events']['config']['oncreate_callback'][] = array("MaeEventCategories\\MaeEventBe", "setDefaultCategories");
+
 $GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_calendar_events']['palettes']['default'] = str_replace(";{date_legend}", ";{cat_legend:hide},categories;{date_legend}", $GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_calendar_events']['palettes']['default']);
 
 $GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_calendar_events']['fields']['categories'] = array
diff --git a/dca/tl_user.php b/dca/tl_user.php
index 2e0ac99..69edbc3 100644
--- a/dca/tl_user.php
+++ b/dca/tl_user.php
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 /**
  * Add a palette to tl_user
  */
-$GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_user']['palettes']['extend'] = str_replace('{calendars_legend}', '{calendars_legend},maeEventCat', $GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_user']['palettes']['extend']);
-$GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_user']['palettes']['custom'] = str_replace('{calendars_legend}', '{calendars_legend},maeEventCat', $GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_user']['palettes']['custom']);
+$GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_user']['palettes']['extend'] = str_replace('{calendars_legend}', '{mae_evt_cat_legend},maeEventCat,maeEventCatDefault;{calendars_legend}', $GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_user']['palettes']['extend']);
+$GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_user']['palettes']['custom'] = str_replace('{calendars_legend}', '{mae_evt_cat_legend},maeEventCat,maeEventCatDefault;{calendars_legend}', $GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_user']['palettes']['custom']);
 
 /**
  * Add a new field to tl_user
@@ -25,4 +25,14 @@
     'exclude'                 => true,
     'inputType'               => 'checkbox',
     'sql'                     => "char(1) NOT NULL default ''"
+);
+
+$GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_user']['fields']['maeEventCatDefault'] = array
+(
+    'label'                   => &$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_user']['default_event_categories'],
+    'exclude'                 => true,
+    'inputType'               => 'checkboxWizard',
+    'foreignKey'              => 'tl_mae_event_cat.title',
+    'eval'                    => array('tl_class'=>'clr', 'multiple'=>true, 'fieldType'=>'checkbox', 'foreignTable'=>'tl_mae_event_cat', 'titleField'=>'title', 'searchField'=>'title'),
+    'sql'                     => "blob NULL"
 );
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dca/tl_user_group.php b/dca/tl_user_group.php
index 9f202a2..3ea5697 100644
--- a/dca/tl_user_group.php
+++ b/dca/tl_user_group.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 /**
  * Add a palette to tl_user_group
  */
-$GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_user_group']['palettes']['default'] = str_replace('{calendars_legend}', '{calendars_legend},maeEventCat', $GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_user_group']['palettes']['default']);
+$GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_user_group']['palettes']['default'] = str_replace('{calendars_legend}', '{mae_evt_cat_legend},maeEventCat,maeEventCatDefault;{calendars_legend}', $GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_user_group']['palettes']['default']);
 
 /**
  * Add a new field to tl_user_group
@@ -29,4 +29,14 @@
     'exclude'                 => true,
     'inputType'               => 'checkbox',
     'sql'                     => "char(1) NOT NULL default ''"
+);
+
+$GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_user_group']['fields']['maeEventCatDefault'] = array
+(
+    'label'                   => &$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_user']['default_event_categories'],
+    'exclude'                 => true,
+    'inputType'               => 'checkboxWizard',
+    'foreignKey'              => 'tl_mae_event_cat.title',
+    'eval'                    => array('tl_class'=>'clr', 'multiple'=>true, 'fieldType'=>'checkbox', 'foreignTable'=>'tl_mae_event_cat', 'titleField'=>'title', 'searchField'=>'title'),
+    'sql'                     => "blob NULL"
 );
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diff --git a/languages/de/tl_user.php b/languages/de/tl_user.php
index f919186..d6fe0a8 100644
--- a/languages/de/tl_user.php
+++ b/languages/de/tl_user.php
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 /**
  * Fields
  */
-$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_user']['maeEventCat']         = array('Veranstaltungskategorien verwalten', 'Benutzer erlauben, Veranstaltungskategorien zu verwalten');
\ No newline at end of file
+$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_user']['maeEventCat']               = array('Veranstaltungskategorien verwalten', 'Benutzer erlauben, Veranstaltungskategorien zu verwalten');
+$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_user']['default_event_categories']  = array('Standard Veranstaltungskategorien', 'Veranstaltungskategorien, die autom. bei von diesem User erstellten Events gesetzt werden sollen.');
+$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_user']['mae_evt_cat_legend']        = "Veranstaltungskategorien";
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diff --git a/languages/de/tl_user_group.php b/languages/de/tl_user_group.php
index b04477d..a287407 100644
--- a/languages/de/tl_user_group.php
+++ b/languages/de/tl_user_group.php
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 /**
  * Load tl_user language file
  */
-\System::loadLanguageFile('tl_user');
\ No newline at end of file
+\System::loadLanguageFile('tl_user');
+$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_user_group']['mae_evt_cat_legend']        = "Veranstaltungskategorien";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/languages/en/tl_user.php b/languages/en/tl_user.php
index aee61a3..46ffafc 100644
--- a/languages/en/tl_user.php
+++ b/languages/en/tl_user.php
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 /**
  * Fields
  */
-$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_user']['maeEventCat']         = array('Manage event categories', 'enable the user to manage event categories');
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+$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_user']['maeEventCat']               = array('Manage event categories', 'enable the user to manage event categories');
+$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_user']['default_event_categories']  = array('Default event categories', 'event categories which should be automatically assigned to new events, created by this user/group.');
+$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_user']['mae_evt_cat_legend']        = "Event categories";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/languages/en/tl_user_group.php b/languages/en/tl_user_group.php
index b04477d..b0b78d3 100644
--- a/languages/en/tl_user_group.php
+++ b/languages/en/tl_user_group.php
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 /**
  * Load tl_user language file
  */
-\System::loadLanguageFile('tl_user');
\ No newline at end of file
+\System::loadLanguageFile('tl_user');
+$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_user_group']['mae_evt_cat_legend']        = "Event categories";
\ No newline at end of file