diff --git a/bin/domain/imag-bookmark/Cargo.toml b/bin/domain/imag-bookmark/Cargo.toml
index 1590c234..bf16080c 100644
--- a/bin/domain/imag-bookmark/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/domain/imag-bookmark/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ homepage      = "http://imag-pim.org"
 clap = ">=2.17"
 log = "0.3"
 version = "2.0.1"
+toml = "0.4"
+toml-query = "0.3.1"
 
 libimagrt        = { version = "0.4.0", path = "../../../lib/core/libimagrt" }
 libimagerror     = { version = "0.4.0", path = "../../../lib/core/libimagerror" }
diff --git a/bin/domain/imag-bookmark/src/main.rs b/bin/domain/imag-bookmark/src/main.rs
index f8b50a2b..3913dada 100644
--- a/bin/domain/imag-bookmark/src/main.rs
+++ b/bin/domain/imag-bookmark/src/main.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 extern crate clap;
 #[macro_use] extern crate log;
 #[macro_use] extern crate version;
+extern crate toml;
+extern crate toml_query;
 
 extern crate libimagbookmark;
 extern crate libimagrt;
@@ -43,6 +45,9 @@ extern crate libimagutil;
 
 use std::process::exit;
 
+use toml::Value;
+use toml_query::read::TomlValueReadExt;
+
 use libimagrt::runtime::Runtime;
 use libimagrt::setup::generate_runtime_setup;
 use libimagbookmark::collection::BookmarkCollection;
@@ -79,9 +84,9 @@ fn main() {
 
 fn add(rt: &Runtime) {
     let scmd = rt.cli().subcommand_matches("add").unwrap();
-    let coll = scmd.value_of("collection").unwrap(); // enforced by clap
+    let coll = get_collection_name(rt, "add", "collection");
 
-    BookmarkCollection::get(rt.store(), coll)
+    BookmarkCollection::get(rt.store(), &coll)
         .and_then(|mut collection| {
             scmd.values_of("urls")
                 .unwrap() // enforced by clap
@@ -97,7 +102,7 @@ fn collection(rt: &Runtime) {
 
     if scmd.is_present("add") { // adding a new collection
         let name = scmd.value_of("add").unwrap();
-        if let Ok(_) = BookmarkCollection::new(rt.store(), name) {
+        if let Ok(_) = BookmarkCollection::new(rt.store(), &name) {
             info!("Created: {}", name);
         } else {
             warn!("Creating collection {} failed", name);
@@ -107,7 +112,7 @@ fn collection(rt: &Runtime) {
 
     if scmd.is_present("remove") { // remove a collection
         let name = scmd.value_of("remove").unwrap();
-        if let Ok(_) = BookmarkCollection::delete(rt.store(), name) {
+        if let Ok(_) = BookmarkCollection::delete(rt.store(), &name) {
             info!("Deleted: {}", name);
         } else {
             warn!("Deleting collection {} failed", name);
@@ -117,10 +122,9 @@ fn collection(rt: &Runtime) {
 }
 
 fn list(rt: &Runtime) {
-    let scmd = rt.cli().subcommand_matches("list").unwrap();
-    let coll = scmd.value_of("collection").unwrap(); // enforced by clap
+    let coll = get_collection_name(rt, "list", "collection");
 
-    BookmarkCollection::get(rt.store(), coll)
+    BookmarkCollection::get(rt.store(), &coll)
         .map(|collection| {
             match collection.links() {
                 Ok(links) => {
@@ -142,9 +146,9 @@ fn list(rt: &Runtime) {
 
 fn remove(rt: &Runtime) {
     let scmd = rt.cli().subcommand_matches("remove").unwrap();
-    let coll = scmd.value_of("collection").unwrap(); // enforced by clap
+    let coll = get_collection_name(rt, "list", "collection");
 
-    BookmarkCollection::get(rt.store(), coll)
+    BookmarkCollection::get(rt.store(), &coll)
         .map(|mut collection| {
             for url in scmd.values_of("urls").unwrap() { // enforced by clap
                 collection.remove_link(BookmarkLink::from(url)).map_err(|e| trace_error(&e)).ok();
@@ -154,3 +158,35 @@ fn remove(rt: &Runtime) {
     info!("Ready");
 }
 
+
+fn get_collection_name(rt: &Runtime,
+                       subcommand_name: &str,
+                       collection_argument_name: &str)
+    -> String
+{
+    rt.cli()
+        .subcommand_matches(subcommand_name)
+        .and_then(|scmd| scmd.value_of(collection_argument_name).map(String::from))
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            rt.config()
+                .map(|cfg| match cfg.config().read("bookmark.default_collection") {
+                    Err(e) => trace_error_exit(&e, 1),
+                    Ok(Some(&Value::String(ref name))) => name.clone(),
+                    Ok(None) => {
+                        error!("Missing config: 'bookmark.default_collection'. Set or use commandline to specify.");
+                        exit(1)
+                    },
+
+                    Ok(Some(_)) => {
+                        error!("Type error in configuration: 'bookmark.default_collection' should be string");
+                        exit(1)
+                    }
+
+                })
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                    error!("Failed to read configuration");
+                    exit(1)
+                })
+        })
+}
+
diff --git a/bin/domain/imag-bookmark/src/ui.rs b/bin/domain/imag-bookmark/src/ui.rs
index d2943f81..ee40a1db 100644
--- a/bin/domain/imag-bookmark/src/ui.rs
+++ b/bin/domain/imag-bookmark/src/ui.rs
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ pub fn build_ui<'a>(app: App<'a, 'a>) -> App<'a, 'a> {
                         .long("collection")
                         .short("c")
                         .takes_value(true)
-                        .required(true)
+                        .required(false)
                         .multiple(false)
                         .value_name("COLLECTION")
-                        .help("Add to this collection"))
+                        .help("Add to this collection, if not specified default from config will be used"))
                    .arg(Arg::with_name("urls")
                         .long("urls")
                         .short("u")
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ pub fn build_ui<'a>(app: App<'a, 'a>) -> App<'a, 'a> {
                         .long("collection")
                         .short("c")
                         .takes_value(true)
-                        .required(true)
+                        .required(false)
                         .multiple(false)
                         .value_name("COLLECTION")
-                        .help("Remove from this collection"))
+                        .help("Remove from this collection, if not specified default from config will be used"))
                    .arg(Arg::with_name("urls")
                         .long("urls")
                         .short("u")
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ pub fn build_ui<'a>(app: App<'a, 'a>) -> App<'a, 'a> {
                         .long("collection")
                         .short("c")
                         .takes_value(true)
-                        .required(true)
+                        .required(false)
                         .multiple(false)
                         .value_name("COLLECTION")
-                        .help("Select from this collection"))
+                        .help("Select from this collection, if not specified default from config will be used"))
                    .arg(Arg::with_name("tags")
                         .long("tags")
                         .short("t")
diff --git a/imagrc.toml b/imagrc.toml
index 5fd90653..a59102f7 100644
--- a/imagrc.toml
+++ b/imagrc.toml
@@ -82,3 +82,6 @@ default_diary = "default"
 [diary.diaries.default]
 timed = "minutely"
 
+[bookmark]
+default_collection = "default"
+