diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/tasks/Maven.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/tasks/Maven.java
index b7c3a2119b0158fbbfc016fffdee4d6e65eeb70a..cf77905fa39c732258b1ca786ec35ac06455f829 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/tasks/Maven.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/tasks/Maven.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import hudson.model.Node;
 import jenkins.model.Jenkins;
 import jenkins.mvn.DefaultGlobalSettingsProvider;
 import jenkins.mvn.DefaultSettingsProvider;
+import jenkins.mvn.GlobalMavenConfig;
 import jenkins.mvn.GlobalSettingsProvider;
 import jenkins.mvn.SettingsProvider;
 import hudson.model.TaskListener;
@@ -163,8 +164,8 @@ public class Maven extends Builder {
         this.properties = Util.fixEmptyAndTrim(properties);
         this.jvmOptions = Util.fixEmptyAndTrim(jvmOptions);
         this.usePrivateRepository = usePrivateRepository;
-        this.settings = settings != null ? settings : new DefaultSettingsProvider();
-        this.globalSettings = globalSettings != null ? globalSettings : new DefaultGlobalSettingsProvider();
+        this.settings = settings;
+        this.globalSettings = globalSettings;
     }
 
     public String getTargets() {
@@ -175,14 +176,22 @@ public class Maven extends Builder {
      * @since 1.491
      */
     public SettingsProvider getSettings() {
-        return settings != null ? settings : new DefaultSettingsProvider();
+        return settings != null ? settings : GlobalMavenConfig.get().getSettingsProvider();
+    }
+    
+    protected void setSettings(SettingsProvider settings) {
+        this.settings = settings;
     }
     
     /**
      * @since 1.491
      */
     public GlobalSettingsProvider getGlobalSettings() {
-        return globalSettings != null ? globalSettings : new DefaultGlobalSettingsProvider();
+        return globalSettings != null ? globalSettings : GlobalMavenConfig.get().getGlobalSettingsProvider();
+    }
+    
+    protected void setGlobalSettings(GlobalSettingsProvider globalSettings) {
+        this.globalSettings = globalSettings;
     }
 
     public void setUsePrivateRepository(boolean usePrivateRepository) {
@@ -420,7 +429,10 @@ public class Maven extends Builder {
 
         @Override
         public Builder newInstance(StaplerRequest req, JSONObject formData) throws FormException {
-            return req.bindJSON(Maven.class,formData);
+            Maven m = req.bindJSON(Maven.class,formData);
+            m.setSettings(GlobalMavenConfig.get().getSettingsProvider());
+            m.setGlobalSettings(GlobalMavenConfig.get().getGlobalSettingsProvider());
+            return m;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/jenkins/mvn/GlobalMavenConfig.java b/core/src/main/java/jenkins/mvn/GlobalMavenConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..67ace424e899676b31c69784a0fe2edef9d40e94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/jenkins/mvn/GlobalMavenConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package jenkins.mvn;
+
+import hudson.Extension;
+import jenkins.model.GlobalConfiguration;
+import net.sf.json.JSONObject;
+
+import org.kohsuke.stapler.StaplerRequest;
+
+//as close as it gets to the global Maven Project configuration
+@Extension(ordinal = 50)
+public class GlobalMavenConfig extends GlobalConfiguration {
+    private SettingsProvider settingsProvider;
+    private GlobalSettingsProvider globalSettingsProvider;
+
+    public GlobalMavenConfig() {
+        load();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean configure(StaplerRequest req, JSONObject json) throws FormException {
+        req.bindJSON(this, json);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public void setGlobalSettingsProvider(GlobalSettingsProvider globalSettingsProvider) {
+        this.globalSettingsProvider = globalSettingsProvider;
+        save();
+    }
+
+    public void setSettingsProvider(SettingsProvider settingsProvider) {
+        this.settingsProvider = settingsProvider;
+        save();
+    }
+
+    public GlobalSettingsProvider getGlobalSettingsProvider() {
+        return globalSettingsProvider != null ? globalSettingsProvider : new DefaultGlobalSettingsProvider();
+    }
+
+    public SettingsProvider getSettingsProvider() {
+        return settingsProvider != null ? settingsProvider : new DefaultSettingsProvider();
+    }
+
+    public static GlobalMavenConfig get() {
+        return GlobalConfiguration.all().get(GlobalMavenConfig.class);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/jenkins/mvn/GlobalMavenConfig/config.groovy b/core/src/main/resources/jenkins/mvn/GlobalMavenConfig/config.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..79e427df0f5af06206250697f3410b30b617eb5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/jenkins/mvn/GlobalMavenConfig/config.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package jenkins.mvn.GlobalMavenConfig;
+
+def f = namespace(lib.FormTagLib)
+
+f.section(title:_("Maven Configuration")) {
+    f.dropdownDescriptorSelector(title:_("Default settings provider"), field:"settingsProvider")
+    f.dropdownDescriptorSelector(title:_("Default global settings provider"), field:"globalSettingsProvider")
+}
diff --git a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSet.java b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSet.java
index d17b8be66a0143d966db8cbab8955b1856934f69..90b0097265fab26ab82d606a73b85f027a94403f 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSet.java
+++ b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSet.java
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ import jenkins.model.ModelObjectWithChildren;
 import jenkins.mvn.DefaultGlobalSettingsProvider;
 import jenkins.mvn.DefaultSettingsProvider;
 import jenkins.mvn.FilePathSettingsProvider;
+import jenkins.mvn.GlobalMavenConfig;
 import jenkins.mvn.GlobalSettingsProvider;
 import jenkins.mvn.GlobalSettingsProviderDescriptor;
 import jenkins.mvn.SettingsProvider;
@@ -284,12 +285,12 @@ public class MavenModuleSet extends AbstractMavenProject<MavenModuleSet,MavenMod
     /**
      * @since 1.491
      */
-    private SettingsProvider settings = new DefaultSettingsProvider();
+    private SettingsProvider settings;
     
     /**
      * @since 1.491
      */
-    private GlobalSettingsProvider globalSettings = new DefaultGlobalSettingsProvider();
+    private GlobalSettingsProvider globalSettings;
 
 
     /**
@@ -650,14 +651,14 @@ public class MavenModuleSet extends AbstractMavenProject<MavenModuleSet,MavenMod
      * @since 1.481
      */
     public SettingsProvider getSettings() {
-        return settings != null ? settings : new DefaultSettingsProvider();
+        return settings != null ? settings : GlobalMavenConfig.get().getSettingsProvider();
     }
 
     /**
      * @since 1.481
      */
     public GlobalSettingsProvider getGlobalSettings() {
-        return globalSettings != null ? globalSettings : new DefaultGlobalSettingsProvider();
+        return globalSettings != null ? globalSettings : GlobalMavenConfig.get().getGlobalSettingsProvider();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1260,7 +1261,10 @@ public class MavenModuleSet extends AbstractMavenProject<MavenModuleSet,MavenMod
         }
 
         public MavenModuleSet newInstance(ItemGroup parent, String name) {
-            return new MavenModuleSet(parent,name);
+            MavenModuleSet mms = new MavenModuleSet(parent,name);
+            mms.setSettings(GlobalMavenConfig.get().getSettingsProvider());
+            mms.setGlobalSettings(GlobalMavenConfig.get().getGlobalSettingsProvider());
+            return mms;
         }
 
         public Maven.DescriptorImpl getMavenDescriptor() {