diff --git a/application/forms/Config/AdvancedForm.php b/application/forms/Config/AdvancedForm.php
index 896d037..0bb4bec 100644
--- a/application/forms/Config/AdvancedForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/Config/AdvancedForm.php
@@ -17,6 +17,33 @@ class AdvancedForm extends ConfigForm
     public function createElements(array $formData)
     {
         $this->addElements([
+            [
+                'number',
+                'ui_default_time_range',
+                [
+                    'label'         => $this->translate('Default time range'),
+                    'description'   => $this->translate('The default time range for graphs'),
+                    'min'           => 1,
+                    'value'         => 1
+                ]
+            ],
+            [
+                'select',
+                'ui_default_time_range_unit',
+                [
+                    'label'         => $this->translate('Default time range unit'),
+                    'description'   => $this->translate('The above range\'s unit'),
+                    'multiOptions'  => [
+                        'minutes'   => $this->translate('Minutes'),
+                        'hours'     => $this->translate('Hours'),
+                        'days'      => $this->translate('Days'),
+                        'weeks'     => $this->translate('Weeks'),
+                        'months'    => $this->translate('Months'),
+                        'years'     => $this->translate('Years')
+                    ],
+                    'value'         => 'hours'
+                ]
+            ],
             [
                 'text',
                 'icinga_graphite_writer_host_name_template',
diff --git a/application/forms/TimeRangePicker/CommonForm.php b/application/forms/TimeRangePicker/CommonForm.php
index b3f099f..8ced5f0 100644
--- a/application/forms/TimeRangePicker/CommonForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/TimeRangePicker/CommonForm.php
@@ -146,13 +146,16 @@ class CommonForm extends Form
      */
     protected function urlToForm()
     {
-        if ($this->preSelectDefault()) {
-            return;
-        }
-
         $params = $this->getRedirectUrl()->getParams();
         $seconds = $this->getRelativeSeconds($params);
 
+        if ($seconds === null && count(array_intersect_key(
+            $params->toArray(false),
+            array_keys($this->getAllRangeParameters())
+        )) === 0) {
+            $seconds = $this->getDefaultRelativeTimeRange();
+        }
+
         if ($seconds !== null) {
             if ($seconds !== false) {
                 foreach ($this->rangeFactors as $unit => $factor) {
@@ -191,23 +194,4 @@ class CommonForm extends Form
             }
         }
     }
-
-    /**
-     * If no range is specified, pre-select "1 hour"
-     *
-     * @return  bool    Whether no range is specified
-     */
-    protected function preSelectDefault()
-    {
-        $params = $this->getRedirectUrl()->getParams();
-        foreach (static::getAllRangeParameters() as $parameter) {
-            if ($params->has($parameter)) {
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        $this->getElement('hours')->setValue('1');
-
-        return true;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/application/forms/TimeRangePicker/TimeRangePickerTrait.php b/application/forms/TimeRangePicker/TimeRangePickerTrait.php
index de797ad..276754b 100644
--- a/application/forms/TimeRangePicker/TimeRangePickerTrait.php
+++ b/application/forms/TimeRangePicker/TimeRangePickerTrait.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Module\Graphite\Forms\TimeRangePicker;
 
+use Icinga\Application\Config;
+use Icinga\Exception\ConfigurationError;
 use Icinga\Web\Url;
 use Icinga\Web\UrlParams;
 
@@ -74,4 +76,36 @@ trait TimeRangePickerTrait
 
         return preg_match('/^(?:0|[1-9]\d*)$/', $seconds) ? (int) $seconds : false;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the default relative time range for graphs
+     *
+     * @return int
+     *
+     * @throws ConfigurationError
+     */
+    public static function getDefaultRelativeTimeRange()
+    {
+        $rangeFactors = [
+            'minutes'   => 60,
+            'hours'     => 3600,
+            'days'      => 86400,
+            'weeks'     => 604800,
+            'months'    => 2592000,
+            'years'     => 31557600
+        ];
+
+        $config = Config::module('graphite');
+        $unit = $config->get('ui', 'default_time_range_unit', 'hours');
+
+        if (! isset($rangeFactors[$unit])) {
+            throw new ConfigurationError(
+                'Bad ui.default_time_range_unit %s in file %s',
+                var_export($unit, true),
+                var_export($config->getConfigFile(), true)
+            );
+        }
+
+        return (int) $config->get('ui', 'default_time_range', 1) * $rangeFactors[$unit];
+    }
 }
diff --git a/doc/03-Configuration.md b/doc/03-Configuration.md
index d2eeeba..f616317 100644
--- a/doc/03-Configuration.md
+++ b/doc/03-Configuration.md
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ Open up the Icinga Web 2 frontend and navigate to:
 
     Configuration > Modules > graphite > Advanced
 
+### UI
+
+The settings *Default time range* and *Default time range unit* set the default
+time range for displayed graphs both in the graphs lists and in monitored
+objects' detail views.
+
+### Icinga 2 (Core)
+
 The settings *Host name template* and *Service name template* both are only
 required if you are using a different naming schema than the default Icinga 2
 is using. (As outlined [here](https://www.icinga.com/docs/icinga2/latest/doc/14-features/#current-graphite-schema))
diff --git a/library/Graphite/Web/Widget/Graphs.php b/library/Graphite/Web/Widget/Graphs.php
index b36679b..557963e 100644
--- a/library/Graphite/Web/Widget/Graphs.php
+++ b/library/Graphite/Web/Widget/Graphs.php
@@ -308,7 +308,11 @@ abstract class Graphs extends AbstractWidget
         }
 
         $absolute = TimeRangePickerTrait::getAbsoluteRangeParameters();
-        return [$params->get($absolute['start'], '-3600'), $params->get($absolute['end'])];
+        $start = $params->get($absolute['start']);
+        return [
+            $start === null ? -TimeRangePickerTrait::getDefaultRelativeTimeRange() : $start,
+            $params->get($absolute['end'])
+        ];
     }
 
     /**