diff --git a/include/image.mk b/include/image.mk
index c6a6ab7993..2d003e4ab8 100644
--- a/include/image.mk
+++ b/include/image.mk
@@ -416,6 +416,8 @@ define Device/Init
   FILESYSTEMS := $(TARGET_FILESYSTEMS)
 
   UBOOT_PATH :=  $(STAGING_DIR_IMAGE)/uboot-$(1)
+
+  DEFAULT :=
 endef
 
 DEFAULT_DEVICE_VARS := \
@@ -593,6 +595,7 @@ Target-Profile-Name: $(DEVICE_TITLE)
 Target-Profile-Packages: $(DEVICE_PACKAGES)
 Target-Profile-hasImageMetadata: $(if $(foreach image,$(IMAGES),$(findstring append-metadata,$(IMAGE/$(image)))),1,0)
 Target-Profile-SupportedDevices: $(SUPPORTED_DEVICES)
+$(if $(DEFAULT),Target-Profile-Default: $(DEFAULT))
 Target-Profile-Description:
 $(DEVICE_DESCRIPTION)
 @@
diff --git a/scripts/metadata.pm b/scripts/metadata.pm
index d088332152..1826a040a1 100644
--- a/scripts/metadata.pm
+++ b/scripts/metadata.pm
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ sub parse_target_metadata($) {
 				has_image_metadata => 0,
 				supported_devices => [],
 				priority => 999,
-				packages => []
+				packages => [],
+				default => "y if TARGET_ALL_PROFILES"
 			};
 			$1 =~ /^DEVICE_/ and $target->{has_devices} = 1;
 			push @{$target->{profiles}}, $profile;
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ sub parse_target_metadata($) {
 		};
 		/^Target-Profile-Packages:\s*(.*)\s*$/ and $profile->{packages} = [ split(/\s+/, $1) ];
 		/^Target-Profile-Description:\s*(.*)\s*/ and $profile->{desc} = get_multiline(*FILE);
+		/^Target-Profile-Default:\s*(.+)\s*$/ and $profile->{default} = $1;
 	}
 	close FILE;
 	foreach my $target (@target) {
diff --git a/scripts/target-metadata.pl b/scripts/target-metadata.pl
index d183e943f6..ee0ab5a718 100755
--- a/scripts/target-metadata.pl
+++ b/scripts/target-metadata.pl
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ EOF
 menuconfig TARGET_DEVICE_$target->{conf}_$profile->{id}
 	bool "$profile->{name}"
 	depends on TARGET_$target->{conf}
-	default y if TARGET_ALL_PROFILES
+	default $profile->{default}
 EOF
 			my @pkglist = merge_package_lists($target->{packages}, $profile->{packages});
 			foreach my $pkg (@pkglist) {