diff --git a/docs/configs.md b/docs/configs.md
index db636c3e1..2c6e90460 100644
--- a/docs/configs.md
+++ b/docs/configs.md
@@ -35,3 +35,22 @@ Valid values for `homepage`: `pages` (default), `posts`, `<collection_name>`,
 jekyll_admin:
   homepage: "posts"
 ```
+
+#### `new_meta_defaults`
+
+Add default values for meta fields of new drafts or posts.
+
+This is useful to define some meta fields that you want not to forget to set on your pages, but that do not have a default value given in `defaults` section of `_config.yml`.
+
+```yaml
+jekyll_admin:
+  new_meta_defaults:
+    date: ''
+    image: ''
+    tags: []
+    categories: []
+    ...
+```
+
+
+
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/site/_config.yml b/spec/fixtures/site/_config.yml
index 17aa0e5f6..8d7bb21b4 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/site/_config.yml
+++ b/spec/fixtures/site/_config.yml
@@ -99,3 +99,8 @@ collections:
 
 jekyll_admin:
   homepage: "posts"
+  new_meta_defaults:
+    date: ''
+    image: ''
+    tags: []
+    categories: []
diff --git a/src/components/CreateMarkdownPage.js b/src/components/CreateMarkdownPage.js
index 34b6d507c..d75d5e6bd 100644
--- a/src/components/CreateMarkdownPage.js
+++ b/src/components/CreateMarkdownPage.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export default function CreateMarkdownPage({
           updateBody={updateBody}
           onSave={onClickSave}
           staticmetafields={defaultFields(config, splat, metaType)}
+          metafields={config.content?.jekyll_admin?.new_meta_defaults}
         />
         <div className="content-side">
           <Button