diff --git a/tabby-core/src/configDefaults.yaml b/tabby-core/src/configDefaults.yaml
index d862439166..7a7ee99cc1 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/configDefaults.yaml
+++ b/tabby-core/src/configDefaults.yaml
@@ -54,3 +54,4 @@ hacks:
   disableVibrancyWhileDragging: false
   enableFluentBackground: false
 language: null
+defaultQuickConnectProvider: "ssh"
diff --git a/tabby-core/src/services/profiles.service.ts b/tabby-core/src/services/profiles.service.ts
index e1892d2f75..943d11c2dd 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/services/profiles.service.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/services/profiles.service.ts
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ export class ProfilesService {
                         freeInputPattern: this.translate.instant('Connect to "%s"...'),
                         description: `(${provider.name.toUpperCase()})`,
                         icon: 'fas fa-arrow-right',
+                        weight: provider.id !== this.config.store.defaultQuickConnectProvider ? 1 : 0,
                         callback: query => {
                             const profile = provider.quickConnect(query)
                             resolve(profile)
diff --git a/tabby-settings/src/components/profilesSettingsTab.component.pug b/tabby-settings/src/components/profilesSettingsTab.component.pug
index 0513f26b95..9ce3f98181 100644
--- a/tabby-settings/src/components/profilesSettingsTab.component.pug
+++ b/tabby-settings/src/components/profilesSettingsTab.component.pug
@@ -149,6 +149,20 @@ ul.nav-tabs(ngbNav, #nav='ngbNav')
                     option(ngValue='wt', translation) Windows Terminal
                     option(ngValue='cygwin', translation) Cygwin
 
+            .form-line
+                .header
+                    .title(translate) Default "Connect to" type
+                    .description(translate) Default connection type used by quick connect feature (ex. SSH, Telnet)
+
+                select.form-control(
+                    [(ngModel)]='config.store.defaultQuickConnectProvider',
+                    (ngModelChange)='config.save()',
+                )
+                    option(
+                        *ngFor='let provider of getQuickConnectProviders()',
+                        [ngValue]='provider.id'
+                    ) {{provider.name}}
+
             .form-line.content-box
                 .header
                     .title(translate) Default profile settings
diff --git a/tabby-settings/src/components/profilesSettingsTab.component.ts b/tabby-settings/src/components/profilesSettingsTab.component.ts
index 9b6e1c8b1a..38898ae680 100644
--- a/tabby-settings/src/components/profilesSettingsTab.component.ts
+++ b/tabby-settings/src/components/profilesSettingsTab.component.ts
@@ -312,4 +312,8 @@ export class ProfilesSettingsTabComponent extends BaseComponent {
     isProfileBlacklisted (profile: PartialProfile<Profile>): boolean {
         return profile.id && this.config.store.profileBlacklist.includes(profile.id)
     }
+
+    getQuickConnectProviders (): ProfileProvider<Profile>[] {
+        return this.profileProviders.filter(x => x.supportsQuickConnect)
+    }
 }