diff --git a/admin/settings/plugins.php b/admin/settings/plugins.php
index d68b6771875..b14e99f12a7 100644
--- a/admin/settings/plugins.php
+++ b/admin/settings/plugins.php
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ if ($hassiteconfig) {
     // message outputs
     $ADMIN->add('modules', new admin_category('messageoutputs', get_string('messageoutputs', 'message')));
     $ADMIN->add('messageoutputs', new admin_page_managemessageoutputs());
+    $ADMIN->add('messageoutputs', new admin_page_defaultmessageoutputs());
     require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/message/lib.php');
     $processors = get_message_processors();
     foreach ($processors as $processor) {
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ if ($hassiteconfig) {
         if (!$processor->available) {
             continue;
         }
-        $strprocessorname = get_string('pluginname', 'message_'.$processorname);
-        if (file_exists($CFG->dirroot.'/message/output/'.$processor->name.'/settings.php')) {
+        if ($processor->hassettings) {
+            $strprocessorname = get_string('pluginname', 'message_'.$processorname);
             $settings = new admin_settingpage('messagesetting'.$processorname, $strprocessorname, 'moodle/site:config', !$processor->enabled);
             include($CFG->dirroot.'/message/output/'.$processor->name.'/settings.php');
             if ($settings) {
diff --git a/lang/en/message.php b/lang/en/message.php
index 590392a9fb9..be4a510ed9c 100644
--- a/lang/en/message.php
+++ b/lang/en/message.php
@@ -42,14 +42,18 @@ $string['contactlistempty'] = 'Your contact list is empty';
 $string['contacts'] = 'Contacts';
 $string['context'] = 'context';
 $string['couldnotfindpreference'] = 'Could not load preference {$a}. Does the component and name you supplied to message_send() match a row in message_providers? Message providers must appear in the database so users can configure how they will be notified when they receive messages.';
+$string['defaultmessageoutputs'] = 'Default message outputs';
+$string['defaults'] = 'Defaults';
 $string['deletemessagesdays'] = 'Number of days before old messages are automatically deleted';
 $string['disabled'] = 'Messaging is disabled on this site';
+$string['disallowed'] = 'Disallowed';
 $string['discussion'] = 'Discussion';
 $string['editmymessage'] = 'Messaging';
 $string['emailmessages'] = 'Email messages when I am offline';
 $string['emailtagline'] = 'This is a copy of a message sent to you at "{$a->sitename}". Go to {$a->url} to reply.';
 $string['emptysearchstring'] = 'You must search for something';
 $string['errorcallingprocessor'] = 'Error calling defined processor';
+$string['forced'] = 'Forced';
 $string['formorethan'] = 'For more than';
 $string['guestnoeditmessage'] = 'Guest user can not edit messaging options';
 $string['guestnoeditmessageother'] = 'Guest user can not edit other user messaging options';
@@ -98,6 +102,7 @@ $string['outputenabled'] = 'Output enabled';
 $string['outputnotavailable'] = 'Not available';
 $string['outputnotconfigured'] = 'Not configured';
 $string['pagerefreshes'] = 'This page refreshes automatically every {$a} seconds';
+$string['permitted'] = 'Permitted';
 $string['private_config'] = 'Popup message window';
 $string['processortag'] = 'Destination';
 $string['providers_config'] = 'Configure notification methods for incoming messages';
@@ -110,6 +115,8 @@ $string['search'] = 'Search';
 $string['searchforperson'] = 'Search for a person';
 $string['searchmessages'] = 'Search messages';
 $string['searchcombined'] = 'Search people and messages';
+$string['sendingvia'] = 'Sending {$a->provider} via {$a->processor}';
+$string['sendingviawhen'] = 'Sending {$a->provider} via {$a->processor} when {$a->state}';
 $string['sendmessage'] = 'Send message';
 $string['sendmessageto'] = 'Send message to {$a}';
 $string['sendmessagetopopup'] = 'Send message to {$a} - new window';
diff --git a/lib/adminlib.php b/lib/adminlib.php
index 62a91ebbb20..2dacc2f79b9 100644
--- a/lib/adminlib.php
+++ b/lib/adminlib.php
@@ -4965,6 +4965,21 @@ class admin_page_managemessageoutputs extends admin_externalpage {
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Default message outputs configuration
+ *
+ * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+class admin_page_defaultmessageoutputs extends admin_page_managemessageoutputs {
+    /**
+     * Calls parent::__construct with specific arguments
+     */
+    public function __construct() {
+        global $CFG;
+        admin_externalpage::__construct('defaultmessageoutputs', get_string('defaultmessageoutputs', 'message'), "$CFG->wwwroot/message/defaultoutputs.php");
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * Question type manage page
  *
diff --git a/lib/outputrequirementslib.php b/lib/outputrequirementslib.php
index 70f05e40df5..336f36e6a81 100644
--- a/lib/outputrequirementslib.php
+++ b/lib/outputrequirementslib.php
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ class page_requirements_manager {
                     break;
                 case 'core_message':
                     $module = array('name'     => 'core_message',
+                                    'requires' => array('base', 'node', 'event', 'node-event-simulate'),
                                     'fullpath' => '/message/module.js');
                     break;
                 case 'core_flashdetect':
diff --git a/message/defaultoutputs.php b/message/defaultoutputs.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6c23e3f665a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/message/defaultoutputs.php
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/**
+ * Default message outputs configuration page
+ *
+ * @package    message
+ * @copyright  2011 Lancaster University Network Services Limited
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+require_once(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)) . '/config.php');
+require_once(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)) . '/message/lib.php');
+require_once($CFG->libdir.'/adminlib.php');
+
+// This is an admin page
+admin_externalpage_setup('defaultmessageoutputs');
+
+// Require site configuration capability
+require_capability('moodle/site:config', get_context_instance(CONTEXT_SYSTEM));
+
+// Fetch processors
+$processors = get_message_processors(true);
+// Fetch message providers
+$providers = $DB->get_records('message_providers', null, 'name');
+
+if (($form = data_submitted()) && confirm_sesskey()) {
+    $preferences = array();
+    // Prepare default message outputs settings
+    foreach ( $providers as $provider) {
+        $componentproviderbase = $provider->component.'_'.$provider->name;
+        foreach (array('permitted', 'loggedin', 'loggedoff') as $setting){
+            $value = null;
+            $componentprovidersetting = $componentproviderbase.'_'.$setting;
+            if ($setting == 'permitted') {
+                // if we deal with permitted select element, we need to create individual
+                // setting for each possible processor. Note that this block will
+                // always be processed first after entring parental foreach iteration
+                // so we can change form values on this stage.
+                foreach($processors as $processor) {
+                    $value = '';
+                    if (isset($form->{$componentprovidersetting}[$processor->name])) {
+                        $value = $form->{$componentprovidersetting}[$processor->name];
+                    }
+                    // Ensure that loggedin loggedoff options are set correctly
+                    // for this permission
+                    if ($value == 'forced') {
+                        $form->{$componentproviderbase.'_loggedin'}[$processor->name] = 1;
+                        $form->{$componentproviderbase.'_loggedoff'}[$processor->name] = 1;
+                    } else if ($value == 'disallowed') {
+                        // It might be better to unset them, but I can't figure out why that cause error
+                        $form->{$componentproviderbase.'_loggedin'}[$processor->name] = 0;
+                        $form->{$componentproviderbase.'_loggedoff'}[$processor->name] = 0;
+                    }
+                    // record the site preference
+                    $preferences[$processor->name.'_provider_'.$componentprovidersetting] = $value;
+                }
+            } else if (array_key_exists($componentprovidersetting, $form)) {
+                // we must be processing loggedin or loggedoff checkboxes. Store
+                // defained comma-separated processors as setting value.
+                // Using array_filter eliminates elements set to 0 above
+                $value = join(',', array_keys(array_filter($form->{$componentprovidersetting})));
+                if (empty($value)) {
+                    $value = null;
+                }
+            }
+            if ($setting != 'permitted') {
+                // we have already recoded site preferences for 'permitted' type
+                $preferences['message_provider_'.$componentprovidersetting] = $value;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Update database
+    $transaction = $DB->start_delegated_transaction();
+    foreach ($preferences as $name => $value) {
+        set_config($name, $value, 'message');
+    }
+    $transaction->allow_commit();
+
+    // Redirect
+    $url = new moodle_url('defaultoutputs.php');
+    redirect($url);
+}
+
+
+
+// Page settings
+$PAGE->set_context(get_context_instance(CONTEXT_SYSTEM));
+$PAGE->requires->js_init_call('M.core_message.init_defaultoutputs');
+
+// Grab the renderer
+$renderer = $PAGE->get_renderer('core', 'message');
+
+// Display the manage message outputs interface
+$preferences = get_config('message');
+$messageoutputs = $renderer->manage_defaultmessageoutputs($processors, $providers, $preferences);
+
+// Display the page
+echo $OUTPUT->header();
+echo $OUTPUT->heading(get_string('defaultmessageoutputs', 'message'));
+echo $messageoutputs;
+echo $OUTPUT->footer();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/message/lib.php b/message/lib.php
index 32f6d4cb9b8..48a35fd435a 100644
--- a/message/lib.php
+++ b/message/lib.php
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ define('MESSAGE_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS', 200);
 define('MESSAGE_CONTACTS_PER_PAGE',10);
 define('MESSAGE_MAX_COURSE_NAME_LENGTH', 30);
 
+/**
+ * Set default value for default outputs permitted setting
+ */
+define('MESSAGE_DEFAULT_PERMITTED_VALUE', 'disallowed');
+
 if (!isset($CFG->message_contacts_refresh)) {  // Refresh the contacts list every 60 seconds
     $CFG->message_contacts_refresh = 60;
 }
@@ -2171,30 +2176,45 @@ function message_print_heading($title, $colspan=3) {
 /**
  * Get all message processors and validate corresponding plugin existance and
  * configuration
+ * @param bool $enabled only return enabled processors
  * @return array $processors array of objects containing information on message processors
  */
-function get_message_processors() {
+function get_message_processors($enabled = false) {
     global $DB, $CFG;
 
-    $processors = $DB->get_records('message_processors', null, 'name');
-    foreach ($processors as &$processor){
-        $processorfile = $CFG->dirroot. '/message/output/'.$processor->name.'/message_output_'.$processor->name.'.php';
-        if (is_readable($processorfile)) {
-            include_once($processorfile);
-            $processclass = 'message_output_' . $processor->name;
-            if (class_exists($processclass)) {
-                $pclass = new $processclass();
-                $processor->configured = 0;
-                if ($pclass->is_system_configured()) {
-                    $processor->configured = 1;
+    static $processors;
+
+    if (empty($processors)) {
+        $processors = $DB->get_records('message_processors', null, 'name');
+        foreach ($processors as &$processor){
+            $processorfile = $CFG->dirroot. '/message/output/'.$processor->name.'/message_output_'.$processor->name.'.php';
+            if (is_readable($processorfile)) {
+                include_once($processorfile);
+                $processclass = 'message_output_' . $processor->name;
+                if (class_exists($processclass)) {
+                    $pclass = new $processclass();
+                    $processor->configured = 0;
+                    if ($pclass->is_system_configured()) {
+                        $processor->configured = 1;
+                    }
+                    $processor->hassettings = 0;
+                    if (is_readable($CFG->dirroot.'/message/output/'.$processor->name.'/settings.php')) {
+                        $processor->hassettings = 1;
+                    }
+                    $processor->available = 1;
+                } else {
+                    print_error('errorcallingprocessor', 'message');
                 }
-                $processor->available = 1;
             } else {
-                print_error('errorcallingprocessor', 'message');
+                $processor->available = 0;
             }
-        } else {
-            $processor->available = 0;
         }
     }
+    if ($enabled) {
+        // Filter out enabled processors only, the reason of not doing this in
+        // database request is caching the result.
+        $processors = array_filter($processors, create_function('$a', 'return $a->enabled;'));
+    }
+
     return $processors;
 }
diff --git a/message/module.js b/message/module.js
index e0627d0cc65..d92f7484b8a 100644
--- a/message/module.js
+++ b/message/module.js
@@ -42,4 +42,49 @@ M.core_message.init_notification = function(Y, title, content, url) {
             return false;
         }, o);
     });
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
+
+M.core_message.init_defaultoutputs = function(Y) {
+    var defaultoutputs = {
+
+        init : function() {
+            Y.all('#defaultmessageoutputs select').each(function(node) {
+                // attach event listener
+                node.on('change', defaultoutputs.changeState);
+                // set initial layout
+                node.simulate("change");
+            }, this);
+        },
+
+        changeState : function(e) {
+            var value = e.target._node.options[e.target.get('selectedIndex')].value;
+            var parentnode = e.target.ancestor('td');
+            switch (value) {
+            case 'forced':
+                defaultoutputs.updateCheckboxes(parentnode, 1, 1);
+                break;
+            case 'disallowed':
+                defaultoutputs.updateCheckboxes(parentnode, 1, 0);
+                break;
+            case 'permitted':
+                defaultoutputs.updateCheckboxes(parentnode, 0, 0);
+                break;
+            }
+        },
+
+        updateCheckboxes : function(blocknode, disabled, checked) {
+            blocknode.all('input[type=checkbox]').each(function(node) {
+                node.removeAttribute('disabled');
+                if (disabled) {
+                    node.setAttribute('disabled', 1)
+                    node.removeAttribute('checked');
+                }
+                if (checked) {
+                    node.setAttribute('checked', 1)
+                }
+            }, this);
+        }
+    }
+
+    defaultoutputs.init();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/message/renderer.php b/message/renderer.php
index 532f25ef898..7ac5f0fb6d4 100644
--- a/message/renderer.php
+++ b/message/renderer.php
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ class core_message_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
         // Display the current workflows
         $table = new html_table();
         $table->attributes['class'] = 'generaltable';
-        $table->head        = array();
-        $table->colclasses  = array();
         $table->data        = array();
         $table->head        = array(
             get_string('name'),
@@ -58,7 +56,7 @@ class core_message_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
             'displayname', 'availability', 'settings',
         );
 
-        foreach ( $processors as $processor ){
+        foreach ($processors as $processor) {
             $row = new html_table_row();
             $row->attributes['class'] = 'messageoutputs';
 
@@ -94,7 +92,7 @@ class core_message_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
             }
             // Settings
             $settings = new html_table_cell();
-            if ($processor->available && file_exists($CFG->dirroot.'/message/output/'.$processor->name.'/settings.php')) {
+            if ($processor->available && $processor->hassettings) {
                 $settingsurl = new moodle_url('settings.php', array('section' => 'messagesetting'.$processor->name));
                 $settings->text = html_writer::link($settingsurl, get_string('settings', 'message'));
             }
@@ -104,4 +102,105 @@ class core_message_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
         }
         return html_writer::table($table);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Display the interface to manage default message outputs
+     *
+     * @param   array   $processors The list of message processors
+     * @param   array   $providers The list of message providers
+     * @param   array   $preferences The list of current preferences
+     * @return  string              The text to render
+     */
+    public function manage_defaultmessageoutputs($processors, $providers, $preferences) {
+        global $CFG;
+
+        // Prepare list of options for dropdown menu
+        $options = array();
+        foreach (array('disallowed', 'permitted', 'forced') as $setting) {
+            $options[$setting] = get_string($setting, 'message');
+        }
+
+        $output = html_writer::start_tag('form', array('id'=>'defaultmessageoutputs', 'method'=>'post'));
+        $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type'=>'hidden', 'name'=>'sesskey', 'value'=>sesskey()));
+
+        // Display users outputs table
+        $table = new html_table();
+        $table->attributes['class'] = 'generaltable';
+        $table->data        = array();
+        $table->head        = array('');
+
+        // Populate the header row
+        foreach ($processors as $processor) {
+            $table->head[]  = get_string('pluginname', 'message_'.$processor->name);
+        }
+        // Generate the matrix of settings for each provider and processor
+        foreach ($providers as $provider) {
+            $row = new html_table_row();
+            $row->attributes['class'] = 'defaultmessageoutputs';
+            $row->cells = array();
+
+            // Provider Name
+            $providername = get_string('messageprovider:'.$provider->name, $provider->component);
+            $row->cells[] = new html_table_cell($providername);
+
+            // Settings for each processor
+            foreach ($processors as $processor) {
+                $cellcontent = '';
+                foreach (array('permitted', 'loggedin', 'loggedoff') as $setting) {
+                    // pepare element and preference names
+                    $elementname = $provider->component.'_'.$provider->name.'_'.$setting.'['.$processor->name.']';
+                    $preferencebase = $provider->component.'_'.$provider->name.'_'.$setting;
+                    // prepare language bits
+                    $processorname = get_string('pluginname', 'message_'.$processor->name);
+                    $statename = get_string($setting, 'message');
+                    $labelparams = array(
+                        'provider'  => $providername,
+                        'processor' => $processorname,
+                        'state'     => $statename
+                    );
+                    if ($setting == 'permitted') {
+                        $label = get_string('sendingvia', 'message', $labelparams);
+                        // determine the current setting or use default
+                        $select = MESSAGE_DEFAULT_PERMITTED_VALUE;
+                        $preference = $processor->name.'_provider_'.$preferencebase;
+                        if (array_key_exists($preference, $preferences)) {
+                            $select = $preferences->{$preference};
+                        }
+                        // dropdown menu
+                        $cellcontent = html_writer::select($options, $elementname, $select, false, array('id' => $elementname));
+                        $cellcontent .= html_writer::label($label, $elementname, true, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
+                        $cellcontent .= html_writer::tag('div', get_string('defaults', 'message'));
+                    } else {
+                        $label = get_string('sendingviawhen', 'message', $labelparams);
+                        // determine the current setting based on the 'permitted' setting above
+                        $checked = false;
+                        if ($select == 'forced') {
+                            $checked = true;
+                        } else if ($select == 'permitted') {
+                            $preference = 'message_provider_'.$preferencebase;
+                            if (array_key_exists($preference, $preferences)) {
+                                $checked = (int)in_array($processor->name, explode(',', $preferences->{$preference}));
+                            }
+                        }
+                        // generate content
+                        $cellcontent .= html_writer::start_tag('div');
+                        $cellcontent .= html_writer::checkbox($elementname, 1, $checked, '', array('id' => $elementname));
+                        $cellcontent .= html_writer::label($label, $elementname, true, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
+                        $cellcontent .= $statename;
+                        $cellcontent .= html_writer::end_tag('div');
+                    }
+                }
+                $row->cells[] = new html_table_cell($cellcontent);
+            }
+            $table->data[] = $row;
+        }
+
+        $output .= html_writer::table($table);
+        $output .= html_writer::start_tag('div', array('class' => 'form-buttons'));
+        $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type' => 'submit', 'value' => get_string('savechanges','admin'), 'class' => 'form-submit'));
+        $output .= html_writer::end_tag('div');
+        $output .= html_writer::end_tag('form');
+        return $output;
+    }
+
 }