diff --git a/src/dorem.c b/src/dorem.c
index 6125813c..53df7368 100644
--- a/src/dorem.c
+++ b/src/dorem.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ int ParseRem(ParsePtr s, Trigger *trig, TimeTrig *tim, int save_in_globals)
     DBufInit(&(trig->tags));
     trig->passthru[0] = 0;
     tim->ttime = NO_TIME;
-    tim->delta = NO_DELTA;
+    tim->delta = DefaultTDelta;
     tim->rep   = NO_REP;
     tim->duration = NO_TIME;
     if (save_in_globals) {
diff --git a/src/globals.h b/src/globals.h
index b8b1cf65..c0ed858e 100644
--- a/src/globals.h
+++ b/src/globals.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ EXTERN  INIT(   int     CalMonths, 0);
 EXTERN  INIT(	int 	Hush, 0);
 EXTERN  INIT(	int 	NextMode, 0);
 EXTERN  INIT(	int 	InfiniteDelta, 0);
+EXTERN  INIT(   int     DefaultTDelta, 0);
 EXTERN  INIT(   int     DeltaOffset, 0);
 EXTERN  INIT(   int     RunDisabled, 0);
 EXTERN  INIT(   int     IgnoreOnce, 0);
diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index 7ded7993..ccce6a85 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -284,7 +284,19 @@ void InitRemind(int argc, char const *argv[])
 
 	    case 't':
 	    case 'T':
-		if (!*arg) {
+                if (*arg == 'T' || *arg == 't') {
+                    arg++;
+                    if (!*arg) {
+                        DefaultTDelta = 5;
+                    } else {
+                        PARSENUM(DefaultTDelta, arg);
+                        if (DefaultTDelta < 0) {
+                            DefaultTDelta = 0;
+                        } else if (DefaultTDelta > 1440) {
+                            DefaultTDelta = 1440;
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else if (!*arg) {
 		    InfiniteDelta = 1;
 		} else {
 		    PARSENUM(DeltaOffset, arg);
diff --git a/src/var.c b/src/var.c
index 7134ac2a..cd1f7b5c 100644
--- a/src/var.c
+++ b/src/var.c
@@ -747,6 +747,7 @@ static SysVar SysVarArr[] = {
     {"DateTimeSep",    1,  SPECIAL_TYPE, datetime_sep_func,   0,      0   },
     {"DefaultColor",   1,  SPECIAL_TYPE, default_color_func,  0,      0   },
     {"DefaultPrio",    1,  INT_TYPE,     &DefaultPrio,        0,      9999},
+    {"DefaultTDelta",  1,  INT_TYPE,     &DefaultTDelta,      0,      1440},
     {"DeltaOffset",    0,  INT_TYPE,     &DeltaOffset,        0,      0   },
     {"DontFork",       0,  INT_TYPE,     &DontFork,           0,      0   },
     {"DontQueue",      0,  INT_TYPE,     &DontQueue,          0,      0   },