diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 33c14236..6bb23337 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Added
+
+- Added setting "Default IDE Selection" which will look for a matching IDE 
+  code/version/build number to set as the preselected IDE in the select 
+  component.
+
 ## 2.15.2 - 2025-01-06
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/CoderSettingsConfigurable.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/CoderSettingsConfigurable.kt
index 5b69f39e..9bd02350 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/CoderSettingsConfigurable.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/CoderSettingsConfigurable.kt
@@ -149,6 +149,14 @@ class CoderSettingsConfigurable : BoundConfigurable("Coder") {
                     .bindText(state::workspaceFilter)
                     .comment(CoderGatewayBundle.message("gateway.connector.settings.workspace-filter.comment"))
             }.layout(RowLayout.PARENT_GRID)
+            row(CoderGatewayBundle.message("gateway.connector.settings.default-ide")) {
+                textField().resizableColumn().align(AlignX.FILL)
+                    .bindText(state::defaultIde)
+                    .comment(
+                        "The default IDE version to display in the IDE selection dropdown. " +
+                            "Example format: CL 2023.3.6 233.15619.8",
+                    )
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/settings/CoderSettings.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/settings/CoderSettings.kt
index 4a33a091..492db8e6 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/settings/CoderSettings.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/settings/CoderSettings.kt
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ open class CoderSettingsState(
     open var sshLogDirectory: String = "",
     // Default filter for fetching workspaces
     open var workspaceFilter: String = "owner:me",
+    // Default version of IDE to display in IDE selection dropdown
+    open var defaultIde: String = "",
 )
 
 /**
@@ -174,6 +176,12 @@ open class CoderSettings(
     val setupCommand: String
         get() = state.setupCommand
 
+    /**
+     * The default IDE version to display in the selection menu
+     */
+    val defaultIde: String
+        get() = state.defaultIde
+
     /**
      * Whether to ignore a failed setup command.
      */
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/views/steps/CoderWorkspaceProjectIDEStepView.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/views/steps/CoderWorkspaceProjectIDEStepView.kt
index 8478e355..69709018 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/views/steps/CoderWorkspaceProjectIDEStepView.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/views/steps/CoderWorkspaceProjectIDEStepView.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import com.coder.gateway.models.toIdeWithStatus
 import com.coder.gateway.models.withWorkspaceProject
 import com.coder.gateway.sdk.v2.models.Workspace
 import com.coder.gateway.sdk.v2.models.WorkspaceAgent
+import com.coder.gateway.services.CoderSettingsService
 import com.coder.gateway.util.Arch
 import com.coder.gateway.util.OS
 import com.coder.gateway.util.humanizeDuration
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ import com.coder.gateway.views.LazyBrowserLink
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ModalityState
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.asContextElement
+import com.intellij.openapi.components.service
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.ComboBox
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.ComponentValidator
@@ -79,6 +81,11 @@ import javax.swing.ListCellRenderer
 import javax.swing.SwingConstants
 import javax.swing.event.DocumentEvent
 
+// Just extracting the way we display the IDE info into a helper function.
+private fun displayIdeWithStatus(ideWithStatus: IdeWithStatus): String = "${ideWithStatus.product.productCode} ${ideWithStatus.presentableVersion} ${ideWithStatus.buildNumber} | ${ideWithStatus.status.name.lowercase(
+    Locale.getDefault(),
+)}"
+
 /**
  * View for a single workspace.  In particular, show available IDEs and a button
  * to select an IDE and project to run on the workspace.
@@ -88,6 +95,8 @@ class CoderWorkspaceProjectIDEStepView(
 ) : CoderWizardStep<WorkspaceProjectIDE>(
     CoderGatewayBundle.message("gateway.connector.view.coder.remoteproject.next.text"),
 ) {
+    private val settings: CoderSettingsService = service<CoderSettingsService>()
+
     private val cs = CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.IO)
     private var ideComboBoxModel = DefaultComboBoxModel<IdeWithStatus>()
     private var state: CoderWorkspacesStepSelection? = null
@@ -258,9 +267,24 @@ class CoderWorkspaceProjectIDEStepView(
                                     )
                             },
                         )
+
+                    // Check the provided setting to see if there's a default IDE to set.
+                    val defaultIde = ides.find { it ->
+                        // Using contains on the displayable version of the ide means they can be as specific or as vague as they want
+                        // CL 2023.3.6 233.15619.8 -> a specific Clion build
+                        // CL 2023.3.6 -> a specific Clion version
+                        // 2023.3.6 -> a specific version (some customers will only have one specific IDE in their list anyway)
+                        if (settings.defaultIde.isEmpty()) {
+                            false
+                        } else {
+                            displayIdeWithStatus(it).contains(settings.defaultIde)
+                        }
+                    }
+                    val index = ides.indexOf(defaultIde ?: ides.firstOrNull())
+
                     withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
                         ideComboBoxModel.addAll(ides)
-                        cbIDE.selectedIndex = 0
+                        cbIDE.selectedIndex = index
                     }
                 } catch (e: Exception) {
                     if (isCancellation(e)) {
@@ -457,9 +481,9 @@ class CoderWorkspaceProjectIDEStepView(
                 add(JLabel(ideWithStatus.product.ideName, ideWithStatus.product.icon, SwingConstants.LEFT))
                 add(
                     JLabel(
-                        "${ideWithStatus.product.productCode} ${ideWithStatus.presentableVersion} ${ideWithStatus.buildNumber} | ${ideWithStatus.status.name.lowercase(
-                            Locale.getDefault(),
-                        )}",
+                        displayIdeWithStatus(
+                            ideWithStatus,
+                        ),
                     ).apply {
                         foreground = UIUtil.getLabelDisabledForeground()
                     },
diff --git a/src/main/resources/messages/CoderGatewayBundle.properties b/src/main/resources/messages/CoderGatewayBundle.properties
index 0f684b71..71000593 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/messages/CoderGatewayBundle.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/messages/CoderGatewayBundle.properties
@@ -138,3 +138,4 @@ gateway.connector.settings.workspace-filter.comment=The filter to apply when \
   the plugin fetches resources individually for each non-running workspace, \
   which can be slow with many workspaces, and it adds every agent to the SSH \
   config, which can result in a large SSH config with many workspaces.
+gateway.connector.settings.default-ide=Default IDE Selection